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Clorox Wipes, Classrooms, and COVID-19: A Lesson in Accepting Help

March 11, 2020 by Penny 12 Comments

Bow, curtsy, tap toes, wave, smile, nod. These are just some of the handshake alternatives that are enjoying their turn in the limelight. There are also peace signs, Spock signs, salutes, air high-fives. If you’re my middle school students, you might just take to greeting one another with a squirt of hand sanitizer. (Actually, don’t … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: classroom, community, friends, gratitude, spending

Why I Still Pick Up Pennies: An Updated Manifesto of Sorts

December 2, 2019 by Penny 51 Comments
Why I Still Pick Up Pennies A Manifesto of Sorts

Six years ago, it was a late Thanksgiving. I know because we celebrated it with my nana the same as we did every year, and my mom ordered the biggest cheesecake anyone had ever seen. After all, it was Thanksgiving, and it was also my nana’s birthday. She turned 93. She squeezed my hand so … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: charitable giving, community, giving, grandma, grandparents, Nana, pennies, saving, spending

Ways to Celebrate Veterans Day Other Than Shopping Sales

November 11, 2019 by Penny 7 Comments
Ways to Celebrate Veterans Day Other Than Shopping Sales

For some of us, Veterans Day means a day off from work or school. For most of us, it also means a bombardment of sales, specials, and limited time only deals. I certainly don’t begrudge retailers offering perks to veterans or service people, but I do think that the rest of us can do much … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: charitable giving, charity, community, connection, kindness, Poppy Day, support, veterans, Veterans Day

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 21

August 21, 2019 by Penny 2 Comments
Summer Money Wins Carnival Fund

Summer might be winding down, but money wins are still going strong. As far as us personally, we are celebrating a huge debt payoff milestone, but the personal money win that I want to celebrate today is actually a lot less flashy.  My husband and I sat down and brainstormed some of the different things … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: accounts, community, consumerism, Fidelity, garden, gardening, investing, money wins, recycle, relationships, reuse, Vanguard

What I Needed to Hear About Making Work Optional & A Book Giveaway!

February 18, 2019 by Penny 56 Comments
Work Optional Early Retirement Book

Woohoo! What do financially-savvy and frugal people like more than free things? How about free things that make you better with money? Then don’t miss the details about the giveaway at the bottom of this post. I’ve had an advance copy of Tanja Hester’s Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way for several weeks now. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: book review, books, community, early retirement, education, FIRE, personal finance, teaching, work optional

Giving is a Muscle: Inspiration from Around the PF Community

November 26, 2018 by Penny 17 Comments

Don’t be a Scrooge. Shockingly, this might be the one thing you read today that has nothing to do with the holidays. While Scrooge’s bad behaviors juxtapose most dramatically with Christmastime, it’s safe to say that he was a miser all year. Which is exactly what this post is about. It’s no secret that the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: charities, charity, community, donate, giving, help, kindness, volunteer, volunteering

Five #FinCon18 Takeaways That Won’t 10x Anything

October 1, 2018 by Penny 36 Comments

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…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: #FinCon18, blogging, community, connections, FinCon, friendship, networking, success, writing

Kindness Costs Nothing

November 27, 2017 by Penny 12 Comments

With #GivingTuesday right around the corner, thinking of others is likely to be at the forefront of many people’s minds. Unfortunately, the timing of Giving Tuesday and other holiday donations don’t always jive with people’s budgets time of year. While I would—and do—argue that everyone should include charitable giving in their budgets year round, it … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: charitable giving, charity, community, help, kindness, need, random acts of kindness, volunteerism

This Wonderful Virtual Life

November 23, 2016 by Penny 22 Comments

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…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: blogging, community, features, goals, gratitude, happiness, reflection, Rockstar Finance, thanks, Thanksgiving, Tip Yourself

Three Overlooked Donation Options for Food Pantries

February 26, 2016 by Penny 20 Comments

When it comes to making a donation to a food pantry or a food bank, I used to think it was a no brainer. My mind mapped out a Venn diagram of sorts that considered what my dietary staples included, what I knew to be non-perishable items, and then I tried to scoop up whatever … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: charity, community, donations, food bank, food pantry, gifts, giving

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