Updated weekly #1. I Saw The Entire Company’s Salary — All The Way Up To The CEO #2. Employers Have Gone From Selective To Just Plain Psychotic #3. The Largest Study of…

My experience with paying PMI on my mortgage. — “Save up for a 20% down payment on your home; it’s a must!” This concept was drilled into my head by society for as long as I can recall. Without knowing much about real estate in my teens and early 20s, I just assumed it to be true. At age…

Dear Peanut Gallery: Thanks for your concern, but I’ve got this. — What I do with my money is solely my decision (and my husband’s). Somehow, that concept hasn’t fully clicked for everyone around me. I’ve written before about people who somehow think they get a vote in what we do. Or at a minimum, they’ve got shit to say. Stephanie nailed…

From the worst to the best-case scenario. — I’ve greatly missed the mark on saving for retirement. That is, if I judge myself specifically against the generic guideline, “have 1x salary invested in retirement by age 30.” I don’t follow rules such as this precisely, but I do use them as a gut check. Since I’ve just turned…

I used to care about a ton of metrics; now I only care about one. — “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou From a pretty young age, I was worried about money. Mostly, it was driven by fear. …

These are the things I do to make myself unforgettable. — “After next week, there will be a short list of about 10 candidates left,” said my potential new boss. “F*ckkkkkkk,” I thought to myself. I had to play it cool, though. “Okay, great!” I forced out with a big, enthusiastic smile. …

Here’s how I got so lucky & how it’s working out. — When my husband and I first began loosely toying with the idea of a rental property, I had loads of doubts. Frankly — the unknown is scary for me, especially when it directly impacts my finances. But as we were building our second house, it was plain to see that…

I almost never published it, and I won’t make that mistake again. — I have lots of potential Medium article ideas. Often, I’ll start a draft and then procrastinate finishing it for months on end. Usually, it’s because I predict that readers will think it’s“meh” level content. “If it’s not extremely informative or interesting, maybe it’s not worth putting out there,” is what…

& Why I haven’t published anything on Medium. — Since I started on Medium 2 years ago, my publishing frequency has certainly varied — Sometimes I’m really in the groove and publishing 10+ articles per month. Other times, I’m barely putting out 1 article per week. But for the first time these past 2 months, my Medium presence has…