One Caveman’s Financial Journey

The following is a guest post written by my wife, The Cavewife. She regularly writes here about what’s on her heart as a frugal stay-at-home mom.
At the end of April, I found out that I am pregnant with our second child. All sorts of things have been running through my mind: How are we going [...]

For 5 years, until a few months ago, I was a member of Gold’s Gym. I started out eager, hired a personal trainer, and proceeded to burn away nearly 30lbs of total weight while adding some much-needed muscle mass. I believe I spent a little over $1,000 on the personal training sessions on top [...]

Last week, I ordered red worms so I could start my own worm composting bin at home. It doesn’t cost much to get started, but you have to make sure the home for your worms is ready to move in before they arrive since they’ll be stressed and at risk for death by their travels.
I [...]

My in-laws came over to our house yesterday. Their visit was very tense as my wife and I had decided to begin confronting the issue of my mother-in-law’s spending habits, especially concerning our children. She is a spendthrift and she would rather spend every penny she finds instead of saving anything for her retirement [...]

My new wormy friends will leave their old home in Arizona on Monday for a quick trip to my house and the wonderful new home I’m building for them. We have already started gathering food scraps, cardboard, and waste paper to give them a nice start and we’ll put the final touches on the [...]