This past week I’ve been working on an ESL Certification so I can work for iTutor. I passed their interview process and am conditionally accepted as long as I get that certificate. A lot of studying for the course has been common sense things or just learning the right name for a teaching theory, but…
The other morning, I was pulling on a T-shirt and saw the label and I was struck by the idea that my closet is like a little financial timeline for me. As we wrap up the third month of un-/wildly under-employment I sort of laughed as I picked up the Banana Republic t-shirt and put…
Lots of people seem to have lots of opinions about credit cards. For me, I am super pro credit card. I always pay off my balances. So far I’ve never struggled with too much impulse buying (I joke about the candles… it can get a bit excessive, but it is under control). I recognize this…
Profile I am thirty six years old and I’m unemployed. I’ve picked up a day here and there doing some theater maintenance work this month, while still trying to get an unemployment claim straightened out. I have largely spent this month in a most fantastic funk. Yay pandemic. Yay arts career. Yay life. Spending &…
Back in June, I did my first Zoom production of The Yellow Wallpaper, you can find a detailed breakdown of it in this post. In July and August, I worked on a second production with the same company, which was pretty exciting because it gave me a chance to try to fix a few of…
So earlier this week, I was looking at my bank account and realized that soon, I will need to figure out which bucket I plan on tapping by the end of next month, if I can’t upright my currently sinking money ship. And what I mean by bucket is bank account. One of my freelancing…
About a year ago now, I bought an iPad. My ASM at the time had one and she used it constantly. I don’t know if this is one of my first experiences with a technology age gap or what (strike that, the first was actually Snapchat. Don’t understand it and don’t care), but I did…
Hi, friends! Today I have another guest post from my friend Iris who also blogs about her itinerant life as a wife onboard cruise ships over at the Life of Iris. Today she’s sharing some of her money thoughts with us. What’s your number? No, not that number. What’s the number of dollars/pounds/yen/euros per hour/day/week…
I read this great post on productivity porn over at Bitches Get Riches a little while ago and I have been mulling it over ever since. I flipping love productivity porn. It started early. Hints from Heloise was literally my favorite part of the newspaper as a kid. Who knows why 9 year old me…
I make a lot of “risky” life choices. I have generally thumbed my nose at the man for the vast majority of my life. A lot of privilege has let me do that, but let me tell you 2020 has been the year where I’ve been like, “oh… I see” in regards to the way…
So here’s a confession, right around the same time I started brokeGIRLrich, I also started a blog called chubbyGIRLthin (yes, not the most PC name, though I was also talking about me, so I think I can call myself whatever I want – it was also 2013, different times). I think of this blog from…
I am pretty pleased with past Mel these days. I feel like I keep finding little surprises she left future me that I had totally forgotten about. I am a pretty well trained creature. Current Mel helps out Future Mel in a ton of little non-monetary ways too. She leaves out tomorrow’s clothes the night…
The death of a spouse or partner is one of the hardest things that a person can go through. Losing a loved one is always tough but when you lose the person that you share everything with, it can leave you feeling very lost. It’s easy to spiral and start thinking that there is no…
One thing I’ve talked about a lot here over the years are side hustles, and it turns out the arts community are pretty phenomenal at it. If you’re looking for inspiration for things you could do as side hustles or looking for unique ways to support arts workers, here are some side hustles (some of…
So, after an approximately 4 year run, my old glasses from GlassesShop.com finally bit the dust. I have to say, they held up pretty well. I had gotten them for free in return for a review, but if I had to buy them myself, they would’ve cost $32.90. They weren’t the most comfortable after…
Every successful company eventually reaches the point where they have to grow to accommodate the needs of their clients. You might have done everything when your startup was just trying to get off the ground, but now that you’ve gotten busier and generated some profits, you think it’s time to hire some help. So how…
Profile I am thirty six years old and I’m unemployed. I’ve picked up a day here and there doing some theater maintenance work this month, while trying to get an unemployment claim straightened out. I am also volunteering again at my friend’s company as stage manager/production manager for a digital performance of Dracula that we did the…
A car is an expensive commodity that you want to ideally last as long as possible. Not only is the purchase of said car, expensive but you’ve also got the running costs and any nasty surprise in maintenance. With that being said, here are four tips to make your car last longer. Image Source Read…
A few of you may remember that I’ve actually been attending a local county college online to work on an accounting degree for the last two years, extremely part time. At best, I take two classes a semester, but for the most part, it’s one, and there was even a semester where I just couldn’t…
Let’s talk a little about credit scores today. First, let’s start with what they are. A credit score is a number between 300-850 that lenders use to determine how good you are with credit. Having a higher score is better. There are two main types of credit scores, FICO scores and VantageScore, which are very…
As a personal finance blogger, a particularly fun this is the tons and tons of emails I get from random people and companies with random finance info in them. But sometimes these emails contain news that is kind of interesting. Here’s are a few in honor of a new semester starting! LendEDU is finance website…
I saw a post on Twitter recently requesting everyone search GIFs for their favorite movie and post the one that best represents 2020. I have also been a little crabby lately. So when I realized that my all time favorite movie has many GIFs that relate to 2020, I laughed a lot. Hopefully these make you laugh…
I was feeling a little ranty on this subject after the last week of applying to Muggle jobs and I felt like here was the place to share. Now, I know I’m a little spoiled from years of word of mouth jobs, or having to send a whopping grand total of a cover letter and…
Getting Loans with Bad Credit is Entirely Possible Source: Pixabay No Attribution Credit scores feature prominently in determining who gets approved for loans. These scores range from bad to excellent, and depending upon your number, a lender may or may not approve a loan for you. People with bad credit scores have a lower likelihood…
We live in weird times, but one of the silver linings right now is the incredible wealth of information stage managers are pouring out on the internet. While some of these sources have been around for years, others seem to be popping up daily while stage managers find cool, new ways to put that urge…