c/personal-finance-101

Using a toy dinosaur to save cash changed my view on budgets.

It's silly, but it works for me!

Rant: Hit my first $1k in emergency savings, but now I'm second-guessing where it should go.

After months of squeezing extra from my painting contracts, I made it. Still curious about the best place for liquid cash that isn't just sitting there.

Waiting three YEARS for my emergency fund to hit 6 months of expenses was a TEST of willpower