The most productive financial decision I made this week was the one to pay my rent by all means necessary. This month the necessary means included selling my truck. I'm not upset about it because it hasn't

Today I am working. I am the picture of diligence, dedication, and corporate loyalty as I sit here in my cubicle pouring over documents and typing furiously into an inconspicuous word document. My cubicle

This week was expensive. Since I can't get my vision, dental, health, life, short-term, and long-term disability from local insurance companies, I decided to do the next best thing and see only local

Have you ever considered how hard it is to invest in your 401k from a local level? Having never had a 401k since this week, I had not considered it but I am here to tell you that it is, in fact, very

Today is the one year anniversary of Perceiving A Life being a channel on YouTube! Honestly, I'm not where I wanted to be by this point but I'm so proud of how far the channel and I have come. When I think

There is an exciting announcement to make! My church received a donation of several hundred packets of seeds. Since they could not make use of all of them, they gave me some for my own garden. How nice,

Do you often find yourself wondering, "Why am I doing this?" or "Why does it even matter?" If so, you might consider looking at your choices to see how intentional they are. Do you

I experienced a miracle in consumerism this week. [Image from pexels.com - CC0 Public Domain] I am a curvy girl. I haven't always been but I have accepted the way I look for right now and that is relatively

The CDC defines a food desert as, "... areas that lack access to affordable fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat milk, and other foods that make up the full range of a healthy diet." [Image

The weeks are moving right along... and I've finally cheated! [Image from pexels.com - CC0 Public Domain] Honestly, I feel kind of bad because I didn't even consider that it was cheating until it was too

One month down, eleven more go to! [Image from pexels.com - CC0 Public Domain] I can't believe it's already been a month. I feel like time is flying by. One thing that I am shocked to report is that I

Yes, I’m a week and a day late on posting the updates. I'm sorry about that and I will be more diligent about getting them up on time in the future. No, I haven’t given up on my principles yet... for the

I'm pleased to report that things have gone very well this week. I really haven't bought much since I'm broke from paying rent, but I also haven't needed to buy anything. I did cheat a little bit and I

Here you will find some of the most pertinent questions that I have been asked since announcing that I would only be spending money at local retailers this year. If you have any that are not covered here,

Being on the younger side of the spectrum for anything is pretty terrible no matter what it is. Homesteading is no exception to this rule. Don't get me wrong - I have found the older folks to be an invaluable

The New Year is nearly upon us and things are about to start changing! Some of you may know that my resolution this year is to only shop and spend locally in 2018. The goal was originally to embark on

It's nearly the New Year and the resolutions are about to begin! Someone recently told me that less than 10% of people who make New Year's resolutions actually achieve them. I'm looking forward to a lifestyle

There is nothing worse than being really on fire about something only to have your passion dampened by the disinterest or disgust of those around you. Society is dumb (can I get an Amen?) but what if the

For me, this title goes hand-in-hand with the old saying, "There's no wrong way to do the right thing." For me, homesteading is the right thing. That doesn't mean that it is the right thing or

I've been talking a lot lately about being fiscally beneficial in your community and it's a topic I hope to continue covering through the next year. To get this party started, I thought I would share with