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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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Waiting for life to start?
TL:DR I’m spiraling about my future. I’ve been in waiting mode for a few weeks. I’m waiting to hear back from my schools. Waiting to quit my job. Waiting to leave Buttfuck, CA. Waiting for my future stable lover to find me in my apartment. I’ve been feeling very anxious and aware that I’m waiting…
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Celebrate your wins, bitch
I do something weird when I spend months/years trying to achieve a goal. I do nothing. Once I’ve completed the goal, I move on to the next thing without acknowledging or enjoying the fact that I have reached a fantastic goal. Why do I do this? On a recent episode of the psychology of your…
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Change.
How much venting and complaining is okay before you need to make a change? That’s a rhetorical question, but if you have an answer, hit me up. I reached a point in my life maybe around 2 years ago where I don’t want to complain about my life. When I was younger, I could blame…
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Spending with Intent: October
My new skincare routine & bubble baths. My face feels softer than a baby’s feet. I don’t know why I used that analogy, but you understand. I recently got a discoloration correction serum from Good Molecules and Rose Hip Seed oil for The Ordinary. I stay glowing using the face wash, this serum, oil, and…
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What do I value?
Some major life updates: I got promoted and I paid off half my student loan. Yee to the Haw baby. I’ve been having some nagging thoughts regarding returning to school to get my MBA. Since I joined the ChooseFI band wagon this year, I’m rethinking a lot of my previous reasons for applying to top…
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