A Personal Finance Blog
First things, first. I’m a podcast junkie and I don’t care who knows it. For the past few years, I’ve worn out successive pairs of these sleeping headphones because I love falling asleep to ideas and voices. I also love Venn diagrams, and in my mind, there is one depicting the overlap of content I listen
2018 was the year I went down the FI rabbit hole. I can’t say that my husband and I were big spenders before I found Mr. Money Mustache’s blog. We were already debt-free and had savings well into six figures. But (and stop me when you’ve heard this before) we were making a lot of
If you haven’t heard the term FOMO, it’s probably because you just don’t know the acronym. As soon as I say it stands for “fear of missing out,” any human being can immediately relate. If you haven’t heard of JOMO, however, read on! We have all felt the pang of knowing that others are having
Ah, bread. The staff of life. So beautiful in its simplicity. And yet, when you scan the prices in your grocery store, you can’t help but wonder, “Why is something so simple so frigging expensive?” Sure, you can get some not-so-wonderful bread void of nutritional content for a $1.80 a loaf. But Frankenfood is not
Personal finance experts and bloggers of all stripes don’t always agree on everything. But one consensus issue is this: Never leave free money on the table. Workplace plans like the RRSP (for Canadians) and 401Ks (for Americans) get all the attention where free money is concerned, and certainly these are prevalent plans through which employers
Purchasing razor blade cartridges for my Venus razor always made me mad. Coughing up $25 for a lousy 8 blades? How can such a price be justified? A razor cartridge is literally two tiny pieces of metal in a plastic housing. The fact that stores need to put them in shelves with a protective plastic