Every year, I set New Year’s Resolutions, and every year, I fail them, or forget about them. 2026 goals are being set with mindfulness.
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No Spend Challenge During COVID 19
Inspired by a personal finance memoir, “The Year of Less,” I’m going to challenge myself to a “No Spend Month” for the month of April!
Bootstrapped Freelancer’s Guide to Getting PAID 💰
We have a product/service to sell… But how exactly do we GET THE MONEY? I’ll show you tools I use to get money from my clients into my bank account.
4 Must-Have Business Tools for Self-Employment
You need a lot of software and services when you go into self-employment. Here are the top 4 tools that every new freelancer should get!
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5 Financial Steps 💰 I Took Before I Quit Corporate [Podcast]
There are many things to consider before making the leap from corporate to self-employment. In this Podcast episode, I go over the 5 ways I prepared financially to leave my full-time job.
My eBook Pricing Experiment: Intro to AWS for Newbies
What I learned from 7 Months, 123 Sales, and $1,377.75 in Revenue from using a “Pay What You Want” model for my eBook.
4 Free Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat (PDF Editors)
Being a small business owner is expensive. Here are 4 alternatives to Adobe Acrobat to edit PDF files for free.
Reflecting on January
The last time I wrote a monthly recap post was last January. (Mostly because I had a GREAT January, and then I crashed in February and could barely function for a whole month.) I don’t know if this one will continue, but I figure let’s try it again! Work + Hustles + Tech LinkedIn Learning…
2018: The Year of Unexpected Beginnings
2018. What can I say, except wow. It was a year of many many unexpected beginnings, trials, and impact on my identity as a person. I said Yes to many things, and No to others, and being able to realize my boundaries and limitations have allowed me to find myself in situations that I couldn’t…
Birthday is for Sushi and Cake
Birthday is for Sushi and Cake. This is birthday law. It’s the one day of the year where calories from cake don’t count! I asked Dr. Atkins. It’s true! Get ready for some foodgasms!! Ok all jokes aside, I was not sure at all how my actual birthday was going to turn out. I’d kind…