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The most productive financial decision I made this week was the one to pay my rent by all means necessary. This month the necessary means included selling my truck. I'm not upset about it because it hasn't

This week was expensive. Since I can't get my vision, dental, health, life, short-term, and long-term disability from local insurance companies, I decided to do the next best thing and see only local

Have you ever considered how hard it is to invest in your 401k from a local level? Having never had a 401k since this week, I had not considered it but I am here to tell you that it is, in fact, very

I experienced a miracle in consumerism this week. [Image from pexels.com - CC0 Public Domain] I am a curvy girl. I haven't always been but I have accepted the way I look for right now and that is relatively

The weeks are moving right along... and I've finally cheated! [Image from pexels.com - CC0 Public Domain] Honestly, I feel kind of bad because I didn't even consider that it was cheating until it was too

One month down, eleven more go to! [Image from pexels.com - CC0 Public Domain] I can't believe it's already been a month. I feel like time is flying by. One thing that I am shocked to report is that I

Yes, I’m a week and a day late on posting the updates. I'm sorry about that and I will be more diligent about getting them up on time in the future. No, I haven’t given up on my principles yet... for the

I'm pleased to report that things have gone very well this week. I really haven't bought much since I'm broke from paying rent, but I also haven't needed to buy anything. I did cheat a little bit and I

Here you will find some of the most pertinent questions that I have been asked since announcing that I would only be spending money at local retailers this year. If you have any that are not covered here,

It's nearly the New Year and the resolutions are about to begin! Someone recently told me that less than 10% of people who make New Year's resolutions actually achieve them. I'm looking forward to a lifestyle

I've been talking a lot lately about being fiscally beneficial in your community and it's a topic I hope to continue covering through the next year. To get this party started, I thought I would share with

Push to be Fiscally Benficial in Your Community in 2018. [Image from publicdomainpictures.net - CC0 Public Domain] I live in an area where mom-and-pop shops are everywhere and the people love their farmers'