by Allison Bishop | Nov 20, 2019 | General, Uncategorized
UPDATE: I originally posted this in March 2018. Since then, I’ve tried three that are new to me, and changed my opinion on some others. My updates as of November 2019 are in blue, and the reviews of the three new podcasts are at the top of the list. I’m a...
by Allison Bishop | Oct 25, 2019 | General, Starting Out
For those who haven’t heard of it, the FIRE movement has been taking the personal finance world by storm over the past decade or so. FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early, and has been embraced by people who want out of the rat race. They save a huge...
by Allison Bishop | Jun 19, 2019 | Family, General, Uncategorized
So I walked into Bed Bath & Beyond last week and was immediately dazzled by all the Beautiful Things. I could get gorgeous deck furniture! Colorful wine glasses! Throw pillows in so many fun colors and patterns! I could imagine my house with these fresh, bright,...
by Allison Bishop | Jun 4, 2019 | General, Uncategorized
I’ve seen a trend lately of people who aren’t in serious debt trouble, but who are carrying a relatively small amount of credit card debt – a few thousand dollars – and are having difficulty breaking that cycle. In nearly every case, they also have no cash...
by Allison Bishop | Feb 24, 2019 | Family, General, Starting Out
I’ve been a little bit obsessed with the idea of minimalism recently. First, I watched a documentary on Netflix called “Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things” directed by Matt D’Avella. One of the people interviewed was Joshua Becker, the author of a...
by Allison Bishop | Jan 10, 2019 | Family, General, Starting Out, Uncategorized
I’ve been reading news stories over this past week about furloughed government workers struggling to pay their bills. Because they’re not being paid, they don’t have the money to pay daycare costs, their car payment, or their rent, and a lot of them are feeling...
