Weren’t you just thinking: “I’ve just discovered Maggie and wish I could binge read all of her posts ever written?!” Well, lucky you! Here they ALL are!
May 2024
July 2023
- 15: Travel Hacking New Zealand and Australia (0)
- 14: Q2 2023 Plan Update (0)
February 2023
- 07: Q4 2022 Plan Update (2)
October 2022
- 16: Q3 2022 Plan Update (3)
July 2022
June 2022
- 30: Q2 2022 Plan Update (3)
January 2022
- 05: Q4 2021 Plan Update (5)
October 2021
- 05: Q3 2021 Plan Update (1)
September 2021
July 2021
- 20: Dipnetting 2021 (1)
- 01: Q2 2021 Plan Update (1)
June 2021
April 2021
- 11: 1500 Days Until We Quit (13)
- 01: Q1 2021 Plan Update (2)
December 2020
October 2020
- 17: Q3 2020 Plan Update (2)
July 2020
- 19: Dipnetting: 2020 (2)
- 02: Q2 2020 Plan Update (1)
May 2020
February 2020
December 2019
- 23: Q4 2019 Plan Update (4)
October 2019
July 2019
- 31: June 2019 Plan Update (3)
- 20: Taking the Alaska Ferry Through the Aleutians (12)
June 2019
- 09: May 2019 Plan Update (0)
May 2019
- 16: April 2019 Plan Update (6)
April 2019
- 02: March 2019 Plan Update (4)
March 2019
- 04: February 2019 Plan Update (4)
February 2019
- 04: January 2019 Plan Update (7)
- 01: The Mortgage is DEAD! (15)
January 2019
- 25: 2018: Year in Review (3)
- 15: Merch Challenge Q4 FINAL Update (3)
- 03: December 2018 Plan Update (6)
December 2018
- 11: November 2018 Plan Update (4)
November 2018
- 14: October 2018 Plan Update (2)
October 2018
- 16: Merch Challenge Q3 Update (2)
- 11: September 2018 Plan Update (3)
September 2018
- 07: August 2018 Plan Update (3)
August 2018
- 09: July 2018 Plan Update (1)
July 2018
- 27: Dipnetting 2018: A Record-Breaking Catch! (6)
- 06: 4 Week Europe Trip Costs + Merch Challenge Q2 2018 Update (10)
- 02: June 2018 Plan Update (12)
June 2018
- 27: May 2018 Plan Update (Delayed!) (9)
May 2018
- 09: April 2018 Plan Update (2)
April 2018
- 16: Great Banks Merch Challenge Q1 2018 Update (8)
- 10: March 2018 Plan Update (12)
March 2018
- 23: Maggie’s a Working Woman (8)
- 14: Tricking Ourselves Into Learning (2)
- 05: February 2018 Plan Update (0)
February 2018
- 23: Mosaic Thoughts After a School Shooting (12)
- 09: January 2018 Plan Update (6)
- 02: Following the Money: In Practice (2)
January 2018
- 26: 2018 Non-Financial Goals (and 2017 recap) (9)
- 19: The Great Banks Merch Challenge January Update (6)
- 10: December 2017 Plan Update (and 2018 Financial Goals!) (10)
- 03: December 2018 Plan Update (0)
December 2017
- 18: Baby It’s Cold Outside: Don’t Have to Be Old to Retire (16)
- 13: Would You Postpone Christmas? (5)
- 11: 2017 Year in Review (including some things I haven’t told you) (10)
- 06: Why We’re On the Slow Route to Early Retirement (20)
- 04: November 2017 Plan Update (4)
November 2017
- 29: How We Manage the Kid Stuff (4)
- 27: Why My Kids Have Stuff (6)
- 22: Our Focus on Gratitude (0)
- 20: Why the Numbers Don’t Matter Right Now (15)
- 15: Plan Now for a Simpler Holiday (7)
- 13: Why I’m a Stay-at-Home Mom (and the financial implications) (12)
- 08: FinCon 2017 Recap: What YOU Need to Hear (24)
- 06: October 2017 Plan Update (9)
October 2017
- 31: #FinCon17 What Really Happened (on Twitter) (16)
- 18: Alaska Day: Why Alaska is So Great! (21)
- 16: QUIZ: What’s Your Financial Personality? (11)
- 11: The Great Banks Merch Challenge (4)
- 09: Our Merch by Amazon Adventure (16)
- 04: The Our Next Life Challenge: Take 2 (18)
- 02: September 2017 Plan Update (4)
September 2017
- 27: How Money is Like Toilet Paper (23)
- 25: The World Has Enough (8)
- 20: How to Save Money on Healthcare (6)
- 18: Healthcare Costs: The Wild Card (6)
- 13: How Entrepreneurship is Like Dipnetting (6)
- 11: Dipnetting 2017: The Year With Less Fish (14)
- 06: Living More in the Present: A Success Story (15)
- 04: August 2017 Plan Update (0)
August 2017
- 02: July 2017 Plan Update (7)
July 2017
- 02: June 2017 Plan Update (8)
June 2017
- 05: May 2017 Plan Update (8)
May 2017
- 31: How I Use Evernote to Organize Everything (15)
- 29: How I Use Google Calendar To Stay Organized (12)
- 24: You Are Your Own Agent: A Pep Talk (4)
- 22: Why is Personal Capital Free? The Catch! (6)
- 17: Calculation Financial Scenarios: Roth IRA Edition (3)
- 15: Calculating Good and Bad Financial Scenarios (12)
- 10: A Financial Plan is Like a Sneeze While Driving (4)
- 08: Your Spring Will Come (12)
- 01: April 2017 Plan Update (12)
April 2017
- 28: Northern Expressions: How Close is Money to Your Heart? (5)
- 26: Why I Don’t Shop For Clothes (But am Trying!) (20)
- 24: A 2017 Earth Day Checkup (16)
- 19: Why Are We Afraid of Boring? (24)
- 17: Anecdotes vs. Research (and the benefits of each) (8)
- 14: Northern Expressions: Money without brains is always dangerous (2)
- 12: A Simple, Month-Ahead Elimination Budget (16)
- 10: How “Make More Money” is Like a Video Game (32)
- 03: March 2017 Plan Update (20)
March 2017
- 31: Northern Expression: Most people leave no traces. (9)
- 29: Why I Want to Move to the U.K. (52)
- 27: What’s Stopping You From Cutting That Budget Line Item? (12)
- 22: Daily Spending and Saving in 2016 (10)
- 20: Your Breakfast is Robbing You (21)
- 17: Northern Expressions: Inspiration is like Mario (6)
- 15: Comparison is the Thief of Joy and Productivity (28)
- 13: An Honest Look At Your Awesomeness (16)
- 08: Am I Happy? Stop Looking Outside Yourself. (24)
- 06: Rockstar Finance #GivingCard: A Loved One (16)
- 03: Northern Expressions: The Wilderness Will Tear You Down (8)
- 01: February 2017 Plan Update (9)
February 2017
- 27: How to Quit Your Job (to Make it Better!) (42)
- 22: A Day in the Life of a Work-at-Home-Mom (20)
- 20: The Impact of Good Business Communication (10)
- 15: Do You Have the Patience Needed to Reach Financial Independence? (33)
- 13: Last Minute Frugal Valentine’s Day Ideas (for kids and spouses) (12)
- 08: Save Money on Razors (by using only 1 a year!) (16)
- 06: How to Choose a Fund Manager (6)
- 03: Roth IRA Challenge: Freelancing (2)
- 01: January 2017 Plan Update (10)
January 2017
- 30: Girls Are Brilliant (And Why That Matters) (34)
- 27: Northern Expressions: Good Wishes Are Not Sufficient (12)
- 25: Tracking Your Finances Won’t Make You Rich (15)
- 23: Tracking Your Finances and Celebrating Wins! (18)
- 20: Roth IRA Challenge: Mostly Mindful (0)
- 18: How Much We Spent and Saved in 2016 (29)
- 16: 2017 Non-Financial Life Goals (24)
- 11: 2017 Financial Goals (33)
- 09: December 2016 Plan Update (16)
December 2016
- 21: The Money Moose Survey! (12)
- 19: What Does Your Remarkable Life Look Like? (24)
- 16: Roth IRA Challenge: Start Early (19)
- 12: Santa Baby for Savers (41)
- 09: Northern Expressions: The Right Investments (10)
- 07: The Future is Full of HOPE (8)
- 05: November 2016 Plan Update (32)
- 02: Roth IRA Challenge: Making the Most of Missed Opportunities (28)
November 2016
- 30: Is it Time to Quit Your Job? (27)
- 28: The Privilege of Being Santa (26)
- 23: Grateful Money Amounts (28)
- 21: A Grateful Year-in-Review (20)
- 18: Roth IRA Challenge: Max it Out! No Excuses! (22)
- 16: Coloring Your Finances (16)
- 14: On Kindness (16)
- 11: Northern Expressions: On Democracy (18)
- 09: Perfect Gets in the Way of Good: Finances Edition (20)
- 07: It’s Time to Face Your Financial Reality (27)
- 04: The Roth IRA… I mean TFSA Challenge (8)
- 02: October 2016 Plan Update (25)
October 2016
- 31: Scariest Things to Say to a Personal Finance Geek (44)
- 28: Northern Expressions: Election Edition (16)
- 26: Practicing Escapism (16)
- 24: It’s Not Your Fault You Want to Spend Money (23)
- 21: Roth IRA Challenge: Mustard Seed Money Mortgage (25)
- 19: Seward’s Folly (Happy Alaska Day) (20)
- 17: Ways to Say NO to Spending Money (and still be cool) (32)
- 14: Northern Expressions: The Purpose of Work is to Create (4)
- 12: Why You Should Be An Amateur AND An Expert (6)
- 10: Do Not Swim Alone, Swim with Swimmers (24)
- 07: Northern Expressions: Believe You Can Be Successful (6)
- 05: If I had… & How to Spend My Life Insurance (26)
- 03: September 2016 Plan Update (20)
September 2016
- 30: Roth IRA Challenge: On Getting Started (12)
- 28: Many Paths, One View (12)
- 26: #FinCon16: What Really Happened! (26)
- 23: #FinCon16: The Real Story (38)
- 21: A week Without a Phone (18)
- 19: The State of Retirement in the U.S. in 2016 (22)
- 16: Shared Inspiration (10)
- 14: Becoming a Millionaire FAST (and people that have done it!) (73)
- 12: Saving a Million Dollars is Easy! (41)
- 09: Friday Inspiration: Share With Us (4)
- 07: Problems with the Pareto Principle and Outsourcing (16)
- 05: August 2016 Plan Update (16)
- 02: Northern Expressions: Manage Your Lifestyle (4)
August 2016
- 31: The Process is PART of the Product (10)
- 29: Being Frugal is Overrated (26)
- 26: Northern Expressions: Don’t be an Ironing Board (8)
- 24: An Update on 2016 Goals (20)
- 22: Don’t Make Dumb Money Mistakes! (10)
- 19: Reverse Roth IRA Challenge: The Self Employed Movement (13)
- 17: How to Cut Cable and Not Miss Anything (14)
- 15: Status Quo Bias and the Coin Flip (23)
- 12: Northern Expressions: Set Impossible Goals (12)
- 10: What Are You Proud Of? (14)
- 08: The Formula for a Productive, Happy Day (21)
- 05: Northern Expressions: The Power to Imagine Better (2)
- 03: Does Comfort Stunt Growth? (22)
- 01: July 2016 Plan Update (25)
July 2016
- 29: Roth IRA Challenge: The Money Mine (5)
- 27: Don’t be a Retirement Newsletter Poster Child (40)
- 25: Retiring Early? We’re Early Retirement Frauds (48)
- 22: Northern Expressions: Hang On To Your Hat (12)
- 20: Saving The First $100,000. The Hardest? (44)
- 18: Dipnetting: Subsistence Salmon Fishing (23)
- 15: Roth IRA Challenge: Amber Tree Leaves (6)
- 13: UK Travel on a Budget (15)
- 11: Traveling London on a Budget (22)
- 08: Northern Expressions: Virtue, Wealth, Liberty, Power (8)
- 06: June 2016 Plan Update (37)
- 04: The Blessings of Freedom (Repost) (6)
- 01: Roth IRA Challenge: Reserve Military Service (11)
June 2016
- 29: Scheduled Unproductivity (12)
- 27: Northern Expenditure Turns 1! (42)
- 24: Northern Expressions: Be a Columbus (10)
- 22: Save Money on Your Legal Will (16)
- 20: Decisions to Make Before Drafting a Will (23)
- 17: Funding Your Roth IRA Without a Side Hustle (11)
- 15: Europe for $10/Day (in 1977): Part 2 (3)
- 13: Europe for $10/Day (in 1977): Part 1 (10)
- 10: Northern Expressions: Advice is NOT Permission (8)
- 08: Travel Hacking from Anchorage Alaska to London & Paris (24)
- 06: Conservative Travel Hacking (22)
- 03: Roth IRA Challenge: Dream Beyond Debt (13)
- 01: May 2016 Plan Update (31)
May 2016
- 30: I’m an SEO Specialist and you can be too! (14)
- 27: Northern Expressions: Woody Allen (2)
- 25: The Study of Entrepreneurs (20)
- 23: Financial Relativity (Your Experience is Not Mine) (43)
- 20: Roth IRA Challenge: The Freedom From Money (8)
- 18: Financial Independence is Not a Marathon (58)
- 16: My Graduation Commencement Address (26)
- 13: Northern Expressions: Have A Plan (10)
- 11: A Simpler Life (41)
- 09: The Brand Name Deception (55)
- 06: Roth IRA Challenge: After You’ve Crushed It! (22)
- 04: The Gazingus Pin: Your Spending Weakness (56)
- 02: April 2016 Plan Update (40)
April 2016
- 29: Northern Expressions: Savings Muscles (12)
- 27: Do You Know Your Financial Reflexes? (38)
- 25: Designing Our Kaleidoscope (29)
- 22: Roth IRA Challenge: From Frugal to Free (16)
- 20: How to Stop Leaky Spending (25)
- 18: The 4-Year Potential (25)
- 15: Northern Expressions: Stuff vs. Time (12)
- 13: Breaking Research: Live Rich or Die Young (21)
- 11: The Impact of Making Just One Change (39)
- 06: How Parents and Significant Others Impact Student Finances (26)
- 04: When Money and Love Don’t Mix (33)
- 01: March 2016 Plan Update (22)
March 2016
- 30: Choose Your Own Airplane Adventure (20)
- 28: Peanut Butter Ball Inflation (28)
- 25: Recalculating: A New Financial Plan (22)
- 23: Inflation, Market Return, and Safe Withdrawal (15)
- 21: How Much We Spend (29)
- 18: Roth IRA Challenge: Monetize Money and Passions (14)
- 16: Are You a Saver or a Spender? The Why. (29)
- 14: Financial Benefits of Alaska (24)
- 11: How Much Do Your Neighbors Matter? (18)
- 09: Why the YMOYL Wall Chart is the Best Retirement Tool (26)
- 07: Iditarod 44 (21)
- 04: Roth IRA Challenge: Creating My Kaleidoscope (4)
- 02: February 2016 Plan Update (36)
February 2016
- 29: Lessons from Decluttering Everything (40)
- 26: Gratitude: An Antidote for Temporal Discounting? (17)
- 24: The Financial Independence Anthem (17)
- 22: Fight Back by Changing the Rules (27)
- 19: Roth IRA Challenge: How We (Could Have) Fully Funded an Account (13)
- 17: Kitchen and Bathroom Organization (28)
- 15: I Found the Hairbands and Saved Money! (15)
- 12: Northern Expenditure’s 100th Post! (40)
- 10: The Steps to Take to Purge and Organize Your Books (32)
- 08: Pay Your Kids and Put them to Work! (24)
- 05: What Does: “I Can’t Afford it” Actually Mean? (31)
- 03: Organizing My Clothes Closet (18)
- 01: January 2016 Plan Update (22)
January 2016
- 29: The Bell on the Fishing Pole: Living in the Present (19)
- 27: The Two Things Keeping You From Retirement (8)
- 25: Dutch Ovens, Hockey, & Earthquakes: Another Alaskan Weekend (30)
- 22: Caught With Your Shirt Off? Own it! (26)
- 20: How Much 2 Cars Costs Us (40)
- 18: Martin Luther King, Jr.: To the Dream (10)
- 13: The Power of a Good Cleanse (20)
- 13: What I Learned at the Holiday Bazaar (14)
- 11: Our 2016 Non-Financial Goals (21)
- 08: The Fill-the-Bucket List (50)
- 06: Accept Yourself Now (23)
- 04: December 2015 Plan Update (30)
December 2015
- 25: Merry Christmas from the Banks (23)
- 23: My Dad Retired Yesterday (20)
- 21: The Alaska State Energy Rebate Program: The Grand Finale! (24)
- 18: The Experience-Based Christmas (18)
- 16: Back to Basics: The Basic Steps to Financial Awesomeness (22)
- 14: Money Buys Color: #PFMessages in A Little Princess (14)
- 11: What I Learned In Ice Skating Class (27)
- 09: Dream Big (26)
- 07: Pick a Path and Make it YOURS (20)
- 04: The American Dream? No, Thank you! (28)
- 02: November 2015 Plan Update (26)
November 2015
- 30: Northern Expenditure Retirement Soundbite (27)
- 27: ‘Enough’ is a Feast (18)
- 25: Research Says: Be Grateful! (24)
- 23: How We Turned Unemployment Into a Game. And Won! (32)
- 20: Sex and Money in Marriage (32)
- 18: Financial Ethics (28)
- 16: First Job? $23,500 is a Magic Number! (20)
- 13: Our Road to Financial Awesomeness (20)
- 11: Introducing… Penny! (20)
- 09: How Much Do Groceries Cost in Alaska? (17)
- 06: Scarcity Spending (16)
- 03: Hey Everybody! Have a better dream! (14)
- 02: October 2015 Plan Update (12)
October 2015
- 30: The Magic of Holidays: Traditions (8)
- 28: The Index Card Challenge: My Submission (16)
- 26: The Story of My 33% Raise (30)
- 23: Align Your Budget: Financial Date Night (8)
- 21: Know Thyself: Do You (12)
- 19: Feature Fatigue: Simple is Better (16)
- 16: Shipping to Alaska (or Hawaii) (4)
- 14: “That Looks Like a Lot of Work” (20)
- 12: What’s In My Freezer? (18)
- 09: What to Say to Earn a Raise (6)
- 07: Keepin’ it Real: Kiddos (13)
- 05: Want to Save More? Plan for Regret. (6)
- 02: September 2015 Plan Update: PFD DAY! (4)
September 2015
- 30: How I’m Making $10,360 Overnight (12)
- 28: Energy Rebate Program Update: Front Door and Attic Insulation (8)
- 25: Accidentally Quitting: Accountability Fridays (4)
- 23: Don’t Buy In To “Facebook Finances” (20)
- 21: #FinCon15 – A Twitter Story of FinCon (13)
- 18: What’s REALLY happening at FinCon15 (6)
- 16: Our Next Life: The Series Continues (19)
- 14: A Newbie’s Guide to Real Estate Investing (14)
- 11: Don’t Eat Money! (16)
- 09: Enlighten Us (10)
- 07: How to Save Money on Groceries (even in Alaska!) (4)
- 04: Fireweed Finance: A Seasonal Check-up (14)
- 02: August 2015 Plan Update (17)
August 2015
- 31: The About Series: The Banks! (6)
- 28: How to Navigate Finances in Marriage (8)
- 26: Life Asset Allocation (8)
- 24: Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness (4)
- 21: Common Business Regrets (4)
- 19: Sunshine Blogger Award (6)
- 17: Top 5 Life Regrets of the Dying (10)
- 14: Research Highlight: How to Experience Less Regret (2)
- 12: My Biggest Money Regret (4)
- 10: What Grandpa Taught Me About Money (8)
- 07: Research Highlight: How to Start a New Habit (0)
- 05: Liebster Award (12)
- 03: July 2015 Plan Update (4)
July 2015
- 31: EARTHQUAKE! Life can change so quickly. (4)
- 29: How to Save Money on a New Baby (0)
- 27: It’s Your Fault! (6)
- 24: Research Highlight: Temporal Discounting (2)
- 22: The Best, Easy Salmon Recipe (0)
- 20: Dipnetting: How do you get your salmon? (8)
- 17: Energy Rebate Program Update: Windows and Bathroom Fans (0)
- 15: Retiring Early: The Math (4)
- 13: The Art of Mooching: The Tale of Rhubarb (0)
- 10: What to Buy at Trader Joe’s (0)
- 08: Research Highlight: The Marshmallow Study (0)
- 06: The Blessings of Freedom (2)
- 02: Plan Update: June 2015 (2)
- 01: Moving to Alaska (4)
June 2015
Did you get through all of them? 🙂