When business-minded people get together, possible joint business projects are a popular topic of conversation. If you come from a family of entrepreneurs, then family holidays often include discussions of businesses your relatives are thinking of starting. It is part of the ... Read more...
The Growing Popularity of Financial Bets
Financial bets are growing more and more popular in the world as digital gaming expands. But, what are financial bets? The simplest way to explain it is that it can be betting on the price development of a financial instrument, like a foreign currency. Basically, bettors are ... Read more...
Could Grocery Shopping Look Different in 2016?
Shopping online may still be a ways away, although my brother-in-law uses Amazon to purchase toilet paper, paper towel, and laundry detergent. Ordering with a personal shopper to hand pick items and deliver seems to be a waste of money in my mind, but some markets will begin ... Read more...
I Hereby Declare That I Am No Longer Spending Money On Weight Loss Products
I, like many women my age, have a long history with dieting. I'll spare you all the boring details, but I've essentially been on (or cheating on) one diet or another since I was about 14. Some have worked, some haven't. But obviously, since I'm still unhappy with my weight, ... Read more...
What’s The Best $60 You’ve Ever Spent? Plus, A Giveaway!
Moving sucks, amirite? Until my recent move, I didn't realize that moving is honestly one of the most unpleasant processes we humans put ourselves through, and I firmly believe that the only reason we keep doing it is because we forget how awful it was the last time. Pretty ... Read more...
Three Personal Finance Things That Are Still Hard For Me, And Three That Aren’t (Updated Edition)
The older I get, the more I realize that some things are just harder for some people than for others. That seems like a really obvious statement, but in American society we always hear stuff like "where there's a will there's a way" and "keep a positive attitude and you can do ... Read more...
I Am So Sick Of Spending Money
I've been chronicling my personal finance journey here for over four years, and frankly, there aren't that many firsts left for me and my finances. Or so I thought. For the first time ever, I have a serious, painful, nauseating case of spending fatigue. Now, I've had a lot ... Read more...
How “Spendy” Is Your Profession?
In my profession (teaching) there are lots and lots and lots of debates. Teacher-centered instruction or student-centered instruction? Are students getting too much homework? Merit or seniority-based pay? There's a lot to talk about, a lot to disagree about, a lot that we need to ... Read more...
Stuff That You Probably Think Is A Waste Of Money, But I Don’t
The Internet - and I mean lots and lots of sites, not just personal finance blogs - is rife with opinions about what is a waste of money. Usually, these articles come in the form of a list, with titles like "Top Ten Money Wasters" of "Fifteen Ways You're Wasting Money." Typical ... Read more...
Breaking Up – It Hurts The Heart…And The Wallet
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that about a month and a half ago I went through a breakup. I don't write about my personal life very much on my blog, so I've kept it sort of quiet here but to say that I've been struggling over the past few weeks is an understatement; the ... Read more...
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