Starting 2018, I knew my travel calendar would be limited, given my current savings rate for my upcoming Alaskan trip, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t find budget-friendly adventures to embark on in the meantime. Enter the Philadelphia Travel & Adventure Show. There are 8 shows located across the country, but this was the only…
As little Tommy Callahan likes to say, “Holy shnikes!” We’re already 3 full months into 2018 and yet I still have things on my January Project List left to do. Hmmm. Maybe it’s because I read an epic number of books this month? Or perhaps it’s that I’m really good at starting projects, like re-doing…
Crazy Mother Nature…she sure fooled us this February. From temps in the low 70’s one day to snow the next, you never knew what to expect here in upstate New York. I guess we can blame that on Global Warming. February always seems to go by quickly for me, but maybe that’s because we celebrate a…
September is a special time of year for us. Not only does it mean that summer is over and fall is upon us, but that our wedding anniversary is here. We tend not to make a big deal out of it, typically choosing dinner at a local restaurant and maybe some small gifts for each…
Recently I got the hairbrained idea to take my parents along on a trip with me. Nothing says love like traveling, right? Since my bank account can only withstand so much abuse and my dad has done a fair bit of traveling, I decided to take my mom on a trip first. It didn’t take long…
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “separate but equal”? Maybe you’re back in history class learning about Plessy v. Ferguson or maybe someone like Martin Luther King Jr. comes to mind. But in this case, what I’m actually referring to is your personal finances. Say what? Yes, you read that correctly. Although…
Valentine’s Day…probably the most polarizing holiday of them all. While I don’t hate it, I also don’t love it. I guess I’m indifferent, though I tell my husband to save his money and not buy me flowers that day. But I think that’s just my budget nerd coming out. Today I’m home enjoying a snow…
And just like that, January has come and gone. Okay, so maybe it didn’t go by that fast, but now we’re in that crummy part of winter where you wish it would either act like winter or switch to spring already. (I vote for the latter.) Despite experiencing record low temps and blowing wind, I…
WARNING! Nerd alert! I. Love. Books. I love adding them to my TBR (To Be Read) list. I love the thrill of buying a new book, or more than likely, getting it from the library (books + free = utter happiness). I love talking about books with friends and most of all, getting so wrapped…
Here we are just about a full month into the new year and I’m still hearing rumblings about resolutions, though they grow fainter by the day. While I’m not one for resolutions, I have been known to make more of what I like to think of as a To-Do list slash “your life will probably…
