Hello! It’s been another minute. We are out of quarantine and doing life things again. It seems like the world has moved on, but I do know that Covid is still very real in some places… Read More

Hi friends, it’s been a minute! I felt inspired to give a little life update, so at least in the future, if I am the only one reading my blog, I will be reminded of what life was like… Read More

My blogging tapered off in 2019, but since I’m trying to do more in 2020, I’m back on writing about my spending. This is what 2019 (top in red orange) looked like compared to the… Read More

Historically, December has been a jam-packed month for me, and it goes by fairly quickly. I’m usually scrambling to fit in as much as I can in the month before the holidays. This past… Read More

For being only 30 days, November felt like a very long month. Must have been the FIVE weekends! And of course, each one was packed. Wedding Weekend The most memorable part of November 2019… Read More

A few days ago, I received a reminder about my website registration. Did I want to renew or let it go? Honestly, I was tempted to let that reminder go by and then poof - that would be the en… Read More

From January 2012 to October 2014, I began my first 101 in 1001 list. In 2015, I did something similar with a life audit. Another milestone is looming, and so I’ve decided to revive th… Read More

Most of 2018, I tracked my spending, and when it came to the end of the year, it was no different. As always, there’s room for improvement on where my spending landed. Here’s the… Read More

When a coworker heard that we were heading to Iceland, she immediately recommended Fish MRKT (fiskmarkadurinn) if we happened to be in Reyjkavik. With the hectic schedule of our roadtrip aro… Read More

Seemingly my entire life growing up was a struggle to get good at something. There were always more hobbies than days in a year, and the rush of starting something new always took hold befor… Read More

It’s been six months since my last Friday Freestyle post. What’s on my mind these days? How We Meet People - Hung out with a friend of mine tonight, and during our time out, how… Read More

Whenever anyone asks me if I would recommend getting pet insurance, the quick answer is usually “yes,” but I also bring up several points for them to consider - age, breed, dog&r… Read More

Speaking of introductions, I’m not sure we’ve ever properly introduced our pup, Fresca. She’s certainly been featured in many posts the past few years - it’s hard… Read More

A typical morning in our house: Me - jumping out of the bed, checking to see when the next bus will come, scrambling around the house getting ready before the next bus, and then running… Read More

Hello. You may know me already, but I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m that person who shows up in many of Tinna’s posts. I’ve already posted on this blog, but if y… Read More

While trying to come up with prompts for this month’s blog posts, I was thinking it’d be a great time to give insight into who we are or how we are. After being a couple for over… Read More

Autumn leaves and the sky at twilight in Geyserville 1. Blog every day in November. It’s NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). Thanks San for getting us back on track with blog… Read More

Travel in Iceland is notoriously expensive, and there are tons of articles and blog posts out there giving you tips on how to keep your costs down. Much of it involves eating cheaply by cook… Read More

Every so often, I like to change up our living space. Rather than moving out and starting out fresh (not really possible with how pricey San Francisco housing is), we switch rooms, get rid o… Read More

“Honey, for (some $ amount) more, we can rent an electric car to drive around Iceland!” I’ve heard something like this before, I think. “OK, let’s do i… Read More

Save more, spend less. That was the theme for the third quarter. With the Q1 and Q2 spending summaries posted, I could see where I wanted to shift my spending in Q3. Having that information… Read More

I’m not quite sure how I ended up on this particular Airbnb experience page. I knew I wanted a birthday surprise for Ryan, possibly a trip over the weekend. I might have only been sear… Read More

In April, I posted a spending summary for the first three months of the year. I thought it would be a better/more interesting way to stay accountable on my spending and saving goals througho… Read More

Somehow a Friday passed by without so much of a peep from me. It was busy at work, and I didn’t feel much like sitting in front of the computer after hours. Ryan was out of town one we… Read More

Who else has this problem? Too many photos to process, so it takes awhile to even get to them. Don’t even get me started on videos. At this rate, I’ll be going through those in f… Read More

\ Starting goal tracking almost halfway through the year - why not, right? I’m doing this as part of Feel Good, Dress Better’s monthly goals link up that I saw on Greatest Escap… Read More

Can’t really start a series if I’m not going to post regularly. Friday is here, so here goes: Disneyland - Dapper Day - One of our April weekends in Disneyland happened to be du… Read More

In the past, I’ve only posted spending summaries at the end of each year. I think it would be a better way to stay accountable on “saving more” throughout the year by looki… Read More

My plans to restart the blog delayed a few months as I dealt with a mental block about what to write about. I tried asking Ryan to collaborate with me, but he has other projects on his mind… Read More

The new year is here, and it’s time to review our prior year spending. New year means a chance to restart this blog yet again. Home/Bills - The largest part of spending our spending… Read More

I lived in Southern California for a handful of years. In that time, I never once visited the Getty Villa. Anytime I would drive through Malibu, I’d see the sign for the villa, but I d… Read More

It was after 11pm. Ryan and I had opted to stay in for the night, as we do on many Saturday evenings. Seated side by side at our desks browsing the internet and doing what we do on our compu… Read More

This post, #bestday2017 – a new Twitter project, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. With so much negativity out there on Twitter these days, I decided to focus on the positive. I&r… Read More

With so much negativity out there on Twitter these days, I decided to focus on the positive. I’ve started a new project with the hashtag #bestday2017. Each day, I post one tweet of goo… Read More

This post, 2016 Edition: Where Does Our Money Go?, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. The new year is here, and it has us asking, “Where does our money go?” Also, it’s… Read More

The new year is here, and it has us asking, “Where does our money go?” Also, it’s time to hop back on the blogging wagon and what better way than to start with a post about… Read More

This post, 3 Ways to Make the Most of the International Balloon Fiesta Experience, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. I can’t recall the first time I heard of the International Bal… Read More

This post, Back to School with a2 Milk ®!, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. This post was sponsored by a2 Milk® as part of an Ambassador Program for Influence Central. I receiv… Read More

This post, Monteillet Fromagerie – Love & Cheese in Southeastern Washington, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. Planning for an April trip to Walla Walla, Washington, began bac… Read More

Planning for an April trip to Walla Walla, Washington, began back in the middle of January. In my quick research of the area, there was one spot in particular that stood out for a visit if w… Read More

This post, Try a2 Milk ® and Win a Trip to Australia!, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. This post was sponsored by a2 Milk® as part of an Ambassador Program for Influence Centr… Read More

This post, Bali at Sunset, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. With the abrupt return to real life and busy season, I haven’t quite processed all that I learned while in Bali. In be… Read More

This post, Hello a2 Milk ®! Goodbye Post-Dairy Digestive Discomfort!, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. This post was sponsored by a2 Milk ® as part of an Influencer Activation… Read More

This post was sponsored by a2 Milk ® as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. Hello! I am back from Bali a… Read More

This post, Mexico City in 9 Days (Part IV), originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. Part I: here! Part II: here! Part III: here! Friday, November 6 – DAY SIX MORNING: Start your day wi… Read More

This post, February Goals {2016}, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. Before discussing my February goals, here’s how I did in January: Code for 10-15 minutes. {FAIL} When I had m… Read More

This post, Meals in Costa Rica #1, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. The original post of our meals in Costa Rica (posted February 2012) did not include captions of each of our meals, s… Read More

This post, 2015 Edition: Where Does Our Money Go?, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. With the obsession I have over checking my spending and accounts, it’s a surprise I don’… Read More

This post, Dog-friendly Bodie {#TruLoveIs}, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. This post is sponsored by PetSmart® & Wellness® Natural Pet Food and the BlogPaws Professional… Read More

This post, Dog-friendly Carmel-by-the-Sea, originated at [Super Duper Fantastic]. Carmel-by-the-Sea is a tiny one square mile town with a reputation for being one of the most dog-friendly p… Read More