If you are about to graduate high school or are planning to pursue higher education, spring can be a very stressful time of year while you wait for those College and University acceptance (and rejection) letters. Will you be accepted into the school of your choice? With the college major of your choice? How will you decide if you get …
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Throughout this blog and social media, I’ve been pretty open about the fact that I really struggled after being laid off back in April of 2014. How I struggled for over 2 years to find a full-time job. How working a part-time, minimum wage job in my 30s affected my mental health. And, of course, how I struggled financially after …
As a personal finance blogger, this is a bit embarrassing to admit. But I recently made a mistake. A mistake that cost me $425. Like many of us millennials, I’m struggling to pay back my student loan. The monthly payment they expect me to make is close to $600. (Which, in case you were wondering, is more than 25% of …
When I started My Life, I Guess… I didn’t really think about where this blog would take me. I’ve had several blogs before that were read by only a handful of people. I assumed that this one would be no different. My life was at a crossroad and I thought that blogging about it was the right outlet for me …
What would you do if you had $10,000? You’ve probably been asked this before and daydreamed about what your answer would be. Would you take a trip somewhere? Pay down your debt? Buy something that you’ve always wanted? Now let me ask you this: What would you actually do if you had $10,000? I bet you wouldn’t actually do any …
This week was significant in my financial life. For a reason that used to be completely insignificant to me. We finally caught up on our bills! I imagine some of you reading this won’t understand why this is a big deal. I mean, paying your bills is pretty boring to think about, let alone write about. But I also imagine …
As a blogger, you need to be fully aware of all the problems that you can run into along the way and how you might deal with these problems going forward. Blogging is a lot of fun – but it’s also a lot of work. It can be difficult and stressful at times if you’re not careful. Which is why …
If you’ve been a reader of My Life, I Guess… for a while, you’ll know that I’ve never really been good at posting regularly here. As much as I tried to be one of those bloggers that have a new post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I’ve never been that person. Perhaps you’ve noticed that lately, I’ve only gotten worse. …
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Last updated: April 22, 2019 This morning, while catching up with the blogs I follow, I came across a guest post by Kevin on Making Sense of Cents, titled 12 Facts about Student Loan Debt that will make Your Hair Stand on End. Although Kevin was writing about student loans in the U.S. and their crazy system, the stats are …
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