That Smug Upper Middle Class Mindset

That Smug Upper Middle Class Mindset

This post might offend you.  So be it.  I want to shift your thinking. When I first became a diplomat, I was working insane hours.  Honestly, it was sort of funny.  I had had this notion that federal government jobs were cushy and that an air of permanent vacation would pervade the work environment.  That […]

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Challenge Your Assumptions About Christmas

My sister and I give each other roughly $20 in gifts individually each Christmas.  The rest of my family gives maybe a smidge more, but not much. Are you giving gifts valued deep into the hundreds or thousands of dollars? Cool if you want to, but you don’t have to…..  Nobody even has to know […]

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Reframe Your Perspective on Earnings

If you are a talented person with a brain in your head–and you wouldn’t be reading this blog if you weren’t–you shouldn’t be making enough to just get by.  If you are working full-time, you should be piling up the assets quickly.  You might think you lack the skills to make good money, but this […]

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