PERSONAL FINANCE, ELEVATED.
I’m all about saving money, but I also think money’s meant to be spent. My money philosophy is simple: as long as you’re meeting your financial goals, then you can do whatever you want with the rest. Even if it’s something “frivolous” like a $300 dinner. So, I’m not afraid to spend money. But how […]
*Today I’m excited to share a truly inspiring guest post from my friend Kate at Making It Rain.* Like many millennials, YOLO was her mantra, but she had a come-to-Jesus moment, and is now rocking her money after just one year. If you’ve ever felt like you wanted to read about money from someone who […]
Seven years ago I had a do-or-die moment: if I couldn’t find a creative job in Boston then I’d move to New York. I’d been working an administrative job where my desk was literally in the hallway and my days were exactly the same every day. I needed that job to get by, because nine […]
I don’t buy holiday gifts anymore. But just because I don’t buy them doesn’t mean it’s not fun to look. And just because gifts aren’t for me, doesn’t mean they can’t be for you. So maybe you have your list of people and your budget. Now you just have to come up with the ideas. […]
Whenever I hear someone talk about wanting to buy more expensive clothes, they usually say, “I’m tired of clothes that fall apart.” And I can’t really relate. My clothes tend not to fall apart easily. Not even when I bought a lot of fast fashion stuff. Well, except for those J. Crew tissue tees. But […]
Happy weekend! Today I’m doing something that’s a little bit different. Lately I’ve found some interesting nuggets around the web that I’ve been dying to share with my readers. The problem is, I felt like I didn’t really have a space to share small ideas that aren’t full-on posts. So last week, I brought up […]
I have a pretty nice “rags to riches” origin story. My parents were uneducated immigrants. Even after living in the US for over 30 years they’re still…working class. One of my earliest memories is of a swarm of cockroaches crawling up my arm. Our apartment had an infestation problem, and as a lonely child, the […]