March 2015 Savings Goals
When the going gets tough, the tough get saving. Despite March being a month full of unexpected/partially expected expenses (winter bike storage fee, sports league fee, new cellphone balance, an...
View ArticleApril & May Savings Goals and beyond!
You may have noticed that I haven’t been around in awhile. April 2015 was the first month in ages that was blank on this blog (other than my March savings goal round-up.) April, and now May, have been...
View ArticleHey millenials, do you donate to charity?
Not long ago, I read this interesting Billfold article that touches on something I feel very strongly about. The piece is all about how/if millenials donate to charity and their desire to be...
View ArticleGet Ready for Mo Money Mo Houses… the Podcast!
When did June happen? I swear, it was just April a few minutes ago! I know I’ve been posting very little lately for the past few weeks, and I’ve been sliiiiiightly vague about my next-steps for this...
View ArticleYet another reason to have an emergency fund
Hey readers! I’m not dead, I’m just on an unannounced hiatus during the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. That said, I’m returning for ONE post today to talk to you about something I feel very...
View ArticleAn Update: Embracing a career change
It’s interesting how much can change in a year. Since I started my new job at the TORONTO 2015 Games last summer, I haven’t been around as much here at Househippo. What with DarlingMagpie taking up...
View ArticleCareer Advice 101: Don’t get comfortable
What do you want to be when you grow up? That is that question I always dreaded as a kid. Not because I didn’t have an answer, but because I had too MANY answers! Here’s a mildly exhaustive list that...
View ArticleQuestion Time: When are you broke?
Money, money, money. It’s been awhile since I’ve sat down here at Househippo to talk about money. Part of that is because I’m currently in a ‘hoarding’ mode. I’m not PARTICULARLY saving for a house or...
View ArticleWhy millenials are going to change the world
NEWS FLASH, I’m a millenial. I mean, at least according to some definitions of what a millenial is. I was born in the 80s, I grew up without internet until about late middleschool/highschool, I still...
View ArticleMy 2015 Personal Finance Goals!
It’s really hard to believe that 2015 is over, for so many reasons. It was my first year debt-free, it was the first year I really got serious about my savings, it was the year I waffled about my...
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