Personal Stories

personal stories from: Vicky Monroe

by Vicky Monroe

3 Simple Ways To Curb Emotional Spending As a young adult, I had a bad emotional spending habit. Whenever I was sad, bored, or even happy and trying to celebrate... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Is Now a Good Time to Job Hop for Higher Pay? Inflation is at a 40-year high, which is squeezing many households financially. About 65% of Americans say they’re liv... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Why I’m Building a Rental Property Instead of Buying One A few months ago I wrote about how my partner and I were trying to buy a cabin in our neighborhood as an investment prop... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

3 Ways to Save Money By Upcycling The average American produces more than 1,700 pounds of garbage per year. Every day we throw out items like plastic bott... read the story

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4 Ways I Save Money By Canning Did you know that it’s possible to can produce and meat yourself? You don’t need commercial canning equipmen... read the story

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Am I Financially Ready to Have Kids? Everyone knows that having kids is a huge financial commitment. According to the US Department of Agriculture, it costs ... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

3 Ways to Save Money With Smart Home Tech When smart home tech started to become popular, I was skeptical. I didn’t see why I needed a Ring doorbell to show me ... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

5 Clever Ways to Save Money at Restaurants We all know eating out is more expensive than making food at home. Restaurants mark up their food by a whopping 400% on ... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Don’t Let Rising Gas Costs Spoil Your Road Trip If you’ve been reading the headlines lately, you’ve probably seen that the average price of a gallon of gas has clim... read the story

by Vicky Monroe

Why I Regret Buying a Big House My partner and I moved from our 700 square foot apartment in Greater Boston to a farmhouse on ten acres of land in rural... read the story