[wysija_form id=”1″] Welcome back to my series on “What I Wish I Knew When I was 22.” The first installment can be found HERE. These are some financial tips that I wish I took to heart as a much younger age. I wish I could scream this advice from the rooftops, or perhaps mention them if I’m ever invited back as commencement speaker ;). Without further adieu, let’s just jump…
[wysija_form id=”1″] This first list is how to find friends. I’ll post again next week on maintaining friendships. I recently read an absolutely fascinating book called Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, which explores the question as to why people are happier living in a community that depends on one another. It goes through historical and anthropological theories as to why people thrive being a “we” more than being an “I.”…
[wysija_form id=”1″] Now that college seniors are looking ahead to the next big step when it comes the wonderful world of professional life, I thought I’d do a little list of all the things I wish I knew when I was wide-eyed and thought that my $30,000 salary was the end of the rainbow finance-wise. I did SO many financially stupid things in my 20s, and wish I could go…
[wysija_form id=”1″] I apologize if you have a certain Macklemore & Ryan Lewis song stuck in your head from reading that title. Allow me to begin.. I’ll be the first to admit that the I was beyond shocked to learn that some of my friends who come from prestigious backgrounds take great pleasure in thrifting. The idea of buying clothes that strangers once wore completely grossed me out at…
A kid in my neighborhood growing up had autism. It wasn’t until I was much older that I realized his extremely-impressive recall of specific details of dog breeds was due in part to ASD, or Autism Spectrum Disorder. The prevalence of ASD has rapidly increased in recent years, and the odds of having a student in the mainstream classroom with ASD is getting higher and higher. Whether you’re a parent,…
(I should subtitle that-Outside Texas..) Breakfast tacos. Let’s discuss. I have spent an excessive amount of time in Houston because one of my college besties lives there. I had never thought of the genius idea of tortillas for breakfast and, once I discovered such wonderful things, my world became much bigger and flavorful. I loooove everything Tex-Mex, and breakfast tacos are no exception. While these might not be the best…
[wysija_form id=”1″] OK, so I admit that I did not keep to my word to myself when it comes to reading books with a bit of a Lenten theme… I tend to lose stamina when I’m not in to a book, so I nixed some of the ones I started, with the hopes of eventually getting in to them again. I did, however, re-read one of my all-time favorite Christian…
One of many things I love about blogging is that it forces me to do the crafts I’d been meaning to for a while. This is the first year that I’ll actually be here for Easter. Under normal circumstances, I actually leave town on Easter Sunday, as that is the start of my spring break. This year my school decided to do spring break during Holy Week, so Easter Sunday…
If there was one thing in the world that I could change, it would be the ridiculous policy for air travel and cancellations. If everyone was like Southwest, the world would be a much better and happier place. I flew across the country whilst sick. Like, sicker than I had been in years. I sat in a tiny seat, hacking up a lung, likely infecting those around me.. Why? Because…
I have to say, I take so much pleasure in people realizing what I complete cheapskate I am, because my life really is extravagant in so many ways. The reason for this is that I cut expenses in other ways that free up money for some fun things like (albeit affordable and practical) travel. Here is my list of what I do to keep costs down, so that fun things…