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Category: Mindset & Lifestyle

  • Sunday Funday? May 2026

    Lazy Sunday?

  • Last Day of a Long Week

    This week was rough on the health front — tooth extraction, fever, and my wife’s eye injury landed her in the ER twice. Still, we’re pushing through the last school weekend and preparing for my brother’s wedding cookie table. Life keeps moving.

  • Frugal Friday May 22, 2026: Memorial Day Weekend

    Frugal Friday May 22, 2026: A week of smart leftovers kept spending very low despite some medical bills popping up. Memorial Day Weekend is here — how are you staying frugal this weekend?

  • Sunday Play Day? I Love Free Stuff

    Free Swing Set Haul Today! My wife scored a massive swing set with a climbing wall and zipline. Today we’re disassembling, loading up the U-Haul (thanks, Mom-in-law!), and hoping those posts aren’t cemented in the ground. Free stuff + family projects = best kind of Sunday.

  • Extended Family Time Cookouts and Company

    Extended Family Time, Cookouts, and Company — cousins in town means chaotic fun, open-fire cooking, pizza, and that famous ‘talking gene.’ Plus some shed organization on this hopefully sunny day. Family first!

  • What Motivates You?

    Is focusing on frugality really just ‘focusing on money’? For me, it’s about something much bigger: Freedom. From the ability to garden on a whim to being present the moment the kids get home from school, the ‘Snowball Experiment’ isn’t just about dividends—it’s about regaining control of time. Even when car repairs and slow side-hustle…

  • Why is Life Always So Busy?

    here are some weeks where I feel like I never leave the house. Other weeks, like this month of May 2026, every single day off is jam-packed. Cousins visiting, Amish building the shed, moving a giant free swing set + zip line, sleepovers, wedding baking… and somehow still squeezing in covered calls and dividend buys

  • Mother’s Day 2026: Thank You for Everything

    Happy Mother’s Day 2026! It’s the first year my mom, mother-in-law, and wife are all together. Breakfast in bed from the kids, family dinner, and lots of gratitude. So grateful we’re all within a mile of each other now.

  • Shed Preparation Time

    Getting the yard ready for the new shed this weekend — emptying the old one, moving it, buying gravel, installing slatwall, and adding a small loft. Busy times, but progress is progress.

  • Frugal Friday May 7th 2026: Always Find a Deal

    A little over a week ago my wife’s car had been losing air in one of the tires. We took it in earlier this week for a look over and the tire had a nail on an un-patchable part. They also discovered a mouse nest inside the blower motor for the cabin. The tires were…

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