Josh Johnson – Ambassador

I worked at a co-working space for about a year right after I left my full-time job for the freelance life, and I had a love/hate relationship with it so I ended up leaving rather quickly. I checked out another co-working space yesterday and love the community/environment. My productivity was much higher than usual, and I left feeling very…[Read more]

We’ve all done it at least once, at least I hope i’m not alone, in buying a car that’s a little outside our price range or getting an apartment that’s a little bigger than we actually need. Why? Because we think it’s what we need, but at the end of the day what we really need is stability. And living outside our means definitely does not provide…[Read more]

It’s a tale as old as time, and it’s as alive today as it ever has been. Keeping up with Joneses, especially in the social media age, is going nowhere fast. Working in the social media industry makes it even worse for me. Wanting to always have the latest iPhone, best camera, and go on the best, most exciting trips – all for the good content, of…[Read more]

If there’s one thing I could tell my former self, before I jumped on the self-employed wagon, it would be to diversify my streams of income. The first couple of months, actually close to a year, were a little rough because I only focused on one revenue stream. Meaning that I wasn’t living up to my full potential because I had pigeonholed myself…[Read more]

I just participated in a local event yesterday dubbed #GiveForGoodLou where several organizations around town used grassroots efforts to attempt to raise money, meet goals, and share their message.

While I had several friends involved in more than a handful of the organizations involved I only chose to donate to two of them. Money, after all,…[Read more]

I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about the hype of cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc.), and have to admit that I’m taking the leap and trying my hand at. I mean, why not, right?

Based on the growth of Bitcoin it looks like the industry is headed upward, and while I’m not ready to take the plunge and buy Bitcoin as each share of it…[Read more]

After looking over my expenses from August it’s clear to me that the little things, like picking up the tab for drinks or dinner with friends or even my morning coffee runs, are what add up SO quickly. But at the same time, in my field (lifestyle blogger) I have to be out and about doing things, otherwise I have nothing to post and/or talk about.…[Read more]

Being self-employed I know the importance of a rainy day fun more than anyone, or I guess I should say that I SHOULD know about it more than anyone else. But I’ll be the first to admit that I have the hardest time saving money or putting money aside for those rainy days and/or slow months that may come my way.

For the rest of the year I’m doing…[Read more]

I’ve seen several friends posting a new investment app called Robinhood. Does anyone have any insight and/or advice on it? I’d love to get into the investment game, but I’ll be the first to admit that I zero idea where to start.

This apps, from what I can tell, completely simplifies the process and handles all the tough/nitty gritty things about…[Read more]