Spending Update: Need Improvements Here is my spending update for last week, unfortunately it wasn't a great week for spending. I went $30 over budget in my entertainment category ($128.31) largely due to being too busy and too frenetic - I wrote a post about it, read more here for "a day in the life of Lindsey". In personal care, I spent $65.00 … [Read more...] about Weekly Spending Update: April 29 – May 5
My Financial Journey
What should have happened: Epic Fail
Do you ever have one of those days when you know this is exactly why you started a personal finance blog? If you're not a blogger, maybe its when you realize it's time to buy a time management book. You look at your day and you realize that you’ve made every possible “most expensive ever” choice that you could make? Today was one of those days for … [Read more...] about What should have happened: Epic Fail
Health Priorities: Dying to pay down debt
Hi everyone! The title is slightly dramatic but it speaks to a certain mindset I've been carrying for awhile. Today I’m going to write about being foiled by health. In my post Love and Money, I had a debt repayment plan for the credit card, the line of credit, and the store credit card. I was planning on using the extra money I was earning from my … [Read more...] about Health Priorities: Dying to pay down debt
Weekly Spending Money Update: April 22 – 28
Weekly Spending Money Update: Auto and transport was expensive because I have a biweekly car payment of $121.00 and then $70.00 in gas. A lot of the gas I used this week was due to a lot of driving for work – I’ll be able to get most back through my mileage expenses. I spent about $110.00 on food and dining, shopping (books), and $10 of the … [Read more...] about Weekly Spending Money Update: April 22 – 28
Love and Money: Playing Nice in the Sandbox
How could love and money ever be a problem? When two people marry, there can be that idea that you and your significant other will agree on the important things – like finances. You know each other so well; you agree on so many things; how could it be hard? Even people who talk about finances might not be “talking” about finances. I know a lot … [Read more...] about Love and Money: Playing Nice in the Sandbox