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Category Archives: Finances & Money

Items We Still Buy at Costco & Our Costco Connection Magazine Cover

People seem surprised that we have kept our Costco membership even while living in such a tiny space. Either we are crazy, or there is more to Costco items than large, bulk purchases. I prefer the latter explanation. Truth is, we are probably addicted to some of the items they carry, and even though the…

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  • Malinda

    Hi Jess. Love your blog!
    I was at target yesterday and saw nick and Nora Jammie’s for women with air streams and pink flamingos on them. Thought of you. Check them out.
    Safe travels.ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Thanks Malinda! I’ll have to look for them!ReplyCancel

  • Kyle

    Your shopping list looks A LOT like ours! With the exception of diapers of course…(we have a two month old and Costco diapers are a great deal. Encouraging to read how much you can still fit in the airstream! I So agree about the Coastal cheddar! I’ve been known to make a trip for ONLY that cheese when we’ve run out. LOL This helped a lot! Thank you! xxReplyCancel

    • Jess

      You are welcome! SO glad we are done with diapers. Too many years of buying those at Costco!ReplyCancel

      • Kyle

        I bet! So expensive. someday…..hubs wants one more I worry we won’t fit in the airstream ReplyCancel

  • […] We spent 5 days at the KOA and accomplished A LOT of logistics while we were there, including a stop at Costco where we were able to get our hands on a Costco magazine with our faces on the cover! […]ReplyCancel

  • Mary Loseke

    I envy you! Retiring in a year after 35 years teaching. Want to take a long trip around the US in our 1996 Terry trailer!ReplyCancel

Budgeting 201 – Using Toshl To Keep Track of Spending

A few weeks ago I posted about how we set up our budget. This week Iā€™m going to share how I keep track of everything once it has been budgeted! Software like Quicken & Mint are GREAT Ā if your brain can handle a whole month of lots of categories at a time. Turns out I…

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Budgeting 101 – How I Determine Our Budget

Iā€™ve put off this post for months. I think every time I post a ā€œHow Much Does It Cost to Live in an Airstreamā€ I mention that the numbers donā€™t include EVERYTHING, just what is unique to our particular lifestyle. There really is another side to that coin, however, that includes long term planning like…

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  • Very interesting stuff. I treat mine in a similar way. We have a fixed and flexible. But we always pay ourselves first and save a portion of our income. I treat our savings as a fixed monthly cost.

    We’ve used a 40/35/25 formula I came up with. We save 40% of our income. 35% is fixed costs and 25% is flexible spending from month to month. We roll over our flexible if we don’t spend it all. And adhere to a strict policy of don’t spend more than we earn.

    We’re excited to see how this will adjust when we are on the road as our fixed costs should reduce greatly.ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Thanks Mike!! We too have a portion of our fixed monthly cost that goes to savings (I guess I didn’t spell that out) but most of it goes to A) the car fund B) our Whole Life Insurance Plan or C) the HSA account. Now I’m curious what % it actually is as I like those numbers!ReplyCancel

  • Kyle

    Makes sense to me! Thanks for this! helps me plan a bit better!ReplyCancel

  • […] few weeks ago I posted about how we set up our budget. This week I’m going to share how I keep track of everything once it has been […]ReplyCancel

  • […] Standard disclaimer that this is not ALL the money we spent for these months. Not even all our discretionary shopping – just the categories I feel that people would find most interesting. To learn how I work my budget see this post. […]ReplyCancel

How Much Does It Cost to Live in an Airstream? October 2014 Summary

You guys. I did it! I stayed in my budget. Hallelujah. Okay, okay. We went a little over on groceries, but *overall* we were $37.56Ā in the black. Whew. Just made that. Iā€™ll detail a post later on about how I budget in general (because thatā€™s not really Airstream life specific) but just know that these…

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