tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497179589669118598.post551601519222673819..comments2023-09-03T10:29:17.412-07:00Comments on Amy's Nutritarian Kitchen: Goals for 2015...Amy's Nutritarian Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08200134098931452894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497179589669118598.post-89055427857338802932015-01-21T14:03:41.265-08:002015-01-21T14:03:41.265-08:00Those are great and ambitious goals! I have some ...Those are great and ambitious goals! I have some very similar goals. My husband and I are focused on saving money for early retirement and on eating clean & nutritious foods. I love your idea of a personal budget of $75 for each of you. We recently started budgeting again after a couple of failed attempts with Mint.com. We are trying again this time with a software & methodology called "You Need a Budget." It costs $60 but we are still in the 34-day free trial period so we haven't purchased it yet. If it helps me to save and track where my money is going, then I feel it will be worth it. Right now, I have no idea how much we spend and how much we save each month. Do you use a budgeting tool?<br />I am also avoiding refined sugar after too many indulgences over the holidays. I was out of control; sugar is such an addiction for me, but if I can stay away for awhile then it no longer tempts me. <br />I also want to write more. Whether it is more comments on other people's blogs, or more reviews on Yelp or Amazon, or just in my own journal, I just want to write more. <br />Thanks for sharing!Girahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375494266900931624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497179589669118598.post-50845775979851467872015-01-21T12:32:51.525-08:002015-01-21T12:32:51.525-08:00Hi Ginger, I'm there with you. I don't li...Hi Ginger, I'm there with you. I don't like the idea of setting goals and feeling like a failure if I don't complete them. I like setting adaptable goals to strive towards rather than hard-set (unforgiving rules). At the end of the year, it is better to end up with any sort of progress you are proud of than it is to feel like a failure for not being 100% successful.Amy's Nutritarian Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200134098931452894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497179589669118598.post-47497874321011034932015-01-21T10:20:27.331-08:002015-01-21T10:20:27.331-08:00Oh, and keep posting the titles of interesting boo...Oh, and keep posting the titles of interesting books, please.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895742601976073283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497179589669118598.post-53578882397746044572015-01-21T10:19:32.440-08:002015-01-21T10:19:32.440-08:00I just love making new goals. I used to hate it, b...I just love making new goals. I used to hate it, but now I give myself permission to drop things that don't turn out to be a burning desire. Learning to speak Spanish, watercolor, eat/cook vegan, smile more, exercise more, learn to play the uke, go to Hawaii, and many more have been on my successful list in the past. Some others, I didn't keep up, because I didn't like them were knitting and hydroponic gardening. Life is a grand adventure to be tasted and sometimes devoured. Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895742601976073283noreply@blogger.com