I love hearing the personal finance stories from my Women's Personal Finance Facebook group. The members all have such different life experiences, and I've learned a ton in the two years since I created the group. With this blog, I realize I have a rare opportunity to amplify women's voices in the personal finance and…
Eight Years After Early Retirement: No Blog, No Side Hustles, Just Retired (Guest Post)
A common argument against the financial independence community is that anyone who "retires early," really isn't - that they blog or side hustle or do something for income after their retirement from their day job. And to that argument, many people's contingency plans actually do contain the idea that worst case, they "can always go…
Retired At 44 (Guest Post From A Non-Blogging, Work Optional High Cost Of Living Dwelling Lady)
I met Liz back in November of last year at the inaugural Cents Positive. While I was so excited to meet blogger friends in person, again or for the first time, I really hadn't given a lot of thought to the other women who would be attending the event, considering well over half of them…
The Pantry Challenge Month (Guest Post)
Could you eat just from your pantry and fridge and freezer for a month? Food waste is a huge problem, both for the environment and our wallets, but we continue to throw out so much of the food we bring into our homes. A pantry challenge can be a great reset to make sure you…