I’ve read a rant or two in the personal finance blogosphere recently and now it’s my turn! I’m infuriated at the cost of prescriptions here in the United States. My fury is a personal one and I’m going to make it my personal mission to find alternatives. Before I begin, I should remind you all …
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In life and finances, we need to take risks if we are going to grow. The question is how much risk and furthermore, I believe the better question to ponder is what kind of lens are you viewing your perceived risk through. I’ve learned in life that I need to get into the center of …
The first step in gaining control of my finances involved getting on a zero-based budget. Essentially it means assigning every dollar to a category. If we don’t know where our money is going, how can we learn to save more? As I’ve evolved through the years financially so has my budget. However, I still track …
Hello everyone! I was given the opportunity to share my story with the readers of Bible Money Matters. It’s an awesome website run by an impressive young man, Peter Anderson. Their tagline is: Give more. Save more. Live more. If you haven’t checked out their site yet, I highly recommend that you do as there …
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I don’t know about you but my career is thriving and I expect it to only go up from here. I take it very seriously and want to not only grow myself professionally but also the company. This article is for anyone else who also wants to grow their career and needs some direction on …
I’m a 46-year old single woman and I have reinvented myself. If you’ve followed my story you know that I got sober at 36, and then finished paying my debt off by age 45. I’m now crushing it in my career and working towards financial independence. It’s never too late to start again and this article is …
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I first learned to ski in middle school and then participated in ski club in high school. Additionally, I skied several times in my adult life but didn’t really pick it back up until about 6 years ago. When I was in debt, I took a break deciding to focus most of my income on …
I want to share some valuable financial takeaways from an unlikely source – a fiction book. Typically, I read non-fiction; however, I started incorporating some fiction into my life. Firstly, I joined a book club and they typically pick fiction…until it’s my turn to pick and, of course, I’ll choose non-fiction. Additionally, I went on …
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Today is another interview in my series, “People are Basically…” If you want to be considered for a feature in this series reach out to me, here. I’m excited to introduce Michelle to you. She runs the website Savvy History and her tagline is financial independence for the creative class. That is certainly fitting for Michelle! Currently, …
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I went shopping the other day. Shocking, right? I preach frugality and yet I had the audacity to shop. Haha, all things in moderation. Anyway, I bought a fancy dress and learned a valuable lesson from an unlikely person. So much so that I thought to turn it into a blog post. This is Not …