Thankful Thursday | because we need some perkiness
Since current circumstances are putting a damper on even the most perky among us, I’m doing a weekly post full of things I can be …
Motivation
How about some thankfulness on a Thursday?
The current world situation is hard, hard, hard for all of us. And it’s when things are hard, hard, hard that I find thankfulness to …
Sanity in the time of a pandemic
Reader Karen sent me a message on Instagram the other day asking what I am doing to maintain sanity and a grateful attitude during these …
6 ways to make your house more lovely for $0
If you have a big fat home-improvement budget, then making your home beautiful is no great challenge. But since most of us have a lot …
You don’t “need” to
In a recent email from James Clear, I read this quote (by him): The fact that you go to the gym even though you don’t …
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. But you could.
“You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” says the song. And I think that’s true for most of us, most of the time. …
Marketers do not want you to be content.
Long Intro: On Monday, I wrote a Five Frugal Things post that mentioned CoolSculpting. And I wrote a few words about body image, and about …
Sometimes, I hate the internet. And I’m a part of what I hate.
This morning, someone told me how much she enjoyed our Christmas cookies. (Understandable. Who could not love cookies with eyes??) Then she mentioned something about …
Stop saying things are easy when they’re not!
In our current headline-driven, Pinterest-y culture, I see many promises of “easy”. Five Easy Ways to Meal Prep Easy Workout Plans for Busy Moms Easy …
It’s going to be imperfect. Keep trying anyway.
This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. The other day, …
You don’t have to like it; you just have to do it.
This is a phrase that I have most definitely said to my kids. And I’m pretty sure that my parents said it to me! There …
The gap between more and enough never closes.
This quote, on a sign at Jimmy John’s, caught my eye recently. (I tried googling to see who came up with it, but I can’t …
Use less self-control: Avoid spending triggers
I was listening to a How to Money podcast episode recently (while sanding Sonia and Zoe’s beds!) and they said something about spending triggers…which triggered …
5 ways to make yourself miserable after a money mistake
Did you incur a late fee? Have you forgotten to pay a bill and been charged interest? Did you miss the return window on a …
My Un-Riveting Story
As I’ve perused the personal finance blogosphere, I’ve noticed that a lot of bloggers used to be pretty bad with money and thus have some …