what’s cookin’ September 2018 edition – challenge results

SuddenlySusan over at Freezerburned challenged me to a food budget throw down for the month of September.We both decided to try to reduce our food budgets by at least 10 percent and to post pictures.Grocery TripsMr. Smith generally handles the grocery shopping for us and he's a real sport about it. As I've become more environmentally … Continue reading what’s cookin’ September 2018 edition – challenge results →

journey to fi: june 2018 spending report

Mr. Smith and I have a dream of achieving financial independence (FI). We've been on this path for quite some time and now feels like the time that increased accountabiity through reporting our monthly finances. Every month, I'll report the percentages that we spent in each category, our savings rate for the month, and our … Continue reading journey to fi: june 2018 spending report →