Money And Wellness
How a Frugal Person Succumbs to Lifestyle Inflation
The In Case Of Emergency Binder You Need For Your Loved Ones
This page contains affiliate links that come at no extra cost to you. You can read my full disclosure here. Thanks for supporting this website! Although I’ve never been a Boy Scout, I love their motto. Be prepared. You really can’t go wrong with this approach in life. We all know that things happen unexpectedly.…
Read MoreDo Age And Gender Matter When It Comes To Money? A Tiller Survey
Coming off the heels of writing a post about setting financial goals for the new year, I came across this blog post by Tiller the same day. First of all, what’s Tiller? Tiller is a budgeting tool that automates your spreadsheets for you. Budgeting apps like Mint.com or YNAB.com have their own platforms for tracking…
Read MoreGoing From Middle Class to (Feeling) Poor in College
Updated May 2021 I recently read this blog post by the Finance Twins, and to be honest, it made me cry. The author talks about experiencing imposter syndrome while attending an Ivy League university. He went from living near the poverty line to being thrust into a world where fellow classmates had money to burn. His…
Read MorePaying Off Over $550k in Student Debt: Changing Your Mindset
As someone who promotes the idea of financial independence, the idea can be tougher for those that are coming out of school with an inordinate amount of debt. How can one think about financial independence when repaying your student loans is such an onerous task? This is why I was so intrigued by a recent…
Read MoreFinancial Goals: It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” For me, my journey of 26.2 miles at the Chicago Marathon began with a single step, with a total of 47,006 steps according to my watch. I have written a post about what marathon training can teach you about personal finance. Now having two…
Read MoreFinCon 2018: Taking a Chance
When I first started this blog, I did not have a good sense of where I wanted to go with it. I was just so fired up about getting the message of personal finance out to the veterinary community. I figured that blogging would be the best medium for me to use my voice. Little…
Read MoreTen Years- Reflecting back and looking into the future
On September 15, 2008, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States declared bankruptcy. Lehman Brothers, founded in 1850, was en route to its demise. Due to its risky investments in subprime mortgages, the company could no longer sustain itself. This behemoth firm, which had over $600 billion in assets AND over $600 billion…
Read MoreGoing Into Disney Mode
Five years ago, we decided to do what millions of people do every year. We decided to take a magical trip to Disneyland. My oldest was obsessed with the Pixar movie Cars. What better way to feed into this obsession than by visiting a theme park that had an entire section dedicated to this movie?…
Read MoreA Trip To Costco And Spending Choices
I am a big fan of Costco. In case you don’t know about Costco, let me give you a quick overview. It is an international warehouse chain that requires an annual paid membership ($60 for a basic membership) in order to shop at their stores. It is now considered the world’s second largest retailer, the…
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