Blog
Sitting down with our real retirement numbers
A legal pad, two statements and a pot of coffee. The first honest look Greg and I took at what we have and what we'll need.
Clearing out the kids' rooms without a fight (almost)
Trophies, yearbooks and 14 bins of who-knows-what. The rules we set, what each kid kept and the one box still in the basement.
What happens to my health insurance when I leave my job
My school-district plan ends June 30. The options I had, from Greg's plan to the marketplace, and the questions I wrote down first.
Cooking for two after 25 years of cooking for four
My recipes all make eight servings. How I'm learning to shop and cook for two without eating the same casserole all week.
Reading our electric bill line by line for the first time
Generation, transmission, distribution, riders. I've paid this bill for 26 years and never knew what half of it meant. Here's what I learned.
Hello from a quieter house in Franklin, Ohio
Our youngest moved out, I'm about to leave a 24-year job, and the bills suddenly look different. Who we are and why I'm writing it down.