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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

So, I had to learn to stick to my budget , which wasn’t easy, especially for someone who’d had to repeat a year of high school math. How did I rationalize spending money that put me slightly over budget? Right after the workshop, I purchased Egyptian cotton sheets and a duvet cover. It was almost impossible on my own.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

It’s become more difficult in the past year, however, to know what your expenses will be each month—and that makes it all the more challenging to stick to a budget. In the past year, two dynamics in the broader economy have made it especially difficult to stick with a budget and avoid racking up debt.

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JULY 4, 2022

According to a 2022 survey by Deloitte, 36% of millennials and 29% of Gen Z cited “cost of living” as their greatest concern. Track your budget. List out your purchases in an Excel spreadsheet at the end of each month and place each transaction into a bucket. Somehow as we age, #adulting is just supposed to be intuitive.

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JULY 25, 2022

Debt is a normal part of most people’s personal finances—according to the Consumer Credit report released by the Federal Reserve, in February 2022 Americans had $4,481 in debt on average. It is no secret that the gender wage gap continues to persist in 2022. It’s not inherently bad. Get paid what you’re worth.

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