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Ask A Metalhead: How Can I Make My Rent in Two Weeks?
Dear Metalhead, To make a long story short, it's halfway through the month and I don't know if I'm going to have the money for rent AND...
Jan 11, 20224 min read


Metalhead Money's 2021 Year in Review
What can we say about 2021? For sure it was better than last year... And for this small blog in the personal finance corner of the...
Dec 20, 20212 min read


Breast Milk Expression and The Sunk Cost Fallacy
Have you ever hung onto an uncomfortable pair of shoes or an ill-fitting outfit because it cost a lot of money? Eaten every last bite of...
Mar 27, 20216 min read


How to Prepare For Maternity Leave, Part II
Now that I’ve been a mom for two weeks and know everything there is to know about parenting.... ...There are a few more tips I’d like to...
Feb 1, 20214 min read


Kick Off 2021 with $201 in Grocery Savings
If you're anything like me, you're always looking for creative ways to save a buck. But hey, that's why you're reading a personal...
Jan 13, 20212 min read


Passive Income and Side Hustle Report, December 2020
For the final month of the year -- and the penultimate month of pregnancy -- I kept my goals tight. Let's take a look back... So how'd I...
Jan 2, 20214 min read


Metalhead Money's Resolutions and Year in Review
Hey folks, thanks for tuning in! This is really more like "half a year in review" because the blog kicked off in July -- but in these...
Dec 29, 20203 min read


Passive Income and Side Hustle Report, November 2020
The longest year ever is finally coming to a close! I've found these monthly "report" columns to be helpful in giving myself...
Dec 5, 20204 min read


Preparing for Maternity Leave Amid COVID and Unexpected News
I'll come right out and say it: I am not an "expert" on preparing for maternity leave. This is my first time doing it! And before we get...
Nov 14, 202013 min read


What To Do With Your Side Hustle Money
Recently I ran a Twitter and Instagram poll asking what people wanted to read about this month. There were really only two contenders in...
Nov 11, 20203 min read


Passive Income and Side Hustle Report, October 2020
October was a spooky but fruitful month over here! In September, I somehow made $421.56 from passive income and side hustles... Did I...
Nov 5, 20202 min read


Excerpt: Creating Passive Income Through Teachers Pay Teachers
Tips for increasing Teachers Pay Teachers sales
Oct 26, 20203 min read


Passive Income and Side Hustle Report, September 2020
What a month September has been... Maybe I'll write a post about my summer-into-fall adventures in the future, but for now I'll just say...
Oct 5, 20205 min read


The Best Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe
100 times better than Rao's, which I've come to think is "pretty good."
Sep 13, 20203 min read


Passive Income and Side Hustle Report, August 2020
It's the second month of keeping track in public! Let's take a look back at July. My total income from side hustles and passive sources...
Sep 1, 20203 min read


A Metalhead vs. JetBlue: The Squeaky Wheel Prevails
On July 28th, I shared a post about my quest to get a refund for two JetBlue plane tickets. The flight from Connecticut to Orlando,...
Aug 22, 20202 min read


Metalhead Money Goes to Niagara Falls
The Heavy Metal Husband and I took a very belated honeymoon to Niagara Falls last week. It was great to get out of the house for a few...
Aug 9, 20205 min read


Passive Income and Side Hustle Report, July 2020
I may have given up on my pipe dream of becoming a YouTube sensation -- turns out you have to make regular videos for that -- but I'm...
Aug 5, 20202 min read


Leftover-Assembled Rice and Beans
I get strange enjoyment from combining random leftovers to create new, delicious meals. This past Monday, here's what I came up with...
Jul 29, 20202 min read


It Pays to Be the Squeaky Wheel... I Hope!
Today I had a unexpected victory against The Man -- well, possibly. Back in January, the Heavy Metal Husband and I booked an April 2020...
Jul 28, 20203 min read
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