Life happens and it happens quickly. No matter how much we plan and prepare, we can never predict how things will end up. When it rains, it pours, and it may even flood!! Still, we have to put on our cute rain boots and look forward to the rainbow! When it feels like things are
Read MoreHello Frugal Feministas! (I wrote this newsletter over the weekend and have seen such a positive response. It really hit a nerve with a lot of us so I decided to make it today’s post. Thanks for all of your replies. I will respond to each one.) -Kara It’s about 7:45EST as I write this
Read MoreVanessa is dropping some serious love and money science with this post and the previous one. Keep reading to find out what she learned about love and money…the hard way. Now, I love designer items just like the next girl, but I had a man who loved designer items more than I did.
Read MoreOur mental health seriously affects our physical health, so there should be absolutely no stigma around mental health, none at all~First Lady, Michelle Obama Depression. Bipolar Disorder. PTSD. Schizophrenia. Anxiety. What do you think of when you hear any of these illnesses? I remember the first time I heard the term schizophrenia. I was
Read MoreIf you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life~Marcus Garvey Confidence is defined as “the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust”. Self-confidence is being able to rely on and trust yourself. In today’s society, conveying confidence is necessary for your success,
Read More“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” ~Abraham Lincoln The end of this month it will be 5 months since I walked away from a full-time job, without another to replace it. Two weeks later I relocated back to the town I grew up in, and 2
Read MoreOne of the most difficult things for most people to do is talk about themselves. We don’t want to come across as obnoxious, by rattling off all of the great things about ourselves. But, we don’t want to admit the not so great things about ourselves either. Have you ever had a job interview, or
Read MoreTo help avoid ruining a friendship, one of the things that you should consider is shifting the language of the request. Think of lending money as a gift and not a loan. The reason is to avoid the expectation that you will get that money back. If you get the money back then great, but
Read MoreYou know the drill; wake up at the crack of dawn, get the kids to school, commute to work, work an 8-12 hour day, commute home… You get the picture. Even for the folks who work from home, there can be so many activities that suck time from your day. Our lives are often filled
Read More“I’m worried about adult care at a point when most people my age are worried about daycare” ~ @iamChrissie_K on Twitter I found out my mother had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia when I was around 13 years old; her first breakdown was about four years earlier. I didn’t know what it meant at the
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