A new month means it is time again to update The Ultimate Dream Fund again, as I continue our journey to early retirement. The Ultimate Dream Fund is named because it is our dream to retire early, and we need the funds to make that happen! One day, this fund will provide us with the…
Archives for January 2016
2016: The Year of Less
I have been meaning to write this post for a while, but kept putting it off as what I wanted to say and communicate with you all was actually difficult to put into words. I know what I want as an outcome, but expressing that and making it seem like it’s the right thing to…
Beware The Ghost of Christmas Presents
It doesn’t matter whether the holiday season is rapidly approaching or already well behind us. Too many of us remain haunted by the ghost of Christmas presents, which have nothing to do with Dickens, and isn’t even unique to any religion. The ghost we’re talking about is that lingering mountain of bills, payment for all…
Meal Plan Monday #8
The first meal plan of 2016! As with everyone else I speak to, this week is about lighter eating, healthier, fresher foods and reduced portion sizes. Does anyone else get fed up with food by the end of the holidays? I feel like I’m all food-ed out. I’m craving fruit and salad and other healthy…
January Aims
I like the start of a new year; the expectations about the months ahead, I find that somewhat naturally, January tends to be a quieter month than December, with less expense and a slowing down of life a bit. I like the simple living that January brings, the eating of all the festive leftovers, the…
2016 Goals
Hello 2016! Happy New Year everyone 🙂 I always like the start of a new year; full of hope and optimism for the year ahead. The unknown of what’s in store for everyone in the next twelve months, plus lots of new experiences to enjoy and memories to treasure forever. We’ll be going on our…