This post is part of a 13 money resolutions for 2013 series.The next posts are Step 2 trim the fat Step 3 do it yourself Step 4 stop wasting Step 5 review your expenses Step 6 crush your debt Step 7 make more money Step 8 be happy Step 9 max it out! Step… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 8-9 and cost recap
This is the eighth part about the (slow) conversion of the land I bought in Guatemala and my new life here, you can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 and Part 7 if you missed them. Never miss another post by subscribing to my RSS feed! … Read more
The tale of two broadband providers: the very best and the very worst
I said last week that I would take advantage of my amazing Alexa rank of 400 in Guatemala to write a big rant about my internet provider, Tigo, and will do that in Spanish this week, not only to spare my dear readers but also so that everyone here knows what a bunch… Read more
2013 financial goals
Do you have your financial goals ready for the new year yet? I usually don’t set very specific goals, but in order to track progress and have some motivation and accountability, here is a list of what I plan to achieve next year. Grow my net worth by 30% In 2012, my net worth… Read more
Host Gator 75% sale NOW!
Quick tip to let you know Hostgator is offering 75% OFF hosting and domains for the next hour or so, then 50% off for the rest of the day. No need for coupons or anything. I use them since day 1 and really love their customer support and all the tools they offer, so I… Read more
4 Tips for Controlling Your Holiday Spending
This is a guest post from Taylor B., the founder and editor of Repaid.org. You can follow him on Twitter @RepaidOrg or on Repaid.org’s Facebook page. One way to insure a happy new year is to keep a lid on your holiday spending. While that sounds easy enough to do, when was the… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 7
This week I was alone at home with a new room being built and the handyman working with me on a new vegetable garden. Men in Guatemala and especially in such small villages are macho and it is hard to get listened to as a woman. On the first day, the… Read more
What to do if there isn’t enough money?
During my first year of college, I had two majors, and taking an extra job on top was virtually impossible. My college town had about 40000 students and most seniors had trusted the rare jobs available, so when I arrived unprepared in September, I knew I had to rely only on my scholarship for that… Read more
Can cheap labor make you lazy?
Before I moved to Guatemala, I was looking at houses in the South of France. For the same price, I would have gotten a run down house, that I would have had to fix myself. There I was, daydreaming about my carpenter self, my mason self and my architect self. Yeah, sure. Most likely, I… Read more
4 tips for a harmonious money relationship
Good morning! Today I am blog swapping with Daisy from When Life Gives You Lemons, Add Vodka. So after reading her post, head over to her site for my post about Zero Food Waste! Daisy is a Canadian blogger who runs the blog When Life Gives You Lemons, Add Vodka. When she’s not grappling for self-improvement on… Read more
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