Helping teachers master their money
https://youtu.be/8ML9mPH55Kw Last month, I posted a video & blog post about all the things I no longer buy as a minimalist. As I expected, this got a lot of clicks-- many people who consume personal finance advice LOVE reading about ways to cut back on spending. I think this is because it's the type of [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOsBU3xeJtI As the end of the month approaches, it's once again time to take stock of all of my savings and investment accounts to add up my latest net worth. It feels weird, still, putting out this content while the world, and especially my country, is still being deeply affected by a pandemic that has [...]
I'd been going around in circles, in my head, trying to come up with an elegant solution for people trying to just start getting control of their money. But it wasn't simple. I knew this because my own journey had been messy-- I followed financial resources that I later learned to be problematic. I tried [...]
Photo by Brooke Lark via Unsplash.com If you follow me on Instagram (which you should if you'll get value from it: @wrachelwrites), you've seen these graphs which break down my yearly spending by percentage. I added up exactly what I spent last year (thanks to my budget records, this was easy to do), and made [...]
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 [...]
Photo by Bianca Castillo via Unsplash.com May was a rough month for me financially, and it left me feeling overwhelmed, as I discussed in my previous post. There were bumps in the road that were out of my control, but also a lot of small poor choices I made around my money. As I talk about [...]
Photo by Hédi Benyounes via Unsplash.com In my head, my life has been completely nuts lately. In reality, things are actually pretty calm and slow. The reason I feel like life is crazy is because there are so many changes on the horizon, and I'm constantly ruminating on how to tackle them, logistically, mentally, and financially. [...]
Photo by Christian Koch via Unsplash.com Hey Team, Lately, I've been feeling mentally stuck with my budget and my money. I'm out of debt and therefore more financially free than ever, but I find myself unable to shake the feeling that I am not being a good steward of my finances. This came up very [...]
Photo by Daniel Monteiro via Unsplash.com A few weeks back, there was a day when I left work hours after my duty day ended. I was physically exhausted and emotionally drained, and still facing a long to-do list for the upcoming day. My drive home took 20 minutes longer than usual because the traffic is [...]
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