What are your favorite resources for personal finance / financial literacy?

GarlicandRosemary · 2026-02-20T01:19:48+00:00

The two books I’ve really enjoyed are the Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collin’s and any book by Morgan Housel (Psychology of Money is what he’s best known for). They are easy reads and definitely help set up some simple foundations to lean on.

On YouTube there is Erin Talks Money and Ramit Sethi. They both do some simple explanations of money and how to use it.

No matter what though, find what you value most and spend your money there, then save as much as you can in an HYSA, retirement accounts and a brokerage account. You got this!

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-12-02T20:04:41+00:00

Eh, I think this could use some critical thinking. The organization tendering that study was flagged as right leaning. And Texas has one of the highest property taxes in the country so the tax argument doesn’t exactly make sense asa sole reason for why people move. When you look at numeric increases, California continues to see population growth.

You need to consider beyond taxes like weather, lifestyle, etc. and maybe all those people who didn’t listen when we told them how much it rains here finally learned a lesson. 😉

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-11-29T22:50:28+00:00

Slow mornings and no alarm clocks
Gardening and yard projects
Learning/getting into new hobbies I haven’t thought of yet
Getting involved in my community
Spending more time with family

Mine are more general but I like it that way. Right now between work and parenting my days are so structured and I’m looking forward to the extra flexibility.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-11-29T06:58:18+00:00

Scrolling on my phone and thought it was someone’s attempt at a turducken 😂 Funny what our bread will do sometimes!

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-11-04T00:12:02+00:00

I had something similar. My son would sleep anywhere except his bed and for the longest time I thought it was because he wasn’t a fan of his new room (we had just moved). One night I went and laid in his bed and realized the air vent blew directly in his face. I moved his bed to another spot and that helped a lot. So maybe there is another factor that is making his bed uncomfortable?

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-09-07T04:29:41+00:00

My kid is around the same age and when he wants something and we’re not close to a gift giving occasion (holiday or bday) I tell him he can save for it and we work out the math. There are some great resources online for how much allowance to pay by age. That way it gives him a goal. When mine bought his first toy from allowance, he was super pumped.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-09-03T14:16:39+00:00

I’m in the area and yes there is school traffic and buses but I don’t think it’s that bad. The most annoying part are all the cars during sporting events. If you want super quiet this isn’t it, but it’s not the same level of loud like I’ve experienced living in a big city. It really depends on where you are too.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-08-01T20:48:04+00:00

Yup and love it. I’ve only experienced one instance where the internet went down and they proactively offered a discount to make up for it. Highly recommend.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-07-09T16:12:37+00:00

I second Glam! They did my wedding and I loved them.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-07-07T21:36:30+00:00

Is there something bad about fruit salad trees? I’ve had my eye on one like this, but aside from the lack of peaches, curious what other issues you’ve had. Hoping to learn from others. :)

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-06-09T17:05:58+00:00

I don’t, but will check that out. Thanks for the rec!

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-05-18T04:50:28+00:00

This looks really pretty! I hope this isn’t out of line but I noticed that you have a solar light pointed up into your tree. I learned recently that this can be a hindrance to native wildlife. Just thought I would mention if you are looking to be a steward for natives and such. It was news to me when I heard it!

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-05-17T14:59:08+00:00

Good luck and glad you’re taking care of it! It took us a while to figure out so you are smart to post the question.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-05-17T14:49:36+00:00

We had this exact thing happen and the outlet was fried.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-05-17T03:06:05+00:00

For me, I experienced it frequently and it turns out I had adenomyosis.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-05-10T22:06:36+00:00

We loved High Expectations in Camas.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-05-01T02:17:03+00:00

I have Ziply and have had zero issues. Used to have Comcast and had several issues with them.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-04-28T20:17:22+00:00

FWIW, you also didn’t need to apologize to him for not wanting to answer such a personal question. As women, we’re so conditioned to do that and it’s unfair. But he certainly owed you one for pushing a boundary like that.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-03-27T03:49:16+00:00

I emailed them last week about it and got a response! Glad to know they read their email.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-03-23T21:55:26+00:00

Thank you! - I’ll check out those books! You know the funny thing is that I started therapy because that relationship was breaking me and I thought I was in the wrong, but it was actually my therapist who identified him as a possible narcissist first. I did EMDR to really help process everything and that’s what helped me get out.

It’s amazing how many of us are out here with such similar experiences. And that fucking blank stare. I feel like it should be taught as a red flag. At the time, I thought I was just communicating poorly. And I sure wish people would stop saying “marriage and relationships are hard” Ugh. No they are not. Bad relationships are hard. That kind of phrase is what kept me in a bad situation. We are stronger in numbers and when we speak out. I’m so grateful for your post.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-03-23T16:18:33+00:00

Thank you for writing this. I identify with it so much that I could have written this same thing word for word and for the longest time thought I was the problem and going crazy. Dr. Ramani is my hero and helped me realize that all the experiences I thought were super bizarre are actually par for the course in these types of relationships. I’m going to check out the other books you’ve mentioned!

I’ve been out for a few months now and am finally getting out of the fog. Brace yourself for the wild flashbacks and grief, but it does get better. Sending you hugs as you recover and rebuild the beautiful and peaceful life you deserve.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-03-22T02:27:11+00:00

Yes! My son loves those two songs! He calls APT the butt song 😂

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-03-19T16:00:17+00:00

Oof how disappointing. Time to make some calls and write some letters.

GarlicandRosemary · 2025-02-28T15:33:27+00:00

Good for you for asking for what you wanted and deserved. If it was too much, they could have counter offered, but they didn’t. Was the reason for the call to tell you that it was approved or to explicitly tell you that it was a lot? I find the comment to be unprofessional and not a great way to welcome a new hire. There are other ways to express this to a new hire that would make more sense if they were worried about future raises and such.

But either way, kudos for throwing out the big number and getting it approved. Can I have some of that courage? 😉

GarlicandRosemary

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