March, 2017 | Trust What's Next

Ahhh…the sweet smell of spring break.

For educators and students around the nation, spring break week is a monumental occasion. It’s one that we’ve been looking forward to since December. “When’s our next break?” is seriously like a mantra around campus.

This past week, I was allowed to stay as far away as possible from the place that I have to be the majority of the time. No matter how hard I try, I will never be able to explain to just how happy this makes me. But what is it that I’m really looking forward to? Why am I so unbelievably, ridiculously, incredibly (should I keep going?) happy about these breaks? Continue reading “Feeling stuck? Here’s What You Can Do About it…”

I really need to do better with my money!

I cannot begin to tell you how many times I’ve said this. It’s actually pretty funny because everyone who knows me would tell you adamantly that I’m great with money. I never pay a bill late, I never like pulling anything out of my savings account (but that doesn’t mean I won’t) and I try to be “adult-like” with my spending. From society’s perspective, I make decent money (whatever that means) and I do a great job at living within my means. But for whatever reason, I have repeatedly (more like all the time) found myself waiting intently on my next paycheck. Yes, my bills would be paid. But I kept forgetting about the most important one: me. Continue reading “4 Facts About Financial Literacy”