My Mistake
Ok guys, I know I’ve gone AWOL and I’ll be honest, I needed a small break from blogging for real life. And then today I paid my credit card bill and I realized that somewhere during this time, I messed...
View ArticleA Weekend Of Lost Money
This weekend somehow became one incredibly expensive weekend. Here is the damage: Friday night – went out for a girls’ night out. Dinner and drinks ran me about $80. Saturday – bought a new BBQ grill....
View ArticleThe Next Two Months
I’ve been so busy with work and, well, life over the last few months and it’s not looking like things are going to change anytime soon. The next couple of months are going to be busy ones, not just for...
View Article10 Things To Know When Planning a Las Vegas Bachelorette Party
When my friend asked her to be her maid of honor, I knew that this would also include throwing her a Bachelorette party. When I asked her what she had in mind, she told me Las Vegas. I then spent the...
View ArticleHow Much Does A Vegas Bachelorette Party Cost
One of the questions that I wondered about when planning this was what exactly does a Vegas Bachelorette Party Cost? Now that our party is over, I can tell you that it’s important to realize that you...
View ArticleIronic Financial Blog
I haven’t been around for awhile now (obviously) and I ended up letting the domain hosting for this expire. When I went to go look at it, I just felt a pang – I’m not ready to let this blog go yet. So...
View ArticlePersonal Training: My Reflections
Almost a year ago, I wrote about my experiences signing up with a personal trainer at LA Fitness. Was it worth it? Well, as much as I hate answers like this…it depends. I can tell you that I’m very...
View ArticleFitness Finances
I’ve been working out a lot recently and really enjoying it. Unfortunately, there comes a lot of unforeseen expenses that comes with a new hobby (like working out). For me, that expense is mainly the...
View ArticleMy Google Dilemma
I got an email from a Google recruiter a few weeks ago, telling me that she saw my information and would like to have a conversation with me. Of course, I said that was fine and, in typical Google...
View ArticleA Good Problem To Have
I just got a job offer from this small company I interviewed at. While I’m really happy they made me an offer, I’ve had so many doubts along this journey – doubts whether or not I’m ready to leave my...
View ArticleThe Next Oppportunity
March 12. That’s the date of my last post in which I was considering changing jobs to a small company. A lot has changed since then. After weighing all of my options, I decided to stay at my current...
View ArticleCostco American Express Card: My Rewards
Yesterday, I told you how I’m only going to pay $35 for an Executive Costco Membership. Today, I’m going to tell you how I’m actually going to be getting it for free – and have them pay me. For a...
View ArticleLink Love: 2/11-2/17
Here’s some reading material for you – all links I read and loved from this past week: See Debt Run has an interesting side gig that makes $300/day for Valentine’s Day A high school student posted on...
View ArticleWebsite Hosting: Not An Impulse Buy
I just started this blog a week ago and I’m already having a hard time trying to convince myself not to go out and buy hosting right away. I’ve had other blogs in the past (I mentioned before that I...
View ArticleSpending Recap: 2/13-2/19
Monday 2/13 $270 – Vday present for G (personal training at the gym. This includes the initiation fee and first month dues.) $30 – Groceries Tuesday 2/14 $46 – Gas Wednesday 2/15 $10 – Lunch...
View ArticleWeekly Meal Plan: 2/20-2/26
Last week’s meal plan (and how it went): Monday Lunch: Leftover pasta from Sunday dinner. Done! Dinner: Pork chops, bean sprouts, bok choy and rice (enough for Tuesday lunch) Nope. Roommate brought us...
View ArticleHow I Make More Than $100,000 At 25
Disclaimer: This is not a get rich quick scheme. I worked hard to get where I am today so I wanted to share my story. I never really thought about money when I was a kid. I grew up in an upper middle...
View ArticleHow Much I Pay For The Gym
I signed up for the gym recently (which always reminds me of this Friends episode). Here’s what happened: 24 Hour Fitness About a year and half ago, I got a 24 Hour Fitness 2-year membership for $300...
View ArticleLink Love: Budgeting, Saving and Lottery Games
Here’s some reading material for you – all links I read and loved from this past week: Wise Bread hosted a Tweetchat about frugal lifestyle – and I ended up winning a gift certificate! I’m still...
View ArticlePersonal Training: Is It Worth It?
The Initial Session I recently explained how I ended up with my current gym membership to LA Fitness – and with that came a “free fitness assessment”. We heard that it was going to be a “mini workout”...
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