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Getting my spark back
There’s been something off about me lately. I can’t really explain it but I just feel it. I’ve been feeling more uninspired than normal. I listened to this book recently called Everything I know about love by Dolly Alderton. I’m loosely paraphrasing, but, in the book, she mentioned how at some point the only joy…
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Worldview and Workview
TW: potential mental health triggers A few months ago, I was talking with one of my best friends about how I became more and more aware of my existence. We’ll call it an existential crisis. I didn’t have any life threatening moments or brushes with death. I just realized that shit, I’m gonna die one…
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In the lonely hour
In honor of the 10 year anniversary of Sam Smith’s album, ‘In the Lonely Hour’, I have decided to write about the loneliest experiences I have while listening to extremely sad love songs. Now there’s a difference between being lonely and being at peace in solitude, but in these moments I feel truly lonely: Traveling at…
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Budget Dates
No, this post isn’t about how to date on a budget. This post is about my weekly solo dates where I go out to do my budget. Every Saturday, for the last few years, I spend about 30 mins reconciling my budget from the $ spent the previous week. During this date, I look through…
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Abundant Anxiety
I’ve been trying and failing to have an abundance mindset towards money. Since I’m quitting in 3 months, I’ve been regressing hardcore into the scarcity mindset. Disclaimer: I am mostly joking about chest tightness, but my anxiety is very real. A quick refresher on the concept. An abundance mindset towards money is believing that money…
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Don’t apologize for taking a break
I’ve noticed a trend in the online personal finance community of people apologizing when they need to step back. Why is it that we feel like we have to apologize? We all have too much on our plates and our minds at any moment. Why do we feel like we always have to deliver? I felt incredibly…
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I don’t know my ideal cost of living.
I theoretically track all the money I spend weekly, but I have lived a life of deprivation since graduating in 2020. I’m unsure how much it costs to live a life I am excited about. Now it’s 2024… what the heck. Where did time go? Anyway, recently, I started turning on the heat during the…
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24 Bucket List Update – December 2023
Happiness accountability check-in! I turn 25 in May 2024 and this is my list of 50 things that I would be happy that I’ve done once I’m 25. Updates are bolded and completed-ish things are crossed off. I love running through this list and seeing how far I’ve come. I’ve grown so much since the…
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GZFB is 1
Today is the 1st anniversary of my first post on the blog. In my first post, I talked about being a Budgetosexual. I was referring to my obsession with following my budget in my quest for financial independence. I am grateful for all the support from the personal finance community I’ve met during this year.…
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Doing things I’m bad at
In my new quest to live in the now, instead of waiting for my life to start, I enrolled in a hip-hop dance class that is a 5-minute from my apartment. If you’ve followed the blog since I started, you’d know that 2023 is my #LivingInTheNow year. It was the advice my therapist gave me…
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