Life lately

Abby is using a new strategy to help Plum nap.

Sarah is now organizing her passwords with LastPass.

Reading lately

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Abby read The Cactus by Sarah Haywood and Sarah enjoyed Jasmine Guillory’s romance novel The Wedding Date.

Budgeting

Many people use the new year as an opportunity to reevaluate their finances and set financial goals, so we thought it would be a good time to explore budgets and how they work in our families. We share our budgeting philosophies, challenges, tips, and resources.

• Our episode on finances
• Our Freaking Budget
• Frugalwoods Frugal Month
• Home Budget app
• Personal Capital

Eating lately

Sarah made dragon noodles for an easy lunch.

Abby upped her yogurt game by using the Cabot brand Greek yogurt as a starter.

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We are getting ready to put new groups together for the Friendlier Reading Experience. If you are interested in being part of a FRE virtual book club, be sure to sign up by the end of January. We’ll connect you with four or five other listeners and provide a guide with resources for making the group a success.

Life lately

Sarah and Abby recap their holidays.

Reading lately

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Sarah read Becoming by Michelle Obama and Abby read Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.

It’s all routine

The new year is often a time to evaluate old routines and establish new ones. We share our feelings about routines, what routines we have in our lives, our routine aspirations, and routine fails.

Eating lately

Abby made a strata that froze surprisingly well.

Sarah was inspired by the Great British Baking Show to make her first yule log.

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Life lately

Abby is officially debt free!

Sarah shares a milestone: first lost tooth for HP!

Reading lately

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Abby read the first book in a trilogy: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison. Sarah read Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver.

New year’s intentions, 2019

We reflect back on 2018, look ahead to 2019, and share some of our favorites from the past year.

• Visible Child article on graciousness and corresponding Facebook group
• Black Panther
• To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• The Good Place
• The Great British Baking Show
• Kindred Bravely maternity underwear
• Tub shroom
• Bumble Ride Indie Twin
• LL Bean slippers

Eating lately

Sarah discusses the correct way to make hot chocolate.

Abby made baked brie with puff pastry.

If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening!