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Budgeting, cutting expenses, trying to earn more, student loans, 401k contributions… managing your money has a lot of different pieces requiring your attention. And at the end of the day I know you just want to feel GOOD about it all, that you are doing the RIGHT things and that you are headed in the…
First, it dawns on you. You forgot to make a credit card payment. Second, you panic. You’re an adult, you know this stuff is important, how are you messing up at life so much?! Third, the shame comes. You feel that shame deep in your gut, you don’t want to call the company and your…
I avoid talking about debt a lot. Credit card debt, specifically. Which might sound a little crazy because I know it’s on your mind. It’s on my mind too. I hate debt. But I avoid writing about it because of its energy. It’s heavy. It’s loaded with shame. And it’s stealing your power and keeping…
I hate credit cards. This hasn’t always been the case. Credit cards have been really useful to me in the past. They were my safety net when I was short on cash, my fail safe Ialwayshavethecard back up plan. But then I realized that credit cards had me trapped in an ugly cycle. Sure, I…
I reached a milestone in my financial journey this month that I have been looking forward to for a long time: I paid off my undergraduate student loans. While I feel relief that I’m closing that chapter of borrowing, looking back on my college preparation and experience, it was all worth it. With this in…