Earlier this month, the sun decided it was time retire Minnesota’s dreary winter clouds, and the leaves decided it was time to bud from the trees. I took the hint, got myself outside into some beautiful Spring weather, and began one chore I can actually get behind – Spring cleaning. For this bout, I was […]
Saving Money
How much does it cost to adopt a cat? I tracked every expense for 6 months.
Ever wonder how much it costs to adopt a cat? Well, lucky for you, I adopted a four month old kitten exactly half a year ago. Even luckier, I tend to have some OCD money-blogger tendencies, which for better or worse, means that I can’t help but track every penny I spend. So when The […]
How much it costs to live in every state for 30 years, ranked.
As somebody obsessed with saving money and reaching financial freedom, there’s two exercises I regularly partake in. Calculating how much money it’s costing me to live in Minnesota each year Considering the most efficient places I could live once I’m financially independent Exercise #1 is the much less enjoyable one, and I’m not even sure […]
How We Are Planning the Wedding of Our Dreams for Just $2,750
Here’s a shocking fact: the average couple spends $32,641 dollars on a wedding. In some places, that average jumps all the way up to $82,000! Eighty. Two. Thousand. Dollars. Aside from the fact that’s enough to pay for an entire college education, most couples describe wedding planning as a stressful and overall pretty unenjoyable process. […]
Frugal Living: The Ultimate Guide (+21 Legit Frugal Living Tips)
Want to know the first step to getting rich? Here’s billionaire Mark Cuban, from his creatively titled blog post, How to Get Rich. (Nice one, Mark. Then again, your net worth is 136,666.67% larger than mine, so I’ll shut up now…) So what should you do to get rich ? Save your money. Save as […]
