Come along for a Hot Pot dinner for two with appetizers and a boba for him 😊 As part of my “Year of Less” project, I am trying to stick to two planned dates per month as a way to enjoy dining out, and keep the cost within reason, while making it feel special.
Total cost for this date (including tip): $59.59
What’s your favorite cheap date?
In an effort to spend less and be better prepared for migraine days, I’m back to my old ways and shopping with the intent to meal plan/prep. Join me for two, low spend, intentional grocery hauls as I re-evaluate my relationship with food spending. Plus, a few examples of the meals I prepped 😄
The big haul should last most of the month, allowing me to fill in the gaps with less.
🛒 January 3rd
BJs Wholesale haul
Buying in bulk at BJs to get meal prep essentials, replacements, and a small splurge.
Total: $162.29
🛒 January 13th
Wal-Mart haul
Filling in the gaps, buying ingredients for soup making, essentials, and cat food 🐈🐈.
Total: $131.03
The first vlog of 2025! Spend a cozy weekend with me.
It’s the first vlog of 2025!
Catching up on my goals, reading self-help books, and sorting out my life—wrestling with past life choices, meal prep, planning, and more.
Spend a cozy weekend at home with me before I head back to work after the winter holiday.
Let’s sit down and go over my March budget, challenges, successes, and areas where I’m starting to see progress. Overall, it was a better month than February in terms of savings. I’m seeing a trend in the right direction and finally saving some cash for future expenses.
A Q1 life update: coming out of grief and loss, finding financial balance, managing health, and a hint at upcoming writing projects and future publishing goals.
Building a new organizer for my files and sorting through old drafts of my novels, plus a trip to the Renaissance Fair, and back to work at the office on an ordinary day.
January was a tough one, and it took me longer than I expected to find the will to edit this vlog. It’s a short one, but it covers the overall mood of the month – starting with the highs, lows, and a general sense of calm after loss.
This was posted to YT about two weeks ago. Follow my channel for up-to-date posts 😅
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