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Balancing Act

June 29, 2022 After two+ years of living with a pandemic, we are mindful of the importance of carving out time for one's self-care, as well as reuniting with dear friends in person. With that said, this week's blog post focuses on the balancing act between self-care and savings.We both have been craving in-person interaction with close friends and it just so happened that our friends’ schedules had availability in the same week. So, what we thought would be a mild spending week ended up higher than anticipated, with a smattering of eating out versus eating in and one self-care therapeutic massage scheduled after a grueling work season. Let us pause right here…does anyone else tend to feel guilty when they bulldoze their initial weekly food/beverage/fun budget and ‘splurge’ on a few nights of entertainment and/or self-care? I highly doubt we’re alone in that mentality. You know what? It’s OK to indulge a little! There’s no shame in that. Let me repeat it again, there’s no shame in that.We’re coming out of two+ pandemic years where the world has been wonky and weird.  We’re seeking ways to restock our internal batteries and also looking to reconnect with loved ones, some of whom we haven’t seen as often as we’d like. With that said, there were still some strategies we injected to try and balance out these gatherings. For starters, we went with restaurants that had a decent range of menu items to choose from, at various price points. Next, if a cocktail was had at one outing, it was skipped at the next. Additionally, while more than one cocktail would have been welcomed, it wasn’t necessary. Instead, just one that was strong enough to be sipped did the trick. Another effort that was made involved ordering a dish where the portion size was pretty big and could easily stand in as an additional meal the following day.Looking back on the past week, the connections and conversations with dear friends added warmth and meaning, both good for the mind, body, and being. Moving into a new week, we’ll dial back our food/beverage/entertainment expenses and focus on meal prepping with what’s already on hand. Next week, we’ll report back on how we did, what we noshed on, and share a recipe or meal idea so stay tuned! Visit us at on our to see what we come up with! You might also be interested in Whew and wow! This has been quite a challenging and eye-opening process! It has been very hard to do this project as part of a couple when both of us appear... During the week of November 23, we wrote about how we were going to look into options for cost-saving measures. One of those measures was to analyze any... This past weekend, we took our annual trip down to Chicago, which was also paired with a trip to the theater. With being in Project Money, have been more... Something that stands out lately are the number of outlets competing for one’s time, attention, and especially our hard earned money. I don’t know about... If it wasn't so cold out right now, we might not believe that the end of the year is fast approaching, but alas – it is! With that, we have been starting... Initially, we weren’t sure exactly what to write about for this week’s blog post. However, the subject came to us this past weekend as we were reviewing... Many of us enjoy hosting parties with friends and family for seasonal activities and Holidays but don’t want to break the bank doing so! For me and Krystal... I don't know about you, but I, Krystal, grew up in a pretty cold house during winter. We lived in a rural-ish area where natural gas did not run, thus... One thing we’re still working through is being a bit more proactive about unexpected house costs. Sure, we have small savings account for house expenses...
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