I think it’s a very human trait to want to leave an impact. It’s in our genetic code to want to build something that we will be remembered by. The Maya built pyramids. Alexander the Great named more than 20 cities after himself. We want to create, to build something of our own. Today it’s less […]
The Business of Starting a Business: Organization Tactics
I have officially been a full time freelancer for three weeks TODAY, and it’s been amazing. I haven’t been working all that hard or all that much over the last three weeks on freelancing. I wanted to take some serious down time to really mentally separate from my nonprofit job, sleep a lot, and figure […]
Reflections on One Year of Debt Freedom
Life has been so busy that last week when my one year anniversary of debt freedom came, it also went pretty damn quick. I blinked and poof! It had passed me by. Still, June 5th 2015 was one of the most important days of my life. Even though I’m eleven days late, I do want to take […]
June Spending and Life Plan
Happy June! I love the start of a new month. June, in particular, has always heralded the start of summer for me personally. This June I’ve got big plans, financial and otherwise, and I can’t wait to share them.
The Privilege I Have Despite Being Broke
Privilege is a funny word. It gets thrown around a lot these days but few people I’ve met seem to really understand what it means. People seem to think privilege means ‘no problems ever!’ when in reality it means that you simply started out in a better place than some other people. It means certain […]
An Attempt at My Dream
I’m a woman of many dreams. I spend a lot of my time thinking about all the things I want to do, the places I want to see, the people I want to meet. (Oprah, top of the list.) Possibility is like a drug to me. In so many ways, my life is full of […]
Guest Post: How to Travel Without Going Broke
Y’all. I am SO BEHIND. I was supposed to have this post up weeks ago. I mean, weeks ago. Thankfully my friend Matt is a patient gem of a man. In light of my last post about taking a frugal road trip (which was great! See photo evidence of greatness here) it’s actually kind of […]
A Weekend of Frugal Travel
Today is my last work day of the week! I’m headed out to a camping, hiking and star gazing bonanza this weekend at Big Bend National Park. My boyfriend and I are taking a mini vacation and checking this park off the list. (It’s a dream of mine to visit all the US National Parks!) […]
Design, Purpose, and Communication
Happy Tuesday afternoon everyone! I’m holed up at a coffee shop, coming from a meeting for my non profit, heading to catering in an hour. It’s just another day of being stressed, and feeling resentful of my jobs. I’m closer every day to freelancing, but there’s a lot of time in between then and now, and […]
Why Ambition is One of My Favorite Words
I’ve always been a person who was comfortable with ambition. The first job I ever wanted? President of the United States. (I still think I’d be better at it than Donald Trump.) Lately, I’ve been talking with a lot of inspirational and hard working women. As I try my best to prepare myself for the […]