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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.
The Cheapskate Guide To: Brussels
Belgium cheap? I have a tendency to believe “Europe = expensive,” but it doesn’t have to!
Today, we have from-a-local insight on a $21 Airbnb directly across from a palace (!!!), $2.50 fries, and free walking tours!
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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!
How To Save Money Without Hating Your Life
Have you guys ever been broke? Like, canned-soup, checking-out-library-DVDs, not-sure-if-you-can-afford-the-Maybelline-blush broke? I have. I mean, I imagine anyone who's been 22 has been that broke. At one point, I had a $15-a-week 'fun budget' that I used to cover all non-gas or grocery items. I felt so clever when I found that $1 second-run theater! Eventually, I started making a bit more...
How To Create A Style Guide For Your Blog
When Sarah told me I needed to make a style guide for my blog, I had zeeeeero idea what she meant. Couldn't I just cobble something together in Picmonkey and call it a day? No. Apparently I could not. Thankfully, Sarah has graciously agreeed to teach all of us a) what a style guide even is b) how to make them for our blogs. Did you ever notice that most magazines use the same fonts, colors, page...
Mini Travel Guide: El Salvador
Looking for a travel guide to El Salavador? Listen: All you need to know is that RELEASING BABY SEA TURTLES is a real, honest to god thing you can do here. I brought in a local to tell us about more, non-baby-sea-turtle things you can do in this often over-looked country! Hello! I’m Rebeca. I left the blog-writing world a while ago but I’m a fan of Yes and Yes. I’m a born and raised Salvadoran,...
Notes From The Road: 5 Things I Learned On This Roadtrip
I'm spending March roadtripping through the south, seeing friends and clients and eating my weight in, well, everything. You can read previous Notes From The Road (which are more international in nature) here. I'm a fairly experienced roadtripper. I've got a Garmin, I can assemble a healthy(ish) meal from gas station food, I know which outfits to wear when I'm going to be sitting for seven...
True Story: I’m An Alcoholic
How do you know you're an alcoholic? When do you know you need help? What factors contribute to alcoholism? One woman shares her story. Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m 29 and I live in a small town on the west coast where I'm attending grad school. I grew up here, but moved away to go to college and then traveled extensively through Europe, Thailand, and Latin America before coming back and...
My 5-second Money Saving Trick
This money saving trick is possibly head-smacklingly obvious BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ANYWAY. One person's 'obvious' is another person's 'you're blowing my mind!' So here it is: The money-saving trick that has saved me from thousands of dollars of regrettable purchases. When you see something you want to buy but don't necessarily need ... [bctt tweet="Think about how much you'd be...