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Category: Step 4: Cutting Costs
How To Get That Thing You’re Covered For
If I were able to give only two tips, it would be: “record all expenses” and demonstrate your eligibility. The second is reflected in the following true story. In amongst a host of atypical experiences, my child is missing some teeth. They didn’t develop in utero. As a result, he requires some orthodontic care. Even though bones… Continue reading How To Get That Thing You’re Covered For
What I Really Want
More than anything, all this money stuff is about priorities. “How do I really want to spend my time?” “What is most important to me?” “How can my money have the most effect in the world?” Between a few members of my family-of-origin, money is fluid. Rather than fight that “Johnny got more”, a few… Continue reading What I Really Want
My Almost Cat
When I noted that one highlight of my day was Sirfluffalot’s sweet paw petting me, it occurred to me to keep her. I’ve catsit her every few months for the last two years—without charge—and enjoy doing so. Unlike many people with sensory issues, animals are not primarily a source of joy for me. Between their… Continue reading My Almost Cat
Free Money: Step 1
Every year I swallow hard at the thought of completing my tax return. Why?? My returns are up-to-date, and the deadline for the biggie is months away. Alas, I’m whatever the Opposite of a Procrastinator is and—while I’ve truly learned to chill some—I still crave to get stuff wrapped up earlier vs later. At the… Continue reading Free Money: Step 1
UnShopping: Phone, Tablet, Laptop
Gotta love when a 700-word post makes a process sound quick and simple! It hasn’t been. But, hopefully a summary helps share the steps I take to NOT buy more than I need. Because I tend to shop in spurts, my laptop and smartphone both became old around the same time. In the meantime, I’d… Continue reading UnShopping: Phone, Tablet, Laptop
November Spending
Rent $500 (includes home, internet, utilities, maintenance) Food $297 (two people, includes groceries in costly Canada, household items, eating out, fancy coffees, etc) Family $173. This was three weeks of travel—everything from transportation to physical gifts to data use—to spend four birthdays with family, and hang with a lovely friend. Kid $106 (gifts, winter clothing… Continue reading November Spending
