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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…

3 min readOct 15, 2021

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How a 10-Minute Job Interview Sent me to Therapy

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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…

3 min readOct 6, 2021

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4 Tricks and Tips for Gift Shopping

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Emily Figures Out Finance

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…

2 min readSep 22, 2021

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What Highly-Successful People Did When They Were Younger

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Emily Figures Out Finance

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…

2 min readSep 21, 2021

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The Day I Learned I Needed An Emergency Fund

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Be Open

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?

3 min readJul 15, 2021

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Why is Music Better When We Are Sad?

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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…

3 min readJul 4, 2021

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Marriage: The Great Compromise

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Be Open

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…

4 min readJun 30, 2021

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Cash is King: How Paying in Cash Highlighted My Values

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Emily Barbara

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

Dear Ice Cream Cone Girl,

3 min readJun 29, 2021

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

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Be Open

At 27, I’m Still Falling Off My Bike

I knew it was a bad idea.

3 min readJun 21, 2021

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At 27, I’m Still Falling Off My Bike

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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.

3 min readJun 17, 2021

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Why I’ll Never Stop Eating Donuts

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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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