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A Week Without a Working Lunch

April 21, 2021 by Penny 7 Comments
Working Lunch Break tupperware broccoli chicken

What comes to mind when you hear the words “lunch break”? Is it time to relax and unwind? A chance to grab the occasional to-go meal? Swing by the Starbucks drive thru?  In my world, a lunch break has always been synonymous with “extra work time”. So when I lost my lunchtime workspace this month, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: busy, education, free time, lunch break, mindfulness, purposeful living, teacher, working lunch

5 Reasons Why I’m Not Sold on Free Shipping Anymore

September 1, 2020 by Penny 14 Comments
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This summer, I started spending more money! Kind of. Sort of. Really? If that seems like a strange proclamation coming from someone who loves frugal living and isn’t above a little garbage picking from time to time, maybe it is. And that’s a problem. As I continually push myself to be more purposeful with my … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: clutter, free, frugal, mindful spending, mindfulness, shop local, shop small, small business

When You Get More Than You Give (Up)

September 19, 2018 by Penny 15 Comments
Frugality PB and J

Peanut butter and jelly. I eat it every day for lunch. After a recent interview on the FIRE Drill Podcast, that seemed to be the sound bite that stood out to most people. I could practically hear people’s sighs laiden with pity. Rather than write an ode about that the deliciousness of that simple sandwich … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Save Tagged: charitable giving, charity, consumerism, eco-friendly, environment, environmentalism, mindful, mindful spending, mindfulness, shopping

The Price of Everything, The Value of Nothing

April 23, 2018 by Penny 26 Comments

Why wouldn’t you want to earn more money? You can always earn more; it’s cutting back that you can only do so much of. Most people could find a job that pays twenty, thirty, or even forty thousand dollars a year online in a matter of days. These sentiments that get bantered about online—coupled with … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: earning, frugal, frugality, mindfulness, purpose, saving, second job, side hustle, spending

Two Little Shifts & Big Returns

December 5, 2016 by Penny 31 Comments

There’s something about the last month of the year. For all it’s magic, December always passes by in a blur. Still, as I looked through our numbers for November and thought about the month ahead, I realized that we’re making progress. And two little tweaks I made a few months back have been paying off … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: apologize, budget, cars, driving, fuel, language, mindfulness, purpose, purposeful, simple switches, sorry, words

My Passion is My Work

September 14, 2016 by Penny 45 Comments

To the people who say not to make your work your passion*, you’re right. Your approach is far more strategic and systematic. You will reach financial independence much faster pursuing a six-figure career than I will figuring out why teenagers are still tempted to cover their arms in glue whenever we create posters. You will … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: education, future, happiness, joy, learning, mindfulness, passion, purpose, teaching, technology, work

Am I Hustling Too Hard?

July 15, 2016 by Penny 26 Comments

At the beginning of the summer, I outlined my grand plans to earn extra income this summer. And grand they were. Summer school wraps up today, and I only have two more meetings on the docket. Thanks to all of my school-related side hustling, I’ll have clocked in just shy of $3500 after taxes. That … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Side Hustle Tagged: extra income, hustle, mindfulness, mortgage, purposeful, rest, savings, simple, summer school, teacher, tutoring

Reframing the Question About Celebrations

May 9, 2016 by Penny 16 Comments

Over the past week, there’s been a lot of celebrating going on in my world: a milestone birthday followed by Mother’s Day celebrations with my mom and again with my mother-in-law. There have been laughter and sweets, photos and games. And yes, there have even been gifts. One thing I’ve noticed post-celebration–even more than the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: celebrations, gifts, giving, memories, mindfulness, moments, parties

To Families Who Gave Teachers Gifts

December 23, 2015 by Penny 5 Comments

To The Families Who Gave Teachers Gifts, I spent the day before winter break writing your children thank you notes that I am fairly confident you will never see. In fact, they’ve probably already been relinquished to the deep recesses of binders next to permission slips, school calendars, and progress reports or banished to the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: gifts, gratitude, kindness, mindfulness, notes, students, teaching, thankful

What Teens Know That Adults Forget

December 11, 2015 by Penny 13 Comments

The other day, we were in the middle of reviewing literary devices when I asked for a student to remind me of what sarcasm is. “It would be like someone saying, ‘I reeeeally like that blouse you’re wearing today’.” Sometimes, I just walk right into. My stomach hurt by the time we all got done … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: children, lessons, mindfulness, spending, teaching, teens
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