When we first started our journey paying off debt, I just assumed that any big travel plans would have to wait until we were finished paying off debt. I’d heard of travel hacking before but assumed it was too good to be true and or that we’d have to use a million different credit cards […]
DECEMBER’S 10 THINGS
Since we have officially rung in the new year, I thought it would be fun to list some of our highlights from 2019. As always, some of these will be personal finance related, and some not. We had a pretty darn eventful year, filled with plenty of high highs and low lows. This year has […]
HOW MUCH IVF COSTS
Before we talk numbers here on how much IVF costs, I’m going to share a bit of my own experience with IVF. If you prefer to just see the numbers, you can skip to the next heading for those. About 2 months after our son M was born, I told Danny I was ready for […]
HOW TO NOT FEEL STRESSED FINANCIALLY
I don’t know about you, but the end of the year usually leaves me feeling one way— strapped financially. And feeling strapped financially makes me feel stressed. And do you know what I already have enough of in my life? Stress. Especially at the end of the year when there are deadlines for work and […]
NOVEMBER’S 10 THINGS
*This post may contain affiliate links at no cost to you. We’ll never recommend anything we don’t personally use, and we truly appreciate your support of our site! Woops! I missed October’s 10 things. In my defense I was in the middle of a very rough first trimester filled with all the sickness and fatigue. […]
CHEAP CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR YOUNG GIRLS
Looking for some cheap Christmas gift ideas for young girls? You’ve come to the right place. Girl stuff is SO fun but it can really get expensive. I’ve vetted out the best Christmas gift ideas for girls that won’t break the bank. Ever since we started our journey paying off $650,000 of student loan debt, […]
CHEAP CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR BOYS
Looking for some amazing but cheap Christmas gifts for boys? My son was born right around the time we started paying off $650,000 in student loan debt (more about our student loan debt story here), which means that basically his whole life we have been living frugally. I’d like to think that he hasn’t suffered […]