Journal Entries

Happy New Year! As the new year begins, I thought this blog would be a great opportunity to explore creative ways to save money. I want to share some things I learned last year, throughout this journey of becoming financially free. After I started this blog, I became more vocal about finances. Asking financially successful…

I know, I know. I apologize that it’s been almost three months since I last posted on here. In the last blog post, I shared my current debt progress and how I paid off one of my student loans. You can read about it here. Today, I want to share what I’ve been doing toward…

In my last journal entry 14, I discussed my current money habits. You can check out that blog post by clicking here. Today, I want to discuss what I’ve been doing to increase my income. Hopefully, by reading this post, it will also inspire you to increase your income. As you may or may not…

It’s been a while since I last wrote a Journal Entry. I have to admit, I haven’t kept track of my spending since May. June was a bit busy since I was in New York for two weeks. I didn’t get a hotel room with a kitchen, so we spent a lot on eating out….

It’s May, which means it’s month five of me tracking my spending. I have to be honest. Although I have been tracking my spending, I haven’t been on top of really managing my spending. I am still purchasing unnecessary things. Yes, I created a budget, but only for savings. I haven’t created a budget for…

Today, I thought I’d share my progress toward my long-term savings goals. As I shared in my last blog post, Journal Entry 10 (click here to read), I focused on my long-term savings goals after consolidating my bills. When I started working overtime at the start of this year, I increased my company retirement plan (457B,…

Hi! Hello! I’m sorry if you’ve been keeping up with my journal entries. I haven’t written one for several weeks. A lot has happened, both financially and just in life. Let’s get right into it as we end the last day of March. In my last blog, Journal Entry 10 (click here to read), I…

For journal entry 10, I thought, instead of sharing steps I’ve taken recently towards financial freedom, I’d like to share some financial freedom books that have helped me gain more financial literacy. I’ve read many financial books through the years that have helped me gain financial literacy. Recently, I started to read financial books again….

Hey, party people! Can you tell I feel a bit more optimistic than my last blog post about my steps to financial freedom? Click here to read more about it. Although the amount of debt has not changed drastically and my numbers are pretty much the same, I feel a bit better today than when…