PERSONAL FINANCE, ELEVATED.
I’ve taken a big break from the blog as the pandemic has motivated me to prioritize my personal life a bit more, but I hope to be back much more regularly! As my first post in a while, I thought it best to catch up on what I’ve been up to lately, so here’s a […]
I never thought there was anything “wrong” or “ugly” about our kitchen. But as I scrolled through countless aspirational home makeovers where everything was gut-renovated, styled by a fancy designer, and set free by limitless budgets, I felt both inspired and left out: What about the renters? The brand-new custom cabinets I saw were close […]
On March 4th, my husband and I had an eerie feeling we should do a grocery shop. The store was bustling as usual, but I chuckled at the sight of an empty toilet paper shelf. In a health crisis, of all things to hoard–toilet paper, really? I snapped a pic, and posted it to my […]
Inspired by the Man Repeller and Refinery29 money diaries, I thought it’d be fun to see what happens when I track my spending for a weekend. Although I’m conscious about my overall spending, I’m at a point where I don’t feel the need to review purchases line by line. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room […]
The best way to understand anything that seems complicated is to just try it yourself. I learned how to invest by basically clicking on a bunch of buttons, and I didn’t fully grasp how an ETF works until I attempted to buy one myself. And the second best way? Seeing what someone else did in […]
How much I spent on a low-spend month, including buying a chair and booking a trip.
*Affiliate links below* Note: If you’ve come from Instagram try-on stories from 11/28, here are the links to the Naadam sweaters I liked: Cashmere Oversized V-Neck, Cashmere Oversized Crewneck, and Cashmere Oversized Turtleneck. A few Fridays ago, to cap off a long work week, I went to check out the new Nordstrom. While the price […]