Foraging in the City
One of my many adventures in frugality involved getting me some free food. I used to do that via events
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Author: Darcy @ We Want Guac
The Magic of Compound Interest, Revealed!
With so much doom and gloom, it’s time to remind you that magic is real. I’m not the one to
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That Time Losing $50000 Left Me Better Off
I walked away from a deal that meant losing $50000 over three years’ time. It wouldn’t have required me to
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Juneteenth is Official! Now Do the Same with Black Wealth.
As of this week (!) the federal government has acknowledged that yes, ending slavery should be something celebrated. It took
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Build a Diverse Skill Set, You Funky Badass
There’s plenty of voices on the interwebs (and in real life) urging you to build a diverse skill set. Which
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A Tale of Three Dressers. And of Flipping Them Ruthlessly.
After moving into my first all-to-myself apartment (a huge privilege in and of itself) I needed to get a bunch
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The Financial Independence Milestones, Gamified
When I first started learning about financial independence, there was only one number I knew to be a significant milestone:
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The Ultimate Guide to Job Ads Tailoring: High Pay Job Part 4
Look at you! You’ve settled on the job title(s) you want to go after and have a plan for getting
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A Fairy Tale of Financial Proportions
(Fair warning: geekery ahead with a financial fairy tale.) So fun Darcy fact: I like stories. I have over 350
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Buying a Car for the First Time, The Finance Edition
A lot sure can change in a year, huh? Last February I wrote a whole diatribe about why I didn’t
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