Category: 2021 Blog Posts

Today (Christmas Eve). My husband to my 10-year-old daughter: Which Christmas movie do you want to watch first: Die Hard or Muppets Christmas? Zoe: Die Hard. That’s my girl. I am among those who agree that Die Hard is, in fact, a Christmas movie. It even has Christmas music on its soundtrack. But that doesn’t…

My mom starts watching Christmas movies in August. One year, we badgered her about it so much that she waited all the way until December to begin her marathon; she said the Christmas season seemed too short and the next year went back to watching them in August. She had several favorites and we could…

Zoe has been wanting an Elf on the Shelf. I wanted to get her one last year, but they were sold out. This year, I didn’t see even one in any store. Luckily, one magically appeared in a white box next to a one-foot tall likeness of Santa Claus on Thursday evening. Zoe walked by…

Years ago, I found a quote that went something like this: “A year from now, what will you wish you had done today?” This quote is written down several places, although I don’t remember where I found it, or who said it. It has been written inside each new notebook I use and I can…

Continuing our discussion from last week…Have these apps helped you save any money yet? I hope so. I am slowly nickel-and-diming my way to a chubbier piggy bank, but I have saved the best for last! Ibotta This one might be my favorite app. Ibotta gives you a percentage of cash back from online purchases…