I usually update my budget on my YNAB spreadsheet every few days, but it’s been close to 10 days since I entered receipts and I was starting to feel a little overwhelmed. I didn’t know how I was doing on my budget! I was being mindful of my spending, of course, and I generally know …
Well, sort of. My taxes are done! Unfortunately, no breaking even for me. No big refund either. I owed a chunk of money to the feds, as I mentioned before. W-4 problem has been fixed, however, so I’m crossing my fingers that next year is significantly better. I did discover another perk to TurboTax, however. …
It’s been a bit of a crazy week, and I wasn’t happy with the entry I put together today, so instead, I’m giving you a link to this week’s Festival of Frugality, which I participated in. Have a great weekend, all.
Happy Birthday, President Lincoln. To celebrate, stores have decided to stop accepting the penny. That’s right, in West Concord, Massachusetts, a number of stores are refusing to accept pennies as of today, calling pennies “wasteful and time consuming.” Instead, they will round all purchases down to the nearest nickel. I suppose no one can really complain …
It had an interesting night Monday night. I woke up at 2:00 am to the fire alarms blaring. I leapt out of bed, made sure my roommate was up (I think she could sleep through anything) and then tried to corral the cats. I managed to get one, and the second one refused to come …