Day 95: Hamburgers and Granny Nightgowns

Wendy’s — $4.06
Dinner for The Son.
If you’re a regular reader you know that nearly every Wednesday we stop by Wendy’s and pick up some dinner for The Son in between his cello lesson and orchestra rehearsal.  Well today when we got to his lesson I discovered that I’d forgotten my purse.  Big Bummer.  So instead of [...]

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A Housing Market Rant

How could the financial gurus have been so effing blind? 
Look, I’m just a simple middle-aged suburban housewife with a technical school certificate and a couple years of college credits under her belt.  I haven’t balanced my checkbook in over 8 years and I leave most of the important financial decision to The Husband.
Still, it was [...]

November Budget Overview

November marked my second whole month of using the YNAB software* and I feel as if I’m getting a firmer grip on what the software can do for me and how to get the most out of it.  The Husband willingly sat down with me on the last day of the month and looked over the results [...]