Hi, readers! I spent my leanest years in some pretty rockin cities, and I didn’t let a shortage of cash get in the way of my social life. There are lots of ways to have a really good time without spending too much money- you just have to be clever about it. Here are…
I am a yoga addict. The benefits are plentiful- increased flexibility, lower stress levels, great strength training, better body awareness…I’m obsessed! (Just ask my poor boyfriend: every time he has an ailment I tell him that yoga will fix it). Downward dog is wonderful, but paying $20 per drop in class is not. I find…
As my loyal readers will know, I moved in with my main squeeze two months ago. It has been just lovely, but it did bring up some new areas of discussion. We are not just roommates, but we are also not married and do not have legal rights to each other’s property. We aren’t ready…
Not in love? Not engaged? Not even dating right now? Living on a desert island with no hope of meeting someone you want to marry? This post is for you. The average age that women marry is 27, the average age that men marry is 29. The median cost of a wedding is $18k. (The…
Hello loyal readers, I have had a number of big life changes, recently. I finished my fellowship, moved, had a month of funemployment and I got an awesome new job (and now I have to set up a new budget!) I am about to take a step back from this blog for a bit, but that doesn’t…
Another post about cars means that I did not write it….this one is by Darius, my resident car owner and expert! You’ve done it! You researched, test drove, budgeted right, and got a great deal on the perfect ride. You drive out of the dealership under all kinds of pomp and circumstance, then you rear…
My good friend Kimberlyn and I were talking about personal finance at a party (what else? I am a really fun party guest). Kimberlyn told me that when she was in college she had a professor who told everyone they should open up a Roth IRA immediately. Kimberlyn’s amazing response? I couldn’t even afford crackers,…
