Josh Johnson – Ambassador

Going into the new year it was a goal of mine to consolidate debt and work to pay off my credit cards one at a time. I’m down to three with balances, two of which are my travel cards which I use every month to book travel from flights to hotels and cars so their balances will always be coming and going. The third though.. one that I’ve been…[Read more]

Making the big jump, finally, after my lease is up this summer and beginning the process of purchasing my first home. I know that even signing a lease for a new apartment while self-employed can be a little arduous as you can’t show guaranteed income. So I can only imagine how much more strenuous this process will be when it comes to buying a home…[Read more]

In line with my last post about Whole30 I also joined a gym at the beginning of the year, and while there are definitely cheaper options, like running outdoors for free, but I’m loving the group mentality of going to the YMCA.

I’ve actually sold several friends on the idea because of the added value of a membership at a Y. Our Downtown location…[Read more]

In typical New Years’ fashion I took on a new diet at the begin of the year, Whole30, and so far it’s been one of the best decisions of my life. Not only for losing weight (which has definitely happened), but for a multitude of reasons. Like challenging and changing my relationship with food, as well as helping me saving some serious dough as I’m…[Read more]

I attended my first yoga class in MONTHS this weekend, and afterwards stuck around for a meditation portion. Because after the crazy year I had last year I know that setting myself up for success in 2018 is of paramount importance.

We started off the meditation class by the instructor asking every attendee to choose a word for their year. No…[Read more]

I’ve spent many, many a year working in retail. Even after all those years I’m still not the biggest sale shopper. Even with Black Friday + Cyber Monday deals looming I made a few purchases that I could’ve saved a few bucks on earlier in the week because I honestly didn’t even think about the sales until after the fact.

Something else I’ve also…[Read more]

Well, I’ve been self-employed for almost 3 years now (boy, time flies whenever you’re too busy to realize what is actually going on), and it’s been full of great and amazing times. But also has had its fair share of struggles and challenges. Namely, money issues. Cash flow is never the best whenever you’re first joining the self-employment…[Read more]

I’ve been on the road with a few friends quite a bit lately and being the planner that I am I like to handle the majority of reservations, whether that be for a rental car or a restaurant. Because of that I’m more often than not the one also that ends up putting it on his credit card. Which I don’t mind to do at all (hello rewards credit cards!),…[Read more]

My top money wasters include things like all too frequent trips to coffee shops, ordering that second round of food (that I don’t really need), and over the top purchases on iTunes late at night. Hey, I enjoy watching movies from the comfort of my couch a little too often.

But as I begin to work with a new accountant I realize how MUCH money I…[Read more]

I love, love, love to travel. It’s when I feel the most at home (oddly enough), and it helps me find my creativity all over again. But at the end of the day it’s also a stressor because of the costs associated it with it.

I frequent travel bargain sites like TravelZoo or Groupon and always keep an eye on airlines for sales, but at the end of the…[Read more]