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How Much Money Going (Mostly) Vegetarian Is Actually Saving Me

How Much Money Going (Mostly) Vegetarian Is Actually Saving Me

by Desirae Odjick | Oct 25, 2017 | Budgeting, Lifestyle, Saving

There is a lot of hype around how eating less meat, or no meat, can save you a lot of money. Here is a real-life look at how much I have saved on our grocery bill by cutting meat out of my diet for the past few months.

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The Two Ways You Can Squeeze Your Budget

The Two Ways You Can Squeeze Your Budget

by Desirae Odjick | Sep 13, 2017 | Budgeting, Lifestyle, Spending

You can try to squeeze more into your budget, or you can try to squeeze more out of your budget. Here’s which one is best, and how it’ll make you way happier than the other (and less stressed, too).

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Why I’m Not Wearing The Same Thing Every Day Anymore

Why I’m Not Wearing The Same Thing Every Day Anymore

by Desirae Odjick | Aug 30, 2017 | Lessons Learned, Lifestyle, Spending

I was one of those people who fully embraced the “work uniform” concept, for over two years. Then… I stopped. Here’s why, and what I’ve learned from doing and stopping a work uniform approach.

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You Don’t Need to Buy a House

You Don’t Need to Buy a House

by Desirae Odjick | May 30, 2017 | Housing, Lessons Learned, Lifestyle

There’s a lot of pressure out there to omg-buy-a-house-ASAP… but it turns out, you can be a successful human who will retire just fine even if you never own property. Here’s a few of the ways people will convince you to buy, and how to reply if you’re just not ready yet (or ever).

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Four Ways to Be Good at Money That Don’t Suck

Four Ways to Be Good at Money That Don’t Suck

by Desirae Odjick | Feb 15, 2017 | Lessons Learned, Lifestyle, Spending

Not everything about money has to be all “deprivation this” and “stop spending that”. There are plenty of ways to be A+ at money that don’t suck, and here are four major ones you can do anytime.

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How Much It Cost Me To Wear The Same Thing Every Day

How Much It Cost Me To Wear The Same Thing Every Day

by Desirae Odjick | Oct 19, 2016 | Clothing, Lessons Learned, Lifestyle, Spending

Since this is a financial blog, it seems only fitting that I’d write about the money side of wearing the same thing to work every day—which is something I did for almost two years, so I speak from experience.

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