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Never Have I Ever… Part 20.

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  • Aug 24, 2026
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This is a momentous day! Today’s Never Have I Ever brings us to an even 200. (I published the first list back in April of 2024.) Never Have I Ever: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12. Part 13. Part 14. Part 15. Part 16. Part 17. Part 18. Part 19. Your turn.

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Happy Things Friday: 21 August

Friends, at various points this week I was pretty sure I was going to collapse to the ground like a ragdoll! Nothing objectively hard happened, but it felt like a perfect storm of busy…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Aug, 21, 2026
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Kathleen Paley on Early Retirement: Life After BigLaw

I am so excited to welcome today’s guest.

Eagle-eyed readers might recall that Kathleen Paley has actually visited here before!

Last year, Kathleen joined me for a conversation about gratitude, minimalism, frugality, and financial independence….

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  • Guest Post, Frugality, Minimalism, Time Management
  • Aug, 20, 2026
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11 Recent Frugal Wins

I cut Indy’s hair and trimmed Belle’s. He wanted a taper fade and he got… a haircut. But it doesn’t look half bad, he’s content with it, and it saved me both a trip…

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  • Frugality
  • Aug, 19, 2026
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What Long-Term Family Travel in Europe Was *Really* Like

Long-term family travel sounds like an extended vacation, but our 110 days in Europe included plenty of ordinary life alongside the adventures.

There were extraordinary adventures (so many of them!!)… but there were also groceries,…

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  • Travel, Euro Adventure, Parenting
  • Aug, 18, 2026
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I’m on The Reframe! Talking 110 Days in Europe, Our Budget + More

For anyone curious to hear my voice (or some approximation thereof; does anyone else feel self conscious about hearing their own voice on audio???), I’m on a podcast today!

Earlier this summer, Kathleen Paley invited…

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  • Euro Adventure, Frugality, Guest Post, Podcast, Travel
  • Aug, 17, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 14 August

We’re at the halfway point in the month and I’ve been getting texts and seeing posts all week from friends in different parts of the world writing about their kids going back to school….

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Aug, 14, 2026
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