“Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world” Journey, Don’t Stop Believing Journey makes living in a small town seem like a bad thing. Everyone dreams of escaping their provincial life and embarking on an adventure in the big city. No one tells you everyone has these dreams—suburbanites, city dwellers, and small-town …
6 Awesome Benefits of Living in a Small Town (and 4 Pitfalls) Read More »
Generational poverty is the opposite of generational wealth. Instead of inheriting a solid financial foundation and getting a leg up in life, kids are taught little about finance and learn to live hand to mouth. It’s a phenomenon that affects millions of people in the United States. Poverty In America To understand generational poverty, we …
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Americans are crazy (I can say that proudly, as an American). We have tons of pride in weird things and little to no satisfaction in essential things. “Wow, you worked 120 hours this week? You’re a rock star!” compared to “You stay home with the kids? What do you do all day?”. I struggle so …
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What’s your dream job? That thing you want to do for the rest of your life, the job that gives your life meaning and value? Have you given any thought to what it is? I have, and I’ve concluded that it’s a big ole pile of crap. I don’t dream of working. The idea of …
I’ve been thinking about my grandmother a lot lately. She passed away about 6 years ago, but her health had been failing for a long time. She had four children, 10 grandchildren, and a handful of great-grandchildren. Many would look at the healthy, happy generations that she created and say that she lived a successful …
Honoring Our Grandmothers by Living a Life They Couldn’t Read More »
We all know what we’re supposed to do, right? Graduate high school, go to college, land a decent job, get married, buy a house, have 2.5 kids, and retire to a life of golf and grandchildren when you hit 65, watching the next generation do the exact same thing. That’s the life script we’ve been …
The great thing about building a blogger network is that you can make friends with people from around the world. In writing about US policies and politics, I often neglect to consider what other countries are doing. It makes sense, since I live in the States, that most of my policy posts will be about …
This week on Partners in Fire, we are featuring a guest post from our good friend Tawnya at Money Saved is Money Earned. Tawnya is part of her school’s Equity Team, and one of the last things they did before going to summer break was put together a list of ways we could support people …
Last week, I wrote a post about being the female breadwinner. In that post, I delved into some of the emotions regarding bread winning that most likely stem from societal expectations. Today, I’m also going to talk about making more than your partner, but I’m going to look at a very specific potential downside. Although …
Do you work a nine-to-five workday? Ok, so it may not be exactly nine to five. Maybe it’s eight to four, or seven to three – you get the picture. The point is, you probably work about 40 hours per week. And that doesn’t include commute time or mandatory meal times. And guess what? It’s …
