2023 GOALS: ====== PHYSICAL ======Join a gym and strength train 2x week. === PROFESSIONAL ===1. Make a self-paced version of my investing course, so I can help more moms feel confident about their investing/long-term financial plans.2. Grow to 10k Instagram followers so I can network with more mom accounts to have a greater impact. ====== […]
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My general outlook on insurance: Insure ONLY what you CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE. During graduate school, My husband and I took a life-changing personal finance class that started our journey toward (Financial Independence). Among other things, we learned the most cost-effective approach to insurance: “SELF-INSURE” everything you CAN afford to lose (e.g. extended warrantees on
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These family travel budget tips will make traveling as a family both CHEAPER and EASIER. I’ve brought in a family travel expert — Preethi of Local Passport Family. When it comes to saving money to travel as a family, Preethi is a totally pro. So far, she has traveled to: Here are Preethi’s Top 5
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Got away for another annual planning session! I set my personal and professional goals for the coming year and reviewed last year’s goals. It’s about progress, not perfection as my friend Monica Packer would say. It’s so true! I’ve been setting goals in the following categories: Service Parenting Physical Learning Professional Travel 2022 GOALS: Service:
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I feel so centered and calm when coloring these Flower Mandala Coloring Pages, I had to create a post with these FREE PRINTABLES. Best Brush Pens for Flower Mandala Coloring Pages I have a lot of brush pens, but these pens are my new favorite: Flower Mandala Coloring Pages – Printable #1 First, here is the hexagon
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One of the basic items of an estate plan is knowing how to write a will, also known as the last will and testament. Writing a will reduces the risk of family quarrel and legal hassles. In most cases, a will is the most common tool for transferring property upon death. Losing a family member
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I’ve been setting annual personal goals for years. Getting away for a night (even if it’s at a hotel down the street) helps me think about my hopes and goals for life. I first posted about my goals and annual planning session on this blog last year in my post “6 Goals Categories – My
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When I started using the free and proven Pomodoro Technique, my focus and productivity improved drastically. Most times, high-focus work requires serious discipline that is easy to procrastinate — especially in today’s fast-paced world of constant social media and interruptions. The Pomodoro Technique is a proven technique to accomplish high-focus tasks such as writing, studying, cleaning & organizing,
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Do you want to know how to write a novel but think you’re too busy with other things — check out how Jenna Evans Welch from Love And Olives! Jenna Evans Welch is a great inspiration. She is the author of several novels including the New York Times Best-selling novels Love and Gelato and Love and Luck and
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This real-life short scary story happened to me back in 2010 before I had kids. I wrote it down a few years ago after listening to a podcast about “real-life scary stories.” Only one of the stories I heard was actually scarier than what happened to me (it was about a couple of kids who
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