I’m putting my thick skin on for this one. I recently realized I am guilty of the skinny humblebrag. It’s despicable, I know. (If you don’t know what a humblebrag is, look here or here, and there’s even a book!) For you snarky types, this post can also be summarized as “waah, waah, waah, boo hooContinue reading “In Defense of the Skinny Humblebrag”
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Small Business Big-Up: The Lucky Exchange
If you drive too fast down Ponce, you will miss it. The Lucky Exchange is a bright gem of turquoise nestled on the corner of a block also that hosts a Cuban restaurant and a psychic reader’s parlor. I must have been lucky yesterday; I spotted the vintage clothing exchange store on a jaunt inContinue reading “Small Business Big-Up: The Lucky Exchange”
Rainbow Sherbet Fashionista
I am perpetually fashion challenged, although I like shopping for clothes. For this reason, I was slow to buy into the colored jeans trend I saw everyone wearing. But one day, at my favorite store, I saw my absolute favorite color on a pair of jeans and I was sold. Today, while wearing said seaContinue reading “Rainbow Sherbet Fashionista”
Fightin’ Words
I was a short kid, with a looming forehead, two robust front teeth and a gap you could kick a goal through. My trifecta of kid imperfections required an ability to verbally shimmy out of taunting situations before I literally needed to shimmy out of the grasp of bullies. But I had no quick wit.Continue reading “Fightin’ Words”
Frugal Fruit Smoothies (not what you think)
My name is Dara and I am a Frugal Frannie. In real life, reckless is not an adjective anyone would use to describe me at all when it comes to personal finance. For the past four years, I’ve been slightly preoccupied with money management, learning best practices, pitfalls, and carving out my personal finance (PF)Continue reading “Frugal Fruit Smoothies (not what you think)”
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