the road to debt-free

It’s been just a couple of weeks since I cut up the credit cards, and I’m looking forward to my debt-free future with renewed enthusiasm!
Yes, it was hard. I wanted to convince myself that I could keep one card in a draw somewhere because I would surely have a future emergency that necessitated the [...]

Sound familiar?

I know they grow up fast. But this is a phase that I wish she would grow out of VERY quickly!!

and …. we’re back

We survived no less than FOUR cab rides in Chicago! I feel quite accomplished!
Before I update on our last day in the windy city, I have a shopping triumph to report:
After being in Chicago for 3 days, I really needed to get some REAL bargains at the grocery store – my budget for the month [...]

Weekly update with ….

no, SNL fans, not Amy Poehler! It’s just lil ol’ me ….
I need one of those voice recorders you can talk in to when you get ideas. Because all morning, I’ve been thinking of things to blog about, then when I sit down at the keyboard I can’t think of anything!
Ciel just made a video
Ciel [...]

Extreme couponing

I took a workshop from Kim and Jenn over at Retire With Coupons, and have become fired up about couponing again.
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve bought both popcorn and soup for just what the tax cost, and got many more bargains as well. I just came home from the grocery store with 20 [...]