No-Spend November 2020: what it is & how I’m doing mine

No-Spend November 2020: what it is & how I’m doing mine

https://youtu.be/XQu9i4FUe98 Hey readers. Happy Monday! November is one of my favorite months, and it's just around the corner. I get to celebrate my birthday and my anniversary this month, as well as Thanksgiving, which is definitely in my top 3 favorite holidays. It's also the month when money nerds around the world participate in no-spend [...]

Living in Vermont for a Month & My October 2020 Budget

Living in Vermont for a Month & My October 2020 Budget

https://youtu.be/3J0tKfpMjWE While I'm writing this post in September, by the time it's up, I'll have been living in Vermont for the past 5 days. Over the summer, my best friend and I decided to take advantage of this whole virtual teaching thing and spend the month of October somewhere else. With gorgeous fall scenery and [...]

Why I Moved to D.C.

Photo by Casey Horner via Unsplash.com When I told people I was moving to Washington D.C., they tended to give me some version of the same reaction: "That's expensive!" And they were right. My rent has increased almost $400/month, and I'm anticipating a lot small cost of living increases (gas, groceries, eating out) that will definitely [...]