Money Rants
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Money Moves Monday – July Week 3
Long post alert! It’s Monday again! While this sounds like excitement, it’s only excitement to an extent. I have a major announcement to make a little later on that will more than likely derail everything. For now, this weekend I have been licking my wounds. For the past several years, I’ve had one thing after Continue reading
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Money Moves Monday – July Week 1
Happy belated 4th of July! Have I got updates for you all! So! Number one, I’m super late on 3M because…I was out doing stuff that people with two working feet do! Walking? Nope…but standing yes. I had the opportunity to make sure I still had my skills and I did makeup on Saturday! A 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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Money Moves Monday – June Week 3
Another Monday has came around and it’s time to share the progress made. This weekend I realized, feet take a super long time to heal, especially while wearing Crocs. My toes move a lot better but not as well as they move on my left foot. And my foot feels fine until I start walking Continue reading
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Money Moves Monday – June Week 2
It’s Monday and it’s that time again! Before we get started, I always have to share how my week/weekend went. First and foremost, I had been waiting on the final glimmer of hope for my TMJ case to see if there was anything that could be refunded to me. There was not unfortunately, but what 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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Money Moves Monday – May Week 5 (Final)
Alright! The weekend is over and today is my first day driving to work since March 2nd and I’m so happy that I don’t have to pay Lyft for today’s trip. I’m not due in until 8:30 AM but I’ve got to get up and going relatively quickly because it takes a moment. I also Continue reading
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May Money Moves & Budget Close-Out
Hi, hello, how are you? 😊 It’s been a long-time right? One week and 2 days since my last post. I haven’t disappeared but I got a little lazy/busy this weekend. When I had the chance to make my post for Monday, I got to hang out and relax from my fun exciting week. If Continue reading
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Money Money Moves – May Week 3
This week was an interesting one. I’m trying to wean off my boot. My doctor made it seem like it was super easy…well…it’s not. First day I tried my foot turned cold, second day, I had to go right back in to boot because it hurt like when I first broke it. The third day, Continue reading
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IT’S PAY DAY!!! – May Paycheck 2
Another ring around the paycheck another pay day. 😊 I’ll chat a little about my plans with this paycheck. Don’t forget, it’s a 3 check month. It’s kind of late and I don’t have any anecdotes to share so we’ll get straight to the meat and potatoes. Speaking of food, grab a great fulfilling snack Continue reading
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Budget Close Out – May Paycheck 1
It’s the eve of pay day which means it’s time to close out my budget. I did a lot better than I anticipated regardless of unfore… or…unpaid attention too circumstances. So! You’re going to need a snack first and foremost, something to drink, and we’ll get started! I would first like to show and then Continue reading
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It’s the Day After Pay Day!
April was great but let’s see what May has to bring. This all starts with my first paycheck in May. 😊 This is a lucky month for me because I’ll get 3 paychecks this month. This is the beauty of bi-weekly pay. Before I dive into my budget, grab a healthy snack to resume working Continue reading
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Budget Close Out – April Paycheck 2
The time has come for me to close out my budget for the pay period! We’ll go over how things went for this budget. Grab yourself a lite snack because this will be a nice quick post and don’t forget to get yourself something to drink and we’ll get started. Let’s talk a little bit 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
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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