Controversial? Practical? Also yes. — 255 items. That’s the number of items my boyfriend and I have decluttered since Christmas. At the very least, 15 of those items were Christmas presents. It’s okay to get rid of gifts. They’re gifts! Gifts are supposed to bring you happiness. At the very least, they should be useful…

Unlike Van Gogh, you have the internet — Quantity beats quality. There’s no way around it. The more articles you publish and the more art you create, the higher the chance your work will be purchased. By providing more options, you’re likely to please a larger audience. Whether you’re a blogger or someone selling templates on Etsy, quantity…

HBO Max, Netflix or neither? — In this day and age, it’s rare to find someone who doesn’t pay for multiple subscription services. Subscriptions make life easier. If you forget to turn off expensive services when you’re not using them, subscriptions can make your life harder, too. It’s a delicate balance. Entertainment subscriptions are 100% mooched…

Facebook is taking over reality — The internet is a great invention. Writing online makes me hundreds of dollars each month without setting foot in an office. I can make $400 from a dog cryptocurrency and use that to pay half my rent. It’s crazy. We can access more information than anyone previously thought possible. Which…

Paper records are pricey! — As many of you know, I recently moved to Maryland from Kentucky. I had no intention of living in Kentucky for longer than two years (it sucked), so I kept seeing my doctors and dentist back home in Connecticut. It was a pain to go home for visits, but less…

How to deal with having “off” days, frequently — We all have days where we are seemingly too tired to do anything. These days may be in your control, such as when you stayed up far too late watching Squid Game, or maybe you drank a bit too much at the bar. Maybe you struggle with your mental health…

Don’t price yourself too high — You’ll often see established writers arguing for paying writers what they’re worth. It’s true, writing as a profession is undervalued. When people are accustomed to purchasing $5-$10 services on Fiverr, it’s hard to get paid what you’re worth. Often you’ll need to price yourself down to get any customers at…

Restaurant critic from hell — I’d like to start this piece off by saying I had a great time writing restaurant reviews for NewsBreak. I worked with them as a contracted freelance writer for 11 months. It was a great job to have, and I’d love to work with them again. Now that their guaranteed…

You can relax and be broad with me — Time and time again, new writers hear that they should find a niche to write in and stick with it. Heck, I did. In response, I wrote 200 restaurants reviews in 10 months for a client and earned tons of money. Niching down really works. But is it necessary? It…