We're wrapping up the go-through-your-bank-statement-with-a-highlighter exercise with my money and happiness group when I notice one of my students shifting uncomfortably in her chair. She's doing that fidgety, lip-biting thing many of us do when...
Figure out what makes you happy!
Tips & Recommendations to help you figure out what makes YOU happy (not your parents, friends, or partner)
Money-saving ideas because buying ish that doesn't actually make you happy is expensive!
Expert Advice to avoid the $18,000 thought-it-would-make-me-happy mistake I made
How To Argue About Money Nicely & Productively
It's 2009 and I'm standing in the tiny galley kitchen of the 'garden' (read: basement) apartment I hate, fighting back tears as I stare into the fridge. Two days ago, I splurged on an expensive ball of fresh mozzarella. Today, where there...
How to spend money on yourself + your happiness
I'm standing in the aisle at Target, staring at a plump, pink tube of $20 'cheek gel.' My cart is already filled with sensible, not-really-for-me-purchases. Toilet bowl cleaner, frozen peas, ibuprofen. Can I afford this blush? I can. Is my...
How To Define Success For Yourself (no, but REALLY)
We’ve all seen those hand-lettered quotes floating around Pinterest, haven’t we? “Write your own definition of success!” “Success is: [photo collage of six pack abs, checked off lists, and lattes]” or that illustration of the imagined path to...
9 Surprisingly Easy Ways To Avoid Buyer’s Remorse
For many years, my closet was stuffed to over flowing with cute vintage dresses, novelty ballet flats, and slightly stretched out, faded pieces of regret. [bctt tweet="Where does one purchase regret? you ask. Well, it's for sale pretty much...
Money Doesn’t Matter If Everything Else Sucks
How many times has someone wisely intoned “Money can’t buy happiness” at you? And how successfully have you stifled the urge to say “That’s hilaaaaarious because I’ve got a $700 flight to Greece in my cart right and that looks A LOT like happiness,...
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