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Why money makes me nervous, and what I’m doing about it

Posted on January 30, 2012 by moxiemanda

benjamin franklin one hundred dollar bill

I’m going to talk about something no one enjoys talking about: money. (Source: US News Article) One of my resolutions for 2012 was to get a better handle on our personal finances. Since Alex and I have been married, I have always managed our money. About 90% of the time, I’m okay with this role. …Continue Reading

Bump Progress – Week 28

Posted on January 29, 2012 by moxiemanda

January 22nd-January 28th How big is baby? The Bump finally added more fruits and vegetables so we are out of the eggplant phase and can now proudly say we are… rutabagas! And that is another vegetable I have never tried. I have to say, though, it does look a lot like a turnip. According, to The Bump, …Continue Reading

Project: Food Budget – Week 3 (plus January spending recap!)

Posted on January 26, 2012 by moxiemanda

Budget: $75.00 Actual: $73.90 We went grocery shopping on Tuesday which has been a habit we’ve fallen into the last several weeks so I think I’m just going to designate that as Grocery Shopping Day. And that means I will be shifting how I do the meal planning, so instead of meals running Sunday – …Continue Reading

Photo a day challenge: Guilty Pleasure

Posted on January 24, 2012 by moxiemanda

In my last Project: Food Budget post, I mentioned something about a little addiction to coffeehouses that I have. So when I saw the prompt for today’s January Photo a Day Challenge was for a guilty pleasure I, of course, immediately thought of coffeehouses. They are definitely my guilty pleasure, especially now that I’m attempting …Continue Reading