I don’t know about anyone else but 2015 was a crappy year for us. Like seven plagues of Egypt crappy. There was the rain and hail storms that punched holes in our roof and siding. Then there was the economic downturn that cost my husband his job – twice. And then there was the family crisis that ended with bitter words and abandoned relationships. Needless
It’s a brand new year and people every where are busily going about their New Year’s resolutions. They are going to the gym, attending church, being nicer to mom and building budgets. It’s the same thing every year and we’re all really great at it for the first three weeks for January. After that, most of us start falling back into our old patterns and
Part 1 When my daughter (K.B) started grade twelve, we began to talk more seriously about what she wanted to do after school ended. Did she want to backpack around Europe or buy a car? Did she want to go into a trade and start working right away? Or did she want to go to college and get a diploma or degree? She knew she
When I start to get a little bummed out by life, I like to take a step back and appreciate the little things that make my world go round. Sometimes it’s not easy because I am positive that I deserve some quality angst time. I trick myself by finding the humour in the everyday. I needed a little pick-me-up recently so thought I’d put together
I don’t know about you but I love hearing about how other people are making money. Lots of bloggers have published posts about some of their own side hustles and thought I’d share some of my own. For me, my pursuit of passion (and job offers!) have taken me to some surprising places and looking back, I wouldn’t trade a moment of it. While it’s important to
This is part of the Unconventional Guide GRS series (affiliate link) by JD Roth from Get Rich Slowly. I’m working through the material and have started writing about it again. If you want some back story, check out some of my earlier posts: GRS Week 1 GRS Week 2: $750 Extra Income GRS Week 3: Money & Happiness Financial trolls. I don’t care who you
The last six weeks have been busy here at the CSS household. As most of you know, we’ve had some pretty big changes with my husband’s layoff and my work hours being cut. While this was initially a really scary thing, it hasn’t been all bad. Some things have been changing for me and the changes in our careers have started to crystallize them. It
