Author: Kara

This may come as a shock to some of my newer readers, but I actually do not budget. I generally live my life on frugal autopilot- I just avoiding spending money. At this point, I’ve been doing this frugal living thing for two years, and I’ve optimized my life to save as much as possible. […]

One of the things that most drew me to freelancing was the freedom of it. Not only can I set my own hours, but I can work from anywhere that has an internet connection. I could be in a Parisian cafe, or holed up in an apartment in Buenos Aires, and I can still run […]

A few years ago I heard a powerful quote: “Great people do things before they’re ready.” It knocked me the fuck out, because I really feel that’s the story of my life. I tend to leap before I look. God knows I’m not a detail person- I see the big picture and I fall right into […]

I woke up yesterday morning earlier than expected. I’m home for a week, and I expected to sleep in later than I usually do. This is, after all, my vacation. I couldn’t do it though. I woke up, and I was awake. Mind alert, energy flowing, anxiety pumping. I was up, I was mildly freaking […]

After a round of binge-reading Mr. Money Mustache in 2014, I bought a bike off Craigslist for $60. It was a great deal- suitable for roads and trails, hardly used. I could barely get it in my car, but I brought it home and saw my future self becoming a biking goddess. And then it […]

I’ll be the first to say it: I am not perfect. I know that my blog may have led you to believe otherwise, but it’s true. I am a mere mortal, and I often lose the battles against my bad habits. I’ve been trying harder to beat them recently. Being a freelancer means that I […]

Happy August y’all! Do you like the alliteration in my title? 😉 We’re only three days in, but I am loving August so far. Yesterday I woke up with a smile on my face, enjoyed a quiet morning savoring my cup of coffee, and started work early. I got right into some nitty gritty aspects […]

As those of you who follow me on Twitter may know, I had some car troubles last week. (Cars are annoying and expensive, and I can’t wait to get rid of mine someday.) My car simply shut down in the middle of traffic on three different occasions last week. Twice on the highway! Anytime something […]

A few weeks ago I was talking with a new college grad. I shared my journey out of debt with him, and stressed that the best thing he can do for himself now (at age 22) is to start paying down his own student loans.  He listened, very politely, to my story and agreed that […]

Hey y’all! This is a contributed post by Brianna Hall. She is a freelance blogger who has been exploring ways on how she can reach financial freedom soon. Being a Millennials, she has high hopes that she can change the way her generation thinks about investment. Brianna is now working on her investment portfolio through […]