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Credit Card Ban: 3-Year Check-In

January 29, 2021

My credit card payoff journey continues. I never thought I would be writing this. I mourn the fact that my goals were totally off the rails in 2020, but it was a matter of necessity. Check out the full story: 6-month, 1-year, 18-month, and 2-year. The Reality In March 2020 my fiancé lost his job … More Credit Card Ban: 3-Year Check-In

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My Experience with Ally Bank

August 31, 2020

Spoiler Alert: I have 3 Ally Savings Accounts, so my relationship with this online bank is pretty strong! Money wise, my 20s are defined by my reckless spending, my 30s, however, will be defined by how well I’ve saved. Though, I didn’t anticipate that a global pandemic would influence this quite so much! My interest … More My Experience with Ally Bank

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Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 8

May 8, 2020

*This post contains affiliate links* Happy Friday! This week marks three years since we adopted Jada! She’s at least 11 years old, but still loves to zoom around and scratch the furniture. She’s so sweet and I’m so happy that we get to cuddle her all the time! This week has been filled with some … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 8

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Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 7

May 1, 2020

*This post contains affiliate links* In many ways, these weekly posts are an update on my life in a pandemic hot zone. In other ways, I treat these posts as a way to remember all the thoughts and emotions and news that passes each week. At any given moment I feel overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, concerned, … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 7

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Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 6

April 24, 2020

This week I spent a lot of time day dreaming of being outside! … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 6

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Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 5

April 17, 2020

*This post contains affiliate links* New week, new stay at home orders! This week the governor of New York extended the stay at home order through May 15, this comes after the announcement that NYC school’s will not be going back (and continue with e-learning) through the remainder of the year. Josh and I received … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 5

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Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 4

April 10, 2020

*This post contains affiliate links* Happy Friday! I keep having these grand visions of working from home, eating healthy meals, and doing something productive with my downtime. In reality, I’m just trying to get through the day and eating sleeves of Oreos. I keep looking at my phone as if its going to tell me … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 4

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Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 3

April 3, 2020

*This post contains affiliate links* This weekend it really hit me that I don’t want to get this virus. I’ve been trying to combat my own paranoia, but I can’t stop thinking about how this pandemic won’t go away and it seems inevitable that me and Josh will get it just because we live in … More Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 3

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Social Distancing Diaries: Vol. 2

March 27, 2020

*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

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Credit Card Ban: 2-Year Check-In

January 22, 2020

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

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