Meghan Nesmith
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Past articles by Meghan:
Meals I Have Made to Woo Men, Part IV –
The thing that has most surprised me about moving in with someone is the sheer amount of compromise required. Living alone, my days and… → Read More
A Money Diary: The Farewell —
On June 30, the final day of my June challenge, I spent $76.82 at the grocery store. The most expensive line item? $11.49 for a bag of… → Read More
Friday Estimate —
Friday Estimate PUGS FOR CANADAHappy Canada Day! (Or Friday, to you Americans.) My best country is 149 years young today. We prefer to celebrate quietly, so as not to draw attention to ourselves, so I might have a drink or two in a friend’s backyard. The rest of the weekend will be spent catching up on work and errands after my time away, so I’m going to play it cool and say $100. How much money… → Read More
A Money Diary: June 29 —
Or, Seeing the World Through Mint-Colored Glasses. → Read More
Here is a Nice Thing to Make You Happy —
This Facebook open letter, about the 10-year-old girl who applied to the Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship, is well worth two minutes of… → Read More
A Money Diary: June 28 —
So apparently, according to the comments yesterday, financial tracking is just something people do which nifty neat okay I guess I’m going… → Read More
A Money Diary: June 27 —
It’s the last week of this challenge, and I gotta say: I am not going to miss you one bit, manic financial tracking. Has anyone else been… → Read More
Your No-Fail Guide to Delivery Tipping —
I’ll be ordering in tonight — enjoying some of Boulder’s finest delivery while watching the Game of Thrones finale. As such, this breakdown… → Read More
Read the Damn Contract: Are Corporations Profiting Off Your Creativity? —
This story, about what happens in the creative economy when the lines between personal and professional work are blurred, is a great… → Read More
Monday Check In —
Good morning, humans. How much did you drop this weekend? → Read More
A Money Diary: June 23 —
I’ve moved into the congestion and rabid sneezing phase of the cold, which maybe means it is coming to an end? Yesterday I spent: → Read More
Friday Estimate —
Another Friday, another estimate. And another plane ride for me — I’m off to Boulder for a wedding. Airfare and accommodation have been taken care of, but there are bound to be a bunch of expenses this weekend I can’t account for — hiking boots? weed brownies? Dave Matthews Band tickets? I know nothing about Colorado — so let’s just say $200 and hope for the best. → Read More
Starting Over, Vacuum Not Included —
Among my worries around moving in with my boyfriend (money, cleanliness, poop), the actual STUFF — at least the smaller stuff — had fallen… → Read More
A Money Diary: June 22 —
Managed to slog my way over to a neighborhood coffee shop where I purchased an iced tea. I had forgotten what outside looked like. Walked three more blocks to the produce store. Washed and blowdried my hair and slathered concealer on a few of my many anxiety-zits. I may as well be Goliath. Such triumph. I am so tired. I am still sick. → Read More
A Money Diary: June 21 —
Still sick. Forced boyfriend to drive me to soup place where I bought soup for all three of us: me, boyfriend, and my illness, which I am treating as a terrible houseguest who keeps me up all night and shoves crochet hooks down my throat. The soup came with cheddar biscuits. I demand a new body, stat. → Read More
A Money Diary: June 20 —
Guys, super hot budgeting tip for you! THE BEST FINANCIAL SECRET YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT: Get wildly, depressingly ill. You’ll spend the whole day in and out of consciousness and you won’t spend a cent. → Read More
What Should I Buy My Partner’s Parents: An Update —
The comments on this thread are absolutely invaluable for anyone trying to impress their potential future in-laws (who knows?!??!) or even… → Read More
A Money Diary: June 16 —
Yesterday’s I spent a total of $8.00 at the coffee shop in Halifax where I sequestered myself — certainly NOT hiding from my boyfriend’s… → Read More
Friday Estimate —
Friday Estimate peggy’s cove — flickr user miquitosIt’s Friday — again! — so let’s get down to business: how much will you spend this weekend? I’m in Halifax (meeting my boyfriend’s parents!) so it’s all very up in the air. I do know I’m getting a massage tomorrow (what no YOU’RE tense), which will be $50+tip. I’m going to play it safe and say $150 for the rest of the weekend. And you? → Read More
A Money Diary: June 15 —
Daily total: $4.16 at the airport Starbucks, because Nicole told me to. (For reference, my order is a tall, x-hot, no-water, 2-pump chai… → Read More