October 2025
Archive (4)
Budget & Paychecks
Brakes and rotors for $465: my first big car bill of 2025
October 29, 2025
My Corolla started grinding on Green Bay Road. Two quotes, what the shop replaced and how I paid without touch…
First Apartment
Thrifting my future kitchen one $3 mug at a time
October 20, 2025
A plastic bin in my parents' basement is slowly filling with plates, pans and a $6 cast iron skillet. Everythi…
Cheap Fun & Self-Care
A free fall Saturday at the Chicago Botanic Garden
October 11, 2025
I biked the Green Bay Trail to skip the parking fee, packed lunch and stayed four hours. Fall colors, a thermo…
Paying Off Debt
Sending $1,100 a month to my loans from my childhood bedroom
October 2, 2025
Living at home makes a big payment possible. What I pay, why I didn't go higher and how I added a $1,100 lump …