My Fourth Net Worth Overshare
Have you been through periods in life where taking a few steps backward were necessary in order to make a giant leap forward? That's how I'd describe my fourth quarter finances. My expenses exceeded my...
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There are a lot of things more important than one's net worth. Recently, I volunteered for a coding workshop for girls, stopped to watch some pinwheels at dusk, took a long walk through Shelby Bottoms...
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Yesterday evening, I was blindsided with a crippling migraine. I had planned on spending the evening strolling to a neighborhood restaurant to celebrate my sweet boyfriend's birthday, but my body had...
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I've spent the past few days in Santa Fe, New Mexico celebrating my mother's 60th birthday. And it's an absolutely enchanting place. There are stunning things everywhere — the Sangre de Cristo...
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Did anyone catch the full moon on Christmas? It was the first one since 1977, and will be the last one for 19 years. Pretty wild, right? My family took advantage of the warm weather and drove down to...
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Tracking your net worth is an excellent way to get a bird's eye view of your finances. But how do you know if you're on track? Well, it depends. Reaching financial freedom means you've accumulated...
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Several readers have asked what happened to my monthly budget updates. I stopped publishing these updates back in February because I was wasting way too much energy tracking my expenses down to the...
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It's almost hard to believe all that's happened since July. Shortly after my last net worth overshare, I was hit with a job layoff. My first reaction was to escape to cooler weather (hello,...
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For many of us, the next few days will be spent planning for the upcoming year. Because despite what's happened in the past, there's always an opportunity to start over with a clean slate, work toward...
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Now that I'm back in school, I have dropped down to four basic goals for 2017: Earn an A in each CFP class. Save money every month. Lose weight slowly. Continue building Cashville Skyline. Pretty...
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