Please welcome my new staff writer, Taylor Milam, to the Cents, Sense & Sensibility team. She’ll be filling in for me this week as I’m moving house and will be keeping us company every Tuesday from next week forward. It doesn’t need to cost a lot of money to impress your honey. In fact, nothing is sexier than a woman (or man) who isn’t afraid to get
Nobody likes thinking about endings. While beginnings are bright and playful things full of possibility, endings tend to be darker and fraught with complicated emotions. Even when things need to end, it can be really difficult to do so. Relationships are no exception to this rule. It can be overwhelming when you need to think about ending your relationship and filing for divorce. I had
Welcome to the Heavy Purse 2015 Financial Literacy Awareness Carnival! Shannon has graciously included my article in this year’s carnival, please see her site for more great posts from fellow bloggers! So you’re married now. You and your partner are excited to start building your new lives together and tackle all those dreams you spent hours talking about late into the night. You want to
I have one of those “pursue your passion” jobs. You know the kind – one of those warm fuzzy jobs that touch hearts and change lives. It’s the kind that people quit their high-powered careers to pursue so they can self-actualize and become their best selves. There’s a lot floating around on the internet about turning your passion into your dream job but it’s often
This post is part of The Gift of Debt Series an eight-day, multi-blogger extravaganza hosted by The Fiscal Flamingo. The series is designed to give you the permission to kick up your heels, embrace your debt with glee and look forward to finding the gold at the end of the rainbow. Follow along in the series as we tell the story of our gift and encourage you to
Hi everyone! I’ve been on a bit of a break while I figured out how to fit my life into the 168 hours allotted to me every week. And I’ve come to one conclusion: I can’t. At least not the way I envision it in my head. I want everything to flow. I want to live a beautiful and balanced life that moves effortlessly and
“The graveyards are full of indispensable men” – Charles De Gaulle My latest, and most important, learning: I am not indispensable. Not to anyone or anything. Does it sound harsh? Well, it is – but it’s the truth. It is both liberating and humbling. My position at work? It can be done quite well by others if I weren’t there. My blog? See above. My
