I have always been a competitive person. What I have found over the years is that being competitive grants me certain advantages. For example, people who are competitive typically persevere until they reach their desired goals and don’t give up easily. Yet being competitive also has its disadvantages. Always doing, being, having, studying, and/or attempting […]
About Donna Green
Keep Calm and Treasure Hunt On!
I love garage sales and estate sales for different reasons. Garage sales are plentiful most weekends in the spring and summer, with the merchandise on sale priced pretty low. As well, if you don’t like the price of an item, you can always ask the owner if “they can do better.” However, items for sale […]
Need Financial Support? Lean on Me!
“You just call on me brother, when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you’ll understand We all need somebody to lean on” Bill Withers I love reading the personal financial blogs written by a variety of people from all across the country. Young, […]
Waste Not, Want Not
In the United States, yearly food waste is estimated to range between 30-40 percent of the food supply. That translates to approximately 133 billion pounds of food per year, at a cost of $161 billion. Unfortunately, that wastefulness has far-reaching impacts on food security, resource conservation and climate change, according to the USDA. But why? […]
The $20 Challenge
According to a 2015 report released by the Social Security Administration: -38 percent of all American workers made less than $20,000 last year. -51 percent of all American workers made less than $30,000 last year. -62 percent of all American workers made less than $40,000 last year. -71 percent of all American workers made less […]
Retail Therapy—Occasional Fun or Addiction?
The first time we heard the term “retail therapy” coined was in 1986; a month later, the topic was expounded in a Chicago Tribune article. From that point on, it became a mainstream expression for using shopping as a tool to achieve short-term happiness or fulfillment. Popular cultural mediums such as television (Sex in the […]
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