Behind the blog

My husband no longer has a job. This wasn’t really a surprise for us, as he was told 2 months ago that he was being let go due to enrollment (he’s a teacher). We had hoped that somehow things might change and that there might be a place for him, but the end of the school year came, and the decision was final. He officially wasn’t going back to the school he’s worked at for the past four years. Fred has been…

I’ve come to realize that no two people’s lives are the same. Now, this may have been obvious to you, but for me, this was a very freeing realization. The more time I spend on social media, the more I come to question my own lifestyle. I so desperately want to pin those delicious looking recipes that I see littering my home feed on Pinterest, but then I realize that trying to make the perfect looking meal doesn’t fit in with…

Yesterday was my 27th birthday. In some ways, I feel old, in other ways I feel really young. I think I’ve learned a lot over my life, and so for you today I have 27 things that I have learned in my lifetime. (I’ve grouped them into different categories for your convenience.) Ready? Here we go.    Money 1. Most money is just numbers on a paper (ex. your bank account balance) or theory (ex. your house may be “worth”…

Today is Fred and I’s 4th anniversary.  I’m currently sitting on a couch, watching Gilmore Girls and wearing my pajamas, and Fred is at a mandatory event at the school he works at. Some people might look at this situation and think “That’s so sad! Why aren’t you celebrating? I can’t believe you’re alone on your anniversary.” But I’ve never been happier.  We learned at a marriage retreat that year four is the most common year for divorce in Canada.…

I figure that the first step in starting this blog is to share more about how I arrived at the conclusion that I should live frugally. If you already know me, this may be old news. Feel free to skim. Here we go… I went to a private university for 5 years, and in that time, I took out close to $25,000 in student loans to fund my education. I married my husband Fred a month after we graduated. He…

I’ve contemplated starting a blog for months. I enjoy reading what others are learning, and feel that I too have something to contribute. I thought of a name and a theme for what I wanted to share with the world. Then I got stuck. I felt overwhelmed. Does the internet really need another blog that talks about money-saving tips? What do I have to say that’s really new? I don’t have all the answers, but I do have a few…