Month: February 2018

Shopping from Olivela is the perfect way to do that: The luxury e-commerce destination’s new beauty section stocks all of your favorite high-end brands, and a portion of proceeds from every purchase goes directly to causes that affect young women and children. Just creating an account on the website gets one girl in need a day of school through the Malala Fund — and for the month of February, all purchases help to provide health essentials for young girls through Too Young to Wed. Ahead, our top picks to shop at Olivela right now. They’re our favorites — and soon they’ll be yours, too. It’s a win-win. read more

All Other Monthly Expenses
Car Payment: $228 for my leased car
Phone: $0. It’s on my company’s plan and costs me nothing out of pocket.
Health Insurance: ~$80
401(k): I put in 5% and my company matches it with another 5%
Savings: $1,000 minimum. This was a new goal for me in 2018.
Other: In an effort to help me build my savings account, my boyfriend covers the cost of gas, groceries, car insurance, gym membership, Spotify, and a few other miscellaneous expenses. A lot of these go on a credit card with cash back offers and are paid in full at the end of every month. We are getting engaged soon and are beginning to combine our finances as we get ready to pay for a wedding (and eventually a house) together! read more

Last Friday, the finale of Top Chef Junior‘s first season aired on Universal Kids. The competition, which is based off Bravo’s Top Chef, started with 12 chefs ages 11 to 14. After weeks of Quickfire challenges and the dreaded Restaurant Wars episode (a challenge that often leaves the adults on Top Chef in tears), Chef Rahanna Bisseret Martinez, 13, and Chef Owen Pereira, 14, were named the show’s two finalists. In the end, Owen was awarded the title of the very first Top Chef Junior. read more