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You Are Enough

September 27, 2017 by Penny 7 Comments

This blog post is part of the Suicide Prevention Awareness Month blog tour in partnership with Debt Drop. If you are feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741. You are not your money or your debt. No matter how many figures show up on your bank … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: debt, Debt Drop, mental health, struggle, success, suicide, support

The Power of No

December 16, 2015 by Penny 14 Comments

No. Inherently, there is a lot of power in the word no. The power to bring an end to something already set in motion. The power to stop things before a drop of life is breathed into them. The power to snuff out possibility. Undoubtedly, the person who utters those two letters possesses a great … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: determination, goals, motivation, setback, struggle, success, tenacity, The Outsiders

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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