“Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Yes! The days count finally got to three digits! When I started this blog, I […]
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Buy Nothing Challenge Update My first update on how the Buy Nothing Challenge has been going! I have decided not to buy anything for a whole year. It was hard. There have been times when I really wanted to buy something, but I have avoided temptations for the most part. […]
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“Sometimes it’s the mistakes that turn out to be the best parts of life,” ― Carrie Ryan, The Dead-Tossed Waves Confession time! Every time I see a blog post or an article about someone who is in their 30s and already retired, I feel a pang of jealousy. I know, our case […]
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“For every choice you make, there is a consequence to face. Choose wisely!” ― Kemi Sogunle, Being Single: A State For The Fragile Heart: A Guide to Self-Love, Finding You and Purposeful Living Ideally, spend less and earn more! Suppose you have to pick one. Let us pick concrete numbers to […]
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“To reach a port we must set sail – Sail, not tie at anchor Sail, not drift.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt We made the decision of paying off our mortgage before we retire. We make extra payments towards our mortgage to achieve this. But is this a good move? Strictly […]
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“Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.” ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Mine doesn’t! Not completely, any way. If you and your spouse cannot agree on something, that is a great thing! It is your chance to iron out deficiencies in […]
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Disclaimer: Some of the links below are Amazon Affiliate links, and could earn me money if you buy stuff from Amazon after you click on it. I have been seeing a lot of frugal meals and recipes on different blogs and websites, and thought I should make contributions as well. […]
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“I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something.” ― Jackie Mason Disclaimer: Some of the links below could be affiliate links. I am scared of no challenge! So when the Happy Philosopher asked if anyone wanted to participate in the buy-nothing-for-a-year challenge, I […]
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And we are still on track “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” ― Pablo Picasso We made a lot of decisions that the wise won’t approve off. Some of them were due to necessity, some of them for convenience. We corrected many of […]
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“To every problem, there is a most simple solution.” ― Agatha Christie, The Clocks Our salaries have been going up every year. I even changed my job in between – that resulted me in getting an increase in salary, and some joining bonus. They spread it out over a few […]
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