Welcome.

Mindfully Spent is about managing finances, time, and more in pursuit of meaning. It chronicles my journey to use money and moments for things I truly love.

Save money. Pay off debt. Simplify. Do the unimaginable big things that you want with your life. Look back on your dollars and days and find they were Mindfully Spent.

All tagged embarrassing tales of really bad spending habits

Jan 26

Jan 26 9 easy things you can do today to improve your finances.

Melanie Harding

Money, Meaning

9 completely free tools that can help you spend less, better understand your finances, set meaningful priorities, and put a few bucks in your pocket.

Oct 18

Oct 18 Week 4 Wins: How I saved $177, found immediate motivation, & tackled our student loan debt.

Melanie Harding

Money, Meaning

I have paid an extra $400.26 toward our debt in just 4 weeks! In this post, I discuss how this success was mostly due to radical changes of the tiniest kind, wins that have nothing to do with money, and how I found I will be able to redirect over $6,000 to debt repayment in the year to come.

Sep 20

Sep 20 How a journey begins.

Melanie Harding

Money, Meaning, Time

The way we live should reflect our deepest held beliefs about who we are and what is important to us. Why I recommitted to spending my money and moments on the things that were truly meaningful.