My generation is known for being lazy, selfish, needy and good at talking the talk but not walking the walk. Though I suppose that's what happens when you grow up with the world literally at your fingertips. When you want to know something, the answer is there in a matter of seconds that is if the wifi hasn't suddenly gone out. I am of a generation of people who have been very, very lucky.

When I graduated from college I made the conscious decision to stay in DC. It was my home - it still is my home - and despite it's overwhelming cost of living that often made me feel as if I would drown in debt and starve to death, I kept on trucking along because it was my dream. I was living my dream in my dream city, something that I had worked my ass off for and deserved. So I made it work.

A few months ago, I attended another blogger’s son’s first birthday party. During the party a family member asked how the blogger and I knew each other and she replied that I write about personal finance online and that was how she found me. The family member then proceeded to ask me about finance since she needed help in that department and I just stood there dumbfounded. I’d say that ‘writing about personal finance’ is a far stretch for what I do, but you know, bygones.