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The secret to stress-free cooking at home
Fast food prices rose 29% over the last 4 years and have consistently outpaced full-service restaurants and grocery stores. As the price tag creeps higher, we have to ask ourselves: is it really worth it? Are we willing to sacrifice our health and budgets to convince ourselves we’re saving time instead of just borrowing it? This isn’t about guilt or blame. It’s about understanding our choices and taking ownership of the results. And in an expensive world with limited time, it means getting creative with home cooking again.
Read MoreHow to raise a “rich” kid
Our approach to teaching Beau about investing and financial literacy is very similar to my Dad’s approach to teaching me.
First, we make saving money normal. Beau has two investment accounts where we put his money to work for him. He doesn’t know all the details, but he knows money can grow if you let it, so we routinely invest 50% of any money he receives on his behalf.
Read MoreThe secret to loving your life is defining your “enough”
The pursuit of status and approval is a completely natural part of life and isn’t going anywhere, but the mirror effect highlights how using material wealth to do it leads to a never-ending cycle of comparison and competition. If you want to play the game and still have some money left over, you have to start with defining your “enough”.
Read MoreIs F.I.R.E really…a movement?
The FIRE community has similar levels of untapped potential, but we’ve spent the last few years arguing about what the acronym means and whether the FI or the RE matters more. This obsession with making either side a permanent state instead of a continuous journey stops us from seeing all the possibilities that lie in between. It also obscures the most important part: that we’re part of a movement.
Read MoreIs Making Money Grow for you?
we’re confident that after completing this class; you’ll have had multiple breakthroughs and you’ll have developed a plan that puts you on the right track before it’s too late.
Read MoreIt finally happened – we’re done with daycare!
At the beginning of the year, I wrote a list of milestones I was looking forward to the most. Number one was launching Cashing Out, and number two was eliminating our monthly childcare payment.
Read MoreMoney on The Table, Season 2 overview
Our plan was…to make people who wouldn’t typically click on financial content think twice about ignoring it.
Read MoreConversations with A Purple Life | Retiring at 30
her blog is beautiful, hilarious, cringeworthy, snarky and hauntingly familiar. It’s financial umami
Read More3 kitchen and cooking tips if you’re stuck at home
think of this as a kitchen and cooking emergency kit.
Read MoreWhy financial rules of thumb are trash
a canned rule of thumb is almost always not the solution someone is looking for.
Read More5 things you should stop wasting money on
we should be mindful of the excuses we tell ourselves to avoid discomfort
Read MoreWhy eating “better” matters
Recipes can tell you what to make, but they don’t teach you how to cook better.
Read MoreThe case for sharing and community
joining a community and sharing with others could make a world of difference
Read MoreOur son didn’t have a birthday party and it’s ok…right?
I have it all, but I still can’t do it all
Read MoreThe gift of subtraction
The gift of subtraction is one that keeps giving
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