In less than three months, we will pay off our mortgage. Twenty years early. This has been the moment I’ve been dreaming of for as long as I’ve been a blogger Or at least for as long as I’ve been a blogger who realized her mortgage was actually debt. Oof. Why, then, am I not … [Read more…]
Maybe it would be more palatable if I used words like comfortable or wealthy. But I’m just going to say it: I teach and I want to be rich. We’ve made life as a dedicated educator incongruous with affluence of course. When teaching feels like equal parts a calling and your identify, it makes some … [Read more…]
There’s a really good chance that you’re heard a side hustle defined as a success once it crests six figures. That is not why I am writing this post. You see, I have no idea what it’s like to earn six figures from a side hustle. I don’t even know what it’s like to earn … [Read more…]
When it comes to getting ahead financially, you can spend less or earn more. You can also do both. Early on in our careers, we spent time scaling back. I got really good at saving–maybe a little too good. Over time, we’ve both climbed across our salary schedules and started other income streams. When we … [Read more…]
If you have a stack of books or textbooks that you’re absolutely desperate to part with, you are not alone. Sometimes, donating books or giving books to another home is the right call. But sometimes, you just want to be done with them! In cases like that, Half.com used to be my jam. I have … [Read more…]
If you’re not a stranger to the blog, you probably already know this about me. When I’m stressed, I shop. The same is true for just about any other emotion, too. There’s a lot of talk about the endorphin rush and all the other science-y explanations for why people impulse shop. And those things are … [Read more…]
I haven’t done one of these saved and earned recaps in a while. Why? Because I somehow seem to be one of the only people in the universe whose spending isn’t dramatically less during COVID. Why is staying home so expensive? OK. It could have something to do with the fact that just this morning … [Read more…]
What a week it’s been in the personal finance world. The market turmoil continues, as does the panic over COVID-19 the fact that our local Target can’t quite seem to keep up its stock of toilet paper or frozen pizza. Unlike some people, I’m not choosing to tune out the daily news cycle. Instead, I’m choosing … [Read more…]
If my relationship with side hustles had a status, it would be this: It’s Complicated. As someone who worked multiple jobs as soon as I got my work permit at 14, my relationship with side hustles is as varied as it is long. Even at moments when I absolutely hate it, even now that I … [Read more…]
My, how the mighty fall. And by the mighty, I mean me. Poshmark was one of the first motivators I found to declutter and to side hustle online, and now I’m wondering if I should give up selling on Poshmark entirely. When I first started selling on Poshmark, an $8 sale for a leather belt … [Read more…]