When a rice cooker takes priority over dream vacations

I Carrie-Bradshawed my way through my 20s with my money, but now it goes to my toddler and a rice cooker – and that’s okay

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Being more mindful of her blessings has made the author more content.

Being more mindful of her blessings has made the author more content.

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When Yolo – you only live once – first entered the English lexicon in 2016, boy, did I Yolo.

In my 20s, I spent what I earned, didn’t think twice before buying what I wanted, and booked solo trips to Tokyo just to visit a friend or to Seoul because I needed some time alone in a foreign country.

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