April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month and when the Queen Bee of Financial Literacy aka Shannon from The Heavy Purse asked me to be a part of her annual Financial Literacy Awareness Carnival, I couldn’t refuse. It’s an honor to help bring awareness to a topic as important as Financial Literacy. I am the first […]
Hi my name is Wendy And I used to be rather Spendy. Went on shopping sprees Acting like money grew on trees. My credit cards always carried a maxed-out balance I should have given myself a weekly allowance. Everyone had student loan debt I didn’t think they were worth the fret. Cooking meals at home […]
“Life is going to give you just what you put into it. Put your whole heart in everything you do.” - Vivian Baxter I love this quote. It’s so true too! Today we are going to take a little trip back in time… I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this on the blog but before […]
Once upon a time being frugal was “not cool.” Then a recession hit and stuck around a lot longer than many “experts” anticipated so nowadays Frugal is the New Black aka it’s cool to be frugal! *The wannabe Personal Finance blogger in me is ecstatic to be part of the “in” crowd!* Frugality isn’t just a passing trend […]
Hello friends. If you came here for some deep and meaningful GMD advice *insert slight sarcasm here* on debt repayment then please come back another day. Today we’re going to take a break from the serious stuff and just play a fun game of This or That. Ready, set, play! Vanilla or Chocolate? Vanilla Glasses or contacts? Contacts Geeks or […]
Unless you post them on the internet!!! I joke friends. The other day I was reading my friend Shannon from The Heavy Purse’s post about 5 Smart Financial Moves to Make this Spring and number one on the list was to “Review Your Goals and Investments” Shannon then goes on to advise that “Goals need to be something you […]
Happy Monday Friends! March was an expensive month for me for these reasons: – I lost my $124 March monthly transit pass on March 8th so I had to buy 2 individual ticket booklets to last me the remaining 3 weeks of the month at a costly $65. – I bought a pair of J. […]
Bucket List: A list of things to do before you kick the bucket. I’ve never actually sat down and wrote a life bucket list before but in the back of my mind there are some things I know I want to do before I die. Travelling is a top priority of mine and should probably have a bucket […]
In my first Women’s Power Wednesday #1, I highlighted four female bloggers who inspired me when I was the new Girl on the blogging block and the same four ladies continue to motivate me to be a better blogger everyday. Today I am taking that Girl Power to another level and featuring all the wonderful women bloggers that I am currently […]