*This post contains affiliate links* Hi friends, how are we holding up? Still feeling anxious? Me too. Let’s get through the bad news first: Josh was officially laid off on Sunday night and he was able to apply for unemployment on Tuesday (so many people are applying that NY state had to separate applications by … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 2
Hello! Writing to you from my home office aka the “comic book table” at my apartment. As of today, Friday 3/20, I still have a job and I’m working from home (and now officially we’re called by the governor to STAY AT HOME). I do have the option to go to the office because the … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 1
This was an absolutely amazing year. I got engaged!! I traveled A LOT more than I ever have. I flew to Europe, Richmond, VA, Seattle, WA, twice, and Canada, oh my! I tried some new things with the blog–namely trying affiliate marketing. And yet, writing this post makes me feel defeated because I have not … More Blog Birthday! | 6th Anniversary
This is the final stretch! I hope to have a final complete update at the end of summer! Today’s post is a bit shorter than previous ones since I not much financially has changed since I wrote at the last update. Check out the full story: 6-month, 1-year, and 18-month. The Reality My eye-opening moment … More Credit Card Ban: 2-Year Check-In
I recently had a discussion with my fiancé on some long term savings goals that we have and I thought I would share some of our discussion and the expected dollar amounts that would end up being. Please note however that a lot of these are mostly my goals (i.e. retirement contribution), but for longer … More Long Term Savings Goals
I just want a new president–is that too much to ask??? This week the president called himself the “King of Israel,” talked about ending birthright citizenship, said called himself the chosen one, urging business to not work with China. I’m just like, can we NOT BE A RACIST XENOPHOBIC DICTATOR for a day??? On my … More HeyLookAtThis! August 24, 2019
There’s a conversation in personal finance where many decisions can be boiled down to Time vs. Money (like is it worth spending money on a cleaning person to come to your home or should you take the time to clean it yourself). How much do you value your time to take on these tasks, verses … More How I Prioritize Tasks Based on Time vs. Money
I’m working on this project at work that is, well, tedious, so I just was waiting every day for Friday to arrive. Josh and I both took off work so we could spend some time checking out Bronx Zoo and the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel exhibit at the Paley Center. We ended up having a super … More HeyLookAtThis! August 17, 2019
Despite growing up in Virginia, I’d never managed to visit Richmond until now! My brother lives there and I finally planned a trip to see him and his girlfriend. The weather called for rain the whole two days, but luckily we missed the most of it. Check out my summer packing list for carry-ons here. … More A Weekend in RVA
The summer is flying by!! I wish there was more that I could do to slow down time. I’m trying to refocus on what my goals are for the year. Saving money? Career goals? It’s hard to figure out. This week on the blog I wrote about my July spending and my packing list for … More HeyLookAtThis! August 10, 2019
