It’s been 40 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 40th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. This month, I was expecting a pretty big hit … Read more
After buying a new 2015 Subaru Outback in late 2014, I told myself we would only buy used cars and never have car payments again. Well, this past weekend, we bought a brand new 2019 Honda Odyssey EX-L (black). I blame my brother. It feels like every time he’s in town, we make a big … Read more
This post was written and sponsored by the Virginia Lottery. I don’t necessarily advocate playing the lottery, but I do play on rare occasion for entertainment. If you do play, please play responsibly and only with money you can afford to lose. Playing the lottery offers hope for that unexpected windfall, but you probably shouldn’t … Read more
This is the third post on sleep training, covering nights 6 and 7. These past two days/nights weren’t quite what we expected, and not in a good way. If you missed the first two posts, you can read them here:Sleep Training our 11 Month Old Daughter – Update #3 (Nights 1, 2, 3)Sleep Training our … Read more
This is the second update on sleep training our 11 month old daughter. Here’s the post on days 1-3 (Update #1) and a brief recap: Night 1: Started late around 11:30pm. TIME TO SLEEP: 30 minutes. Slept til around 7am. Night 2: Started around 9:40pm. TIME TO SLEEP: 50 minutes. Woke up at 3:45am, took … Read more
This is the first post in the LiveFrugaLee Parenting section. I’ll be blogging about our experience with sleep training our 11 month old daughter. So far, it’s been 3 full nights, and it’s going according to plan. What is sleep training? Sleep training is one of the more controversial topics in parenting. For those who … Read more
It’s been 39 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 39th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. It feels good to have sold off the condo. … Read more
It’s been 38 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 38th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. This was a busy month in … Read more
It’s been 37 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 37th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. This past month, we were undergoing … Read more
It’s been 36 months since we set a goal to pay off the mortgage (on our condo) and to have a net worth of at least $1M by 2020. This is the 36th update on the progress of the goal. If you’re wondering why we set this goal, click here. This has been quite a memorable month. Water damage from … Read more