• Our Financial Independence Journey: A Start
    July 26, 2017
    Save it, obviously.Three hundred dollars. Ten dollars a day. Invested passively each month in the S&P 500 until 65 is: Whoa, that's more commas than I expected. My father smiled. He nodded. He went back to reading the paper and watching the Merrimack River with its birds and boats. I was home from college for the summer...
  • Our Financial Independence Journey: Purpose
    June 13, 2017
    Here's the second post in Cope's new series about our financial independence journey. (I'm so kvelling.) You can read the first one here.Carolyn xxPhoto credit: the wonderful Lollylah Wedding PhotographyBreathe deep. Forgive. Sleep.Some nights when my head hits the pillow it feels as if I will sink through the bedding to the floor with the weight of exhaustion....
  • Our Financial Independence Journey: A New Column by Cope
    May 30, 2017
    A note from Carolyn You guys, I've been wanting for a long time to begin sharing more aspects of our family's life on Umami Girl. One area of major importance to us is personal finance and financial independence. It's Cope's most avid hobby, if you can believe that -- and that was true loooong before websites like Bigger Pockets and Mr....
  • In Conversation with Exceptional Women
    February 22, 2012
    Umami Girl reviews writer Monica Bhide's new e-book "In Conversation with Exceptional Women: Seeds of inspiration to help you bloom where you are planted."