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What Should You Look For In An Educational Environment?

If you’re looking to choose an educational environment, you need to know what you’re looking for. You can’t just choose a random place and hope it’s a good fit, because nine times out of ten it isn’t. Instead, you’re going to need to look at all of the information about the various places, consider what you need from somewhere like this, and determine what the best choice for you is going to…

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How to Choose the Perfect Community for Your Dream Home

When you consider moving to a new home, do you ever do the proper research on the community? When moving it’s not just about the house but the streets you’ll walk, the parks where your kids might play, or even the neighbors. There are many factors to consider when moving and susing out the community is a big part of it. How to Choose the Perfect Community for Your Dream Home |…

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Review of Jamworks: A Game-Changer for Note-Taking in Lectures, Meetings, and Beyond

Review of Jamworks: A Game-Changer for Note-Taking in Lectures, Meetings, and Beyond | brokeGIRLrich If you’ve ever wished for a tool that captures the essence of your meetings, lectures, or discussions, Jamworks might be your next must-have app. Designed as an AI-powered note-taking and summarization tool, Jamworks listens, records, transcribes, and highlights the key points of conversations,…

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Spotlight Your Skills: Building the Perfect LinkedIn Profile for Stage Managers

Spotlight Your Skills: Building the Perfect LinkedIn Profile for Stage Managers | brokeGIRLrich As a stage manager, you’re the unsung hero of the production world—the glue that holds everything together behind the scenes. But when it comes to showcasing your skills, your LinkedIn profile can become the ultimate stage for your professional brand. Here’s how to create a LinkedIn profile that will…

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Dollar Bills and Life Skills: Lessons from 5 Money-Themed Hits

Dollar Bills and Life Skills: Lessons from 5 Money-Themed Hits | brokeGIRLrich Money has inspired countless songs, each with its own unique spin on the power, pitfalls, and possibilities that come with it. Whether they’re catchy anthems or thought-provoking tales, these songs reveal a lot about how we view wealth. Let’s dive into five unforgettable tracks and the money lessons they teach us! 1.…

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What To Look For When Buying A Lawnmower

Pexels. CCO Licensed. Need a new lawnmower? There are thousands of different models to choose from. To help you cut down your options, here are a few important factors to consider. Petrol or electric? First, it’s important to consider which fuel source is best suited to you and your garden.  Petrol mowers are the most traditional option. They are operated via a pull cord and tend to be viewed as…

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Planning Financial Goals in an Uncertain Year

Planning Financial Goals in an Uncertain Year | brokeGIRLrich 2025 is shaping up to be a pretty exciting year! If all goes according to plan, I’ll finally wrap up grad school by the end of it. As an international student, though, this whole period feels like a weird in-between—kind of like a liminal space where I’m juggling academic deadlines and thinking about what comes next. Until my final…

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Making Hard Topics Fun: Introducing STEM Subjects to Early Learners

STEM topics (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) aren’t typically subjects for young children – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t useful, engaging, and fun to introduce them to the very basics concepts underpinning them at an early age.  In fact, fostering an early interest in STEM subjects can be the start of a deep interest later on in life, and being such a broad category, there are a ton…

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The Art and Science of Livestock Farming

For centuries livestock farming has been an important component of human civilization. Livestock farming, or animal husbandry, involves breeding and raising animals for food, fiber, labor and other purposes that make our daily lives possible. While livestock farming may seem simple, it actually involves skill, science and dedication from breeder to farmer and is important in providing us with…

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Accountability: December 2024

Profile I am forty years old, an occasional digital event producer and freelance stage manager. I work as a TA and an adjunct. I also work a variety of side hustles and am a full-time student working on a PhD in Drama. Spending & Saving So, unsurprisingly, December was kind of expensive. It’s always extra expensive when I go home because I pretty much want to spend all of my time there seeing…

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What It Really Takes for Business Owners to Get Mortgage-Ready

Image credit The chances are pretty high that you’ve seen business owners, even influencers (who technically are business owners too), live in lavish homes. Well, it can be safely assumed that they’re the homeowner, right? Well, it’s only natural you want to be a part of that too, right?  You’ve done what you can to prepare your business for success, and yeah, things seem to be going fairly well,…

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The Gift of Giving: Balancing Love, Consumerism, and Personal Finance During the Holidays

The Gift of Giving: Balancing Love, Consumerism, and Personal Finance During the Holidays | brokeGIRLrich This year, I’m a bit behind on my usual holiday posts, and I realized that this one will land on Christmas Day. It made me wonder: What does Christmas mean to me in the context of personal finance, and do these two things even connect? My first thought was the hyper-consumerism of Christmas.…

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5 Ideas on How to Spend Christmas Break Home from College

It’s officially the Christmas holidays, and if you’re home from college for the break, you’re probably wondering what to do with yourself before it’s time to head back. There’s a good chance you’ve already got some plans over Christmas, but have you thought about what you might do with the rest of your free time? If the answer is no, come and check out these great ideas to make the most of your…

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What Can You Do About the Rising Costs of Bills?

Source The cost of pretty much everything has gone up over the past few years. Because of this, you may find that your money doesn’t seem to go as far as it used to. If you’re feeling the pinch and your financial situation is starting to stress you out, you might want to do something about it. So in this blog post, we’re going to take a look at some of the things you can do to tackle the rising…

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When Financial Hiccups Make You Feel Helpless

When Financial Hiccups Make You Feel Helpless | brokeGIRLrich There’s a unique frustration that comes with financial mishaps—especially when they’re out of your control. They might seem minor on the surface, but their emotional weight can derail your entire day, leaving you feeling powerless and exhausted. This past week, I had two such experiences. Neither was catastrophic, but the sheer…

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How Starting an Agency Can Skyrocket Your Career

Image credit Getting a job these days feels like trying to win a game show. Actually, some folks even compare it to dating because it’s just something that feels next to impossible to even properly succeed. It’s wild to think, but yeah, there seems to be a lot of truth in it.  Basically, employers swipe left faster than you can say “CV”, tossing candidates aside for the tiniest, most ridiculous…

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Is There a Way to Make Selling Your First Property Easier?

Image credit There’s a lot of confusion when it comes to selling your property, sometimes theres so much confusion, you might feel like you need your hand held through this, such as hiring an attorney or even hiring one of those real estate agencies that do just about everything for you. It’s totally understandable, especially given the fact that selling your first property feels like stepping…