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 … [Read more...] about 6 Ways to Date on a Budget
Relationships
Money Rules to Make Your Marriage Better
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 … [Read more...] about Money Rules to Make Your Marriage Better
Forget your Passion, Pursue your Life*
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 … [Read more...] about Forget your Passion, Pursue your Life*
The Gift of Debt: Resourcefulness
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 … [Read more...] about The Gift of Debt: Resourcefulness
Santa Claus doesn’t exist: Becoming a financial adult
“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? … [Read more...] about Santa Claus doesn’t exist: Becoming a financial adult