PinnedHow to Score Powerful Customer Testimonials That Boost Course SalesStop letting generic customer testimonials sabotage your course sales. — As someone with celiac disease, I often comb through Yelp and Google reviews of restaurants for any mentions of “gluten-free” or “celiac”. I’ll come across reviews that hail restaurants as “gluten-free paradises” or “gluten nightmares” to be avoided at all costs. Eating in a nightmare restaurant is physically dangerous for…Entrepreneurship5 min readEntrepreneurship5 min read
Published in The Startup·PinnedHow I Paid Off Over $12k of Credit Card Debt In Under a YearThe complete step-by-step guide to how I paid off my debt and how you can too. — My credit card debt story is a pretty common one. I didn’t grow up with much financial literacy. When I got to college, I opened up the first credit card that I could and pretty immediately maxed it out. I tried to pay it down, but I’d pay part of…Credit Card Debt8 min readCredit Card Debt8 min read
Aug 24, 2021How to stop negativity spiralingI’m not letting negativity get in my way anymore — Do you ever find yourself trapped in a storm of frustration and negative thoughts? Here’s what happened… I recently got notes on a project when I was anticipating approval to move to the next stage. My brain plummeted into Negative Mode. I knew I didn’t want to spend the weekend…Anxiety2 min readAnxiety2 min read
Mar 4, 2021How to Have Your Lottery Dream Life Right NowNo purchase necessary — Every year around New Years I buy lottery tickets. I rarely buy them at any other point in the year. It could be that for whatever reason the jackpots always seem high right at the end of the year or that I end up with cash after the holidays and…Self6 min readSelf6 min read
Feb 24, 2020The Easiest Way to Dump Your Facebook FriendsThe drama-free guide to unfriending people. — Over the years I’ve accumulated many Facebook friends. The reality of these friendships is that most of them don’t exist. Many of the people from my friends list were people I went to high school and college with. It consisted of people I met once at a networking event or…Social Media3 min readSocial Media3 min read
Feb 23, 20204 Real-Life Benefits I Get From Being HydratedYes, drinking enough water does make a difference. I have never been very good at getting my water in. There are days at work where I drink so little water, I don’t use the bathroom at all. I’m also 100% the type of person to dehydrate myself before flying. Even…Health6 min readHealth6 min read
Jan 19, 2020How Small Changes Can Revolutionize Your FinancesSmall financial changes meet you where you are and help you transition into who you want to be. New decade, new year, new you, right? Maybe. Let’s be real 99% of the time when we make New Year’s Resolutions, they’ve gone out the door by February if they haven’t already…Habit Building5 min readHabit Building5 min read
Nov 17, 2019How to Refinance Your Student Loans the Easy WayYou might actually pay them off someday. — Recently, I asked people about their student loans. Some of the responses surprised me, others were painfully familiar. But one thing I was curious to learn was what people would do with the money they put towards their student loans each month if they didn’t have student debt. Here’s what they told me they would do with the money: Pay off…Student Loans6 min readStudent Loans6 min read
Nov 10, 2019How To Avoid the City of LA Business TaxIf you’re a freelancer in Los Angeles, here’s your guide to avoid paying thousands in unnecessary taxes. — As if being a freelancer and dealing with a lack of benefits and higher taxes isn’t enough of a pain, you just received a scary letter from the City of Los Angeles letting you know that you owe thousands of dollars in taxes and penalties for a tax you’ve never…Money3 min readMoney3 min read
Oct 13, 2019The Quick and Dirty Guide to Investing for NovicesGo from totally clueless to savvy investor. No fear required. — For most of my life, my only experiences with investing were what I saw in the media. By the time I was old enough to start learning about investing, it seemed overwhelming and confusing. …Money7 min readMoney7 min read
