( photo credit: Post Secret) This is my favorite postcard of all time.
This week, Post Secret is raising money and awareness for the National Suicide Prevention Week. For those of you that don’t know about Post Secret, it is a website founded by Frank Warren who describes it as, “a collection of highly personal, controversial and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world.” Frank Warren receives hundreds (maybe thousands?) of postcards every day filled with secrets from people around the world. He then chooses 20 postcards to publish on his website for the world to see.
So today, in honor of Post Secret and their mission, the Cash Cow Couple is getting into the spirit by revealing some secrets of our own.
Let’s start with the things you DO know:
We will live on less than $12,000 in our first year of marriage.
We eat for less than $5 per day for two people on account of our knowledge on how to save money on groceries.
We can’t afford a dog.
We rarely eat out.
We live in a mobile home circa 1980.
We love our frugal life.
Now for the secret fun facts you don’t already know:
1) The CCC hates going rock climbing. Both of us. We have a lot of respect for those of you that love that sport. We just can’t get into it.
2) Jacob loves chess- though he rarely gets to play it because I don’t know how to strategize. He tried to teach me once, but realized that was really miserable for us both.
3) Vanessa still talks about what she wants to be when she grows up. I’m thinking maybe a photographer? Maybe a motivational speaker? Maybe a mom? Maybe all 3?
4) The CCC loves to watch good TV shows. We have no shame. We really enjoy our tube time together. We definitely don’t pay for cable though. Dexter or Breaking Bad anyone?
5) The CCC (Vanessa) loves mayonnaise. I am currently learning how to make it myself so we can eat it on homemade butternut squash fries.
6) Jacob gives awesome gifts. He spends very little but somehow has a 6th sense for what people will like.
7) Vanessa has a stellar knack for remembering random numbers. If you ask me how much we paid for our last purchase on our credit card I can repeat it back to you like I was staring at it. But ask me to add 23+ 49 and you’ll hear a nice loooong pause before I give you the wrong answer.
8) The CCC loves to read. Ok. Maybe you knew this already, but it’s very easily our main hobby. We devour books almost as much as food. The only difference is that we never pay for books.
9) The CCC buys most of their Christmas gifts at garage sales. Tacky? We don’t think so. Most of it you’d never be able to tell I didn’t just reveal our secret.
10) Vanessa has a fascination with fire places. But then I was told that firewood is very expensive unless you cut your own wood….sigh.
11) Jacob is a foodie. He loves food and is always thinking of how to make our food more exciting. He has a knack for picking out ingredients that blend perfectly. But he hates overpriced restaurants.
12) The CCC has several gallons of spices that we ordered in bulk for a cheaper unit price. You know…because Jacob likes to make food taste interesting.
13) Jacob is the best penny pincher. Surprise? probably not. But seriously. He checks everything to the cent. He is hyper-aware of everything money related.
14)Vanessa survived on tuna and mayo sandwiches for 1 whole year of college. A) Because I’m frugal B) I didn’t know how to cook. C) I love tuna.
15 ) The CCC is burnt out on bacon. This is unfortunate considering we have about 15 lbs of it in our freezer that we bought for $1.69 per lb (see what I mean about the freaky number thing?) We never thought we’d say it, but we have too much bacon!
16) Jacob hates yard work. He thinks it is a waste of time. If it were up to him, we’d have a gravel yard. Surprisingly, they look pretty nice.
17) Vanessa started off as a nursing major in college. Turns out, nursing was not for me. I have so much respect for those hard working individuals though!
18) The CCC loves Thai food and will splurge on it occasionally. Currently, I’m learning how to make curry at home.
19) Jacob has far too many good ideas, and not enough time to get them done.
20) If Vanessa could only learn about one subject for the rest of her life it would be relationships.
So what are some of your quirky secrets? Share 3 of your best with us below!
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