July 2025
Archive (4)
Insurance & Adulting
Reading my 401(k) statement for the first time
July 30, 2025
I've put 5% of every paycheck in since 2022 and never opened a statement. What the balance was, what the match…
Cheap Fun & Self-Care
Cooking Sunday dinner for my family once a week
July 21, 2025
My mom cooked for me for 24 years, so now Sundays are mine. Five dinners I've made, what they cost and the one…
Budget & Paychecks
Tracking every dollar for a month: my June 2025 totals
July 12, 2025
Thirty days, one notes app and every coffee written down. Where my $2,908 in June went, and the two categories…
Paying Off Debt
Avalanche or snowball for six student loans?
July 3, 2025
I went back and forth for weeks. Why I picked the 5.05% loan first, what it saves me and the one argument for …