Spills Spotlight: Volume 14

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Welcome to this month’s Spills Spotlight! This series consists of a roundup of my favorite personal finance blog posts from around the web, publishing on the last day of each month. If you missed the last Spotlight, you can check it out here.

Throughout the month I read a couple hundred blog posts and include my favorites here. Spills Spotlight is an opportunity for me to share my favorite posts with my readers, and showcase the work of my fellow bloggers within the personal finance blogging community. I hope you enjoy this series, and feel free to comment with suggestions on which posts should be included in upcoming months!

24 Random Life Lessons Learned in 24 Years (31 Years Old Update)

by Studenomics

This post from Paula is packed with wisdom and advice, it’s a must read!

“No matter how big you think your problems are right now, the good news is that life will go on. The world will never stop for your problems, nor should you ever let it. Keep on living and pushing forward!”

Losing Two Sets of Parents

by Mr. Free at 33

“All of us chasing after FIRE are on individual journeys toward our eventual selves. Those roads will have bumps. And I think it’s important to be open and honest about those bumps so that we can improve and move forward if we want to realize our full potential and become everything we want to be. It’s imperative that we don’t ignore these bumps or pretend that they didn’t happen.”

How to Effectively Ask for a Raise (From Someone Who’s Done it Twice)

by Financial Mechanic via The Luxe Strategist

“Advocating for yourself in the workplace is one of the most powerful tools to increase your income. I want to share with you everything I have learned, so that you can earn what you deserve.”

What My Grandmother Taught Me About Real Estate

by Rich on Money

“All this came from a brave decision to purchase a property when she was a young single mother more than fifty years ago.  She did so against the wishes of her father and with many telling her she was making a mistake. I’m so proud of what she did with real estate, how she raised those children on her own, and all she’s accomplished in life.”

Lessons for Entrepreneurs: What I Learned from My Dorm Room Barbershop

by The Millennial Bull

“Starting a barbershop in college was my way of getting paid without having to apply for an on-campus job. I wanted to work when I had time, I didn’t want my hours to be limited to scheduling availability and I wanted there to be plenty of room for income growth, should the business grow.”

Full Circle

by Burning Desire for FIRE

“But the thing I’m now most grateful for? When I looked at that excited woman who urged me to go on and get some of this miraculous bounty for myself and I felt nothing but a calm certainty that this generosity was not for me. I can safely leave it on the table for others to use. I’m not used to the feeling of financial security. It’s lovely.”

Unsolicited Advice Given to an 18-Year-Old Stranger

by Max Your Freedom

“I turned to my wife as my stomach started to tighten remembering the stress that accompanies SAT exams (I took a couple), and I said: If you could give that kid any two pieces of advice right now, what would you say?”

How to Make a Lot of Money and Fail Financially

by Young and the Invested

“The more we made, the more we spent. We updated our lifestyle as fast as we upgraded our income. Our financial bucket had a giant hole in the bottom.  No matter how fast we dumped water in, it poured out in the form of arbitrary possessions and other unnecessary over-spending.”

Applying the “Konmari” Method to Finances

by The Money Vikings

“I came to realize not only the awesome power of decluttering and organizing our stuff, but also applying these principals to our financial affairs. Which can also become cluttered and stuck!”

Marginal Utility and the Pursuit of FI

by City Frugal

“For those of us who have been pursuing FIRE for a while, it’s important to maintain perspective. If you’ve reached your financial nirvana, any further spending cuts will take you from optimization to deprivation.”

From Broke to Financially Woke Interview Series

by Vital Dollar via Peerless Money Mentor

Jerry from Peerless Money Mentor recently started an awesome new interview series detailing how various members of the personal finance community pushed through mistakes and hardships to reach financial success. Marc from Vital Dollar is the first participant in the series, and he has a very inspiring story! I’m looking forward to contributing to this interview series in the future.

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