Today we feature a guest post by Andy Masaki, a blogger at Penny Less Dad and financial writer associated with OVLG.com. You can also find him fielding queries based on money management topics at various online communities and social media platforms. Debt management is an art! All aim to excel at this art, but only...

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June 24, 2019

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Weekly Reflections #3

by Suzie

In no particular order: Less than one week until I am in the USA! How exciting. I’m going to get to see mangrove forests and alligators and ALL SORTS. I am currently making this black bean and chicken soup with leftover roast chicken. It’s so easy. And I always feel properly domesticated when I use...

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June 16, 2019

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Weekly Reflections #2

by Suzie

In no particular order: I freaking love Final Fantasy 7 and I am so stoked for the remake. But do I buy a PS4? Or do I hope the PS5 comes out before the game? Because it seems pretty clear that future parts will be for the PS5, right? Yeesh, gaming is so confusing. I...

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June 15, 2019

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How to respond to the climate crisis (without getting overwhelmed)

by Suzie

If you’re anything like me, all the bad news about how terrible things are for the environment has you panicked and overwhelmed with despair. Unfortunately, despair is not a sensible response to the news. Rather, we need to respond to the climate crisis by taking focused and high-impact actions. Otherwise the world will end. Okay,...

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June 2, 2019

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Weekly Reflections #1

by Suzie

In no particular order: No matter how much I think I will enjoy doing nothing, as soon as I finish whatever time-sucking project I have going on, I start something else. I enjoy being busy and creative. Walking 18 miles is no harder on the body than walking 14 miles, but psychologically it feels harder....

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Eat better, feel better: the best diet for depression

by Suzie

Let me start with the bad news. You can’t cure your depression by eating a stalk of broccoli. Sorry. And, as I talked about in my post about how clean eating fed my depression, trying to achieve a ‘perfect’ diet can make depression and anxiety worse, not better. Now for the good news! There is...

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Self-Care Checklist for When You Are Sick

April 21, 2019

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Self-Care Checklist for when You Are Sick

by Suzie

I thought I would add a self-care checklist for when you’re sick to my library of self-care checklists! I’ve written a couple before: there’s my self-care checklist for depression and my quick self-care checklist which is more general. However, the past couple of weeks I’ve had both a rotten cold that has gone to my...

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March 12, 2019

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How to make a budget (and stick to it)

by Suzie

Making a budget is fundamental to almost any financial goals you might have. Want to get out of debt? Make a budget. Want to retire early? Make a budget. Want to reduce your work hours so you can spend more time with your family? Make a budget. What is a budget? A good budget is...

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What is a gratitude journal and why should you have one?

January 28, 2019

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What is a gratitude journal?And why should you start to keep one?

by Suzie

A gratitude journal is, at heart, very simple. It’s the act of taking a few minutes to write down things that you are grateful for. In fact, in some ways, is is deceptively simple. The truth is that gratitude journaling carries a host of benefits, and that the act of ‘being thankful’ has been a...

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A review of Daylio: mood and activity tracker app

January 21, 2019

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Review of Daylio – a mood tracker and micro diary app

by Suzie

This post is not sponsored. It’s an honest review of Daylio. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that I have a tendency towards depression. I have found multiple ways of managing that, and for the most part now have solid routines in place. One of the key things for me was to...

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