life

I’m feeling more motivated with my debt repayment, and starting to really enjoy Portland. I realized a lot of my disdain for this city was my projections of my failed …

The other day I got a gig offer. $20/hr to hand out flyers at a stadium. The job was stupidly easy and it would be $120 in my pocket. I’ve …

I find it fascinating that when people are going through hard times, they say ‘everything happens for a reason’, as if this is part of the journey. Whatever hard times …

It’s June 1st already! Wow, time flies. I’ve been blogging for six months and so much has changed—in a good way! I am so glad May is over, for budgeting …

For the majority of time I’ve been writing on my little slice of the Internet, I’ve been desperate to find a job. I couldn’t adequately comprehend paying off my massive …

Deciding to go to graduate school was probably the toughest decision I’ve made in my life. At the time, I had a wonderful career, a steady relationship, friends and family …

Confession: I’m 28 and I’ve never had a credit card. Ever. I went through college, constantly getting junk mail with new offers for 0% interest credit cards. I don’t even …

I’m still basking in the glory of the moment with getting this job. I’m also basking in the sun! It’s been ridiculously nice out here for the past week and …

My dopamine levels are going wild. My brain is literally exhausted with how much happiness I am feeling. I must say, this happiness business suits me pretty well. It looks …

I’ve been quiet lately, enjoying some solitude and some serious contemplation. Aside from paying off debt and trying to get my financial life in order (just dropped $800 on my …