Guys, these chain gangs are getting a little embarrassing. Let's dig into the financial mistakes of my early 20s...I'm a proud person. I can admit that I have a problem with admitting mistakes. I'm ...
When Having Too Much Money is Bad (The Cons of Being Rich)
Let's picture you winning at life: you've been hardworking and ingenious with every career move...or something like a rich uncle passed away and left you with a fat inheritance. For any and whatever ...
8 Frugal Reasons to Have Two Phones
Has anyone else noticed the skyrocketing prices of smartphones? Companies are pricing their new flagship smartphones to the tune of $1,000 depending on the storage size, color selection and contracted ...
4 Basic Investor Personality Types – Which One Are You?
Before beginning to invest in the stock market, the investor needs to understand how they handle gains and losses that come with passive income. Some investors are "negative nellies" because they fear ...
Unique Ways to Save Money on Groceries (Lessons After 6 Months of Receipts!)
We’re not usually that family that keeps every single receipt in that one kitchen drawers, I swear. We only have 6 months worth of grocery receipts because I told my dad to keep certain receipts since ...
September 2017 Blog Traffic Report – Five Months In & Feelin’ Fine
No TV and no beer make Lily go something something. All the details are kind of hazy now. It's like I was born drunk except no one's ever that lucky. May 1st Month Blog Report - 1,110 ...
How Dumb Luck Made My Husband a Wealthy Man
My husband is a special guy. He is currently 29 years old and has $950,000 in total net worth. Hmm, OK, we’re not that deluded. $50K shy of a $1,000,000 doesn't make us Rockefellers but I still ...
Don’t (Nicolas) Cage Yourself In Financially
Before I’m accused of writing this lifestyle inflation post specifically to deliver you this celebrity pun - (I did) - I just want to say the timing of this post couldn’t have come at a better time ...
Reverse Budgeting vs Traditional Budgeting
This post was brought to you by my hubby. I spent the entire afternoon cooking Ethiopian food so he kindly offered to write-up his thoughts about reverse budgeting. Is reverse budgeting the ...
What Is Thrifting? It’s An Addiction! :)
Seattle is a pretty thrifty city. Oh sorry, what is thrifting you ask? It's just a special name for people who shop at thrift stores on the regular basis! It's a very addictive activity! Perhaps it's ...
