Before I declare my February goals, let's take a look at how I did on January's: 1. Re-evaluate my 2013 financial plan - PASS! I re-evaluated, revised, and then revised again! Bonus points? 2. Read 2 novels - HALF PASS! I read one really quickly in the beginning of the ... Read more...
It’s Time To Admit…
…that I agree with Dave Ramsey's plan for financial improvement/independence. Well, let's be clear about that: I agree with the broad strokes of Dave Ramsey's plan for financial improvement/independence. I agree with aiming for a debt-free life. I agree with taking a "gazelle ... Read more...
I Think I’ve Come Down With a Case of Never-Good-Enough-Itis
When I first started blogging about money almost 4 years ago, I used to think to myself, "if I could just pay off this personal loan, I would be soooo thrilled and feel soooo much better about my finances." Then I paid it off. Pretty much within 24 hours, I started thinking, ... Read more...
On Becoming a Financial Badass
There are many, many people out there who are financially irresponsible. In fact, I'd wager that these people represent a clear majority of the American population. This is the majority that many PF bloggers (including myself) have counted themselves among in the past - the ... Read more...
April Goals
After my horrible March, April needs to be a good month! Here's hoping what I have on tap doesn't overload the system: 1. Add $300 to my Freedom Fund I need to be super frugal to make this happen, but I think I can! That would bring me up to an even $1,000, which is ... Read more...
March = Fail
Let's take a look at the epic, epic fail that was the month of March: 1. Add $700 to my Freedom Fund From the beginning, I knew that this goal was a stretch. I also forgot that I would need to buy two somewhat big birthday gifts this month and that I had a number of events on ... Read more...
Savings Woes
Spoiler alert: I'm not going to make my March goal of adding $700 to my Freedom Fund. I knew that goal was a stretch when I made it, but I can't help but feel frustrated and disappointed anyway. When it comes to saving, I feel like I'm re-learning the rules of personal finance ... Read more...
March Goals
(Thursday: Most and Least is on hiatus this week.)Oh, goals. I have such a love/hate relationship with you. I've been setting monthly goals on and off since I started this blog; I'm still on the fence about whether or not I want to make posting goals a monthly habit. But this ... Read more...
Updates and 2012 Goals
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I certainly had a nice Christmas at home with my family. I also received a Liebster Blog Award from the wonderful If I Were a Wealthy Girl. I will be passing on the award to my five favorite bloggers early next week because this week I ... Read more...
My Financial Bucket List
I'm not a big believer in "signs" but I can't help but wonder if the personal finance world is trying to send me one - just after I wrote a post about struggling to define my big goals, Krystal at Give Me Back My Five Bucks announces a partnership with Life Insurance Finder to ... Read more...
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