Burned by the price of wine. What would you have done?
Running, fishing, and loads of good food. Can a Fathers’ Day weekend get any better? Not in my book. We did have one problem though, and I wondered what you would have done about it. Some of us kids took my dad to a Brazilian steakhouse in Downer’s Grove for dinner on Saturday to enjoy [...]
Five Ways to Blow Your Budget
We talk a lot about how to be frugal, make smart decisions, and meet your savings goals, so I thought it would be fun to highlight a few ways I’ve missed my target budget over the years. In the spirit of learning from my mistakes, here are five easy ways to blow your budget (even [...]
Missing the Starting Line
Today I was scheduled to race in the Espirit de She women’s sprint distance triathlon in Naperville, Ill. It would have been my fourth time on this course in the past five years. Unfortunately, I’m still getting over a nasty case of bronchitis and laryngitis and still on several medicines, with loads of upper airway [...]
A week of spending
Generally, I seem to go through cycles where I spend very little, and then one week I go out and spend a lot. Last week was that week. When I go shopping, I don’t do enough damage that I go into debt; it’s all within my monthly budget. But sometimes I wonder if I could [...]
