I know some people who just thrive in a whirling dervish of chaos. I am not one of those people. I spent the last month in Milwaukee really upset that I hadn’t brought my 2019 calendar with me because I was trying to book and organize things and suddenly felt really overwhelmed that I couldn’t…
Folks, I have tried a lot of different tactics to get my financial life in order, some with little difficulty but big payouts (like setting up a budget at the beginning or continually tracking my net worth), others with questionable payouts (no spend months, buying meat in dollar stores, mystery shopping). At the end of the…
Nobody likes to be faced with a bad situation, but you aren’t going to be able to get through life without having to deal with one or two of them. But is definitely hard at some points, and it’s no doubt the situations that we have to deal with that make it 10x worse. But…
Why Financial Independence Matters to Me I moved to the U.S. at the age of 18 to enroll in a four-year college. The first day of school, all the American kids in my dorm had their parents help them move their gazillion belongings into their rooms. As I did all the unpacking myself (all my…
https://unsplash.com/photos/n6judbg4SOY In life, we all have things we want, things we hope for, an idea of what our lives should be. Even if you’re someone that doesn’t think you have goals, you do. Because you’ll have thought about the house you want to, or the career you want, or the future you want for your…
This is a largely theoretical post, because I have none. I mean, maybe not none, but it’s a real problem. It’s a problem when I rush people because they don’t make decisions or understand things as fast as I do. Which is funny, cause there are definitely times I’m indecisive and don’t understand things, and…
Sometimes I think one of the biggest things affecting my day to day happiness is a hybrid combination of procrastination and laziness. I’m also not sure if it’s from being a millennial or years of cruise ship and touring life. As a millennial, I think we’re kind of avoiders. I am totally speaking for myself,…
Guys, I am drowning in clutter right now and it has reminded me how much trouble I have concentrating and getting anything done when my life is a mess. I recently moved out of the RV I’ve been living in with the circus and back into my parents’ house for the next few months and…
2014 was easily the worst year of my life. I moved back to the tristate area to be around my grandmother for her last few months. I worked a job I hated and was terrible at. I broke up with a long term boyfriend. I honestly spent most of the year on the verge of…
Accident Fast-Track #1: Texting While Driving (image) Could you be on the fast-track to a car accident? You might be, especially if any of what we say in this article is true to you. Not only are you putting your own life and welfare at risk, but you are endangering the lives of other road…
So I’ve made a few decisions about my job. About two weeks ago, I gave notice that I wanted to leave by Christmas. The current plan is that December 22nd or 23rd will be my last shows, depending on when my family is free to actually come pick me up. When I went to talk to my…
Staying on top of your financial situation isn’t always easy – and many people before you have gone from healthy to poor finances faster than they’d like to admit. All it takes is a few unexpected expenses, really, a few days of reckless spending, or simply ignoring your bank account for a couple of weeks.…
On average, there are around 6 million traffic accidents each year in the US. About a sixth of these result in fatalities, and someone else’s property is almost always damaged, showing the risks which can come with this part of life. Of course, though, after years of driving safely and without any issues, it’s understandable…
I think I am somewhat of a minimalist – it comes with living in boats, trains, and hotels. Moving into an RV was pretty easy after that. It’s even taken me most of a year to really decorate and feel moved in. I’m easily affected by clutter. I just had a crazy week at work…
Let me tell you two stories. The first story is about a 21 year old girl working in a theater down the shore. One particularly long week, after working till after midnight every day, she would stop for dinner on her way home around 2 or 3 in the morning at Wawa. One night she…
I’m dealing with some intense rat on a wheel syndrome guys. I’ve spent 6 weeks this summer working from home with the freedom to do what I want as long as I was hitting the deadlines for the stuff I needed to do. Then my mom’s cancer relapse has had me at home for 3…
Have you ever tried to write a vision statement? I mean, your own personal, life vision statement? Maybe you work for a big company and were part of the team that developed the vision statement. Maybe you worked on a little startup that had a killer vision statement that you repeated all the time to…
Image via Pixabay For many people, their worst fear is one day being financially preyed on and exploited by an unscrupulous conman or predatory company. This certainly isn’t an unreasonable fear, ether. Huge numbers of people are defrauded annually in all kinds of ways, both big and small, and the damage done by some of…
Managing your finances can be a difficult task. And it can become even more daunting if you have a lot of expenses to cater to. Plus, if you are an impulsive shopper. The second reason may not be applicable to everyone, but allotting some amount from your pocket for your bills from time to time…
I was reading a featured article over at Rockstar Finance lately that was a snapshot of that blogger’s idea of living with intention. And that day sounded just generally… perfect. Like, I was crazy jealous of the idea that this could be someone’s life but I have never really tried to make that my life.…
My brother and I were chatting on a recent car ride about how crazy the curveballs that life throws you can be. I sort of joked that I hadn’t really had a life plan since I was 23 and I’ve mostly been winging it since then. He pointed out that it’s best to never get…
Other than the obvious, I’ve been thinking a little about how money can’t actually buy a lot of things. Money can buy me a Rosetta Stone (and man are they pricey) but it can’t make me sit at my computer 30 minutes a day for 6 months, doing all the lessons. Money can buy me…