If you’ve been following my most recent monthly recaps, you’ve probably noticed a couple of trends: First, I never quite seem to accomplish the previous month’s wellness goals (I swear, August will be different!) Second, my food & drink budget has been astronomical the past few months. The reason? Networking. Once I knew that I […]
Job loss. Illness. Family emergency. For the 38 million American households living hand-to-mouth, the sudden inability to bring home a paycheck can be catastrophic. For this reason, many experts agree that an easily accessible (liquid) 3-6 month emergency fund should always be kept handy to cover the essentials. While 3-6 months of expenses tends to […]
Photo credit: Sri Ganesha Temple As much as I love living in Nashville, it hasn’t always been easy to travel home to see friends and family for various events throughout the year. Holidays, weddings, birthdays, and reunions get expensive quickly, even with a free flight. While maintaining long distance relationships with loved ones is a […]
Do you remember your first authentic music festival experience? Mine was the Vans Warped Tour, just outside of Boston, during the summer of 1999. Not yet old enough to drive, my parents dropped my sister and I off near the main gate of the Suffolk Downs racetrack. Despite the uncharacteristically hot and humid weather, we […]
Caption: Anyone want to fund my visit back to Capri? Sigh. I love a slow summer morning: the early sunrise, chatter from the birds, the distant sound of lawnmowers, but most importantly, time to peacefully start the day before work. It wouldn’t be possible during the week without a quick ten minute commute, and for […]
Do you feel like you’ve ever been swindled? Been duped into spending your hard-earning dollars on snake oil? That’s how I feel about my home warranty. And apparently I’m not the only one. What exactly is a home warranty? I wasn’t completely sure when I accepted the one year plan that was included with the […]
I have a moderately embarrassing confession to make: I’ve gained 23 pounds since the middle of October and I’ve barely noticed. What makes this even more shocking is that I have a small frame (towering under most people at only 5’3″), so typically 5-10 pounds is extremely noticeable. How did it happen? Well, for starters […]
Photo credit: Jelanie My neighborhood is smokin’ hot right now. I’ve mentioned this several times and even asked readers how I should respond if a developer wanted to purchase my home to tear down. Five years ago, I was extremely fortunate to find an affordable 1,400 square foot 50s ranch house on .75 an acre […]
