Last year, I took a long break from posting, in part because I was working on other projects (finishing off my first novel manuscript, yay!). But it was also in part because I felt sick of talking.
Specifically, I was sick of talking about money to people who don’t want to listen.
If you have someone in your life who doesn’t want to hear it when it comes to money (or if you yourself don’t!) read on!
Continue reading “How can I talk about money to people who don’t want to listen?”For me, it started with the purchase of a new journal.
I begin every year with a new little notebook to keep track of goals (financial as well as health, writing, blogging, and so on), and to make notes, in a very loose ‘bullet journal’ style.
But I always um and ah over which to buy, and then, the price involved.
This year I had my eye on a very nice-looking tropical leaf themed journal with plain lined pages. But I wasn’t sure if it was really ‘the one’. And then, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to spend – wait for it – gasp – $8 on it.
Then, I received a very nice sticker set for Christmas. 300 stickers, specifically for planners, vision boards and so on. (Shockingly, these stickers cost – wait for it – even bigger gasp – $10! That’s a whole $2 more than the journal itself!)
So far, I’ve managed to open the packages… but no action.
Now should be the time of year that I set up my journal. That I think carefully about my goals for the new year (and indeed, the coming three and five years), and get them down on paper. (Rather than throwing something quickly together on the morning of January first!)
But I’ve always been hesitant to start new notebooks. Especially pretty ones. (Memo to self: perhaps try an ugly notebook next year?)
I may be crazy, but I’m sure I can’t be the only one who feels like this.
Continue reading “How can I turn over a new leaf in the New Year?”
But the most wonderful time of the year can involve a lot of waste.
Every year in the UK alone, Cloud Sustainability reports, some 74 million mince pies are thrown away. As are 500 tonnes of Christmas tree lights.
Lining up every Christmas tree bought in a single year in the UK would give you a line the equivalent of a round trip to New York. And, the Guardian reports, enough wrapping paper is thrown away to circle the equator. Not once. Not twice. But nine times. And that is just the UK’s supply.
Yesterday while finishing up some gift shopping, I got to thinking about what the ‘silly season’ means. And, how we can avoid waste, save, and enjoy the holiday season.
Enrichmentality now has a wealth of posts – 130 in total. So I thought, what better time than the end of the year to delve into some of them?
But is this really the case? Can uniforms actually exacerbate discrimination?
Why?
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But should you rely on the Bank of Mum and Dad? And, Mums and Dads – should you lend to your kids?
This post – a bumper issue that is the first to tackle two questions – is not only for those considering lending money within families, but also for those who have or will buy a home without family support.
Continue reading “Should I rely on the Bank of Mum and Dad? / Should I lend money to my kids?”
So how do you know if your investments are diversified? Or if they are diversified enough?
