Stephanie Hinds
4 ways COVID-19 changed the way I see money
I’ve always been an avid budgeter. That doesn’t mean I didn’t exceed it at times (okay, many, many times), but it does mean there was a...
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Stephanie Hinds
- Jun 26, 2018
- 3 min
How to curb these five common expenses
Nothing serves as quite the wake-up call like sitting down and reviewing your finances. With a hefty-priced kitchen renovation on the...
Stephanie Hinds
- May 29, 2018
- 5 min
The pros and cons of freelancing while parenting
Millennials are no strangers to freelance work. In this generation of the “side hustle”, young people pride themselves on having multiple...
Stephanie Hinds
- Apr 11, 2018
- 3 min
Spend too much on food? Try this
My name is Stephanie Hinds and I'm a food-a-holic. This is the part where you say "Hi, Stephanie", in a glum, solemn tone before I...
Stephanie Hinds
- Apr 7, 2017
- 4 min
I'm pregnant and unmarried, get over it
Growing up, I was surrounded by unmarried couples. Happy couples, but unmarried ones. My parents have been together for 27 years. They go...
Stephanie Hinds
- Oct 12, 2016
- 3 min
Life after graduation: How I've settled into semi-adult life
On my vision board, I’ve got this picture of a birthday cake that says two numbers; 25 and 27. According to the picture, 25 is when...
Stephanie Hinds
- Oct 23, 2015
- 4 min
So I Went Out By Myself Last Night
I’m reading The Alchemist. It’s a wonderful book. I’ve learned a lot about what it means to follow my “personal legend”. So when I was...
Stephanie Hinds
- Jan 16, 2015
- 3 min
Why I did better in university than college
When I switched into the joint program for journalism at University of Toronto, I was heart-broken to discover that I’d have to spend...
Stephanie Hinds
- Jul 10, 2014
- 5 min
Why I Had to Grow Up Even Though I'm in My Twenties
I always detest it when people say cheerfully, “Change is good!” I mean, change is very subjective. How can we possibly assume that all...
Stephanie Hinds
- Sep 11, 2013
- 5 min
Investing in Yourself, Your Future, and Your Happiness
My recent lack of writing can be attributed to three things: summer, school, and the re-discovery of things I thought I had learned long...
Stephanie Hinds
- Apr 1, 2013
- 5 min
Defeating Defeat
Today, while trying to work out yet another budget, I became overwhelmed by the expenses of everyday student life and had a silent, but...
Stephanie Hinds
- Mar 14, 2013
- 4 min
Coping with Change
A former co-worker of mine once gave each of the employees a book called “Who Moved My Cheese?” It was no longer than one hundred pages,...