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Tiffany Kent
Jul 28, 20232 min read
LA Story
Most aspiring actors, when they move to LA, want to see if they can make it. They arrive with little money. They get a job serving tables...
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Tiffany Kent
Jul 14, 20232 min read
A New York State of Mind
Growing up, I wanted to be average. I wanted to be like everyone else. I wanted long, pretty highlights in my hair. I was the only kid...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Desperately Seeking Growth
Back when I was a teenager, I rode my 10-speed bike to the grocery store and to my doctor’s appointments. I scheduled my own...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 16, 20233 min read
When confidence fails
It was the summer of 1991, and I just graduated from high school. My mom bought an RV and gave up her apartment in Beverly Hills. My...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 2, 20233 min read
Sirens and Sorrento
Starting out in marketing my business, I tried everything. I was an expert editor for Nerdwallet I did a weekly news program on money I...
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Tiffany Kent
Apr 21, 20233 min read
Poor Little Rich Girl
Growing up in New Canaan, CT, we were middle class. It was a time when we wore tube socks and velour sweatpants. My parents were...
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Tiffany Kent
Mar 31, 20233 min read
Rich Mom, Poor Mom
A year before we moved to Atlanta, we were living in Houston. I played with the idea of leaving investment management and working at a...
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Tiffany Kent
Feb 16, 20232 min read
RIP Boss Woman
Since I was in business school, I had wanted to start my own business. When I started to burn out commuting to NYC, I started some side...
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Tiffany Kent
Jan 19, 20232 min read
To Be or Not To Be Rich
When I started my investment banking career, I was intimated, insecure, and lacked confidence. I felt outnumbered and surrounded by...
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Tiffany Kent
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Rich Girl, Poor Girl
As a kid, I always wanted to be rich. My friends lived in beautiful houses in Beverly Hills. They drove BMWs and Porsches. They bought...
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Tiffany Kent
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Land of Stories
One of the best lessons I’ve learned growing up in LA is this. Where you went to school, grades are not a predictor of success. We all...
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Tiffany Kent
Dec 2, 20223 min read
May the force be with you
On Tuesday, the day before my colonoscopy, I’m instructed to fast. As I write this, I’m starving. But now I have a new lens, which is for...
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Tiffany Kent
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Risky Business
I’ve always wanted to start my own business. But I thought it was too risky. How do I take the plunge to start something? - What if I...
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Tiffany Kent
Oct 21, 20223 min read
Pain Trade
I elected to have major surgery, but I was worried about the pain. To manage my fear, I googled pain management. - Breath deeply - Focus...
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Tiffany Kent
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Am I Hot or Not
Remember the app? The site “Am I hot or not” was founded by James Hong and Jim Young. The two friends created this site from a...
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Tiffany Kent
Aug 12, 20223 min read
My 50 shades of gray hair
Every morning during the summer, my email inbox was filled with negative headlines. Inflation, War, Lockdowns in China, stagflation, and...
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Tiffany Kent
Aug 4, 20222 min read
Thrifty in the City
One of the things I hate most about being a busy working mom is going to Costco. - Can’t find parking. - I have to dig out of my purse...
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Tiffany Kent
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Which Way?
There is always an opportunity in a crisis. Sometimes events can cause us to re-evaluate. Two years ago, during COVID-19 when the world...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 24, 20222 min read
How fat on my body is like inflation
And now it's time to tighten my belt. We just returned from summer vacation. We ate cheese and meat, drank wine and shopped. And so...
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Tiffany Kent
Jun 12, 20222 min read
90210
I went to a very rich high school. I tagged along shopping with my friends who spent a lot of money using their parent’s credit cards....
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