Sometimes I get really sick of being "into" my finances. Sometimes I just want to be happy that I have any savings cushion at all, instead of always feeling like it's not enough. Sometimes I want to stop thinking about saving for retirement, and start thinking about saving ... Read more...
Is Your Arrogance About Your Finances Holding You Back?
Ok, guys. I'm going to admit something really big here. Like, I've never admitted this to anyone before, and I really considered not leading with this little tidbit about myself in this post because it's so damn embarrassing. But in the interest of honesty, here it goes: In ... Read more...
Five Things
A lot of my favorite bloggers like to do "five things" posts, especially on Fridays. Here's my first attempt at five things:Five things I'm proud of:1. Paying off two credit cards, a student loan, and (almost) my car within five years of getting my first job.2. Getting my ... Read more...
This Is What I DO Know (About Money)
I'm still undecided about my existential money crisis (and if you haven't thrown in your two cents yet, please do!) so while I've been thinking a lot about what I don't know about my money, I've also been thinking a lot about what I doknow. I've been committed to improving my ... Read more...
20 Financial Milestones For Your 20s
I know I'm a little late to the party on this one, but I thought I'd take a look at how I measure up to Gen Y Wealth's 20 Financial Milestones for Your 20s. I must be in a list-y mood this weekend :) Here's what I'm looking at as I close in on my 26th birthday:#1 – Finance a ... Read more...
Ask Me Anything
I'm sort of struggling to come up with post ideas recently. I'm going to detail another internal personal financial debate I'm having later this week, but I felt like something lighter in the meantime. So, I'd like you to ask me anything. I want to answer some reader questions ... Read more...
26 Questions
I'm planning an insightful post about my new financial goals and philosophy, but in the meantime I thought I'd steal this post from one of my favorite bloggers Saving4Later:Last Movie I Saw In A Movie Theater? The Blindside. Kind of corny, but cute.What Book Are You Reading? ... Read more...
"I Want to be the Kind of Person Who…"
About a week ago, I read a really great post on Saving to Pay Down My Home. It was about envisioning who you want to be and going for it. Ever since I read it, I've been doing a lot of thinking about who I want to be. I think that I struggle a lot with living up to my own values ... Read more...
10 Things About Me + Updates
I got tagged by High Class, Low Income to share 10 things about myself. I've done these types of posts before, so I'm going to try not to repeat myself. Here it goes:1. I hate/am intimidated by technology. For me, it falls into the category of: More Trouble Than It's Worth.2. I'm ... Read more...
I’m Not a Fan
I'm not a fan of summer. In fact, I very, very strongly dislike summer. Which makes me weird. Fine. When is it fall? Seriously, I'm sooooo sick of sweating just from stepping outside, and getting bitten by mosquitos, and getting sunburned, and being expected to be having a great ... Read more...