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Teaching

Oregon Retreat Summer 18

by Julie on July 24, 2018

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Today is the first full day of a Non-Violent Communication retreat for educators entitled Teach for…

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Finances Future Plans

I’m Attending the First Ever Cents Positive Retreat!

by Julie on July 14, 2018

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I had been contemplating attending the Cents Positive retreat since Tanja from Our Next Life first mentioned it.…

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Finances

May 2018 Budget

by Julie on May 16, 2018

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Emergency Fund: 200 Mortgage (includes taxes and insurance): 900 Utilities: 320 Food (groceries and eating out):…

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Finances

What I’m Asking My Financial Planner

by Julie on May 10, 2018

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I’ve been reading about early retirement for 3 years now, and I finally feel like I understand…

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Finances

How Well Did We Do on April 2018 Budget?

by Julie on May 8, 2018

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Onto April 2018 spending! Estimates are in this blueish color; actual numbers if equal to the…

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Finances

Lack of Motivation // When Blogging Takes Back Stage

by Julie on May 1, 2018

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Last week was the first week I hadn’t posted since I decided to write 2 posts…

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Finances

The Importance of Contingency Plans Even With a Pension

by Julie on April 19, 2018

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Ten years from now, I will be eligible to receive a pension from my current employer.…

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Finances

April 2018 Budget

by Julie on April 17, 2018

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Last week, I compared my family’s estimated March budget to what we actually spent. This week…

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Creating

My Crafty Side Hustle

by Julie on April 13, 2018

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Sign up here to receive notification of each new post:  I have yet to mention my…

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Finances

How Well Did we Live up to Our March Budget?

by Julie on April 10, 2018

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As I noted last week, I’m working on creating a very concrete, numbers based post on…

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