Traveling & Hospitality
Last summer was the first time that we tried a local CSA (community supported agriculture) program. We had a great experience with the regular deliveries of fresh, organic vegetables. We were able to meet the farmers and visit the farm that was raising our food. …
We have now lived in our home for almost ten months. To catch up, here are a few links to past posts about our house story, our airbnb rooms, why you should rent out your rooms, etc. In these ten months, we have had eight long-term …
1. Make Non-Toxic Cleaning Products After you use the cleaning products, they slip down the drain and are treated with the waste water and then dumped into our waterways. In a May 2002 study of contaminants in stream water samples across the country, the U.S. …
I have been hosting through Airbnb for about two years now, and I have learned a lot since posting our first listing. I reached out to other Airbnb hosts to see what some of their advice was for first time hosts. Here’s what they said: …
In my experience, traveling gets really expensive when you are browsing hotels and figuring out where to stay. I was so thankful to find out about Airbnb, and being able to travel and stay places for much less money. Airbnb has all sorts of different …
1. Short Term Financial Goals — What do you like to spend your money on? When we were getting married, I told Collin that I did not want to get married if that meant we would stop traveling (I know, sounds a bit immature). But …
My husband and I were looking into different ways to budget that would actually work. We are not people who keep our receipts, balance a check book, or even check our bank accounts often. This led to us being unable to follow even carefully thought …
My husband and I recently bought a house. I joked about how signing a 30-year mortgage was more terrifying than committing to marriage for the rest of my life. I hated looking at the numbers of how much money in interest we would be paying …
To read the back story about why we live with strangers click here. When we first moved into our home, we furnished the first two guest rooms right away. We bought the bed frames, mattresses, rugs, and night stands from Ikea, so we ended up spending around $1500. We …
The subtitle should be “every little counts.” A lot of these may be review for you, but it helps to have these things on your mind as you go about your day. Sell clothes at Plato’s Closet (or a consignment shop) and extra books …