Category: Spending
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Impostor-ing along
2022 has been my MOST SPENDY year yet. There are SO many things I simply bought on a whim. I kind of regret it, but it also exposed a side of me I didn’t know existed, so I guess I am thankful for it. I thought of myself as a higher being who is not…
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Let’s go on a date!
Instead of drowning each other while screaming about money or sitting in deafening silence in the fear of talking about money. Let’s try this setting instead, we shall go on a date.
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Lonely island of ‘Overwhelm’
I don’t know about all people, but I have personally had many many failed budgets and have many times failed to create a budget as well. It starts with looking at our spending habits. Unfortunately creating a budget and managing our spending habits are circular lines of reasoning. In order to budget optimally, you need…
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Young and merry
If you are in your twenties, then woohoo. Cheers! You are being backed by TIME. The most important thing right now is to develop a discipline around investing. Since you are just starting out in your career, I’m thinking there’s not a lot of income right away, but it also means you probably (most likely)…
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Accounting in a marriage
I am only going to talk about heterosexual marriages, as I don’t know enough about other types of marriages. I’ll try to invite some same-sex couples to talk about how they tackle their money, but some of the general advice here should hold water for all sorts of marriages. As a woman, I strongly recommend…
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Ahhhh. No. I cannot.
I have been depressed and anxious for most of my life. I also have ADHD. It’s a fairly new discovery that I have chanced upon. This diagnosis was an eye opener for me because I just thought I had no hope, and was filled with very many ugly feelings that I wanted to desperately get…
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Peeeeking into Spending habits
All right, the time has come to talk about your spending. Hold on! Don’t leave just yet. I’m going to try and make this light and breezy.
