It’s been a little while since I wrote about simplifying my online presence for the first time and since I reflected on what Facebook “friends” are and why we have so many. (Also, I just noticed that Disqus has eaten all of the comments on that second post–what a shame! People had some great points to make about the pros and cons of Facebook. I promise I didn’t delete all of your lovely comments <3)
Since then I’ve accomplished a few more things on my digital minimizing to-do list, including a big one this weekend.… Read More »
Earlier this year, we attended a pre-marriage finance seminar at my church. We all arrived with dark circles under our eyes, yawning, at 8:30 on Saturday morning for four hours of money talk. But despite the fact that we were exhausted from the previous day’s travel and marriage mentor dinner, I got so much out of that talk.
Eric and I have bought lots of things secondhand over the past few years: furniture, textbooks, our car, my engagement ring. In the past couple of years I’ve bought more and more secondhand clothes, too. From talking with friends and family and observing their behavior with regards to clothes shopping, I’ve come to realize that there is a lot of mystery and some negative stereotypes associated with buying secondhand. I’d like to talk through them, based on my own experiences!… 
A couple of months ago I started 