I don’t know if you’ve figured this out about me yet, but I’m kind of a data nerd. I believe that just measuring things over time inevitably improves them. (And I have the data to back it up!) Not everything we want to improve is quantifiable though. (Still trying to figure out how to quantify […]
How To Revolutionize Your Finances In The New Year
Alright, I think I’m back to my normal pre-holiday season level of functioning. You? I have been establishing New Year’s “revolutions” since I was a little kid. At first, it was an accident. A kids-say-the-darndest-things incident. But as per my handy-dandy dictionary, a revolution is “a sudden, complete, or marked change in something.” And isn’t […]
Easy and Practical Full Moon Money Spells
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! *blows kazoo, throws confetti, passes out* I’m far from a night owl but I feel guilty going to sleep before midnight on New Year’s so I’m dragging a bit today, just like I do every January 1st, which always makes the new year feel like it’s off to a bad start or […]
Financial Resilience & The Choice To Make Ends Meet
If you follow my stories on Instagram (which I believe get forwarded to Facebook if that’s more your thing), you might have noticed that I’m having my own little stubbornly frugal holiday season. See, I turned in my car lease a few months earlier than planned so I used my holiday savings for the first […]
The Sleep Factor: When Money Stress Costs You Your Sleep
I don’t know about you, but sleep is an essential for me. I really prioritize a good night’s sleep because I am NOT a happy camper if I don’t. You wouldn’t like sleepy-me. (Or hungry-me but that’s a story for another time.) If I don’t sleep well, I wake up groggy, it takes a crane […]
Financially Preparing For A Natural Disaster
Last week, I was talking about debt and domestic abuse, this week I’m talking about preparing for natural and unnatural disasters… You’re probably like “Um, this is getting kinda heavy, Michelle. I’d just like to know how to prepare for my retirement…” Um, hello! Climate change! You won’t BE retiring! Juuust kidding. My answer to […]
