How many of you were like me and binged watched the entire Tidying Up series with Marie Kondo in 1 sitting? The show was a surprise hit; love it or hate it, it had everyone talking. Besides how to declutter, I learned one of the most important lessons from watching the show.
The One Lesson Marie Kondo Teaches That No One Talks About Read More »
[social_warfare] By now, you’ve probably heard the term “capsule wardrobe” a thousand times. Maybe you’ve toyed with the idea of creating one but haven’t gotten around to it. We actually create one every time we pack for a trip. I experienced my mini capsule on my first business trip when I packed a couple of interchangeable
My Capsule Wardrobe Came with its Own Luggage Read More »
[social_warfare] What happens when your budget sucks and you hate it? Is staying within budget leaving you worn out and resentful? Read on to find out what to do instead.
When Your Budget Grinds You Down Read More »
[social_warfare] Since getting back to the office last week, I have heard a lot of talk of people committing to a “dry January”. Many of us overindulged over the holidays and we are waking up with an alcohol and dessert hangover. Some of us are waking up with a spending hangover as well.
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New Years and new beginnings. But how do we set ourselves up for success in 2019?
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[social_warfare] Welcome back to another installment of my series on risk. Today, we are going to discuss steps to increase our risk tolerance by focusing on our financial ABILITY to do so. In case you missed, you can read about some risk basics HERE and how risk affects women differently HERE. As mentioned in our previous
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[social_warfare] Home on a Friday morning in December, I’m wondering how my career came to this. I was on a medical leave from work due to stress. I looked down at the doctor’s note in my hand. “Indefinitely”, she wrote.
Stress Leave: Money Woes Shouldn’t Add to it Read More »
[social_warfare] My mom must be one of the most risk-averse people I know. She sticks to what she knows. From routes to work down to the brand of soy sauce she buys. “Aye-ya, now we have to suffer until we finish the bottle”. She once chided my dad. He had brought home a new, previously
Why My Mom Will Never Change Soy Sauce Brands and What it Taught Me About Risk-Aversion Read More »
[social_warfare] No cute or clever wordplay on this one. I want to talk about risks in investing. This is salient because risk is often misunderstood and because the markets are displaying increased volatility – where market swings can be 3-4% up or down in a day. I want to arm you with a framework to
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[social_warfare] They say that money can’t buy happiness, but can it buy validation? A case study on how I tried to buy my way out of impostor syndrome
Buying Your Way Out of Impostor Syndrome Read More »
