real life with (very) real debt
A bonus at work, an inheritance, a lottery win — a financial windfall can come in many different forms but one thing they all have in common is that they can have a huge impact on the life of the recipient.
Transparency is important at Our Bill Pickle. That’s why I used my first post to talk about the financial privileges that have allowed us to get ahead on the debt-free journey.
But privilege isn’t the only thing that has helped us.
I remember when I realized how it’s important to own your financial privilege if you write about money on the internet.
The headline drew me in right away with its promise to explain how the writer saved a large sum of money while earning a very low wage. Who wouldn’t want to check that out?
I clicked read more.
The writing was solid and the steps the writer took to save money made sense.
Still, I felt like something was missing as I read.
Fourteen paragraphs in, I found it.Continue Reading