Financial Education
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Money Moves Monday – October Week 3
Hello! At this point, I’m just coasting through October as best as I can. I didn’t have too bad of a weekend. More sleep would’ve been super nice but beggars can’t be choosy…even when they took two days off work at the end of the week that consisted of getting things together for their home. Continue reading
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Money Moves Monday – October Week 1
I may be back to my regular schedule for posting. Hopefully I won’t go too long without posting but alas…I make no promises. I hope you’re all doing well and you’re making debt your b*tch! There will be times where you won’t feel that way and that’s okay. But to recap my weekend, I’ve done Continue reading
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Money Moves Monday…On Wednesday – August Week 4
Don’t you hate it when you go on PTO and you don’t have a lot scheduled and your schedule fills up? Well that’s me…LOL!!! I have had quite the week since my last post. Each day of my time off has been filled with spending time with friends except today…I don’t want to do crap Continue reading
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Budget Close Out & August Paycheck 2
Things are going smooth so far and I’m on guard. I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop because I’ve run into so many issues. I just remembered that in October I’ll have to tell my financial advisor (yes, I have a financial advisor) that I paid over $6k for medical care, bought a new Continue reading
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Budget Close Out & August Paycheck 1
So we made it to the month of August somehow. I don’t know how this happened. I don’t know when it happened. Half of the year is all the way gone and time keeps moving on. Since we have no choice in the matter, let’s get this budget business out of the way. 😊 So Continue reading
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Money Moves Month End – July
So! I’m oh so lucky because official debt freedom will be postponed by a little over a year, hence, the header. My ice cream fell out of the cone and then onto a surface that’s not edible. I get to rant just a little longer on my blog and that actually excites me in a Continue reading
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Money Moves Monday/Budget Close-Out/July Paycheck 2
The name for this post us super long…I hope everyone had a great weekend! Have I got a treat for you! I totally skipped announcing my current budget details last week so I had to combine it with my Money Moves Monday Post. This is going to be a nice long post so you may Continue reading
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Budget Close Out & June Paycheck 2
This seemed to work out pretty well last time so I figured I’d present this information the same as I did last pay period. Of course, I’m late posting again. It’s been slightly crazy because sleep isn’t something that comes easily for me. I go to sleep and am losing close to an hour of Continue reading
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Budget Close Out & Hello June Paycheck
I missed sharing this post by two days so you get a too-fer today! The first portion will be highlighting my budget close out for my 3rd May paycheck, the second portion will be for the paycheck I received on Wednesday. Have a little grace with me. I’m going to physical therapy at $80 each Continue reading
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IT’S PAY DAY!!! – May Paycheck 3
As you can see from the sparklers…it’s time to celebrate because I got paid…yesterday. But that’s besides the point. In this short post, I’ll be discussing how I’ll be spending this final paycheck for May. It’s about that time for us to sit down and grab a snack of your choice and I’ll get started! Continue reading
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EMERGENCY
I bailed on one post Friday but wanted to make sure I made up for it today. To wrap up Financial Literacy Month we have one major topic to discuss. What to do when you have an emergency. This is a good one so grab your popcorn as a snack and a beverage and we’ll Continue reading
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Does A Higher Income Equal Financial Stability?
I’m super late posting! I was supposed to have this post released before today but alas…It didn’t happen. I will still post once again tomorrow and that’s a guarantee! We’ll return to our regularly scheduled program on Monday. 😊 Today we’ll be discussing if more money equals financial stability or…more problems. Grab your snack and Continue reading
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Financial Avoidance
Hopefully no one goes quiet on me for today’s topic. It’s another rough one but has to be discussed. Instead of avoiding big subjects we might as well meet them head on since we’re nearing the end of Financial Literacy Month. Grab your snack, preferably a Snickers if you like to eat your feelings, a Continue reading
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3 Simple Steps to Control Your Finances
It’s the final week of Financial Literacy Month! While I’m sad to see it go, the rest of the month I’m going to share financial information that just might help you turn your finances around. Grab your snack preferably raw broccoli because we want to be beach ready for the summer, and a glass of Continue reading
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4 Reasons I’m Against Cash Spending
Today we’ll get to talk about why I choose not to spend cash during my debt free journey. Grab a snack, baby carrots if you have any, and a glass of water or even wine because water just might not do the trick for today’s post and we’ll get started! So, one of my best Continue reading
About Me
I’m a licensed esthetician and free lance makeup artist that has a full-time career at a local credit union in Raleigh, NC. Personal finance has become my second love next to makeup, as well as an unhealthy addiction to Excel. The plan is to be debt-free by late August 2024. New posts will be available between Monday and Thursday at 6 AM. To watch my debt balances go up or down, check my Money Moves Monday/Month-End posts. 😊
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