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My Pretty Pennies
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My Pretty Pennies began as a personal finance blog in 2009, and has since evolved into a collection of thoughts on life, love, finances, wellness, and the harmony that balances it all together.
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Wellness Wednesday :: Dutch Oven Bread Recipe

There’s something about baking your own bread that makes you feel like your life is put together. Sure it may not be — it’s been days since you washed your hair, your house is a dis...

14 h ago

Memorial Day Weekend via Instagram

Happy Tuesday! How was your Memorial day weekend? Ours was pretty much perfect. Friday J and I went out to our favorite Mexican restaurant near our apartment. Afterwards J had the brilliant idea to g...

1 day ago

Weekly Money Check-Up: 5/28

1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on J’s birthday present! 2. Today I am thankful for a restful weekend. It was just what I needed. 3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last wee...

2 days ago

Seeking Rest

It’s pretty universal that The 10 Commandments are good metrics for morality in our society. Do not steal, do not murder, honor your parents. These are intuitive rules that I believe we are all born ...

5 days ago

Wellness Wednesday :: My Ideal Day

Happy Wednesday y’all! Today I’d like to talk about routine and creating an ideal day. I am borrowing this post idea by Nancy Ray, one of my friends from college and an amazing photograph...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

Emergency Funds: An Update on our Finances

I’m a list girl. I love making them, I love crossing things off, and I love the structure that it gives me for reaching my goals. I have even been known to write things down after I’ve already accomp...

22 may 12 1 person likes this

Weekly Money Check-Up: 5/21

1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on cable/internet bill, aside from what we saved from our 5/15 paycheck. 2. Today I am thankful for great friendships. This past Friday we went to a goodbye ...

21 may 12

Bike Riding on the Beach

I love bike rides, especially at the beach where the land is flat and you ride with the wind. Saturday morning we decided to get some exercise and rented bikes at a cute little shop. It was by far my...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

My Beachy Weekend

My goodness did I have a wonderful weekend! I have actually had a series of great long weekends lately and am getting used to these four-day weeks. ;) This is my second beach weekend with friends in ...

14 may 12

Weekly Money Check-Up: 5/14

1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on groceries. We have a membership to BJ’s (which is like a Sam’s Club or Costco), and it saves us a lot of money in the long run, but each trip feels expens...

14 may 12

Wellness Wednesday :: Morning or Evening Exercise?

Happy Wednesday! Today I’d like to talk about work out schedules… do you prefer to work out in the mornings or the evenings? I go through phases, but usually I work out with the sun. In the winter, I...

10 may 12

You, Me and Dupree

I hinted at this Monday, but J’s friend (we’ll call him “Dupree”) will be living with us for three months this summer and is arriving today. It all started back in March. Dupree lives in Atlanta and ...

09 may 12

My Weekend via Instagram

Baking Gigi’s caramel cake: Running errands around Greensboro with my mom: Family gathering Friday night: My view from the hammock: Petals enjoying the crowd: All dressed up for the funeral: A ...

08 may 12

Weekly Money Check-Up: 5/7

1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on our rent. 2. Today I am thankful for an amazing weekend at home celebrating my grandmother’s life. 3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last...

07 may 12

May Goals

How is it May already? Weren’t we just toasting in the new year? These months are seriously flying by so fast. May Goals: Have a great time at the beach See Wicked at the DPAC! Read one book St...

04 may 12

The Time I Chopped off All My Hair

Last Friday I chopped off my hair to donate to Locks of Love. It’s one of my items on my 30 before 30 list, and it truly was a liberating feeling saying goodbye to those thick locks. I decided ...

04 may 12

A Girly Baby Shower

This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate the end and beginning of life. While we were awaiting my grandmother’s death, we were welcoming a new little girl in the world wit...

03 may 12

Wellness Wednesday

It’s been a busy week so I’ll keep this short and share a little fitness motivation I found via Pinterest: (photo credit) Wellness WednesdayMy Pretty Pennies -

03 may 12

Wellness Wednesday :: Morning or Evening Exercise?

Happy Wednesday! Today I’d like to talk about work out schedules… do you prefer to work out in the mornings or the evenings? I go through phases, but usually I work out with the sun. In the winter, I...

03 may 12

In Loving Memory of Virginia Louise

Yesterday morning my lovely grandmother Gigi went on to visit Jesus. I’m so lucky that I got to be with her in her last few weeks. We thought she was going to die last week, so I got off work e...

01 may 12

Weekly Money Check-Up: 4/30

1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on an eye exam for new contacts. 2. Today I am thankful for the chance to spend the weekend with my family as we wait with Gigi as she dies. 3. Money can’t b...

30 apr 12

Wellness Wednesday :: Morning or Evening Exercise?

Happy Wednesday! Today I’d like to talk about work out schedules… do you prefer to work out in the mornings or the evenings? I go through phases, but usually I work out with the sun. In the winter, I...

26 apr 12

Wellness Wednesday :: The Benefits of a Walk

You plan to work out in the morning, but when your loud alarm goes off at 5:30 am after a terrible night’s sleep, you snooze right through it. You rush to work to find your day jam-packed full of mee...

25 apr 12

Weekly Money Check-Up: 4/23

1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on gasoline. 2. Today I am thankful for a wonderful weekend at the beach with friends! We took Friday off and joined two couple friends at Myrtle Beach. It w...

23 apr 12

Wellness Wednesday :: Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe

I’m a sucker for a good smoothie. When I was in high school, my friends and I used to go to Juice Shop in Greensboro (anyone been?) and get one of their huge smoothies for lunch. It’s suc...

18 apr 12

Strawberry Pie Recipe

Q: What do you do with 4 pounds of freshly picked strawberries? A: Make strawberry pie, of course! Strawberry Pie from my mother-in-law Ingredients: 1 quart fresh strawberries 6 T. cornstarch 2 c. su...

17 apr 12

An Affordable Spring Activity: Strawberry Picking!

Last week J came home from work and asked me the a question that put me in the very best mood: “Would you be interested in going strawberry picking this weekend?” Um, are you kidding me?? Do I want t...

16 apr 12

Weekly Money Check-Up: 4/16

1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on our anniversary dinner last week. We went to North Hills (where we stayed the night before we left for our honeymoon) and ate at Firebirds Restaurant. It ...

16 apr 12

Strawberry Pie Recipe

Q: What do you do with 4 pounds of freshly picked strawberries? A: Make strawberry pie, of course! Strawberry Pie Recipe from my mother-in-law Ingredients: 1 quart fresh strawberries 6 T. cornstarch ...

15 apr 12

Wellness Wednesday :: Kicking the Soda Habit

Today I’d like to share a little story about my relationship love affair with Diet Coke. There’s something addicting about Diet Coke. It’s the heartbreaker of the sodas. Other soda ...

11 apr 12

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