I recently recommitted to healthy eating. Of course, it’s always been important to me. But naturally sometimes I stray from it. I started a new relationship last year and we enjoyed indulging in lots of tasty meals together. The COVID-19 pandemic hit and the stress made me want to comfort eat. But it’s time to […]
Author: Kathryn Vercillo
How to Apply for Affordable Housing
The COVID-19 pandemic has put many people into a low-income position that they’ve never been in before. As a result, an increasing number of people want to know how to apply for affordable housing. If you already having a rental house, then you might be able to take advantage of pandemic rent moratoriums. However, […]
National Coin Shortage Has Left Me Scrounging For Laundry Quarters
I truly couldn’t believe it when I went into Wells Fargo a few weeks ago to get quarters for my laundry machine and was told, “sorry, we don’t have any.” What do you mean? How can the bank not have any quarters? The bank teller told me that there was a national quarter shortage. It […]
How to Build a Cheap House
Having been both a renter and a home owner, I can see the pros and cons to both options. One of the biggest pros to owning is that you feel more secure. You have something to call your own. Of course, if you’re drowning in debt trying to pay the mortgage, it will eat at […]
Frugal Bottle: Wine in a Sustainable Paper Bottle
I keep a Google Alert on to notify me about frugal news. Anything that has to do with saving money interests me. Usually, I see a lot of the same tips and products. But this week a series of headlines for Frugal Bottle surprised me. While not “frugal” news in the traditional sense, this paper […]
7 Habits and Practices of Frugal People
Being frugal means different things to different people. We all have our own values and priorities. Therefore, how we save and spend our money differs. Nevertheless, a lot of frugal people have habits and practices in common. They may apply the habits in different ways, but they use some form of them. You can emulate […]
#LearnOnTikTok: Financial Advice on Social Media
Like many people my age (40), I consider myself to be generally tech savvy but not necessarily on top of all of the things “the kids” are doing online. I see a lot of value in social media and utilize some of it, but I’m not an early adopter of new platforms. I limit my […]
Best Countries To Retire On Social Security Alone
If you are living just on social security, what’s the best way to have a comfortable life? For a long time, many Americans have chosen to go live in other countries after retirement. However, COVID-19 has changed things. Are there still countries to retire on social security alone? How Coronavirus Has Changed Retiring Abroad The […]
3 Female Podcasters Sharing Smart, Relevant Money News
I started listening to a lot of podcasts in the past year or so. I tend to like long-form podcasts, but there are also some great ones out there that offer quick tips. Although I listen to all different types of money podcasts, I find myself especially drawn to smart female podcasters. Here are three of […]
How To Know If You Got Unemployment Claim Approval
Did I get unemployment claim approval? Before I ever filed for unemployment, I would have assumed that it was easy to figure this out. However, now that I’ve gone through the process myself, I can see that it’s not so easy at all. Unemployment Claim Approval Is Confusing It’s particularly confusing for people who have […]