1 I got $25 cash back on my CapitalOne QuickSilver card statement. I still can’t get over the fact that credit card companies now pay me to use their product. Once I got out of debt and changed my habits and money mindset, I began leveraging credit cards for the rewards and love it. It’s […]
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SupeRun Walking Pad Review: Why I Love My Underdesk Treadmill
Preview: My SuperRun walking pad review. Why I ditched my bulky treadmill for a walking pad. As 2023 came to a close, I thought about how far I’d come in my mental health since last year, and the best decisions I made. It was a frugal year, and I made very few purchases outside my […]
Why Goals Suck (and How To Really Have the Life You Want)
Preview: Why goals suck, and how you can create lasting positive change in your life by focusing on small daily actions that will make the desired end result inevitable. Your Facebook feed is predictably filled with your friends’ New Year’s Resolutions. Instagram influencers are sharing their “Ins and Outs” for 2024, their word of the […]
How to Do a No Spend Month (And Still Have a Life!)
Sitting down to work my December budget, a feeling of dread came over me. While I normally look forward to this monthly ritual, a budget meeting with myself as a single mom, my income for November was considerably lower than the months previous. That meant I had less to work with for December. Financial anxiety, […]
Recent Reads, Cozy Winter Edition
For me, few things in life are better than an engrossing book, especially in winter when my body nudges me towards more rest. Give me a fuzzy blanket (that I can quickly discard in case of a hot flash power surge), a piping hot bevvy, my noise cancelling headphones to drown out the children, and […]
Friday flâner
Years ago, I wrote a weekly roundup post called Friday flâner. The French word flâner, pronounced “flah-nay”, means to stroll, hang around, or dawdle. And a flâneur is an “idler; dawdler; loafer”. Think of someone strolling around window shopping while sipping a latte. That kind of thing. This word has more meaning to me now. I’m […]
30 Days of Beans
I love a good monthlong challenge and have done quite a few through the years. For the next month, I’m going to do 30 days of beans – eating some type of legume as my protein source for at least one meal each day. A month is just long enough to establish new habits, but […]
Five Frugal Things: mental health version
I’ve hinted at my efforts to take advantage of credit card bonus offers, aka “churning” before. This isn’t a new account, but it offers cash back bonuses all the time, not just for new customers. Here’s a recent redemption from my CapitalOne Quicksilver card. I use credit cards to pay my bills, pay them before […]
Single mom budgeting: How to power up your money and experience financial peace
Preview: How I do a monthly budget meeting with myself as a single mom to empower myself financially and enjoy a sense of peace around money. Despite not having any coffee that day, my heart beat so fast I felt light-headed. The mortgage papers stacked on my desk begged to be signed so the marital […]
How I Stop Anxiety Attacks with Mindfulness
I’m happy to say that my anxiety has gone from an “8” to a manageable “2” intensity, in just a few months. Why? What changed? It wasn’t my life’s circumstances. I didn’t wrap myself in a cocoon and avoid all triggers. I learned how to stop anxiety attacks with mindfulness. I’ve had anxiety all my […]