I met a pretty cool guy at a ChooseFI LA meetup a few years ago. His name is Joel and he is one of the most upbeat, happy go lucky people I’ve ever met. I’ve gotten to know him better over the last few years and am pretty happy to call him a friend. He’s so awesome, his is […]
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FinCon 2019 and the Future
This year was the fourth straight year I’ve had the pleasure of attending FinCon. For those of you who don’t know what FinCon is (like my former coworker who asked “WTH is a FinCon??”), it’s a conference for content creators who talk about money. The tagline is “where money and media meet”, if that gives you any […]
What’s in a Job?
2019 has been an interesting year for me job-wise. I started the year at one company, left after 6 months for another company, and am now getting seriously recruited for yet another company after only 3 months! There are a few different factors in play I’m going to talk about. DC is a Different Beast Things don’t work around here […]
The Best Places to Source Used Stuff
Now that I Have A Place Of My Very Own (yes that was absolutely necessary), I have discovered I’m missing some household essentials. The stuff I didn’t have ran the gamut from kitchen utensils to furniture to cleaning supplies. Is it possible to have a place of your own without an ice cream scoop and pizza pan? Absolutely. Do I want […]
Monthly Status Report: July 2019
Disclaimer: some links may be affiliate links. They help offset the cost of keeping this blog running! Why do I do a monthly status report? I find it best to do a monthly status report for a few reasons. It helps me evaluate how I did the previous month. Did I hit a target reduction in spending or did I go way over budget for […]
New Place, New Me.…… Nah
I recently moved into an apartment of my own. The last time this happened was 4.5 years ago! I’ve had roommates on and off through the years. My first two years of college I had a roommate. I had many roommates when I was in the Air Force (59 other women for 2 months!). The first place I lived after college […]
