I am Danielle Liss. A 33-year-old lawyer, living in Las Vegas.
That's an old photo, but I don't care. I'm not particularly good at doing my own hair, so my hair guru, Kristin Kowal, gave me a blowout that day and I've gotten a lot of mileage out of that picture. I have at least three more chins now and I wear glasses. I honestly look nothing like that. But my hair looks so good...
I digress. That happens A LOT. You'll get used to it.
I have a husband, two step-kids and two hairless cats. Tiki and Elmo are two of the stupidest cats on earth, but they are my kitty soul mates, so if you talk shit about them, I will ban your ass from this site. I'm protective and a little bit petty about that sort of thing.
I've been blogging for a while over here. This blog was started specifically in response to a challenge from my friend Erin. You see, I have issues with money. Big ones. I can make up a million excuses and rationalize it so many ways, but it boils down to this: I am financially irresponsible. I amassed a mountain o' debt. At the start of 2009, I owed around $38,000 just on credit cards. I also owe the Bank of Grandfather a ton. Not to mention the student loans that helped me become a lawyer. This blog chronicles my financial life. My progress and my setbacks. Sometimes, you will want to punch me. I get it. I totally get it.
Here's the thing: I'm changing my life. Most people don't expect a lawyer to be financially irresponsible. I was addicted to shopping and shoes. Is that cliche? Well, that was me. I guess I'm a cliche. I'm now working my ass off to get into financial shape. I've got sponsors to text when I am having a breakdown shopping. I've also got a kick-ass money coach, Dr. Dean Burke, author of The Millionaire Nurse. I am that committed to becoming financially responsible.
This isn't a blawg. I don't talk about the law and I don't talk about work, other than that it is the source of my income. This won't be your destination to find out secrets about my firm or my clients. In fact, I have my own methods of trying to make sure that doesn't happen.
Other things you should know:
- Yes, every post before December 26, 2009 is one giant paragraph. This happened when I converted from Wordpress to Typepad. I was frustrated with Wordpress; I have used Typepad since 2006. I apologize for the formatting. Fear not - I do have a full working knowledge of how to use the enter key.
- I am originally from New Jersey. South Jersey. Farm country, but close to Philly. I speak like I am from that area. In fact, I believe my accent has gotten worse since I moved to Vegas. THE WORD DAWN INCLUDES THE LETTER W. IT IS NOT PRONOUNCED DON. I get that you dispute my pronunciation of frog (frawg), but dawn has a w. You are wrong.
- I like sandwiches, Chubby Hubby ice cream and the library.
