As the Sunburnt Saver, I would be remiss to not discuss summer skin tips. However, since this blog is mostly about personal finance (and career development, and sometimes fun ;)), I struggled with tackling this topic in relation to saving money. However, the bottom line on summer skin-saving tips is that protecting your skin now will save you a ton of money in the future. Read on for Continue Reading
4 Specific Ways to Perfect Your Posture
Your parents were right: standing up straight really is important! If you’d like to live out your years hunched over, walking slowly, and in chronic pain, ignore this post at your peril. However, if you’d like to live with full vitality, it’s really important you use this post to your ultimate advantage. As a full-time officer work and part-time freelancer, I spend the majority of my day at my Continue Reading
Is a Personal Trainer Worth It?
There are a lot of pros to hiring a personal trainer to coach you through exercise, but one reason why many people don’t have personal trainers is that they are expensive. In the list of things you “have” to pay for, personal trainers fall way, way low on that list. In fact, I’m willing to bet a lot of people consider a personal trainer part of their disposable income costs, and whether or not Continue Reading
4 Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Gym Clothes
In my quest to lead a healthier lifestyle, I’ve been going for New York Tennis Lessons and to the gym more often for exercise. I don’t know about you, but I have specific “gym clothes” I wear when I get in the zone to work out. I like cotton t-shirts, moisture-wicking pants/shorts and socks, and shoes that, you know, don’t squeeze the top of my toes too much when I run. I love buying clothes and Continue Reading
Thank Goodness for My HSA
Remember earlier when I said I was down with the flu? Boy, it really kicked my butt! I was down a solid week. For a few of those days, I was just sleeping almost 24/7. I was watching Good Morning, America this morning, and the ticker at the bottom of the screen said this year’s flu vaccine was only 23% effective. Scientists hadn’t been this off on the flu vaccine for over a decade! I Continue Reading