Helping teachers master their money
It's almost one year since I've become debt-free (kind of), and I have to say, I'm loving all the ways my budget has changed in just one year. I love that I get to put so much towards savings, that I have more room to spend on food and things, and that I'm investing consistently. [...]
You guys, having my blog as a written account of my money for the past year is so crazy. I was looking back through my old posts, and I can't believe how much my life has changed, from what I actually earn and spend to my beliefs and values with money. I thought it'd be [...]
Photo by Patrick Fore via Unsplash.com I'm so happy to be letting you guys into my budget once again! I've put a hold on it for so long (I haven't made a budget post since June!) because I haven't gotten a normal paycheck until now-- and with my increase in salary, I wasn't even sure [...]
Photo by Josh Appel via Unsplash.com A few weeks back, I posted this photo on my Instagram (which you should follow, by the way: @wrachelwrites): These categories (car, travel, and gifts) represent the 3 short-to-mid-term things I save up for on a monthly basis, and they are each a line in my budget. In the [...]
Photo by Daniel Fazio via Unsplash.com I'm excited to announce some big salary changes this year! As you guys know, I made about $49,000 last year, plus about $3,000 with my summer job for a total of $52,000 gross income. It was definitely enough to pay off debt and live comfortably, but with some of the [...]
Photo by Code Mnml via Unsplash.com So, I've never talked about credit cards on my blog. I didn't even realize this until my friend wrote in for a Q & A, asking "Do you have a credit card, and if so, how do you use it?" I thought it warranted an entire post. In my [...]
My & some of the best people I know at the most touristy waterfall in Iceland-- soaking it all in. Last summer, I took a week-and-a-half long road trip with my roommates to celebrate our graduation. Following typical college student habits, we made the trip extremely cheap. It was pretty awesome, driving up to Maine [...]
Photo by Clark Street Mercantile via Unsplash.com You guys know that a big part of my student loan debt story included my attempts to keep my loans as small as possible by working during college, both in the summer and during the school year. That being said, I've never talked specifically about what jobs I had [...]
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