Now that the excitement of our Alaska vacation has settled, I thought about things that I did to help make planning this trip easier. Although I originally imagined we’d take a cruise, a simple comment from my husband got me to thinking that we should plan the trip ourselves, making it truly unique. Couple that…
It’s been a little over a month since we returned from our Alaska vacation and I finally sat down to reconcile my bank statement against my credit card bill. Not only is this for my records, but also to share with you fine folks. One of my main goals in starting this blog was to show…
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…
