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Getting Our Budget Under Control
I’ve been sharing that Matt and I have some credit card debt that we want to actively pay down. As part of that, we have been trying to religiously use Mint.com. I’ve heard great things about You Need a Budget as well, but we are already all set up with Mint.com, so we are sticking with it and trying to maximize our experience with it.One of the annoying things about Mint.com is that it won’t let you delete the budget categories that you aren’t using. When it automatically assigns expenditures to categories, it frequently assigns them to categories that we aren’t even using in our budget. When that happens,… Read More -
My Favorite New Thing
I know this is a dumb post, but I couldn’t help but share my new favorite things: food covers.I am really, really trying not to buy things on Amazon, but I have been wanting these for more than a year. I saw them at a birthday party at the park, and they make so much sense in Texas! I regretted not having them all throughout last year whenever we hosted a party on our deck. I ended up trying to cover the food with dishtowels, which makes it very difficult to see what is available to eat!I’m excited to try these out at Henry’s birthday party! -
Reflection & Rejuvenation: February
My first ever Monthly Self-Summit went well.I spent about 1.5 hours preparing for the upcoming month. I wrote three birthday cards, scheduled our monthly Saturday Supper (which happens to be Henry’s birthday party!), and reflected on what I wanted to make true for the upcoming month.(As an aside, I don’t want to live an overly rigid life, and I have to monitor myself closely so that I don’t cross over the line (or so I can step back over, after I do cross it!). I really do love being intentional and purposeful–it’s just so easy for those characteristics to become overly rigid.)Celebrations first (I’m working on celebrating… Read More
