

Why You Should Be Wary of the Term ‘Revenue’
As you get older, people might try to get you to invest in things, buy certain products, etc. Sometimes they attempt to prove their legitimacy is by sharing their past year’s revenue. I see this a lot with online courses, actually! People try to tell you they’re a good teacher because they had X million in revenue last year, and they can teach you how to do it, too! But here’s the problem: a person’s revenue is irrelevant unless their PROFIT is also high. People tend to th
Erica Abbett
Jul 20, 2021


Key Takeaways From Netflix’s ‘Operation Varsity Blues’
If you have a chance to watch Netflix’s “Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal,” you really should. We all know the gist of what happened, but the documentary sheds so much light on the details. And because there were countless wiretaps involved, you actually hear the conversations that were being had! If you’re curious, here were my biggest takeaways ( all 100% my opinion, obviously, not making legal assertions here! ): 1. The parents absolutely knew wha
Erica Abbett
Mar 21, 2021


Season 2 Finale (And a Peek Behind the Scenes!)
After around 20 new episodes, season 2 of the Vocabbett podcast is coming to a close! In episode 76, I dive into how I might be growing Vocabbett moving forward. You can listen below or on your favorite podcast player. And if you have any ideas or thoughts about all this, please, let me know! Seriously, just shoot me an email at contact@vocabbett.com. Until next time! P.S. A lot has changed since I wrote this podcast! Be sure to subscribe to the Vocabbett newsletter to get
Erica Abbett
Feb 24, 2021


Margo Durrell—Quite the Character!
If you’ve seen The Durrells in Corfu, you’ll undoubtedly remember the slightly dotty daughter in the series, Margo. When I finished the show (a slightly heartbreaking moment – I hope they release a new season in the future!), I was curious about what happened next. Though it offers a fictionalized account of the Durrells’ lives, the characters were based on real people. To think of them in the clutches of World War II… In episode 75 of the Vocabbett podcast, I shared more abo
Erica Abbett
Feb 21, 2021


Cleopatra's Little Sister: The Cooler of the Two?
We’ve all heard of Cleopatra, but how many people know she had a little sister — and a pretty remarkable one at that? Arsinoe IV was...
Erica Abbett
Feb 16, 2021


Endlessly Exiled...But She Still Didn't Quit
When most of us think of suffragettes (a.k.a. women who fought for the right to vote), we think of Susan B. Anthony or Emmeline...
Erica Abbett
Feb 10, 2021


18th-Century Heiress-Turned-Pirate? Tell Me More!
Depiction of Anne Bonny via Wiki Commons “18th-century heiress-turned-pirate” may sound like the tagline of a cheesy romance novel, but remarkably, it’s a fairly accurate description of the indomitable Anne Bonny! A few episodes into our “Forgotten Women” mini-series — where I sneakily boost your vocabulary by sharing stories you probably didn’t learn about in school — we’re shedding light on one of the most famous female pirates from the “Golden Age” of piracy. It’s a stor
Erica Abbett
Feb 8, 2021


The *Other* British Warrior Queen
If you’re an Anglophile (lover of the English) like me, you’ve probably heard of Boudica, the warrior queen who took on the Romans. But did you know there’s another British warrior queen with an equally fascinating tale? Around the 8th century, Viking raiders were taking over regions of England left and right. Alfred the Great dreamed of not only of fighting them off, but uniting England under one king. Sadly, he died before seeing his dream come true. Alfred’s daughter, Aeth
Erica Abbett
Feb 3, 2021


Kudos and Magical Glory
I don’t remember the first time I heard the word “kudos,” but I distinctly remember thinking that it was 1970’s slang. How wrong I was! I...
Erica Abbett
Jan 27, 2021