It’s been a cheap coupla days, thank goodness. Thanks to some weekend purchases, I had everything I need to make it through the week. Plus I came down with some sort of respiratory infection, meaning no Cinco de Mayo celebrations for this girl. Sad for me, good for my bottom line.
Here’s the rundown:
May 4:
Did my [...]
The Broke Yuppie
trudging slowly toward solvency.
Author Archives: Erin
Money in May: the 4th and the 5th
How to stop sucking at budgets, part 1
So, I’m kind of a dork. I enjoy numbers and math and attempting to put my messy financial situation into a neat little box (well, a few boxes, AKA a spreadsheet) so I can plan, save and make myself aware of how much I can spend on going out for a drink if I also [...]
Intro to my finances
Buy it now, pay for it later.
That’s why I am where I am today - more than $60,000 in debt and trying to figure out how not to be. Thank you, consumerism.
I would also like to thank me-from-three-years-ago for falling victim to consumerism. I like shopping. Shopping is expensive. My salary was (and is) low. [...]
Coming soon: My finances
Welcome to The Broke Yuppie, future home of the fiscal musings of a not-so-well-off 20-something with expensive tastes and too much debt.
I’m still designing the site and forming mission statements et al. Until then, this site will be boring.
Stay tuned for the real deal.