The Bucket List Conundrum

The Bucket List Conundrum

Everywhere I turn there seems to be a new BuzzFeed article about bucket lists – especially bucket lists for your 20s, bucket lists for singles, etc. When I was a teenager, someone told me about bucket lists and they seemed like such a cool idea I went ahead and made one – but my bucket…

Ways to Save Money for Your Dream House

Ways to Save Money for Your Dream House

It sounds counter intuitive to save money if you plan to buy a house. Because despite the lower amortizations of real estate today, home ownership is still expensive. The maintenance alone is enough to make you broke. But, a house is great investment for people looking into long-term plans. With a house, you have a…

Being the Boss of Yourself is Hard

Being the Boss of Yourself Sucks

Adulting is hard. Constantly being the boss of yourself is exhausting. Every day is an endless stream of decisions and it would be so much easier at times to have my mom making them for me, like when I was a little kid. Do I start the day with Captain Crunch or oatmeal?  I know…

The Non-Committal Millennial & Finance

I was visiting two old ship friends last week when one of them asked if I’d ever noticed how noncommittal our generation is, and actually, I had. We were planning to do something and she had sent a friend a text to join us saying: “We’re thinking about doing whatever this afternoon.” While the conversation…