How many of you watch TV? Not cable…I’m talking Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBOGO. TV is part of our culture, and almost everyone I know watches a healthy dose of it. I’ve always been a big TV fan. I have the shows I keep up with, and then I binge watch series with people. Binge watching […]
5 Important Things to Do Before Listing Your Home for Sale
This post is part of a sponsored collaboration with Redfin. I mean, what even happens when listing your home for sale? Long-time readers know that I’ve wanted to sell my adorable brick home….pretty much from the second I moved in. What was supposed to be a starter home for me and my pretend family has now […]
How Much Does a Puppy Cost : A Rescue vs. Pet Store Pup Case Study
Since tomorrow (August 4th 2015) makes one year to the day I brought my dog, Roo, home from the rescue farm, I thought it would be fun to update one of my most popular posts to-date. In 2012 (back when LBMT was barely four months old) I ran a post that broke down all […]
Who Pays For the Birthday Dinner? + Other Low Cost Birthday Dinner Ideas
If you ask who is supposed to pay for a birthday dinner, you’ll get a mixed response. There are many “splitting the bill” ideologies: Whoever is hosting the party should always cover any expenses. The group should split the cost of the bill evenly, including the guest of honor. Guests should pay for themselves […]
March 2015 Side Hustle Income Update
January and February both felt like they dragged on. March? Blew by me in a blink. I can already tell by the way things are gearing up that I am in for a crazy, busy spring. I can’t wait! Still, despite everything else I had going on (leaving my full time job, planning Awkward Money […]
February 2015 Debt Repayment Update (+ My Birthday Gift to Myself)
If you’re just joining me for my side hustle income updates, here’s a recap. At the beginning of the year, (2015) I was $8,164.97 in debt. After spending the entirety of 2014 trying to pay back debt from my home renovation and failing in every possible way, I decided to come clean about […]