I think by now, we’ve all noticed the increase in food prices. I hadn’t realized just how much it affected me until I continually struggled to meet my monthly food budget, and I just didn’t feel like I was buying any “extras,” things that the budget normally had at least a little room for. I …
A co-worker of mine just put an offer on a condo, and commented that he might have to pick up a part-time job to make the payments (and still have spending money, I assume). While my first thought was whether or not he should be making the purchase, I then began to think about ways …
I was telling a friend last night that I went to the Farmer’s Market that morning, and she replied that she did her best to avoid that particular market because everything was so expensive. I actually did a bit of cost comparison yesterday when I went to the Farmer’s Market. Mainly because after I went …
Today, my local Farmer’s Market reopened for the season. It was kind of a disappointing showing of vendors, as a number of them don’t come until later, when they have more to bring. It is early in the growing season, I suppose. I picked up some fresh bread, some apples, and some apple butter (I …
Mrs. Micah recently posted about her budget busters and so I’m tagging myself for this meme. What are my five budget busters? This comes at a time where my budget has already been busted and exploded for the month. So it is well timed. 1. Not planning ahead I think this is the biggest problem …