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Favorite Posts, Mentions, and Top Comments Week of 29September2013

October 6th, 2013 | 9 Comments

We are keeping our nose to the grindstones this week so there wasn’t much time for extracurriculars.  A certain someone has started writing his dissertation and has a tight deadline so I’m being supportive/expressing solidarity by working at most of the same times he is (well, when those times are before midnight – that is my bedtime!).   We have switched from attending church at 11:00 AM on Sundays to 4:00 PM on Saturdays – well, we’re trying to commit to the switch.  It’s a little weird to change our weekend routine, but I’m happy to have the Sunday mornings free.  Anyone else attend church on Saturdays?   Oh!   We spent $180 this week!  On tickets to my 10-year high school reunion!  I’m so excited!  I got to see a bunch of my … Read entire article »

Filed under: weekly update

My Dream in 23 Years – What’s Yours?

May 30th, 2012 | 25 Comments

My Dream in 23 Years – What’s Yours?

One of the important components of the All Your Worth Balanced Money Formula is the Dream Fund.  Of the 20% of take-home pay that is supposed to go toward savings, 25% of it is for your dreams – aside from retirement and all of that.  When I was a kid I thought I would want to own a beach house.  Maybe some other people want a plane, an around-the-world cruise, or to pay for their … Read entire article »

Filed under: goals, luxuries, marriage, personal, values

April 2012 Month in Review: Money

May 11th, 2012 | 18 Comments

April 2012 Month in Review: Money

I’ve decided to start a series in which I look back on the previous month’s spending and saving and report how we matched up with our goals (i.e. budget) and what we spent out of our targeted savings accounts.  The point is to give you a deeper look into how we spend our money (to provoke discussion) and to provide us some accountability.   In April we had three weekends on which we were traveling, so I’ll … Read entire article »

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Weekly Update 14

May 6th, 2012 | 5 Comments

Weekly Update 14

As I mentioned last weekend, we returned from our 5-year college reunion on Monday morning.  The rest of this week has been a real struggle between being exhausted from the weekend and re-adjusting to EST.  We got back to Kyle’s parents’ house after midnight Thursday – Saturday (PDT of course, 3 AM for our time) so the exhaustion compounded.  Anyway, we had a WONDERFUL time seeing our friends, former teachers, and the campus.   Nothing too exciting … Read entire article »

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First Major Travel Plans of 2012!

February 22nd, 2012 | 15 Comments

First Major Travel Plans of 2012!

We just booked our first flights and RSVP’d to our first wedding in 2012!  Both events are taking place in April.  We’ve been quite light on travel in the last few months – we haven’t flown anywhere since last November – so this feels great. Our April is going to be quite busy!  We have something major going on every weekend except one. March 29 – April 2: I’m traveling to Atlanta to be part of a … Read entire article »

Filed under: personal, targeted savings, travel

Spend $1600 or Become a One-Car Family?

February 15th, 2012 | 28 Comments

Spend $1600 or Become a One-Car Family?

Irony: My car breaking down the day after writing about our disagreement over carpooling to work!   When I published that post on Monday becoming a one-car family seemed a remote possibility, but as of this writing on Tuesday evening we are giving it serious consideration.  So much can change in 36 hours!   For the last few months, my car has been shaking considerably when its speed exceeds 65 mph.  I knew I would eventually need to get … Read entire article »

Filed under: budgeting, cars, choices, emergency fund, targeted savings