Author Archives: Holly
Holly’s Favorites
Today I’m borrowing an idea from one of my favorite bloggers, Andrea Dekker, and sharing a few of my favorite things. The items below are things I use all the time and make my life so much easier/happier. It’s an … Continue reading
Stimulus Checks: What Can You Do With It?
Well, for most of us, things have been a bit crazy over the last couple months. I think it’s safe to say that Covid-19 has changed life as we know it for all of us in some way or another. … Continue reading
Social Distancing Activities
Update-Pandemic Craziness So it’s been one month since my state (Kentucky) confirmed their first Corona-virus case. Now we’re up to approximately 831 confirmed cases and at least 37 deaths. Colleges have shut down the campuses and switched to online classes … Continue reading
When the World Seems Like It’s Collapsing
Wow, this week has been crazy. Unlike anything I’ve seen in my 46 years. Confession time…when talk of the Coronavirus started up about a month ago, I did not take it too seriously. In all honesty, I should have, because … Continue reading
How To Cut The Cord And Still Watch Your Favorite Shows
Less than 5 years ago, about the time my oldest son was getting ready to graduate from high school, I took a hard look at our finances. Once Michael graduated from high school, the Social Security payments we’d received since … Continue reading
Substitution Not Elimination
Do you know why most people are resistant to budgets? They think budgets are going to restrict them from everything fun in their life. That’s not the idea behind a budget. A budget, call it a spending plan if that … Continue reading
Living Intentionally
Life is tough sometimes. Money gets tight, you worry about your kids, your parents, your friends, your job, the state of the world… Yeah, I’m a worrier. I always have been and I always will be. When I feel life … Continue reading
Lottery Dreaming
I’ve done one or two posts on the lottery before. It’s a little guilty pleasure of mine. I live frugally; I don’t smoke, rarely drink, and I don’t have a shoe or handbag fetish like so many women. So throwing … Continue reading
Living Your Ideal Life
I guess I’m still in that Hey, it’s January, let’s change our whole life for the better rush that I get every year. That’s just me, I can’t help it. And honestly, I’m always looking for ways to improve myself/my … Continue reading
Stop the Bleeding!
Stop the bleeding! This is a favorite expression of mine. In years past, when my boys were younger and wilder, I used it often. One kid in particular loved to bang himself up, enough so that our favorite immediate care … Continue reading
