Owning a boat is a dream for many. A boat provides adventures on the water, fishing trips, or simply relaxing days under the sun. But, like any valuable possession, a boat needs care. Regular boat maintenance ensures that your vessel stays in top shape, ready for any journey. Before setting sail, you want to make…
In the changing world of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is one of the most popular and pioneering cryptocurrencies. It has allowed individuals to make safe, independent, transparent, speedy transactions. As Bitcoin grew in popularity, so did its investment value, and now, amateurs and seasoned traders are trading Bitcoin…
Profile I am thirty nine years old and I’m a digital event producer and very occasional freelance stage manager. I make $55/hour at the digital production company I work with, though work has been very slow this year. I work a variety of small side hustles and am a full time student working on a…
Friends. I caved the siren song of cheap things. I bought some stuff from Temu. I will admit I knew like nothing about Temu other than… this stuff is suspiciously cheap. How do you even make stuff this cheap? I hoped it was because with a nice, long shipping time, that’s no problem these days.…
In this series, I’ve been reviewing a document I wrote almost 10 years ago called Mel’s Money Manifesto. I typed it out in the early days of this blog and as I’ve just celebrated my 10 year anniversary with brokeGIRLrich, it seemed like a good time to see how realistic some of those goals were.…
Pexels – CC0 License One of the most important life lessons you could learn is that while age ranges can sometimes serve as a guide, they’re not set in stone, and you’re no less of a person for charting a different path. For example, you might only learn to drive in your 50s, which is…
Once in a while we deviate from the directly finance related content on here to write a post I or a friend really needed on the internet but couldn’t find. Today I bring you what to pack for a week in Switzerland in August. This may sound straightforward but it turned out that packing to…
Never think that you will never be able to buy your dream home. Although some homes are mortgages that might be out of your price range, there will be plenty on the market that cannot fulfill your needs and be a dream property for you. If you are on the hunt for your dream home…
Welcome to point 20 on my Money Manifesto! I very confidently declared these things when I was 29 and over the last year I’ve been checking in to do an update on each point to see how the last decade has gone. This is certainly easier said than done. I will say that I do think…
Image Credit College is a rather interesting time for several young people. It is a time to gain some perspective as you navigate life, developing and growing. It’s a time to develop new friendships and explore more of what life offers. More importantly, your college years put you on the path of financial independence as…
Profile I am thirty nine years old and I’m a digital event producer and very occasional freelance stage manager. I make $55/hour at the digital production company I work with, though work has been very slow this year. I work a variety of small side hustles and am a full time student working on a…
Whether you’re going back to work after having kids or entering a new industry, job interviews can be incredibly nerve-wracking. After all, there’s a lot riding on you making an excellent first impression, and the competition is often tough. In fact, a recent study found that “on average, 118 people apply for a single job.”…
Image Credit: Pexels from Pixabay. Are you a responsible car owner? By that, do you do more than just follow the rules of the road? Taking the time to stay safe and properly look after your car is all part of this, but many people overlook quite a few parts of this. In many cases,…
This post feels a little insane to write. As someone who doesn’t stay in one place very long and bops between all sorts of gigs and contracts and jobs for work, the idea that I’ve stuck it out with this blog for this long is a little crazy. I began this blog in July of…
If you’ve been following for a while, you know I’ve been a stage manager for most of my working life and that I am currently working on a PhD in drama. While I’ve talked a bit about how my PhD program works, things I did to get accepted, and plenty of moaning about the financial…
Money is something that people always struggle with, especially when you own a business. But, there are options to help you save money and still get what you need. Outsourcing is one of these, and that’s what we’re going to be looking at in this article. Down below, we’re going to be taking a look…
I love a good city pass when I’m sightseeing. I’ve found that if my goal is to hit the top tourist sites, this is often the most economical way to do it. I’ve used them in the pat in Montreal, New York City, Oahu, Vienna, Prague, and Dublin. But the first time I ever used…
Profile I am thirty eight years old and I’m a digital event producer and very occasional freelance stage manager. I make $55/hour at the digital production company I work with, though work has been very slow this year. I work a variety of small side hustles and am a full time student working on a…
For those just joining us here, a decade ago, I wrote a Money Manifesto and I have been going through each declaration that 29 year old me confidently declared to see how valid they’ve wound up being. Welp, this one will be a short update. This one has been pretty easy. I mean, it would…
Retirement is such a crazy concept. Like, how on earth are we expected to know how much money we will need that far in the future? And every estimate you’re given regarding how much money you will need seems like a blatantly insane amount of money in your 20s. What is a brokeGIRL to do?…
Pexels – CC0 License Photography may seem simple on the surface (you just point and shoot the camera, right?) but it’s actually quite an exercise. Not only do you have to walk miles when hiking or covering an event from all angles, but the art of taking good photographs is a very intellectual exercise. Sure,…
CC0 Licensed Image Courtesy of Pexels Hiring your first full-time employee can be exciting but a bit scary at the same time. Mainly because it means you are responsible for another person. It’s also very technical and requires some understanding of employment rules and regulations. So here are some things to consider. How It Will…
So this past week I had one of those moments where I was feeling particularly frugal and DIY-y and found myself in possession of a lot of mint. Like, literal mint. This is not slang for something else. Or money. Sadly. I bought a mint plant a few weeks ago for like £1.50. That seemed…
Profile I am thirty eight years old and I’m a digital event producer and very occasional freelance stage manager – which I celebrated a bit this month at the Broadway Stage Management Symposium. I make $55/hour at the digital production company I work with, though work has been very slow this year. I work a…
So I have a wildly frustrating silly little money story to share this week that is the epitome of a developed world problem, but here we go. I am a grad student living in London. Because of this, plane tickets to European countries are very cheap. Plane tickets home to the U.S. are not. A…