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Expense Reports, Food

Trader Joe’s Treats and Other August 2020 Expenses

September 8, 2020 3 Comments

I finally felt settled in August. The long days and daily sunshine helped improve my daily moods. We’ve established a comfortable routine, and we are checking off things to do in Santa Barbara, from exploring beaches to going on long hikes. Early in the month I picked up a couple dog-boarding gigs that went great. […]

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Expense Reports, Food, Money Tracking

8 Recipes to Keep You Cozy in Winter and Other November 2019 Expenses

December 1, 2019 4 Comments

Early winter is teasing us with short bursts of snow. I was pleasantly surprised when it melted away, as I had imagined that we would have to hunker down for the rest of the season. We spent most of November trying out a lot of recipes. I’ll share our November recipes and also my expenses […]

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Food, humor, Money

The Financial Flight – A Craft Beer Menu Of Personal Finance

October 15, 2019 9 Comments

Since my last article was a research-intensive deep dive, I thought for this week I would do something a little more refreshing. While in Vermont, Mr. Mechanic and I visited a few different breweries. One of my favorite things to do is read each beer description– they are so artfully written! So I thought it […]

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Expense Reports, Food, Money Tracking

Adventures Abroad, Birthdays, and Other May 2019 Expenses

June 5, 2019 4 Comments

The month of May heralded summer and anticipation for our next chapter. We jetted off to Colombia early in the month. For a week we had an adventure-packed trip, and then I flew home. I have to manage my vacation days given the upcoming move, but lucky Mr. Mechanic had more time off so he […]

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Food, Frugal, Opinions

What Happened When I Had An Unlimited Food Budget

January 20, 2019 20 Comments
burritos and hands

Last year I had the opportunity to travel to the UK for work. I made a couple of different trips, and for the first month my work put me up in a flat and paid for every meal. It was a great opportunity to learn what my habits would be like if money was less […]

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Food, Frugal, Intentional Living

The Mechanic’s Guide to Meal Planning

August 12, 2018 3 Comments
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Four steps helped us set some goals, benchmark our spending, and make meal-planning happen.

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I'm a mechanical engineer turned programmer with a pretty big DIY project: save enough money to become financially independent. Financial Mechanic is all about frugality, career climbing, and investing.

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