It’s Thanksgiving week, 2022. It’s been months since I last logged into WordPress and a year and a half since my last published post. This is not my first attempt to write an “I’m back!” post, nor, I’m sure, will it be the last. So this post? It just is. No pressure for myself, no promises for the future. Just …
From Proposal to ‘I Do’: My Wedding Timeline
When I first got engaged in 2019, I knew I wanted to track the wedding planning journey. From cost considerations to a vendor search and all the planning in between, there’s a lot of work that can go into two people getting married. It took 2 years for this post to go from draft to publish. Of course, the ending …
The Quest for Generational Wealth
Coming from a working-class background, no one teaches you about money or gives you a framework for understanding it. All you have are examples of family members working minimum wage jobs while reinforcing the importance of going to college, getting a degree, and ultimately getting a “good-paying” job.
Long time, no see
Hey, friends It’s been a while. In fact, it’s been a year to the day since I published my last post on this blog. My timing can’t be any better. Where have I been? What have I been doing? What is happening to Cash Fasting? So much has happened since April 2019, but at the same time, much has been …
Expect the Unexpected
2019 has been an unexpected year of change. With the way it started, I knew it was going to big, but I couldn’t have foreseen just how wild it was going to get. In the first four months of this year alone, I: Took a two-week trip to Japan (and got engaged!) Wrapped up a lucrative contracting gig Started a …
In Want of A Different Life
This is my first week back as a full-time employee after five stressful, blissful, wonderful months of unemployment, part-time, and contract working. As I write this, I’ve officially completed my first five days, and it’s been a whirlwind. View this post on Instagram The next stage in my work life: this is the view from my new desk at my …
From Blog to Blog: My 2019 Valentine’s
Today’s post is a retrospective. We’re two months into 2019, and I’ve already done a 2018 recap for Cash Fasting, but it’s always fun to take different approaches. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I’m sending a thank you to all the sites that sent readers my way. Why This? Data Analytics is my day job. I work in Digital …
Leaving “Funemployment” – A 5-Month Summary of No Full-Time Work
On October 2nd, 2018, I was laid off. At the end of February, 2019, I will be re-entering the full-time workforce. It’s been an interesting few months, and an amazing learning experience. I took time to travel, I fully enjoyed the holidays, and I got a taste of the pros (and cons) of contract working. This is a breakdown of …