Say that three times fast! May was a strange month for us in that we had way more going on. We were hustlin' in our social circles for most of the month. Along with socializing tends to come a lot of spending. We started the camping season in May and that means maintenance on our beloved motorhome, the Quirky Turkey, was needed. May meant Mother's Day came and went. May also saw us buy new...

Month four of our efforts to reduce food waste. We've been planning out meals and eating at home more - taking away from our single use plastic contribution. It was my husband's idea to change our grocery shopping habits - we'd tried to do fast food prohibition in the past and that didn't work. So instead of spending money on convenience food, J suggested that we buy the junk food at the grocery...

Spring is actually coming to Edmonton and the weather is so lovely. It also means the money tends to start flowing like the mighty North Saskatchewan. Home repairs, camping, renovating, gardens, all. the. things. What Happened in March? In March, we did fairly well! I got a few more houseplants and no unexpected emergencies came up. -Out of our all budget lines, 32% were over budget. That's a...

Marchin' on - we've gained momentum in the fight against dumping food in the landfill. In March, we were aiming to stay on track with our food waste. We needed to stay at or under 5.6 kg (12 lbs). That's a bowling ball! Link to source In March, we (I feel) squeaked by. Our food waste was 5.01 kg (11 lbs). As much as a HUGE Nutella jar! I feel we can do better. I think we can cut this down by 10%...