A Selfish Little Wish List
You all know what’s on my big picture wish list for the near future: a single-family home for me, and full-time employment for man-friend. But I thought it would be fun to share a “nice to have” wish list. These are smaller, though not small, things I daydream about that I won’t necessarily buy (some [...]
Things I’m Glad I Learned on My Budgeting Journey
This is in no means a complete list, just a few random thoughts and lessons I’m glad I learned. I’m glad I learned how to manage a budget. When I was broke in college, I didn’t follow a budget. I just spent what I earned, and paid no mind to savings or my loans. My minuscule income was [...]
Zooey Gets Quirky – Or Just Budget Savvy?
Hilarity. As I was watching this SNL clip I could not help laugh; see my post yesterday about my latest activities – knitting and baking. Couple this with my guitar lessons, and love of thrifty clothing and Michael Cera and Mayim Bilak, and all I need to do is wear more dresses to be in [...]
Busy Girl’s To-Do List
I’m in the middle of a pretty crazy work week, so I thought I’d take 2 minutes during lunch to create my non-work-related weekly to-do list. One of my blogger friends shares hers with her followers, and it’s always amusing to see it evolve over the course of a week, so here’s my attempt. Plus, [...]
Everybody’s doin’ it
Today I realized something important about budgeting. Not only do individuals like you and I have to do it. Our employers need to do it, too, so we can stuff more money in the pockets of our CEOs and CFOs. Take my colleague Jack*, for instance, and the saga of his table. Today, he was [...]
