Shit happens, and when it rains, sometimes it pours cats & dogs. I’ve been helping clients with their budgeting and teaching them how to better utilize their money. Their success gives me a sense of happiness. I like hearing good news, who doesn’t? But then, there are those times in […]
Summer is nearing an end…
This summer, we took it easy, REALLY EASY, and the kiddo thanked me. Since we homeschool, I usually attempt to schedule some schoolwork during the summer. Nothing too crazy, just a bit of reading, and math. My usual goal is to have 20-30 lessons complete by the end go July, […]
Good financial advice – The Benefits of renting a house.
Say it with me, “Renting is not your forever home.” When we moved to Austin Texas just over three years ago, we knew we weren’t going to buy a house. We had just read the Dave Ramsey book, Total Money Makeover, and we were looking to budget our money, manage […]
A very merry unbirthday!
Just celebrated my birthday this past week! It was gr8! Between that whole b’day week and being much busier than expected or planned this summer, I haven’t made time to post for 2-3 weeks… my bad. Unsure of what to post… so I’ll just catch up on what’s been going […]
2019 1/2
Sometimes the posts are to either share about stuff I find important and WORTH sharing… sometimes’ they’re just for me. Today’s post is a ME post. Just a checking in. It’s the half-way mark of 2019. Summer solstice, midsummer… it’s the half way point. They year is flying by. Summer […]
Bees, save the bees… please! Open a BEE BAR!
If I had a bit of land, I think I’d want to have an apiary. Just a small one, nothing commercial size. I’d want to surround my hypothetical property with a decent variety of flowering trees, bushes, herbs, and plants. Build a lovely little bee friendly kingdom. However, I live […]
Let’s head to the Beauty Counter together!
First let’s talk about Beauty Counter. Beauty Counter makes safer skincare and makeup for today’s health conscious shopper. As per their website there are over 80,000 chemicals on the market today, many of which are found in our health and beauty products. Scary isn’t it? Beauty Counter has banned over […]
3 years in Texas, it’s starting to feel like home.
The kiddo was at camp last week. She had such a great time. Making new friends, trying new things, cool and exciting experiences, and making memories. This week she’s at rock band camp. Hard to believe that we’ve been in Texas for 3 years now. THREE YEARS! I miss the […]
Homeschooling and online schooling.
I’m a proud homeschooling parent. I utilize many different forms of media to educate my child. We’ve been focusing on book work and hands on learning for the majority of the past few years of “elementary education”. We also made sure to learn cursive in second grade, and focus on […]
You’re not too good to eat leftovers, so get over yourself!
I’m a planner, and I like to budget, hi I’m jen. Dinner… I usually plan out our weekly meals, then head to the store. I try to stick to my list, and prep and use things throughout the week to save not only money, but time. I USUALLY have an […]