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I’m Sarah Von Bargen.
Want to look at your calendar and your bank statement and think “Yup, I made awesome choices”? I’ll show you how to spend your time, money, and energy on purpose.
True Story: I’m a Playwright
What’s it like to work as a playwright? How do you even learn to do that? Does it require an MFA in theater? Today, Dorothy Marcic tells us how she inadvertently discovered the idea for a musical while working in academia, and how some smart friends and $1,500 of karaoke equipment helped her create a musical that’s been running for 14 years!
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The 1-Hour Money Multiplier
60 minutes + 5 weirdly easy steps = more money in your bank account by this afternoon. Yes, really!
Mini Travel Guide: Georgia (The country)
Georgia is a country full of beautiful outdoor sights, warm and comforting food, and friendly people. This mini travel guide to Georgia from a former resident is a great preview of what to expect on your travels there! Hi! I'm Ashley. I lived in Tbilisi, Georgia (საქართველო in Georgian) for a year, teaching English to bureaucrats and police officers, as well as editing a local English-language...
5 Super Easy Ways To Improve Your Writing
Like most people who make a living by stringing together sentences, I'd like to improve my writing. But I also like to go to parties, road trip around America, and catch up on Empire. What. to. do. Lately, I've been trying to toe the line between proactive self-improvement and cutting myself some slack. 5 Super Easy Ways To Improve Your Writing 1. Improve your writing by listening to writing...
True Story: I’m a Comedian
This is one of many True Story interviews in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting, challenging, amazing things. This is the story of Eliot and his career making people laugh. Tell us a bit about yourself! I am 30 years old, I'm originally from Queens, and I am a comedian and writer. For fun, I like to explore and hike. My favorite thing to do is take day trips...
How To Get Over Your Mistakes
Dear Sarah, So I was just wondering, how do you deal when you make a mistake, or do something you regret? Does this ever happen to you? I can't figure out if I'm just making more mistakes lately, or if I'm having a harder time forgiving myself for them? Before I attempt to answer our friend's very valid question, please allow me to share some of my most epic mistakes. 1) Putting off getting...
10 Life-Improving Off-registry Wedding Gift Ideas
Let me preface this post by telling you that I am the sort of un-creative rule-follower who buys super pragmatic gifts directly from the registry. The thought of buying an off-registry wedding gift gives me hives. I will happily march into Target, scroll through that list till I find something in my price range and then buy it - even if it's a collection of video games, a gold-plated turkey...
Kitchen Globetrotter: Samoa // Piafala
“The ingredients are so simple and unpretentious, and the taste is — what’s the word I’m looking for — honest.”So spoke the previous sharer of this recipe, and I’ll echo her sentiments wholeheartedly. These Samoan paifalas (or half-moon pies) are nothing fancy; some fruit filling wrapped in a comforting, carb-y crust. They're straightforward and humble in flavor—though I’m sure a dash of vanilla...