PERSONAL FINANCE, ELEVATED.
I’ll admit it. My go-to lunches are extremely bougie. Quinoa? Avocados? I may live in a coastal bubble, but I know ingredients like that aren’t on the grocery lists of many of my fellow Americans. Because last time I checked avocados cost $1.50 for ONE. And that’s with the Amazon Whole Foods takeover. Avocados are sneaky. […]
My mom thinks that if she had $1,100 a month she’d be able to retire rich. That’s just $13,200 a year. To most people reading this that amount is poverty level. You need millions to retire, right? My mom and I have this tradition: since she can’t read or write, she puts any unfamiliar mail […]
As I’ve gotten better with money, here’s what I’ve noticed: spending money becomes less of a big deal. For example, summer’s winding down and I’m browsing online to see what I need for fall shopping. One of the bags I’m looking at costs over $1,000. It’s the type of purchase that would make my coworkers […]
I think I may be an Accidental Minimalist. I’ve never sought out to be a minimalist, but over the weekend I’ve realized that I may have been an unassuming minimalist this entire time. Over the years, I’ve naturally developed a system for making small, everyday decisions that simplify my life AND help out my wallet. […]
If you’re like me, you love reading stories about how other people do money. But have you ever wondered about the actual mechanics of money? How all the nuts and bolts work together to make the savings magic happen? Let’s back up. There are a million articles that show you how to spend less. You […]
Updated: 7/15/17 If you live in an expensive city it’s easy for money to slip through your fingers like sand. With $3,000 studio apartments, $16 cocktails, and gym memberships that cost as much as car insurance, it’s no wonder people say you need at least $200,000 salary to get by. These things can seem like […]
Earlier this week I came across this post on the wedding traditions people skipped. The comments were addicting. I’ll play along, I thought, mentally making a list of conventions my fiancé and I are doing without. But then the list started to get long, so I thought, why AM I deciding to forgo all these […]