One Caveman’s Financial Journey

We’ve finally reached the two-week mark on our grocery budget experiment, so it’s time to check in and see how we’re progressing.
Last time, I mentioned how we were averaging $77 for food and groceries each week. (For the purposes of my experiment, I consider “food” to be any junk, fast, or pre-prepared meals and “grocery” [...]

“What do you want for dinner?”
“I don’t know. What do you want?”
“I picked last time; you have to pick.”
That is such a common exchange in our household… We have found that if we leave figuring out the day’s dinner until I get home from work, we’re not likely to decide on anything. [...]

Lately, I’ve been in an experimental mood. It’s something I get into every now and then: I push myself toward a new goal; I crunch spreadsheets of data; I find new and more creative ways to save money. I’m pretty sure it annoys my wife, but it keeps me entertained and what’s better than [...]

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 [...]