Based on my most popular posts, what brings many readers here to this site are people wanting to get a look at a real budget for someone that lives and works in New York City. While there is a wealth of information on this very topic, it tends to draw out the extremes; people who can live on very very …
Building a Budget & Investing – Get Your Ducks In A Row
Hey Cash Fasting readers! As I hinted in my last post, I’ve got a new series for you starting today. Get Your Ducks In A Row comes from Anna, a 20-something struggling through the post-college transition and figuring out life day-by-day. Enjoy! ____________ Hi everyone, I’m Anna. This year, I entered the workforce and am now learning to navigate my financials. …
How to Track the Value of High-Cost Purchases
While I pride myself on my ability to make frugal choices when necessary, I recently did something wildly different. Ian and I made the decision to join a gym. Not only did we decide to skip out on some of Manhattan’s cheaper gym options; we went all out on one of the most expensive gyms. As recurring high-cost purchases go, …
A Weekend Trip to Acadia National Park
Every so often, I take a weekend to go someplace fun, like Miami or Boston. I enjoy taking international trips, but those are usually one or two-week jaunts. For small weekend trips, it’s useful for me (and hopefully readers) to see what the entire weekend cost me. For Memorial Day Weekend, Ian and I, along with two friends, went camping …
The Real Estate Bug – Buying an NYC Apartment
Recently, my sister, who’s finishing up graduate school, came up to NYC for a job interview. The weekend after her interview, the idea of her actually moving up here planted a bug that I just can’t stop thinking about. What if my family comes together to buy an NYC apartment? The prices are ridiculously high, to be sure, but long-term, …
There are no secrets to saving money
In 2017, I published a post with a glorious title: The secret to saving money is to trick yourself into being poor. Traffic-wise, it was one of my best posts of the year. I submitted the post to the Rockstar Rumble because it was a piece that I was (and am) proud of. To my delight, I made it through Round …
Here’s the cost of living in NYC
10 budget breakdowns of young professionals who live in NYC.
The Cash Fasting Gift Guide: Low Budget Gift Ideas
Unless you’ve decided to not gift any presents this year, the holiday season can be rough for us frugal-minded folks. Generally, I try to avoid spending money, but I don’t skip out on holiday gifting. I enjoy giving gifts! Staying on a budget over the holidays hasn’t always been successful in the past. Well, I’m getting smarter this year. After much …