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How a 10-Minute Job Interview Sent me to Therapy

Rewind to 20 minutes before the interview. I’m texting with my best friend who’s in Prague at the moment. I wanted a distraction since I’d…

Oct 15, 2021

How a 10-Minute Job Interview Sent me to Therapy

Oct 15, 2021

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Emily Figures Out Finance

4 Tricks and Tips for Gift Shopping

Christmas is a bit over two months away but it’s never too early to start thinking about holiday shopping, something many, many people find…

Oct 6, 2021

4 Tricks and Tips for Gift Shopping

Oct 6, 2021

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What Highly-Successful People Did When They Were Younger

Lately, it seems like my LinkedIn has been filled with my peers being promoted. New titles involving superior terms like ‘Senior’ and…

Sep 22, 2021

What Highly-Successful People Did When They Were Younger

Sep 22, 2021

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The Day I Learned I Needed An Emergency Fund

In 2016, I was 2 months into my new job. My parents were so proud — I had graduated college with a job, making both of their children…

Sep 21, 2021

The Day I Learned I Needed An Emergency Fund

Sep 21, 2021

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Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub

Why is Music Better When We Are Sad?

So why? Why am I screaming about getting my driver’s license at 27? Other than the fact I failed my driver’s test twice before passing?

Jul 15, 2021

Why is Music Better When We Are Sad?

Jul 15, 2021

Marriage: The Great Compromise

During AP US History (subtle flex that I’m smart), my friend and I were obsessed with Henry Clay. We thought he was the greatest American…

Jul 4, 2021

Marriage: The Great Compromise

Jul 4, 2021

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Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub

Cash is King: How Paying in Cash Highlighted My Values

Most of the time, I am a fiend for points and cash back. I love nothing more than feeling like I’ve outsmarted a company by figuring out a…

Jun 30, 2021

Cash is King: How Paying in Cash Highlighted My Values

Jun 30, 2021

An Open Letter to the Woman Eating a Burger While Holding Her Ice Cream Cone

Dear Ice Cream Cone Girl,

Jun 29, 2021

An Open Letter to the Woman Eating a Burger While Holding Her Ice Cream Cone

Jun 29, 2021

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At 27, I’m Still Falling Off My Bike

I knew it was a bad idea.

Jun 21, 2021

At 27, I’m Still Falling Off My Bike

Jun 21, 2021

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A New Era

Why I’ll Never Stop Eating Donuts

When I was a child, every Sunday, after church, my family would head to Dunkin’ Donuts.

Jun 17, 2021

Why I’ll Never Stop Eating Donuts

Jun 17, 2021

Emily Barbara

Emily Barbara

20-something in Brooklyn writing for her own sanity. Relationships, Money, New York and more, all sprinkled with some loose-lipped anxiety.

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