Adulting Tasks: Learning financial literacy
Last night, I attended a financial literacy session by The New School of Finance , hosted by Inland Island Community Wellness Centre . Liz and Shannon from the New School of Finance were total lady bosses! They are witty, down-to-earth, and super knowledgeable. The...Adulting Tasks: Saving after the house purchase
After taking out 96% of my money to buy the house, I was left with very little cash flow. I didn’t plan to spend so much money right away but plans changed. I kept getting outbid so I needed to overbid to secure my house. That meant spending the funds I had...Being an open book
Clearly, I am an open book. I’ve written about growing up poor, my adventures abroad, my collapsed relationship(s), and of course, home ownership and how little I know about everything. If you ever have a question or wonder “how did she do that”?...Understanding Bills
Prior to buying the house, I only had one bill to pay; my cell phone bill. Everywhere I lived before, the bills were included in the rent. Understandably, I had (and still have) no clue what all the numbers on my bills meant. I didn’t even know the difference...Adulting task: re-doing my stairs
For the past 4 months, I’ve been wanting to re-do my stairs. From day 1, I knew I was going to rip up the carpet on the stairs. There were stains everywhere that no amount of cleaning could take out. The house also smelled musty and like wet-dog and I knew that...Hi, I’m Liz
