How I Paid Off $60k of Student Loan Debt in 4.5 Years: A Timeline

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2015 – The year I graduated college In May of 2015, I graduated from James Madison University with a degree in Computer Information Systems. In July of that same year, I would start my first “real” job as a business analyst for a small consulting company. I’m originally from Northern Virginia, but my new job […]

It’s Per$onal #95 – Age 28, Nashville, TN

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It’s Per$onal is a blog series designed to shed light on the intricate details of the personal finances and lifestyles of women. How old are you? 28   Where do you live? City and State (or Country if outside the U.S.) Nashville, TN   Do you like where you currently live? Why or why not? […]

It’s Per$onal #94 – Age 26, Southern Indiana

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It’s Per$onal is an anonymous blog series designed to shed light on the intricate details of the personal finances and lifestyles of women. Today’s post features Katelyn from Hey You Finance! What’s your name? Katelyn     How old are you? 26   Where do you live? City and State (or Country if outside the […]

10 Calming Public Speaking Tips For Anxiety

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A few weeks ago, I was asked to speak during a team meeting at my new job and I completely fumbled. Usually I’m fairly confident with public speaking, but on this particular day, I was not 🙂 I wish I had read some public speaking tips for anxiety before this day. As I began to […]

It’s Per$onal #93 – Age 26, Atlanta, Georgia

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It’s Per$onal is an anonymous blog series designed to shed light on the intricate details of the personal finances and lifestyles of women. How old are you? 26   Where do you live? City and State (or Country if outside the U.S.) Atlanta, Georgia   Do you like where you currently live? Why or why […]

Update on Italy Trip

  This post will give you the latest updates on my trip to Italy with my Dad!   Why Italy? I’ve been wanting to take my Dad to Italy for many years now, for a few reasons. The first being that he’s never been outside of the United States, and the second being that my […]