Becoming a freelancer (Part 1): The myths of being an independent freelancer
I get a lot of these emails from people asking me how they can become a freelancer after graduating college, or how they can freelance in an industry or a job they’re current
Investing Series: Trust your instincts
So in lieu of teaching you something, I’m going to tell you something I learned recently: When you feel uneasy about a stock you’ve purchased based on what you’ve
Why I am no longer going to retire in Portugal
I’ve been a rabid renter for years. In fact, even now I am not sure I even want a place, I want to rent and save the rest of my money if I can. No, it has ABSOLUTELY nothing
I’ll give you a sandwich all right…
@emgenie tweeted this article:Â How I wooed my man with a sandwich, and after reading the first paragraph or so, my blood started to boil. Maybe this article was just to troll peop
What your blog is missing to go from good to great
Before you all harp on me, this is not a post because I think I’m writing a great blog and I have nowhere to improve. (Heck, did you visit during July and August? It was a ho
YOLO, FOMO and all the reasons why you and I overspend
You may have heard these acronyms floating around recently: YOLO and FOMO. YOLO = You Only Live Once FOMO = Fear Of Missing Out YOLO is used by people who want to do what they beli
I wonder what it would be like to be with someone famous
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be with someone famous. Never mind actually being someone famous, that thought has always scared the beejebus out of me, because
Investing Series: How I started getting into investing
Everyone should know by now that I am not someone who considers herself a sophisticated investor by any means. I repeat like a parrot (and follow) the advice of investing in index
Stay at home parents, DO NOT call yourselves “Household Engineers”!!
On the show Property Brothers today, a rather annoying woman called herself a “household engineer”, and it threw me for a loop until I realized she was a stay-at-home-p
“Giving is the best form of communication” (Thai tearjerking commercial)
I dare you to watch this and to not cry 10 seconds in. I am totally blaming these waterworks on the baby by the way. Thanks to AFÂ for the link.