personal growth for your work, life + money
When it comes to personal finance, I like to think of myself as a little bit of a budget warrior. I’ve been budgeting for 6 years and it taught me more lessons than I can probably ever write about. And one thing I’ve always credited for my success is my budget template. It got
This is a long overdue post, but I’m happy to be back into the writing circuit after catching a bit of a bug at the latter end of my vacation. If you didn’t know, I was recently in Bolivia and Peru! And this week, I will be breaking down exactly how much I spent on
Going low and zero waste is a daunting and intimidating task. And even if you can’t completely change your lifestyle, these 7 inexpensive hacks for zero waste living will keep you living a life with as least waste as possible – on a budget!
With the new year coming to an end, I audited all of my expenses according to the 50/30/20 budget rule. I not only talk about this budget rule, I show you how it’s applied to me!
The reason I started MLA is because I wanted to create an honest personal space where I could share exactly what I’m doing to get through adulthood instead just giving some vague or generic advice. Instead of just talking about the 50/30/20 budgeting rule, I wanted to see how it applied to my year-round expenses.
Well, it’s almost that time of the year again! And if you’re anything like me, you love the holidays, but get a little anxious when you think about the stress and cost of it. While I’m not shopping expert on the best deals and sales, I am pretty creative when it comes to saving money
It’s easy when moving into a new apartment to only think about the things you will need, but it’s equally important to think about the things you don’t need. It’s hard not to get caught up in the beautiful photos on Instagram and Pinterest (I certainly made those mistakes). Learn more on all the things you don’t need!
Trying to make a budget and don’t know where to start? It’s here! I will walk you through how I budget with my FREE budget spreadsheet.
A running theme throughout adulthood is of course, personal finance! It’s maybe the most important life admin task of all because it really does provide the foundation and limits for everything else. No matter how much money you have, everyone needs a budget.
One of the biggest hallmarks of #adulting is grocery shopping. It seems like a never-ending task.
There’s no food in the fridge. You go buy more food. Some of it you eat. Some of it goes bad. There’s no food in the fridge, again.
Mastering the navigation of the grocery store is a level we all hope to achieve. And we’ve all heard the basic advice of grocery shopping and I will reiterate them here for your convenience (cause this is a grocery store article, kind of like convenience store, GET IT? HAHAHA) Okay just me. Moving on, let’s review the holy trinity rules of grocery shopping:
With the rise of Instagram, social media, and the ease of an inspirational quote maker, it is easy to feel less than if you haven’t traveled the world.
That somehow you’re failing as a millennial because you can’t live up to all those “wanderlust” posts. And who am I to say this? It’s not because I’m bitter I didn’t travel; it’s because I traveled (to over 30 countries, across 5 continents in 5 years).
