Get Your Free Debt-Free Holiday Workbook! * indicates required Email Address * The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett last night had me in tears. It’s so rare to see other women who believe what I do and have professional ambition. In fact, I’ve read countless “articles” from “men” who have made actual claims that the reason many of us are still (legally) single is that we have pursued careers and…
Ever since things started to open up since quarantine, I’ve been intrigued by the amount of people who are still taking scrupulous precautions. While I certainly understand that there is a lot of conflicting information out there, one thing I don’t quite get are the healthy 20 and 30-somethings whose COVID survival rate is around 99.98% holing up and only feeding their anxieties further. In my humble opinion, it’s not…
Get Your Free Debt-Free Holiday Workbook! * indicates required Email Address * If you’re new here, allow me to fill you in on one thing: I’m very traditional when it comes to manners and nothing irks me more than a cheapskate. There are certain protocols that are starting to diminish in the millennial generation and are all-but dead with Gen Z. If you’re cognizant about manners like I am, sometimes…
In case you missed it on Tuesday, allow me to reiterate, I LOVE CHRISTMAS which is one of many reasons why so much of the personal finance I talk about here revolves around budgeting for the holidays. I’m a planner and planning for Christmas just so happens to be one of my all-time favorite things to do. A lot of people procrastinate. If you’re one of them, allow me to…
One thing you must know about me is that I’m a Christmas FREAK. I love everything about it. The decorations, the parties, the lights, the cookies, the movies, gift giving… And, the Incarnation too, obvi. When it comes to Christmas, not a stone goes unturned for me. I blame my mother. A common bad habit I have at Christmas, though, is the tendency to completely blow my budget when it…
I know we’re already in the throws of fall, but here in DC, things move a lil’ slow and we tend to not really get a winter until January. Heck, we never even got a winter last year, so maybe we’ll get lucky again. … Although, I must admit that I *kind* of like the coziness of a snowy day with coffee, baking, and forced resting.. Those days are kind…
In case you didn’t notice my new blog banner, allow me to draw your attention to it for a minute. Go ahead. Take a gander. I mulled over my new blog tagline for–literally–months. While I don’t love the ring to “Ambitious and Traditional,” it really does sum up who I am and who I am working to serve. When I started following other financial bloggers, I noticed a strong recurring…
Well, friends, I might have finally done it; I perfected my famous pumpkin muffins. So many people have asked for my recipe so I thought I’d put it here, in one convenient location for you. Please enjoy. Yield- a dozen muffins Ingredients 1/2 pie pumpkin (yes, an actual pumpkin–the canned stuff isn’t as good) 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup apple sauce (or one of those small cups… with or…
I have to admit that this post is years in the making and the realization that I was, in fact, ready to write it came from a recent experience. When I was home in Cleveland a few weeks ago, my dearest and longest-standing friend brought me to see the new house she and her husband were in the process of building. Y’all. This house belongs in a magazine. Gorgeous, decedent,…
I thought for a while that it might make sense to just scrap my book compilations since I mention what I’m reading in my Wednesday Weekly Journals. But then I remembered that I love reading book lists on other blogs and thought I might as well. Just a little logistical note- all books will be linked in the title and are affiliate links, which means I’ll receive commission from any…