Monthly Archive: April 2023

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Reader Case Studies

20 Apr, 2023

Reader Case Study: How Can I Overcome My Shopping Addiction?

Neko and her husband Jerry live in Toronto, Ontario with their dog and two cats. Everything about Neko’s life sounds perfect on the surface–a loving marriage, engaging work, fun hobbies, a close-knit family living nearby–but she’s harboring secret debt that’s causing her immense physical and emotional pain. Neko would like our help understanding how to overcome her shopping addition, which has led her to live paycheck-to-paycheck and carry a debt load on her credit card....

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Monthly Expense Reports

18 Apr, 2023

A Museum Visit And Other March 2023 Expenses

The kids had the last week of February/first week of March off school, so we went on a few local family day trips! First up: Skiing at Burke Mountain We’d never been to this ski area before and figured vacation week was the perfect time to try it out. The mountain has a “Wicked Wednesdays” special where it’s $45 for three day passes!!!! This is a phenomenal deal and one we plan to take advantage...

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Reader Case Studies

13 Apr, 2023

Reader Case Study: High School Teacher and New Homeowner… at age 27!

Aurelia is a high school teacher at a public school in Boston who recently bought her first condo and is thrilled to be a homeowner at the age of 27! Tempering that enthusiasm, however, are her new competing financial demands of house maintenance costs, retirement, saving for Invisalign braces and paying off her student loans. Aurelia has a zest for life and a love for her students, but her salary doesn’t quite match that enthusiasm....

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Clothes / Health and Beauty

11 Apr, 2023

Revisiting My 2015 Beauty Manifesto: What I Got Right, What I Got Wrong

As I shared last week, April is the NINTH anniversary of Frugalwoods! To celebrate, I’m typing down memory lane with reflections on some of my most influential old posts. Nine years is a long time to do anything and I’m curious to see if I agree with my old self or if my thoughts have changed in the intervening years. Old Me vs. Current Me: A Showdown The first post I want to reflect on...

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Frugalwoods Philosophy

7 Apr, 2023

Reflecting on Nine Years of Frugalwoods

April is the ninth anniversary of Frugalwoods! Hard to believe I’ve been doing this for so long yet am still invigorated and excited to type words at you and help people with their money!!!! This is–by far–my longest tenure at a job and I’m not ready to quit or fire myself! To celebrate, I’m going to write a series of reflections on my own writing over the past nine years. Do I agree with my...

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