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Why Money is Always More than a Math Problem

November 28, 2018 by Penny 29 Comments
Personal Finance More than Math

“I would love to make more money.” It’s not an uncommon sentiment. In fact, social media and real life conversations are equally dotted with people wishing for more. Sometimes, it’s a passing daydream or even a whimsical song. But a lot of times, it’s a real request. A true want. Or even an absolute need. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: experts, frugality, gurus, hard work, money advice, money experts, poverty, struggles, Tim Ferriss, work ethic

The Other Bread Narrative

November 20, 2017 by Penny 14 Comments

If you attended FinCon 2017, chances are, you heard a story about bread. It was the tale of a woman—certainly not a digital native—who had a knack for making sourdough bread. With the assistance of another individual, she was able to launch a series of lucrative online courses about bread-making. She hustled, she cultivated her … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: family, grandma, income, poverty, side hustle, success

The Real Problem With the Talk About Lattes

November 13, 2017 by Penny 31 Comments

The hill my generation has chosen to die on is a pyramid of latte cups with whipped cream and avocado toast on top. Millennials have made it clear time and time again that they will not tolerate anyone—not billionaires, not Boomers, not billionaire Boomers—telling them they can’t have their morning brew and drink it too. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: avocado toast, coffee, education, latte, latte factor, millennials, poverty, students

Outside the Echo Chamber

September 21, 2016 by Penny 19 Comments

Education is messy. Like any system, nothing in our public schools is simple. While it’s really easy to point the blame at teachers, school boards, and the government, the problems run deeper than that. Yesterday, it came to light that a school in Pennsylvania had enacted a controversial practice of trying to recoup the money … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: change, education, food, lunches, opinion, poverty, progress, school

The Privilege of Pretending

February 24, 2016 by Penny 35 Comments

My heart started to hammer as I unloaded my grocery cart items onto the conveyer belt and I started to mentally run the numbers. We might not make it under our $200 grocery budget for the month. How could this be? What was different? Did I buy too much fresh produce? Should I put something … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: budget, food, food insecure, groceries, poverty, privilege, SNAP, Tim Ferriss

SNAP, Food Insecurity, and Really Angry Commenters

December 7, 2015 by Penny 25 Comments

Last week, Yahoo Food ran a Refinery 29 piece entitled “What It’s Like to Feed a Family For Less Than $20 a Day”. It was widely read, and if the 3,510 commenters are any indication, it was also widely misunderstood. In a lot of ways, I blame Refinery 29 and Yahoo. Their sexy headline was … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: budget, food insecure, frugality, groceries, overcome, poverty, SNAP, struggle

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