Meditation retreat

I’m home for the evening from a weekend Buddhist meditation retreat, and I was thinking about how unlikely it was that I’d have much to post on this blog about it.

But then I realized that there is something of value for my readers. I’ve blogged before about giving gifts and feeling better about spending [...]

Over a year on the budget

Hey, it has been over a year and my family is still going strong on our budget!

I just realized that we started keeping a formal budget last June. What a difference a year makes. A year ago, we were still operating on the “quick check method”. You know what I mean:
“Bunny, do [...]

Windfalls, a happy challenge

While playing the Prosperity Game, I got to thinking about my personal rule-of-thumb for handling real-life windfalls.

This has definitely changed over time. When I was younger, I would simply split the money in halves. 50% to pay down debt (which always needed paying down), and 50% for "something nice." That was nice, [...]

Great laptop, happy wife, no debt

Yesterday was my last day at my old job, and a simply outstanding day for [...]

Valentines day gift giving

One of the parts of my family budget which has been working the best for my wife and me is the gift [...]