As many of you know, I come from a small business family. My dad owns restaurants in northern Ohio, my grandmother owned a travel agency and I work for a small business, have this blog and my reading intervention business. When Small Business Saturday became a thing, I was ALL in. My friend and I had an annual tradition to go up to Frederick (THIS is my favorite shop there)…
No matter how you slice it, 2020 has not been a great year for a lot of people and it continues going in to the holidays. For the past few years, Jim and I have had quiet Thanksgivings here in the DC area. Last year my sister was in labor Wednesday night and had my nephew on Thanksgiving so we anxiously awaited his arrival here. Growing up, my grandparents were…
Get Your Free Debt-Free Holiday Workbook! * indicates required Email Address * Today is a guest post from the lovely Savannah Hoban! I guest posted for her this week too where I wrote about $5 Holiday Gifts! Anyway, without further adieu, allow me to hand it over to Savannah! Happy Thursday, friends! I know the holidays can be a very stressful time of the year for most. Especially with this…
If you haven’t yet downloaded my free Debt-Free Holiday Workbook, allow me to remind you to do it! Get Your Free Debt-Free Holiday Workbook! * indicates required Email Address * I had planned on posting this last week but it felt a little weird with it being Election Day so here it is today :). If you’d like more commentary on the election, feel free to follow me on Instagram…
Gosh this is a weird year. Normally I’ve planned an elaborate Halloween costume, made major plans and counted down the days until Halloween. Obviously with Covid things are more than a little different. If you, like me, are looking for a bit of “normal-ish” I thought I’d share some Halloween costumes that you can create, even if it’s just to sit home and watch Hocus Pocus or Casper in. I…
In case you missed it on Tuesday, allow me to reiterate, I LOVE CHRISTMAS which is one of many reasons why so much of the personal finance I talk about here revolves around budgeting for the holidays. I’m a planner and planning for Christmas just so happens to be one of my all-time favorite things to do. A lot of people procrastinate. If you’re one of them, allow me to…
One thing you must know about me is that I’m a Christmas FREAK. I love everything about it. The decorations, the parties, the lights, the cookies, the movies, gift giving… And, the Incarnation too, obvi. When it comes to Christmas, not a stone goes unturned for me. I blame my mother. A common bad habit I have at Christmas, though, is the tendency to completely blow my budget when it…
Happy Thursday, friends! We made it. Thursday is garbage day for me and in a weird way, when I drag out my trash barrels on Wednesday night, I feel as though it’s just a quick track in to the weekend. Before I start talking about my fall decor, I wanted to share a very high recommendation for The Social Dilemma on Netflix. Here’s the trailer… Please, please do yourself a…
Let’s just say that I’m going a little bonkers. I love love LOVE celebrations of every kind and go all out for just about all of them. By the time you’re reading this, I will most likely be wearing the embroidered blouse I bought in San Antonio, trying to come to terms with the fact that no, I won’t be going to my friend’s annual fiesta this year. From what…
Who’s over quarantine and just wants to hug their mama this Mother’s Day? Yeah, me too. I *highly* doubt we’ll be making the trek to Cleveland this year for the big day but that doesn’t mean I won’t be sending her something fun. Today I thought I would share some ideas in case you’re looking for something to send your mom some love. And Mom, if you’re reading this, that’s…