I will never forget that big WTF feeling I felt before going back to work with a breastfed baby. I understand that you’re supposed to pump when the baby usually eats, but what do you do about that first day? How are you supposed to pump before leaving the baby all day? Like so many aspects of ... Read More about How to start pumping before going back to work
6 Crucial Tasks you Should Do Before Investing
Have you ever jumped into something too fast and felt immediate regret? A freezing cold pool comes to mind. Investing can be similar to a polar bear challenge. You do it once, expecting to feel empowered or something but instead you feel like an idiot and decide it was stupid. Never. ... Read More about 6 Crucial Tasks you Should Do Before Investing
How I Built my DIY Floating Deck for less than $500
*full disclosure, I am by no means a professional woodworker, just passionate for frugal DIY projects ;) You guys... I built a floating deck. By myself. I mean, I had some help, which I will share with you in a minute. But the bulk of it was all built by mom (& baby). From ... Read More about How I Built my DIY Floating Deck for less than $500
Saving Money on Your Wedding: Making the Best of a Hard Situation
Today I have a guest post from Rocket Mortgage. Considering my own unique wedding arrangements, this is the perfect time and place to discuss rerouting your finances for a cancelled wedding. To say that it’s a bummer to have your wedding canceled because of COVID-19 is an understatement. After ... Read More about Saving Money on Your Wedding: Making the Best of a Hard Situation
Shocking Realties from the First Week Home with Baby
If you're preparing for maternity leave, then you're probably trying to decide if you should just work up until your water breaks (like I did... more on that later) or take a week or two before the due date and hope that baby doesn't take too long in the womb. This post is written for the first week ... Read More about Shocking Realties from the First Week Home with Baby
We got married without a wedding and I highly recommend it
Within one week of meeting my husband, I knew I was going to marry him. Once I got him on board, we’ve been confident proponents of the old adage when you know, you know. We had a lot of the right things in common, but the easy favorite is our shared love of not wasting money. So when a ... Read More about We got married without a wedding and I highly recommend it
How to increase your net worth without investing
Increasing net worth is like a game. As you "level up" it gets more sophisticated, but you have to start somewhere. So before you're ready to invest, there are other beginner methods you can work on watch that nest egg grow. You can actually increase your net worth without investing, and you will ... Read More about How to increase your net worth without investing
My Student Debt Payoff Plan – $30k in 5 years
Student loans get a bad rap. Yes they can set you up to fail at net worth, but they are not the worst thing in the world. I graduated from college strapped with debt but I also had a degree and was able to get out from under the “life-sentence” that everyone treats student debt as. I paid ... Read More about My Student Debt Payoff Plan – $30k in 5 years