For those who are new, my style of "spending" is a little convoluted. I have two checking accounts. I keep the majority of my money in the secondary account, transferring $240 a week into the main account. But I charge everything to the card to maximize rewards. As charges accrue, I transfer money out of the main account into the secondary one. Continue Reading
Oof (but also: pointy ears!)
Sorry there wasn’t a spending diary, folks. I usually edit those Friday afternoons and… I was a little busy that day being dazed by/trying to distract myself from losing a federal guarantee to full bodily autonomy. Thankfully, I’d already decided Thursday to go to a solstice party on Saturday. So I had a distraction. Most of which was “Crap, Continue Reading
Strange frugality logic
It all started with my looking for a different size of an art print I have. I love the piece -- her arresting eyes fascinated me at the museum I saw it in, so I was delighted when I found it in the gift shop -- but it's a strange size, meaning that finding a pre-cut mat for it is well-night impossible. And given that I can't draw or cut a Continue Reading
Of eyeliner, an ill-advised date & LOTS of toilet paper: A spending diary
For those who are new, my style of "spending" is a little convoluted. I have two checking accounts. I keep the majority of my money in the secondary account, transferring $240 a week into the main account. But I charge everything to the card to maximize rewards. As charges accrue, I transfer money out of the main account into the secondary one. Continue Reading
My favorite budget (& a few not-so-budget) beauty products
Most of the links in this post are for products on Amazon, and as an Amazon affiliate, I am compensated for purchases through those links. I will be compensated for sign-ups through the referral links, as well. At a reader's request, I'm reviewing the various affordable beauty products I use. (And a few splurges.) A lot of people assume that Continue Reading
Of prescriptions, peanut butter & pirate parties: A spending diary
For those who are new, my style of "spending" is a little convoluted. I have two checking accounts. I keep the majority of my money in the secondary account, transferring $240 a week into the main account. But I charge everything to the card to maximize rewards. As charges accrue, I transfer money out of the main account into the secondary one. Continue Reading