New Orleans Jazzfest

Adam My Life

Sorry for the lack of posts and interaction over the weekend and yesterday. Caitlin and I took a very fun (and frugal) 3 day vacation to New Orleans. It’s driving distance from Houston (6 hours) and we have family there, so a free place to stay (and a free tour guide). We went down for Jazzfest. I love festivals, good …

My Chalkboard Wall (more adventures in DIY)

Adam DIY, My Life

I started another small project in our kitchen to go with our new kitchen cabinets. I was inspired by this post over at Shanty 2 Chic to put up some chalkboard paint on our walls. Mine’s probably not quite as pretty and I definitely don’t take the same quality of photos but I thought it turned out pretty well. It was …

Liebster Award

Adam My Life, Personal Finance, Random

I was honored to be nominated for a Liebster Award from my friend GenYFinanceGuy. I’ll admit I did not know what this was when I first saw it. A bit of googling, showed it’s a pretty cool way to spread the love around the net for new blogs that the nominator finds value in. What are the rules? Share 11 facts …

It’s about living well, not being cheap

Adam Garden, My Life, Personal Finance

I’ve been thinking about Mr. Money Mustache’s recent conversation with Andrew Horowitz and the misconceptions he had about what it means to live frugally. Being frugal doesn’t mean cheap. It doesn’t mean deprivation. It’s not about eliminating everything fun in your life that you enjoy. As MMM says,  This is not about being cheap, minimalist, or extreme. It’s about using …

2014 In Review

Adam My Life, Personal Finance

We didn’t have any of the major changes this year that we had in 2013. We kept on working on the house, built of the garden, took a nice long vacation to Rio, and enjoyed time with friends. Our savings, which are largely on auto-pilot, kept building. What we got right: Automatic savings –Everything below happens each month without me …

Merry Christmas

Adam My Life

I haven’t put much out in the past week. We’ve spent a whole lot of time on the road traveling between Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma and visiting our multitude of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. We’re thankful to have some time to see so many people we care about but I’m looking forward to getting home and getting …