by Daisy Rosales | Jan 23, 2017 | money
Ever since I started working in sales and marketing, I’ve become much more aware of how businesses manage to sell us things. This process is so ingrained into our existence that its nuances nearly become invisible to us. Everyday, we use and consume products....
by Daisy Rosales | Mar 29, 2016 | money, Uncategorized
Never discuss politics or religion, many of us have been told. But what about money? To some, money shapes their politics, and it can easily become religion if we allow it to. Most people I know refrain from discussing money in crude, numerical terms. In American...
by Daisy Rosales | Feb 24, 2016 | minimalism, money, simplify, Uncategorized
I have come a long way in this area. I used to be able to enter the first letter of my favorite brands into my search bar, and their full URLs would pop up. That’s how often I “window-shopped” online. Of course, said window-shopping quickly became...
by Daisy Rosales | Dec 4, 2015 | money, People, Uncategorized
It’s no secret that we Americans spend billions of dollars every holiday season purchasing gifts for each other. It’s also no secret that many products we purchase are made in industries that have been neglectful (at best) when it comes to the lives of...
by Daisy Rosales | Sep 14, 2015 | money, Uncategorized
It’s easy for me to think about my hours in terms of dollars. I currently charge an hourly rate, so it’s natural to think about my time as money. At first, it was just a business-minded strategy. When I am working, if I can minimize time between clients,...
by Daisy Rosales | Aug 7, 2015 | money, simplify, Uncategorized
Let’s be honest. Wandering around the mall (or Walmart or Target) is a real American past-time. A pretzel, a swimsuit, and a few shopping bags later, we find ourselves having spent more money than we had planned when we initially said we’d go “walk...
