One thing runningahead.com helps you do is track costs per mile with your equipment. I get about 500 miles out of a pair of running shoes, so if I pay $125 for the shoes, that’s about 25 cents per mile. It takes me about 10 minutes to run a mile, so that’s a cost of…
H and I have decided to upgrade our bed to a king-size. Currently, we have a queen bed, on a frame I bought fifteen years ago from West Elm. The frame itself is fake wood and horrible. Naturally, I couldn’t return it because it was so heavy. I haven’t bought anything from West Elm since! …
I ended up spending about $650 on the rug, including tax and shipping. (Tax is 10% here – it’s a killer.) I have actually been agonizing over rugs since Thanksgiving, so I’m honestly just glad to have finally pulled the trigger. This was the last major purchase needed for the playroom. I do play to…
A short write-up about the only credit card on the market that gives 2% cash back on everything. B and I both have this card, and I think it’s a slam dunk if you or your spouse has a fidelity account. My other credit card is the Amazon card, which I use only for Amazon…
I like Sarah’s idea of having quarterly goals. I didn’t get around to New Year’s resolutions, so here are my goals for the next 12 weeks. 1.) Finish knitting the Aran sweater I’ve been working on for my brother. 2.) Exercise at least 3 times per week every week. 3.) Run a 5K 4.) Pay…
I thought this was a good article. One of my philosophies in life is definitely, “Never finance a car.” Even if it was a good deal (0% interest) and I could afford to pay cash but thought it would be better to invest the money, I still wouldn’t finance a car. I think it just…
We have the nanny field narrowed down to two candidates. I really like both of them. Right now, I’m feeling really good about our decision to hire a nanny as opposed to putting I in daycare. There are a few reasons. First and foremost, with B home, he gets to see I all the time…
