Financially responsible 20-something seeks occasional impulse buy
This weekend, I bought a sun hat. It’s floppy, red and entirely unnecessary. But, in my mind, it was a completely justified purchase. It was fewer than $15. And it would come in handy for my beach...
View ArticleTax season makes my head hurt
When I was younger, my parents’ accountant did my taxes. I gathered my hodge podge of forms once a year, handed them off to Mike the Tax Man, signed whatever my mom and dad brought back to me and a few...
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Sorry, automakers, looks like we’re going to pass for now
The Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept Coupe is geared toward millennials. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Buying a car is a big decision. As a teenager, my parents called the shots when it came to getting a car that I...
View ArticleLiving together before marriage? Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Give...
A Florida representative is currently trying to overturn a law dating back to the 1800s. The law, which carries a $500 fine and 60 days of jail time, makes it illegal for unmarried couples to live...
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Too poor for healthy food? I think not!
My new favorite saying is “Eat local.” And I’m not the only one saying it.A week's worth of York farm fresh food in the spring sits on my messy table. Those are mullberries on the bottom. There is just...
View ArticleTraveling on the cheap
In college, I had delusions of grandeur of what my first paycheck — and all subsequent paychecks — would look like. Unfortunately, I make less than the $100,000 per year I was hoping for to start out,...
View ArticleCreating your first budget
Most people get a peek at managing their own finances in college — you have rent and electricity bills, likely a cable and Internet bill, groceries to buy. And besides all the necessities, you have the...
View Article‘Boomerang’ kids saving money, but at what cost?
I’m sure if I ever lost my job, my parents would gladly let me move back home. Though that would involve returning to the Scranton area and sleeping on a twin bed in a room that has been converted...
View ArticleWhy I might be eating Ramen this wedding season
So you’re getting married during Bike Week at the beach and all hotels that aren’t sold out are $300 a night with a two-night minimum? And your shower is halfway across the state … and involves a trip...
View ArticleFinances, failures and 401Ks
I am a class-A worrier, especially when it comes to money. Exactly nine days after I graduated from college, I started my first job, about four hours from my hometown. I adopted a budget (more on that...
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