LivingAlmostLarge

Okay, so I am not fond of carrying cash.  I honestly have no idea how people can walk around with hundreds of dollars in cash in their wallet.  I definitely would be paranoid and constantly worried about losing the money.
But I forgot to post the other day about my new fear of cash.  So typically [...]

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On a fun thread I was reading, people were asked what justifications had you heard from people to explain their spending?  The list was quite fun and amusing.  Here’s a rundown of the list.
1.  I work hard, I deserve it.
2.  Once you’ve had quality, it’s hard to go back.
3.  You’ll always have a car payment, [...]

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So today DH and I went out to eat.  We went out for Taiwanese Dim Sum.  A different version of Hong Kong style dim sum.  Which is a chinese style brunch with lots of little dishes.  Very tasty.
Anyway, DH orders a dish called Chitlins and spareribs stewed.  It comes out and he hates it. I [...]

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How do you downgrade your lifestyle? I think it’s much harder to downgrade a lifestyle than to upgrade it.
Hence why I think I’m finding it so difficult to go back living like a student. This is why I enjoy spending $75-100/week on food. Whereas previously we could survive on $25/week and there were few complaints. [...]

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Okay so never listen to your friends about travelling for cheap. DH and I are pretty decisive people. We also typically book tickets that seem reasonable, fit our timeframe, and are convenient.
Well DH is going to Colorado at the end of the month. We just bought a roundtrip ticket today for [...]

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Why is it when you are invited to someone’s birthday dinner you are expected to fork over $ to pay for their dinner? I find this a very common theme.
We were invited out to dinner last weekend for a friend’s BF birthday. We were okay with realizing that the dinner would include paying [...]

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Do you have too much stuff? MP Dunleavy writes a provocative article about the cost of too much stuff. It certainly makes one think. I’ve asked people who are hard-core coupon shoppers, if it’s worth coupon shopping to fill your house, where you have rooms of stuff and enough to fill a store, versus downsizing [...]

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How do you talk money with your spouse? MP Dunleavy’s newest NYT article discusses how she talks finances with her spouse. For them, they enjoyed a conversation in the car while driving. But rather than a serious talk they discussed light-heartedly about what potential future the would have if they had a windfall of money.
An [...]

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MP Dunleavy writes about her 2007 year financials. I was highly critical of her choice to purchase a second house for $225k at the end of 2007. Turns out, it was a bad move. She doesn’t think so, but the numbers well they aren’t looking any better.
Her Networth for 2007 started out at:Consumer [...]

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According to MP Dunleavy in her follow-up article to buying a new house, she says there are times when the money rules don’t apply. Sounds like the typical mindset of many Americans, that they deserve the new car, bigger house, vacation, eating out, etc and they deserve it now.
Now in the article MP suggests they [...]

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