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February 2016 Budget Report

March 4th, 2016 | 5 Comments

February 2016 Budget Report

This was a humdrum month for us financially, except for overspending in some of our variable budget categories. We have basically just been working our new Seattle routine. The weather is definitely changing for the better; February was much warmer than January, and there are sunny and non-rainy days from time to time.   We finished filling up our 2015 Roth IRAs this month – earliest ever! From now until April 15-ish we’re putting our retirement money in my … Read entire article »

Filed under: month in review

How to Cut Your Food Spending – What’s Your Personality?

August 1st, 2012 | 17 Comments

How to Cut Your Food Spending – What’s Your Personality?

This is the start of a short series on spending less money on food (here are part 2 and part 3).  In considering various strategies I realized that people will likely fall into two camps in terms of how they like to incorporate change: some people prefer abrupt, drastic change and others prefer gradual change.   While I tend to shy away from comparisons between financial management and diet/weight management, this is one area where I can’t … Read entire article »

Filed under: choices, food, frugality, personal, psychology