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I am living my bliss ~
and I started this site as a resource for my own links and favorites
and my love for all things financial. After years of living well
beyond my means I sat down and worked out a budget....and it was not
pretty! So I made spreadsheet after spreadsheet.
Documenting my income, my expenses and everything in between.
Then I had to work out where I would make cuts, adjustments and what I
would treat myself to. My goal was to save more for my
retirement (so I wasn't working until I am 80!!!), not spend $$ where
I don't need to, and still be able to enjoy life and my monthly
pedicure (OK, so now it's bi-monthly. See, I saved 50% on that
one and she does such a great job and I get a light polish so it lasts
for TWO MONTHS!). Hey even this web site is frugal ~ free web hosting at
Netfirms.com is
an awesome way to go, and if you really have to get rid of the banners
it's still EXTREMELY affordable. I have both banner and
banner-less sites with
Netfirms.com
and they are great! Plus I've got one of the greatest
web registration prices around!
See, one
quick visit and you've already found a great way to save!
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I also had to take a good long look at
my kitchen. Don't we all have cupboards and pantries full of
"stuff"? As I was working on my budget I really took stock of my
accumulated wealth of canned goods and my well stocked freezer!
So as part of my new budget I made some changes in my grocery
shopping. First I drew up a creative shopping list and then I
vowed to only buy fresh products ~ dairy, produce, breads and meat ~
and groceries I really needed but didn't have (the goal, realistic or
not, was to never have to buy more than 50% of any ingredients needed
for cooking). Everything else had to
come from my freezer or my cupboards. More on this later!
Check the Blog
for updates!
I tend to organize my
bookmarks on my personal web site. Because of the extent of the
links it soon turned into such a great
resource for me that I decided I had to share it I am in the
process of building it to make it more public-friendly. This
site will be unique ~ I view it as a living experiment: as I learn so
will you!
We will soon be adding links and
resources of all kinds ~ everything we can get our hands on! So
check back soon and often
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