November 2025
Archive (4)
Sealing drafts in a 1977 house for under $80
Weatherstripping, foam outlet gaskets and a door sweep. A Saturday afternoon of draft hunting with a candle and a cheap thermometer.
Cutting cable from $189 to $74 a month
We kept the internet, dropped the cable box and picked one streaming service. What Greg misses, and what we have not missed at all.
A smaller Thanksgiving and a 12-pound turkey
Five at the table instead of fourteen this year. What I'm buying, what I'm not making and what the whole dinner should cost.
The empty-nest budget: where the kid money went
Groceries, gas, car insurance and the Venmo requests are down. Where the money went instead, by category, after a year.