Exploring Life, Passion & Money
Growing up in the countryside of north Florida, I was a simple girl. School, chicken, Disney channel, my few select friends, church. I wasn’t thinking about my future much besides college. That was the goal. That was my purpose. Get good grades. Go to college for something that makes sense. However, once I got into …
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"Intentionality is key." When I listed this as one of the life lessons I've learned before I turned 27, I don't think I truly realized how important this lesson really was. Now that I'm almost 29 (OH MY GOSH, I'M ABOUT TO BE 29.......) WHATTTTTTTTTT??!! Sorry. Now that I'm almost 29, this statement basically dictates …
If you've been following along with my blog from the very beginning, specifically in 2017, you'll remember I wrote a post about the 27 Things I Learned before Turning 27. I was a comprehensive list of all my life lessons I had realized to that point in my life. During that post, I promised to …
Remember how you felt less than two months ago when you couldn’t get mom that gift you really wanted to give her? Yeah. Painful wasn’t it. Saddening just a little? Well guess what? It doesn’t have to be like that EVERY. YEAR. You can change your approach and prepare for Christmas now. NOW is the …
Heyyyyy Fam! Welcome to February. The month of love, heart health and women's history. Let me tell you - I LOVE love I love being in love, I love loving people, I love seeing people in love, and finding the love of their lives, I love the love of Christ. It just gives me LIFE! …
Kevin Hart is one of my favorite comedians. Hands down. I’m Christian and I know that’s a red flag for a lot of people because of the amount of profanity that little man uses. But, I honestly don’t care! Coming from his mouth it seemingly doesn’t offend me. Go figure. Nevertheless, there’s a quote he …
Hey fam! I'm starting the year back off right with another installment of my life soundtrack. This is simply a monthly review of the songs that spoke to me during the month, or the ones I've had on repeat. Let me know what you think! And comment below with a song or two that I …
Hey Fam! So I made a TON of mistakes as a grew through my twenties. Today, I thought I would share a few to help YOU not be as special as me. Here we go... Don’t borrow more student loans than what you need. If you’re in college and get loans offered with or instead of financial …
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Yesterday evening, I was casually scrolling through Instagram when I rolled up on William McDowell’s post to go read Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s instastories. Here I am thinking I’m about to see something so profound. I literally stopped what I was doing lol I was surprisingly disappointed to see that it was simply basic money advice. …
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Hey Fam! So, last week we discussed the wreck that was my journey to financial independence in 2018. Tragic as it was, it wasn’t the end of the story AMEN?! Because I am trying to get rid of the habit of beating myself up for my “not-so-great” choices, I am making this post to celebrate …
