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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 – June Week 1
It’s been an official fiscal week for me for the month of June and it’s time to share my progress! It’s nice and late the night before this post arrives and while I have been aspiring to say I’ve done nothing this weekend, that was a lie. I had the opportunity to drive a bit Continue reading
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Money Moves Month-End – May
For the moment you all have been waiting for! Okay…probably not really, but it was worth a shot. It’s already the 5th and I haven’t had the chance to show my full progress for the month of May and that is what today’s topic will be about. 😊 There was a lot of moves made 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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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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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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May Money Moves – Week 1
I hope everyone’s weekend was full of sunshine and rainbows! This was the first weekend that we haven’t got rain since mid-March. While I missed the best parts of it thanks to my foot, I was able to get out the house on Friday where my team at work did some volunteering for a gala. 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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Money Moves Month-End – April
I am here to show you all how things went for the month of April. This is like Money Moves Monday only…not Money Moves Monday? I’ve categorized this as Money Moves Month-End to make life easier for everyone. It’s still a part of the Money Moves Monday Category to help me out a bit. So! Continue reading
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Money Moves Monday
I hope everyone had a decent weekend! On this end, we had a lot of rain and a good amount of sunshine that balanced it out. Speaking of balance, It’s Money Moves Money where I get to show my progress for the past week on my journey to debt freedom. Last week was slightly boring 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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