This is a guest post from my good friend, A Purple Life. She's an almost-30 personal finance blogger living in Seattle, Washington who is on the path to financial independence and retiring early. Read about how she's on track to save $500,000 by age 30. Almost 5 years ago my life did a complete 180. I was living in the fast lane in Manhattan, working as an ad exec and spending my weekends soaking in all the … [Read more...] about How I’m Saving $500,000 | Early Retirement by 30
Getting Ahead
How to Write Better Emails, Tweets, and Blog Posts with GIFs
In my post Why Woo Girls Are Beating You at Life, I made the argument that people like popular girls more because they are expressive, funny, and SUPER.EXCITED.GUYS. Research shows it's true. Well, there is a new trend of woo-girl (or woo-man) that's sweeping the nation. It's the GIF user, and everyone likes them. The quicker you learn to use GIFs, the more popular your communications and you will … [Read more...] about How to Write Better Emails, Tweets, and Blog Posts with GIFs
Why You Don’t Need To Go The Full Mile To Get What You Want
I was reading the comments in Millennial Money Man's post, From Teacher to $12,000 A Month, and saw a comment from someone who was considering becoming a teacher. The "I think I want to become a teacher" moment is something I've experienced as well. I think it's relatively common. I remember talking with a coworker once who was considering leaving his six-figure job to pursue teaching. He wanted to help … [Read more...] about Why You Don’t Need To Go The Full Mile To Get What You Want
How to Get a Mentor (the non-awkward way)
I recently was featured on an episode of the Mad Fientist podcast, along with Gwen from Fiery Millennials. We talked about everything from rocking your career to saving massive amounts of money to side hustles. One regret I have from the interview is that I neglected to give credit to the mentors who helped me in my career. I'm picturing my old boss listening to the interview somewhere and shaking his … [Read more...] about How to Get a Mentor (the non-awkward way)
How to Deal with Competitive and Jealous Coworkers
The office is a tense place. Everyone just wants to get through the week and make it to Friday afternoon. Coworker drama can make the week feel one hundred times longer. How to Deal with a Jealous Competitive Coworker I'm sure these look familiar to you too. The Coworker Who Tries to Make Me Look Bad The Coworker Who Tries to One Up Me The Coworker … [Read more...] about How to Deal with Competitive and Jealous Coworkers
Things to Consider When Relocating For A Job
Are you Willing to Relocate? You know relocation means uprooting your life and moving to a new place but do you know all that comes along with a relocation? This article provides the cons to relocation that not everyone thinks about. Relocation Assistance is Great but not Everything Relocation packages could include the following services: A dedicated relocation … [Read more...] about Things to Consider When Relocating For A Job