I was just visiting a friend for the weekend and we were chatting about the state of our careers coming out of the pandemic (we both work in the arts – he’s a musician). I mentioned that I had several job offers but that since I’m hoping to go back to school soon, I’ve had…

I am so excited for this dumpster fire of a year to almost be over. I know nothing magically gets better on January 1st but I really hope we’re closer in the downward slide back towards normal. So it’s reaching that time of year when I start to ponder my goals for next year. Because…

I think it’s easy to get caught up in the romantic side of the arts, which sort of ignores or even vilifies a lot of concepts about money and security. I also think that’s nuts. There’s nothing romantic about dying of tuberculosis in a flophouse. Being properly vaccinated and having access to healthcare and crazy…

It’s easy for us all to feel like we’re stuck with bad finances. In fact, from the minute you start having that part time job as a teenager, you realise what it’s like to have to try and manage money. You might not have had to pay bills straight away, but the first one to…

It’s funny, if you follow the personal finance blogosphere, the folks who are recounting their own journeys often seem to follow a similar path. In Debt Out of Debt. What to do now? Save, Save, Save Figure out some investing. Money. I mean, not a lot of money, but enough money. What do I do…

Getting started on a new goal can be so overwhelming. Is that just me? I’m currently the chubbiest I’ve ever been and as I start taking some baby steps to fix it, I also feel like I’m just a mess and a little overwhelmed and like none of this could ever work and like I…