by Desirae Odjick | Oct 25, 2017 | Budgeting, Lifestyle, Saving
There is a lot of hype around how eating less meat, or no meat, can save you a lot of money. Here is a real-life look at how much I have saved on our grocery bill by cutting meat out of my diet for the past few months.
by Desirae Odjick | Sep 13, 2017 | Budgeting, Lifestyle, Spending
You can try to squeeze more into your budget, or you can try to squeeze more out of your budget. Here’s which one is best, and how it’ll make you way happier than the other (and less stressed, too).
by Desirae Odjick | Aug 30, 2017 | Lessons Learned, Lifestyle, Spending
I was one of those people who fully embraced the “work uniform” concept, for over two years. Then… I stopped. Here’s why, and what I’ve learned from doing and stopping a work uniform approach.
by Desirae Odjick | May 30, 2017 | Housing, Lessons Learned, Lifestyle
There’s a lot of pressure out there to omg-buy-a-house-ASAP… but it turns out, you can be a successful human who will retire just fine even if you never own property. Here’s a few of the ways people will convince you to buy, and how to reply if you’re just not ready yet (or ever).
by Desirae Odjick | Feb 15, 2017 | Lessons Learned, Lifestyle, Spending
Not everything about money has to be all “deprivation this” and “stop spending that”. There are plenty of ways to be A+ at money that don’t suck, and here are four major ones you can do anytime.
by Desirae Odjick | Oct 19, 2016 | Clothing, Lessons Learned, Lifestyle, Spending
Since this is a financial blog, it seems only fitting that I’d write about the money side of wearing the same thing to work every day—which is something I did for almost two years, so I speak from experience.