The former half.

You may have heard about "that former Yelp employee who wrote an open letter to her CEO about the need to make a decent/liveable wage." I've been skimming the comments (something that gives me both amusement and frustration), and some trending keywords are "entitled" and "personal choice." Instead of focusing time and energy on those opinions, I think one of the biggest takeaways is that living and/or working in the Bay Area can actually put you into debt. This completely reminds me of my immediate post-undergrad life. I wanted to get into the apparel industry, so I took a job in San Francisco and moved back to the Bay Area. It seemed so fabulous and exciting at the time: new job, new city, new living situation, 22 and with my bachelor's degree! Hot damn! Yeah, the first 12 months were anything but that. (That's a blog post for another day...) I was definitely missing my college days, one reason being that I had this amazing job at...

PC:  chocolatesamurai.wordpress.com Sometimes, being an adult is not so fun. Knowing that you really should be responsible, is not a fun realization. For example, I would love to blow some money on trips I shouldn't take and materialistic items I'd like to pretend I can afford. But that won't get me any closer to becoming debt free and/or having an emergency fund. Super big unhappy emoji face right now. Sorry for the absence. Not sure how it's past the middle of February...