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The scary truth and the real reason why I live like a broke college student even when I don't have to is rooted in a time in my life when the saying "I don't have a pot to piss in" was painfully true. I was terrified to my core during a period when my income... Continue Reading →
Sometimes nostalgia has you going back to the beginning. The basics. It's where all the fundamentals of who you are began. It's where you made the stand. The stand to change and grow into the person you are now. And so it began, the journey of change and growth until one day you woke up... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite study spots on campus. Its upstairs in the library tucked off in a corner away from everyone. As I start my second quarter this year after finishing the first quarter with straight A's and a solid study system under my belt, I've been reflecting on how many things I thought I... Continue Reading →
I learned about the concept cognitive dissonance in my psychology 100 class and it has stuck with me ever since. Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or attitudes. People are motivated to reduce this discomfort by changing their beliefs, acquiring new information, or minimizing the importance... Continue Reading →
I spent the majority of my young adult life focusing on predictability because my childhood was unpredictable causing me to be terrified of the unknown If I couldn't guarantee a certain outcome, result, I wrote it off because it was safer to stay in the known. I knew that if I didn't take certain risks,... Continue Reading →
I checked this book out from the college library It's early Friday afternoon, 11:36 am. I haven't had any breakfast yet, (makes sense since I'm not really a breakfast person) however, I did just finish poring over some Morningstar reports and added two new positions to the investment fund. VT and SPG; VT for its... Continue Reading →
Walking home from the grocery store after spending $65 on groceries triggered a moment of insight. I often struggle with operating from the framework of buying what I need versus what I think I might need. Even if I need it down the road, I often buy it in the moment so it doesn't run... Continue Reading →
This week was a rough one mainly with my philosophy class, that, and I am feeling off this week. So today I took the local link up the hill to the store and bought some cake mix, oil, and frosting to bake a cake. I've been craving a slice recently and figured now would be... Continue Reading →
I was reading "One Up On Wall Street." I am nearing the end and am on page 218. As I was reading, I came across the sentence: "If you find a business that can get away with raising prices year after year without losing customers (addictive products such as cigarettes fill the bill), you've got... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow's homework. I am taking statistics, and I've been excited and nervous about it. I brought baggage into my current class, and it dawned on me that sometimes we have to check ourselves because we hold onto trauma in certain subjects. These subjects did not come easily to us as children, whether it's because of... Continue Reading →
The Broke College Student 