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My favorite podcasts
You are the summary of the 5 people you spend the most time with. I heard that from a podcast. But it is 1000% true. Think about the 5 people you spend the most time with. How much of opinions and ideas do you have in common? How much are your lifestyles similar? After my…
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North Carolina Trip Review
Trip 1 was to North Carolina for MLT MBA conference. MLT is one of the pre-MBA programs that I’m participating in this year. This trip cost a total of $349.83. Flight was basically FREE baby (well $11.20). Lodging was paid for and the $349.83 was spent on food, lyfts and vibes 🙂 It was a…
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A stingy ass bitch
That’s me baby. Or I should say I’m recovering. I’ve always struggled with giving. I’ve always clawed away my money because I was afraid of what happens if it runs out. #trauma ? Any month I felt tight on money, the donation line item is the first that gets crossed off. More recently, something has…
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I am my own husband
A sugar daddy does sound nice. I’m kidding *mostly*. This is more of a dear diary post. While driving the other day, I started thinking about what I’m most afraid of. I was listening to the Choose FI podcast featuring an ex convict that spent 10 years in prison but is now pursuing FI. I…
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The Power of Joy :)
I hate small talk. Like, it is despicable to me. I spent a week training on creating & facilitating presentations in Utah for work. But I tried something new… One of the icebreakers that I absolutely despise is “say 1 interesting fact about you”. I spend the whole mothafucking time trying to think of what…
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Traveling for free thanks to my HSA
The Health Savings Account (HSA) helps you with taxes but did you know you can use it to travel the world for $FREE.99. This isn’t a scam I promise. I just started this journey and it is a sweet ride. So first, why should you get an HSA? Do you want to reduce your taxable…
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Travel Hack Fail #2
Japan baby. Guysss I don’t have enough vacation time for this trip. But the tickets are bought so we move. Some way some how, I will be in Japan in September. But I wasn’t able to hack this trip sadly. I paid $1559 for my United ticket from LAX to HND. I will probably hack…
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Negotiating your bills
$$ Bills yo!!! Today’s post is on how to reduce your fixed expenses with minimum effort. For starters, let’s talk price creep. Price creep is when prices rise slow and steadily. Your phone bill goes up $5 this year. Then, $15 the next year. Until you’re paying some ridiculous amount per year. Price creep is…
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I scammed my friend and her BF
Well they left me in the club to fend for myself so I feel no guilt about this one. Story time: In January, I wanted to party in SF because I was stressed AF from studying. It was supposed to be a girls trip but my coworker friend got busy and one of my homies…
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MBA Series: cost of pre-MBA programs
Welcome to Part 2 of the MBA Series. Trying to get into a top school and get scholarships is a second job at this point. It has come with some pretty heavy punches to my wallet. However, I am hoping the returns will be worthwhile either in the short term or in the long term.…
Gen Z Guide to FI 