Growing up, I thought it was weird my friends didn’t live with their grandparents. Who was gonna bust out the cookie tin that really held the sewing kit or light…
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Athena
Life is funny and our path to success is never direct. Which is probably why became a teacher in my late twenties and ended up going into education. I…
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Athena
When I had first heard of the term FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) I was baffled. “People actually do this?!” I asked my fellow bloggers. Sure, I knew of people…
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Athena
Confession time! I pride myself on being real with others so I’m about to be real with you. The past few weeks I’ve been slacking. I know, I KNOW! We all have…
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Athena
Long distance love. As much as I wish this didn’t describe my current relationship sometimes, it does. H & I met at a personal finance blogger conference in 2012 but…
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Athena
Did you know that 1 in 3 women live below the poverty line? This is article is part of the #WomenRockMoney Movement collaboration. The #WomenRockMoney movement is to help inspire…
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Athena
I have a love hate relationship with Mother’s Day posts so it’s ironic that I find myself writing one. I struggled actually, even thinking about it. See, my mom passed…
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Athena
I remember when I was younger, I loved cleaning the house. Growing up with a chronically ill mom and workaholic dad while being an only child allowed me to sucker…
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Athena
I’ve never been the traditional college student. When I was a freshman at a community college, I changed my major five times. After the fifth major stuck, I only completed…
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Athena