This weekend, my stress levels came to a rolling boil. I can tell you, it was not pretty. I was not a nice person to be around, and luckily for the greater population of Texas, I didn’t encounter too many folks and my significant other had his phone tucked away… Continue Reading
Contrary to what people say, buying a home is not the best investment you can make. In fact, I would even argue, it really isn’t an investment at all. Hello. I’m Shannyn. I bought a home this year and despite the fact that it was personally horrendous through and through,… Continue Reading
One of the most important decisions you’ll make in your life, after who you choose to marry (you know, that forever-contract that is so binding it has to be dissolved in a court of law) is where you live, which thankfully, is far less permanent. Where you live impacts your… Continue Reading
I’ve written before that I started blogging in 2011 as a broke college student in a big city with a teensy budget. For a long time, frugality was a form of survival and it helped me not only get out of student loan debt, it helped me save $16,000 which… Continue Reading
Honestly, you couldn’t pay me to be in my 20’s again. Maybe it was glorious for you, but for me, it was a phase I’m both grateful I had and more so grateful I’m absolutely finished with. I am now 31, and am all the things my 21 year old self… Continue Reading