* Rolled over old 401k to IRA
* Finally began moving cash from a stock-option success into Wealthfront
* Killed landline
* Canceled all print magazine subscriptions.
* Cut back lawn irrigation to two days a week.
* DH became so adept at bus that we are selling our larger car.
* Created and maintain monthly budget (everydollar).
* Got a Fitbit Charge and started walking and sleeping more as a result.
* Grew meaningful quantities of garlic, onions, spaghetti squash, sunchokes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, rainbow chard, tree collards, artichokes, sorrel, peppers, eggplant, tomatillos and herbs in home garden.
* Learned how to butcher and process a chicken; learned how to roast a whole chicken; learned how to turn savory vegetable scraps and chicken bones into stock.
* Learned how to make fresh pasta.
* Learned how to make fridge pickles.
* Learned how to make pizza dough from scratch.
* Learned about sourdough bread, kombucha and vinegar ferments.
* Got off Starbucks treadmill, now home roast $4/lb green beans from Costco.
* Decluttered a huge amount of stuff, sold surplus goods on eBay for extra income.
* Learned how to do several types of sprinkler repairs
* Stopped being afraid of DIY tasks (thanks for the help with the brake-light replacement, MMM DIY forum!) and collected some useful, minimalist tool sets for future projects from estate sales and Harbor Freight
* Started ordering bulk groats from Azure Standard for ultra-affordable, ultra-healthy morning oatmeal.
* Did home energy audit with Kill-a-Watt and found a handful of places where we can reduce “vampire” electrical loads, and let go of worries about other electricity draws.
* Battled trash, plastic and consumerism-at-large by following many of the Zero-Waste Home practices advocated by Bea Johnson.
* Adopted the following “non-disposable” options: fountain pen, zippo lighter, rags, menstrual cup, part-time family cloth, handkerchiefs, safety razor.
* Used up the last plastic trash bag and don’t buy them anymore!
* We don’t use the garbage disposal anymore (unplugged it!) and compost the vast majority of organic materials that pass through our home. We have significantly reduced our production of both landfill trash and recyclables. We take out our green bin maybe twice a year, and our blue and black bins can go out every two or three weeks rather than every week. We will extend those intervals in the new year.
