This Financial Independence Thing
I sit here and wonder about this financial independence thing and I can’t help but wonder about the root meaning of it all. I don’t know, I’m not there yet! Does it have to do with money? Oh yeah....
View ArticleWe are never ever getting back together
Dear Fast Food, Once upon a time I loved you with all my heart but that time has passed. We’ve officially broken up and I want no part of you, your cousins, your brothers and sisters, or your uncles....
View ArticleMy Expensive Makeup Routine
Lately it seems there is a trend that in order to be frugal, we should (?) limit our optional beauty purchases. Good hygiene is still highly valued. Basic body maintenance, i.e. showering, shaving,...
View ArticleWhat if I had started now?
Why do we procrastinate so much? We find ourselves procrastinating about procrastinating. I believe most of us are just creatures of habit and afraid of change. Where would we be if we got up off our...
View ArticleMr. & Mrs. Crackin’ the Whip Go to White Castle
If your craving White Castle, nothing else will ever be good enough. Those little cheeseburgers are the perfect size. The onions are little chunks of flavor that explode in your mouth with every mouth...
View ArticleAugust 2015 Spending Report
Aw August! Where do the months go? I remember when I was younger time used to drag on. Days were longs, months were never ending, and years would never come. Now the days are never long enough,...
View ArticleFU Money
Let’s talk about FU money Do you need to have a million dollars to tell someone to go fuck themselves? No. With superior saving skills and a dual income family, you can tell someone to go fuck...
View ArticleThe Crackin’s August Balance Sheet
Okay, do you want to hear something funny? Well maybe it’s not actually funny and maybe it’s only funny to me. Maybe funny is not the right word. The correct word would be strange or difficult to...
View ArticleSell Your Shit on Craigslist!
I sold some stuff on Craigslist for the first time! I have never sold anything in my life with the exception of the truck. I posted the ad but Mr. Crackin’ fielded the calls, handled the showings,...
View ArticlePimp the grocery budget
Warning: EXPLICIT CONTENT! Ladies, I love you. Don’t go ape shit or do, whatever; leave it in the comments. You’ve been warned. The grocery budget is a very tricky and shrewd bitch. This bitch be...
View ArticleStopping the Shopping Momentum
Sometimes I find myself having bad thoughts. Thoughts that distract me from my goals and where I want to be in life. Unproductive thoughts that lead me to unproductive actions and behaviors and yeah,...
View ArticleMinimalism by Accident.
I’ve been on Mrs. Crackin’s ass for years about starting a blog because I thought she would love it and it would be a good way to document our journey since we decided to start getting real and...
View ArticleOne Car – Carpooling Update
We are officially a one car family and I couldn’t be happier. We are fortunate to work in the same area of town so it really makes it easier to carpool. There have been problems, but there have been...
View ArticleMrs. Crackin’ rambles, gambles and 2-Week Notice
I have so much shit to say that I don’t even know where to begin… Right now I feel like I have ADD and my mind keeps switching from one topic to the next and I can’t focus. I feel… The post Mrs....
View ArticleFired..
It changes the game when you’re able to take these words employers like to use called, “You’re Fired” and give it absolutely no power. Fired is such an evil word. That word is pure fucking evil like...
View ArticleThe Long Ride
It sure has been a brutal week since this End of Summer flu bug caught my ass. Stop clapping – I’m better now. I’m finally off the couch and I’ll be back to my hell raising, not giving a F@$%… The...
View ArticleBe Badass and stay positive
I noticed that when I don’t write every week I can lose the habit of writing completely. It has been almost a month since I posted anything and to be honest, I’m pretty ashamed. Broken Finger I broke...
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