What is Budgeting Your Life? Most people associate money with a budget, and while that’s true, the concept of budgeting applies to every aspect of your life: Sleep/waking periods Personal hygiene habits and clothing choices What, when and how much you eat Healthcare Expense vs. Need Where you reside and how you ride Career/education goals and how, when, and where you achieve them What you do in your free time and how much time you consider “free” How and how much you spend on your big celebrations Age and identity as a person Faith or lack
In the birthing pangs of this nation, taking a stand was almost a daily practice. They had no electricity, no plumbing, no cars, no central heat and air, no grocery stores, no refrigerator-freezers, and not even bathrooms! They lived off the land. They hunted and killed game for food, clothing, and warmth. They built their own homes. They retrieved buckets of water from nearby streams. There were no water filtration systems beyond strips of cheesecloth. Doctors were still in the practice of bleeding to “cure”
As a woman with a blog, social media interaction is crucial to me. I meet some really neat people out there! I also meet people who are either utterly clueless or total creepazoids. Because I can’t always tell the difference right away, and because I now utterly refuse to engage with strangers who tell me they want me to be their friend without good reason, I decided to address this situation with some Cheeky Wisdom. Beware the Fishing Chatters! The header image for this post is a
Disclaimer: I am a cat-person. I have even been called a cat-whisperer. Over my lifetime, I have been “momcat” to around 20 cats. This is to say, I love cats! In spite of being the daughter and sister of veterinarians, Mama didn’t like cats. At all. She was very allergic to them. And she hated the cleanup and upkeep. But on that fateful day, Mama did not mean to squish the kitties! Mama was an elementary school teacher. Back then, husbands and wives could not teach in