Last week, I went to a money and media conference. I didn’t take many notes. If you’re looking for big takeaways to help you 10x your life or your brand, look elsewhere. Why? In the spirit of full disclosure, I attended exactly one session. It’s not because I wasn’t excited for the speakers. I was. … [Read more…]
Three years ago, I became a line item in someone’s income report. OK, fine. I wasn’t a whole line. But I certainly contributed to their affiliate income for the month when I launched this blog with Bluehost. I was promised that blogging was a way to make money on the side. Or full time. Luckily, … [Read more…]
It started with a plunger. A few days into the new year, I noticed our guest toilet was draining a little slowly. Considering the previous owners thought nothing of using the heating vents, the gas fireplace, and the bathroom sinks as garbage disposals, this fact didn’t really surprise me. In fact, like any former Girl … [Read more…]
It’s #FinCon17 time! Unless you’re like me, and you’re arriving a day late. In that case, it’s live vicariously through Twitter time! If all goes according to plan, I’ll have plenty of time to introduce embarrass myself this weekend to many of my money idols. Because that is the plan. Repeat after me, Penny. You … [Read more…]
I lost my voice. Not in the sense that makes my students celebrate. I lost my voice in the sense that for a long time, I wanted nothing more than to quit blogging. If I’m being downright honest, I didn’t lose my voice, so much as I allowed myself to be silenced. While I wrestled … [Read more…]
I talk a lot about money. In fact, I’ve written about it 262 times over the past two years. While I’ve learned a lot, I’m no money expert. I’m also not an expert blogger, so you won’t see anything in this anniversary post related to blogging income (spoiler: it’s in the negatives) or vanity metrics … [Read more…]
See a penny, pick it up, and all the day you’ll have good luck. That’s kind of what this roundup is. While it may not make you any luckier than you already are, it will definitely make you wiser when it comes to all things money. These are some of my favorite posts from some … [Read more…]
Last Thanksgiving, I spent the bulk of the afternoon darting in and out of the coat closet at my in-laws’ house. It was my first feature on Rockstar Finance, and I was absolutely mesmerized. Take a bite, catch up with a relative, check my phone. After three months of blogging talking to myself, people were actually … [Read more…]