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"My husband and I took every single expense that we spent every day, every month, every week. We took it off the table. We walked through all of our expenses from ground zero and we literally rebuilt our budget based on the very uncertain income that two freelance writers were bringing in."
"I saw all these beautiful dogs walking around New York and I'd say, "I want to know more about this. This is kind of a problem that a lot of people share." They say, "Oh, what is that? What is he? What's his name?" And I saw that as an opportunity to tell their story and be a documentarian, or "dogumentarian."
"I am applying for a job within my current company. However my employer has provided some indication that any job offers would most likely be a lateral move, despite the increase in work and responsibility. How can I negotiate a better salary or promotion?"
"Smart Cookies has become this beautiful way for us to keep in touch with each other and to keep each other inspired. What started with five of us has really become hundreds of thousands of people now."
"I enjoy being my own boss. I take risks but I’m safe about the way I take risks. First and foremost, the risk I’m taking on is me. It’s up to me to work harder or put the work in to educate myself, learn about what I’m talking about, what I’m doing, whether it’s using a camera or directing a film or writing a book."
"I started to uncover my layers, and that was a long process. I started to find a sense of self and find myself not just through my work but through my heart."
"It’s one thing to be able to contribute significant work. But it’s another thing to actually cultivate a voice within the spaces that you care about."
"I purchased $100 of Nokia stock based on a random hunch at $1.71 a share. Share price has been $7-8 for the last year. My questions is, when do people typically sell stocks? I am wondering what are the different philosophies around when to sell."
"Money touches many aspects of our lives...and our financial lives just get increasingly complicated. It seems every year there are more decisions to make, more products to evaluate. We buy so many more things or need to buy so many more things than when we were growing up."
