Surviving Solo Parenting
OK, I love my kids. And I love my job. But many days, especially during COVID when my kids are home from daycare often, balancing both is...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Organizing Digital Content
It’s coming up on that time again – end of the month digital organization! Don’t get the wrong idea. Just because our data doesn’t take...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Managing Credit Card Accounts
Credit cards are awesome in that they greatly reduce the amount of hassle to buy things. But, they can be expensive if we don’t keep tabs...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jul 27, 2021
- 4 min
Managing Your Stuff
Well, this has probably been apparent to everyone but me for a while, but things are not getting better here in Sydney. If you saw my...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jun 28, 2021
- 3 min
Insurance – You Don’t Need it Until You Need It
I've had my fair share of mishaps with insurance. When I graduated college, I thought I'd save on car insurance by not getting theft...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Key to Happiness? Outsourcing and Delegating
I was chatting with my friend the other day about a contest I was thinking of applying to. In general, my position is to apply for...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Product subscriptions – are they worth it?
Let me begin this post by saying that I have two boys, ages two and under, and a dog. So, I need (want?) a lot of crap. Maybe you live a...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Travel Admin: Dealing with Cell Phones
I spend a lot of time overseas for work, sometimes 4-5 months a year elsewhere, sometimes longer. Traveling is awesome, but also creates...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Getting serious about tax deductions
There is perhaps no admin task more loathed than preparing your taxes. Even Albert Einstein, a genius, thought "the hardest thing in the...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Managing Online Subscriptions
Wow, we do a lot online. I know that is an obvious statement, but my internet was out for the past two days, and life was hard. Work was...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Nov 4, 2020
- 5 min
Choosing a moving company
Moving can be stressful and expensive, especially if you are moving across the country. If you are considering a cross country move, here...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Oct 21, 2020
- 6 min
Fact: You can't be an adult without an FSA account
You have just started a job and one of the benefits is an FSA account – congratulations! You are a grown-up. FSA (flex spending account)...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
Pet Insurance - is that a real thing?
When I first got Tava Puppy Princess, I was broke. I was in graduate school at the time, and for reasons that now escape me, I thought it...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Sep 30, 2020
- 5 min
How to maximize (and not lose!) your airline miles
Airline miles are one of life's greatest marketing inventions. Not only are there all sorts of perks as you move up in status on an...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Sep 30, 2020
- 5 min
Miserable doing admin? Some tips
When I was preparing to have our second son, it was a stressful time. The pregnancy was unexpected, and I found myself with immense work...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro
- Sep 30, 2020
- 10 min
So, you’ve had a baby!
Congratulations! Having children is a wonderful experience, but also one that creates extra admin. To help you through it, here is a...
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