Blog, Lifestyle, Travel Avoid Baggage Fees: 6 rules for packing light BY Ms. Vine We have a vacation coming up and I can’t wait! We enjoy the anticipation of...
Blog, Cooking, Lifestyle Farm to fork: How The Vines buy groceries BY Ms. Vine It is almost my favorite time of year--CSA season! To celebrate, in this post, I'm...
Blog, Lifestyle, Wine Review Review of 2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Vina Ardanza Reserva BY Ms. Vine As I've mentioned, I occasionally buy wine via online auctions. Most often, I do this...
Blog, Lifestyle, Personal Finance Ignoring Conventional Wisdom: The Vines buy new cars BY Ms. Vine We've added a subscription link to receive an email when there is a new post....
Blog, Cooking, Lifestyle Hog Heaven: The Vines order bulk pork BY Ms. Vine We decided to take the plunge and ordered a half pork from a local farmer...
Blog, Lifestyle, Personal Finance What advice would I give myself 10 years ago? BY Ms. Vine With the benefit of hindsight, what would I tell myself ten years ago? There are...
Blog, Personal Finance, Travel Travel Philosophy: How we make travel and financial independence high priorities BY Ms. Vine This post may contain affiliate links. See our full disclosure here. Before we got serious...
Blog, Travel Three ways a long layover can improve a vacation BY Ms. Vine A layover that allows a traveler to escape the airport and explore a city can...
Blog, Personal Finance Tips for new student loan borrowers and what it’s like to pay off the last student loan BY Ms. Vine On March 2, 2018, I made my very last student loan payment. It felt so...
Blog, Personal Finance Three reasons we hired a financial planner BY Ms. Vine The words “financial advisor” are almost profanity in the FIRE community. I understand why. For...