Understanding your finances means knowing where you are now financially, where you want to be (and learning about where you can be!), and knowing the steps needed to take you from here to there. One of those big steps is making and keeping a budget. Let’s bust some budgeting myths and talk about what has finally worked for me.

Even on days that I felt like I was crushing it at work, I would come home and wonder what in the world to feed myself. Now that I have these 5 things somewhat squared away, I am confident in my foundation; my life outside of work has much less friction, which means that I can focus on going above and beyond in my day job and in passion projects.

I can’t count how often I have sat in front of an email draft, palms sweaty, reading, re-reading, re-wording, then re-reading again on an email that is very important. When I get in this knotty-stomach mode, there are a few tricks that I’ve relied on to make sure I’m still sending solid emails. Hopefully, these tips below will save you from having to send a follow up damage control / “what I actually meant to say was…” email, and let you focus on achieving your dreams and changing the world!