So, I thought it was high time to re-post this guest post from April 2017 for a few reasons. First, student loans are all the buzz once again this year now that COVID is CLEARLY going to have a huge affect on higher education not only in 2020-2021 but (I would imagine) forever. I also wanted to re-post this because my guest bloggers were on a podcast (Mary is always…
Welcome back to another Wednesday Weekly Journal! The photo above is my nephew and I’m obsessed with it. These posts are so fun to put together.. I hope you enjoy it too 🙂 Recipe(s) of the week: Hello Fresh’s Crispy Chickpea Schwarma. I am OB-SESSED. I got it in a Hello Fresh box but I liked it so much that I went to the farmer’s market last Thursday to get…
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. I LOVE helping people launch their businesses. There’s nothing more satisfying than encouraging someone to start side hustling and seeing it take off. If you haven’t read You Are a Badass At Making Money, I highly recommend that you do. Author Jen Sincero basically says that YOU are in charge of your own income and YOU can make it what you…
Today I’m starting a new blog category called Entrepreneur Life. A blogger I follow was talking about imposter syndrome and I realized I’m the WORST with this. From watching her stories, I realized I too have some serious imposter syndrome and just need to own one important fact–I am an entrepreneur and you just may be one too. Every quarter, my colleagues and I read some kind of professional development…
A blog post on a Wednesday? Yup, and I’m going to try to keep it up. Since I’ve been on my soapbox a helluva lot lately when it comes to finances, etc., I thought it might be fun to show you a bit of my daily life. Personally I love reading weekly update posts on other blogs so I thought I’d try it here too! Enjoy! Recipe(s) of the week:…
It’s been a bit since I’ve done a book post and there are some good ones on this list. As things start to open up, I still want to try to keep up the reading pace I had during quarantine. There is nothing quite as blissful as listening to an audiobook whilst taking a walk around the neighborhood. I highly recommend you try. If there’s a book that I should…
I’ve loved seeing how people were expanding their DIY skills during quarantine. It really got me thinking about the dumb stuff I’ve been known to spend money on. For example, when Cannoli was looking like a homeless ragamuffin, I YouTubed a dog grooming video and, while not perfect, I think he’s looking pretty darn dapper. Plus I don’t think he was thrilled with the idea of having a ponytail, even…
Perhaps the number one question I’ve received since starting my blog is “OK, so how do you actually make money?” because I’m not just a traditional 9-5er. I’ll admit that this is a very taboo topic in our culture so I’ve hesitated writing about it. Will it appear ostentatious? That’s not my intention, but maybe… Please excuse me if it does. This is honestly just a means to teach you…
The darkness that our country has been under since its founding was brought to light last week because the murder of George Floyd. I debated posting something. It’s almost as if everyone who has a platform is one-upping each other with the virtue signaling. While that’s not my intention, but perhaps that’s what I’m doing here too. I am certainly not an expert on race relations–I’ll explain why in a…
Every year around graduation time, I like to do a little tribute to the freshly-minted Bachelors degrees and this year, I thought I’d garner some help from my friends who are some of the most brilliant people out there. Warning- they had a LOT of thoughts. We’ve all been where you are. The big, bad world can seem like a scary place when you’re thrust in to it, after having…