December is the time of year for food, families, and fun. Oh, and breaks from blogging too! I decided to take the last two weeks of December “off” from blogging, and focus on family this year. It was great to have a break from blogging and my regular stay-at-home-dad routine.
Like last year, we stuck to our usual modus operandi — having a rock-socking fabulous time all-the-while keeping our spending low…
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Wow, it’s December already? The month of November absolutely flew by this year. Time flies when you’re recovering from a tiring month of overseas travel I guess.
At the beginning of every month, I write this regular post to review our expenses, dividends and investment changes for the prior month…
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The Tako family has returned from Japan, and it’s time to face the accountant’s calculator. Did we burn through the yen at a crazy-insane rate, or did we “frugal it up” for our month in Japan?
Unfortunately trying to figure out how much we spent in Japan was harder than I expected. Read on to find out why….
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September was another extremely busy month for the Tako family. Not only were we trying to get everything done before our big trip to Japan, but I took on some additional guest post writing in September.
I wrote these guest posts completely for free, because I like the people and the blogs involved. A little extra exposure for Mr. Tako Escapes never hurts either!
Read moreSummer months are the fun months of the year — filled with traveling, birthday parties, water-fights, gardening, and beautiful warm weather. That’s what our summer looks like at least… and August is our peak summer month. It was a crazy busy month.
We had tons of fun, and it showed up in our expenses this August! We spent a HUGE amount of money, but none of it was unexpected…
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July was an exhausting month. Everything went well financially, but the month just felt extremely busy.
First, Mrs. Tako went on a business trip for a few days. This made life busier than usual, having to take care of the family by myself…
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In my opinion, summer is the best of the four seasons. Some people might love winter for its snow, spring for its flowers, or fall for the beautiful colors, but I absolutely love summer!
Food prices are cheap, and produce is fresh. Temperatures are great for grilling, and spending time outdoors without wearing multiple layers of protective clothing is suddenly a very real possibility…
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Ahh May! May turned out to be a very fine month here in the Pacific Northwest. The clouds finally started clearing! Near the end of the month we saw blue skies and temperatures that even exceeded 75F (24C)! Usually wonderful weather like this is strictly reserved for the summer months…
Read moreWow, where did April go? It seems like I was just wrapping up our 2016 taxes, and now it’s time to write up one of these monthly reports. The year 2017 is now a third complete!
Thankfully, the Pacific Northwest has finally started it’s drying-out cycle, so we’ve started spending more time outdoors. This means daily walks through the neighborhood, playground time with the kids, and more time spent in the garden…
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