What if I told you the reason you are broke is about 75% your fault and 25% someone else’s fault. But, after this post, it will be 100% on you. (It’s not too late to turn back!) By the time you are 5 years old, you have a set of political, religious, environmental, and financial beliefs that has been embedded… Read More
2 Things No One Tells You About Getting Out of Debt
The feeling debt gives us can be summarized in one word: Shackles. Imprisonment. Trapped. Stuck. (insert your own verb or noun). One of the best quotes I’ve ever heard on debt is this: “Some debts are fun when acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.” How true is this? Trust me, I’m like everyone else…. Read More
Why Maxing Out Your Credit Card In 1 Hour Is Dumb
I get sent articles/texts/Facebook messages of some really cool money topics. But sometimes, just sometimes, I get sent things that make me want to shake someone. (don’t worry- I’m kidless!) I was sent a Facebook status post. A young, 18 or 19 year old female bragging about maxing her “Victoria’s Don’t Tell Nobody” card…within the first hour. The video encapsulates… Read More
Snowball Effect and Buying Stolen Credit Cards
As I write this, I am sitting on my patio, drinking coffee with Peppermint Mocha creamer, listening to birds chirp, and watching the sunset. It’s been about a month since I have had the opportunity to do this and oh how it was missed! Being in nature relaxes me and reminds me of how petty my “problems”really are. Although I could… Read More
How I paid $472 for my MBA
You read that correctly. When I graduate in May 2015 (did you just hear angels singing?), I will have paid less than 500 bucks for my grad school. Part of my weirdness- if you’ve met me, you understand- is challenging social norms and experimenting with my personal life. I like to test my self imposed boundaries. So when people told… Read More
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