On Personal Finance and Stewardship
I love the work of Gretchen Rubin. As a researcher of habits and happiness, Rubin likes to investigate what motivates us to make the best choices for ourselves. To this… Continue reading "The Four Tendencies, Money, and You"
I’ve spoken before about how my job isn’t exactly the most illustrious or high-paying in the world. I’m in an entry-level job at my company, in a title designed for… Continue reading "My Strategy for Getting a Promotion"
This is old news, as it seems Amazon has held this policy for about a year now. Nonetheless, I wanted to let everyone know that Amazon no longer offers post-purchase price… Continue reading "Amazon No Longer Offers Post-Purchase Price Matching"
If you’ve noticed things have been quieter around here lately, it’s because Baby Steward #2, Squidge, is around 17 weeks gestation at this point. The upside of later babies is… Continue reading "The Costs of a Second Pregnancy"
Just as we settled on indeed using this blissful period before the arrival of baby Squidge (and attendant daycare fees) to knock out the PMI on our house, and have… Continue reading "The PMI Conundrum, Continued: The Pepaw Van"
Honestly, it bugs me that I have to say this. In my mind “I need a book” immediately elicits the response, “I should go to the library!” Yet, I run… Continue reading "Use Your Library"
This week I took my mom to a Bon Jovi concert. We walked around the Arts District downtown, then had a delicious meal that my mom has not stopped talking about since. The concert… Continue reading "Parents, Money Goals, and Bon Jovi"
Four years ago, I sat across from the Director of Graduate Studies for my History PhD program. I told her that I wanted to quit grad school, and I explained… Continue reading "Why I Am A Working Mom"
Remember how I said that removing the PMI from our mortgage payment was one of our 2017 goals? Twice? To be perfectly honest, I hadn’t actually run the numbers yet. And,… Continue reading "The PMI Conundrum: What Would You Do?"
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution. —… Continue reading "2017: The Year of “Home”"