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Two Birthdays (The Blog and Mine!) Plus A Little Update

  May 19

I am experiencing a rare moment of quiet. I love my new desk in my new apartment. My office nook has a window, and it overlooks our really pretty tree lined street. My last apartment was really dark, and my desk faced a wall. This time, I was hoping for something filled with tons of … Continued

Gifts for Babies: Time and Stuff!

  May 14

Please enjoy the following post from the amazing blogger, Anne: “There must be something in the water” is an oft-repeated phrase in my town. When it’s said, it is referring to the volume of babies around these parts. To put it in perspective, there were something like 500 babies born last year at our hospital … Continued

New Orleans Pictures & Tips for a Great Staycation

  May 12

Since many of you will be traveling to FinCon in New Orleans this year, I thought it would be fun to re-publish this post of yore that has some French Quarter pictures in it! As many of you know, I am on maternity leave right now, but I’m popping in from time to say hi … Continued

What to Do with a Big Income Increase

  May 7

Today’s guest post is by Emily from Evolving Personal Finance.  Emily and her husband live in Durham, NC; they are PhD candidates by day and PF bloggers by night. Cat and her husband and I and my husband are facing a problem everyone would love to have: we are anticipating big income jumps in the … Continued

Keeping Myself and the Blog Together (Sort Of)

  May 6

I think we all have those periods in our lives where we look back and think, “How did I do that?” I think I am in the midst of one of those right now, like if I stop long enough to actually think about what’s going on, I might just start hysterically crying so instead … Continued

How I Saved Money On My Wedding Dress

  May 1

Hi blog peeps! I hope everyone is having a great weekend! I wanted to share this old post with you that I published way back in the day when no one read my blog. 🙂 It basically describes how I saved a ton of money on my wedding dress by wearing my moms! I hope … Continued

Things Not to Say to Someone Who Works From Home

  April 29

Please welcome my hilarious friend John from Frugal Rules, who is here today to give some insight on the easiest job in the world – working for yourself of course. 😉 What if I told you that I had found the perfect job? In this job, your workday never starts before Noon and your duties … Continued

I am Moving to New Jersey Like, Now

  April 26

So, I knew I would be moving to either Michigan, New Jersey, or New York next month because the hubs has to start hospital rotations for medical school, and that’s where students from his school get assigned. I was really hoping for Michigan because it’s inexpensive to live there and the start date was way … Continued

Is it Selfish to Not Have Kids?

  April 23

This is DC from Young Adult Money. While Cat is away on maternity leave I’m filling in and talking about the benefits of, well, not having kids! Don’t worry, I made sure this topic was okay with Cat beforehand 😉 My wife and I are a “DINK” couple – Dual Income No Kids. While we … Continued
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