Please welcome my husband, Phil, to Cents, Sense & Sensibility. I have asked him to write for CSS since he is the other half of my financial life and can bring a different perspective to the blog. You can expect him to make a regular in my Wednesday slot. This isn’t his first appearance though, check out ‘What Grand Theft Auto taught me about me
It’s halfway through the hottest season of the year and everyone is sick of sweating. You go downstairs and it’s hot. You go upstairs and it’s even hotter. It’s day and it’s hot. It’s night and it’s hot. No matter where you are, it’s stifling and you’re uncomfortable. Here are six quick and easy ways to cool down: Take a hot shower: This may seem
Hi friendly readers, how are my fairest fans today? Another month has gone by already and it’s time for my monthly update. What does it say about me that a week has already gone by before I realized that it’s a new month? Annnnnnyyywaaaay, here’s the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Extra Income: $1900 in May Overall, I’m happy with how much extra I’ve
Do you want to know something shameful? I’m shit at organizing my filing. You know what I mean, all that important stuff like tax documents, insurance policies, and retirement planning that you’re supposed to keep somewhere safe and organized. Since our house sprung a leak last summer, we had to vacate our master bedroom and pack everything up into boxes that were stowed in any
Everyone has one of those days. You know the ones…. You stub your toe and spill coffee all over the front of yourself. You get stuck working late on a Friday night while everyone else is hitting a patio, tasty beverage in hand. Or you get some bad news and are in a funk. Either way, bad times come to everyone but it can be
That’s right folks! It’s National Spring Cleaning Week (NSCW) this week. I had no idea it was NSCW until the radio told me on Monday morning. Regardless, most of you are probably familiar with the concept of spring cleaning: you see the sun shining and are overtaken with the urge to organize, arrange and rid your home of all the crap that’s collected in your
I’m a big fan of Chris Guillebeau and his Unconventional Guides series. I love his unflagging optimism and his appreciation for the weird and wonderful ways people find meaning in their lives. Recently, he teamed up with J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly (GRS) fame and put out a GRS Guide for purchase on his website. I had been in a funk lately and was
