Personal Stories

by Tamila McDonald

Working For Myself vs. Working For Someone Else During my broader career, I’ve spent time in traditional roles, working for someone else, as well as working for mysel... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

How I Deal With Financial Jealousy I have a confession to make—sometimes I get jealous of how much money strangers on the internet have. I’m in a prett... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

How I Learned to Discuss Finances With My Parents If you didn’t grow up in a financially transparent household, it can be awkward to discuss money with your parents. Ho... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

When Stress Causes Poor Financial Decisions Recently, I’ve been coping with quite a bit of stress in my life. As a result, I’m not thinking as clearly a... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

5 Monthly Habits That Are a Key Part Of My Money Routine I’m not always the most organized person that I could be. After all, I live a creative life and sometimes creativi... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Why I Don’t Invest in Cryptocurrency In the past decade, cryptocurrency has exploded in popularity. Nearly half of all people between the ages of 18 and 34 i... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

7 Things I Never Spend Money On Most of the personal finance influencers I follow have posted at least one blog or video about things they don’t spend... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

How My Quarterly Reviews Consistently Improve My Life Approximately one year ago, I shared with you the process of my quarterly reviews. I specifically emphasized the financi... read the story

by Kathryn Vercillo

This Is Why I Hate Car Notes I don’t embrace all aspects of simple living. However, many of them are right for me. One of the biggest changes I... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

How I’m Planning to Spend My Tax Return As a self-employed freelance writer, I don’t get a big tax return—it’s usually $200 or $300 max. But my partner wh... read the story