I wrote to my elected officials sharing how I support broad-based student loan forgiveness. If you don’t write to yours. It’s easy to confirm who your elected officials are and nearly all their websites have built in “contact me” forms. It’s good practice to help ensure your voice is heard and they work to support […]
Are Ads on your Website a Good Idea? I used to think, “Eh, a little pain, potential gains, why not?” Now I think otherwise. My Bold Plans When I started Writing Money Prowess When I started writing in 2016, I had visions that I’d be dutifully dedicated to producing content at a regular cadence. I’d […]
I put an offer in on a house and it was accepted. I’m now deep in the weeds of validating this is a good idea before my 10-day inspection period expires and I lose my deposit if I later decide to back out. It’s a gorgeous 3-unit house in a great neighborhood. But It feels […]
Bold Life Changes Derek and I have big goals. When I started publishing our net worth, we were -$4328. It’s hard to get to early financial independence saddled by a big debt burden and low net worth. We’re now up to over $80k! But, we still feel (and are) so far from the type of […]
Recently, I spied bed slats, nicely bundled with tape, next to the trash bins in front of a building a few doors down from our house. I scooped them up. Lu’s spent the past few months sleeping on a mattress on the floor of her room since we upgraded her from a crib. We need […]
I make the big bucks. My husband stays at home all day to care for our daughter.I'm Mrs., nay Dr. Breadwinner, and have a stay at home husband. We live in a big progressive city. And it is still weird and rare and shocking to people when they hear Derek stays home. It shouldn’t be weird. It’s not usually weird to us. But when we encounter others then it gets weird. It’s just our normal.
