In any given week, my family will use our Wii remotes, nerf guns, and toddler toys. My pal Violet, anyone?? What's the link between these activities? Batteries, my friend, batteries. When I tell people that they can save money by recharging alkaline batteries, they're always amazed. We've been led to believe that alkaline batteries are one-time-use only. In reality, these batteries can … [Read more...]
A Week in The Life: 1st Week of July, 2018
These past couple of weeks finally felt like summer. We went to our local air show (amazing!!!), visited with friends, saw a circus performance, and swam and four-wheeled with family. Then, this most recent week we joined our community in celebrating independence day, visited our new local jump park, and saw daddy off for a quick visit to Seattle. If you've ever talked to an Alaskan about our … [Read more...]
Mortgage Payoff Q&A
Have you ever thought about what the mortgage payoff process looks like? I bet you thought it was simple...! Good news; you're right and wrong. It's been just over six months since our family became completely debt free, house and all. We sacrificed to pay off our mortgage in record time. Now that we're a few months removed from the burden of a mortgage, we're really starting to see the … [Read more...]
Money Monday #42
Welcome to money Monday, where I share my highs and lows from a week of money management. Wise Money Management This week I saved money by bringing a cooler of food to our local airshow. Arctic Thunder takes Anchorage, Alaska by storm every two years. Our family, along with 250,000 of our best friends (kidding) trekked to the local air force base to watch an AMAZING show. Two years … [Read more...]
A Week in The Life: 3rd Week of June, 2018
This week brought sunshine. And the circus (no photos, sorry). Though we haven't been taking "Alaskan" opportunities yet this summer, we've been enjoying lots of free play and some fun opportunities. Fishing and four-wheeling will come next month. This dude is nearly 4 months old. I think he's our most talktative guy yet. But super sweet and carry-around-able. Just like I was … [Read more...]
Money Monday #41
Welcome to money Monday, where I share my highs and lows from a week of money management. It was a plain-Jane week for us. This week I started planning our 2019 family trip - we're thinking Hawaii...? In my mind it's more of a challenge than anything. We're not your typical "beach" family, instead preferring ice, snow, and harsh landscapes. That's why we love Iceland so much... and love live in … [Read more...]
Money Monday #40
Welcome to money Monday, where I share my highs and lows from a week of money management. This week was all about getting back on track. After three months of sickness, new baby-ness, and surgery-ness, we're looking to get back on our budget targets. One example that illustrates this well? For the last 90 days I've been purposely buying frozen veggies that come in steam-able bags. Because... … [Read more...]
Money Monday #39
I'm bringing it back! After an umpteen month hiatus, Money Monday is making a comeback. Because... it's easy for me to share my money management from the week ...and easy for you to benefit. Welcome to money Monday, where I share my highs and lows from a week of money management. Wise Money Management This week I saved money by getting a killer Groupon deal. My second oldest has … [Read more...]
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