When I went to write a title, I realized the things on my mind today are basically a continuation of my last post: Fall is here, back to school part 2, money tracking, etc. I don't really have much to add about school, but I have more fall and more money tracking! 🙂 Fall Decor....… Continue reading More early fall, more money tracking
Brrrr, fall is HERE in Wisconsin!! My weather app said it was 47 degrees out this morning! 😳 I cannot fully decide what I think about this. On the one hand, many Septembers we still get very hot weather in Wisconsin, and I don't always love that either, because it doesn't feel like "fall" then.… Continue reading Fall is here, back to school part 2, money tracking, etc.
We're down to the final stretch of the school year already. WHAT?!??! Ethan gets done in less than 2 weeks!! AP exams are this week, then one more week of classes before finals May 19-21. This summer, Ethan's main plans are: working (he just got a new job at Panera) daily lifting/conditioning at school (I… Continue reading Summer plans + thoughts on the end of sports
I have a question. Do you tip at coffee shops? I personally do not actually frequent coffee shops very often, as I do not drink coffee. I drink plain black tea, and it’s hard for me to stomach paying like $4.00 for a tea bag in a cup of hot water. So I go to… Continue reading Tipping
(*Okay, topic for today is mostly just a little general "musing" on an interesting (to me) topic. I don't want to accidentally offend anyone, though, so just know that I don't actually have a super strong opinion on this either way- I'm mostly just mulling it over.) So. Last week I was at the gym… Continue reading Kids and expensive brand name clothes?
Yesterday I listened to a podcast episode from the Friends on FIRE podcast. (I don't often listen to this podcast, but I guess I follow them on Instagram, b/c I saw a post there that intrigued me.) It's a financial podcast, geared toward the FIRE movement. (Also, disclaimer- we are not "FIRE movement" people, so… Continue reading Retiring at 41?
Weekend Update: SPORTS It was supposed to be a really busy day yesterday. Ethan had 2 volleyball games in the morning ( 8 and 10 am), and then Ivan was going to take him to a soccer tournament all afternoon (an hour away). Well, it snowed again, as it does on April 2 in Wisconsin… Continue reading Weekend so far + Blog update!
GRATEFUL KAE 