Rants: I was checking over my accounts in Mint when I noticed something strange. Apparently, I had apparated to the East Coast and gone on a wild $10 shopping spree at Build a Bear. No joke. Someone stole my credit card information and bought $10 worth of merchandise from Build a Bear. It was painfully obvious I hadn’t done anything of the […]
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Monthly Spending Report: May 2015
The month of May has come and gone at lightning speed. From starting out the month celebrating my best friend’s wedding to closing it out by cramming all my stuff in a U‑Haul, it’s been quite the month. The wedding went wonderfully, the dresses were beautiful and the smiles abounded. I’m not sure I can talk so […]
Small Steps to Saving
I’ll be the first to tell you I have a problem with doing the dishes. “uh, Gwen…? How are dishes related to saving for retirement?” I’m getting there. Go with the analogy flow for a second. Dishes. I hate doing them right after cooking. It’s bad enough I have to make my own food, but then to do the dishes […]
My 10 Year Plan
I love to travel. My favorite kind of trip is a road trip, where I pack the car up with some stuff and a friend and hit the wide open road for some fresh air and freedom. I’ve taken three road trips so far: one for a month along the US East Coast, one for a week long Spring Break […]
Rant and Rave 2: Freaking Food
Rant: Hi my name is Gwen and I have a problem with food. Not like the traditional problems of eating too much or too little, or even the problem of eating bad stuff. (Although I could probably stand to eat less sugar.) No, my problem is not making my own. I ate out WAY too much last week, and I’m […]
How to Find Housing
I just decided to spend $20,000. I wish I could say I was excited about it. I wish I could show you the cool thing I bought, or the cool place I’m going to go visit. Nope. Instead, we get to talk about the lease I just signed. Yes, you read that correctly. Just to have a roof over my head and a warm place […]
