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The Only Streaming Services Worth Your Time (Plus, Shows You’ll Love!)
Money

The Only Streaming Services Worth Your Time (Plus, Shows You’ll Love!)

The best streaming sites can be hard to find amid all the options! We’ve done the hard work for you, so now you can sit back and relax.

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Refresh and Reset: A 7-Step Guide to Spring Clean Your Finances
Habits + Routines

Refresh and Reset: A 7-Step Guide to Spring Clean Your Finances

Spring is the perfect time to simplify, organize, and set yourself up for financial success for the rest of the year. These 7 steps help you clean and spruce up your finances from start to finish!

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How to Start a Weekly Finance Routine (And Why You Need One!)
Habits + Routines

How to Start a Weekly Finance Routine (And Why You Need One!)

This one simple financial habit will change everything! Know exactly where your money is going and when, how much you can still spend, and feel in control of your finances for the first time ever.

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The Honey Extension: Automatically Apply Hundreds of Coupons with One Click
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The Honey Extension: Automatically Apply Hundreds of Coupons with One Click

Does the Honey App *really* save time and money? Or is it just another complicated way to coupon? This comprehensive Honey App review explains step-by-step how Honey works, and whether or not you should be using it.

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When Is It Really Worth It to Buy Name Brand?
Money

When Is It Really Worth It to Buy Name Brand?

When comparing generic vs. non generic brands, cheaper does not always mean the same quality. These seven items are proof that you may need to spend more up front to spend less later!

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How to Track Your Mileage (The Simple Way!)
Habits + Routines

How to Track Your Mileage (The Simple Way!)

If you haven’t been tracking your mileage, you could be missing out on some big tax deductions for both business AND personal drives! This in-depth post break downs exactly how mileage deduction works, what you can deduct, and by far, the best way to easily keep track of everything.

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The Super Smart (and Meaningful) Way to Spend Money
Money

The Super Smart (and Meaningful) Way to Spend Money

This essential mindset will totally transform your relationship with money. Now you can spend less on the things that don’t matter as much in exchange for the things that do!

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How to Save for Big Purchases with Your Bullet Journal
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How to Save for Big Purchases with Your Bullet Journal

Stay motivated when saving up for a dream purchase by using a savings tracker printable in your bullet journal. Includes 7 savings tracker ideas!

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The Budgeting App That Will Make Managing Your Money Crazy Simple
Habits + Routines

The Budgeting App That Will Make Managing Your Money Crazy Simple

Your search for the perfect budgeting system stops here. After 10 months of rigorous testing with my own accounts, I recommend this game-changing tool 110%!

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How to Know if Christian Healthcare Ministries is Right for You
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How to Know if Christian Healthcare Ministries is Right for You

Trying to decide if a sharing ministry is a good alternative to traditional health insurance? You’ve got to read this tell-all Christian Healthcare Ministries review!

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7 of the Best Budgeting Systems You Need to Try
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7 of the Best Budgeting Systems You Need to Try

Whether you’re new to budgets or you’re a budget pro who wants to change it up, here are 7 budgeting programs you need to try! Warning: you might even find that budgeting can be fun!

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How to Reach Your Savings Goals in Your Sleep
Goal Setting

How to Reach Your Savings Goals in Your Sleep

Get ready to meet your budget’s new best friend: the Rize savings app! Instead of losing money to mindless spending, you’ll effortlessly fund your dreams faster than ever with this handy online tool.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Flea Market Shopping
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Flea Market Shopping

Have you ever wondered if there is anything besides cheap clutter at the flea market? You might be surprised at the treasures you’ll find! Make sure to read these Do’s and Don’ts before you go, to give yourself the best flea market shopping experience possible.

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12 Inexpensive Gift Ideas Perfect for Every Grad
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12 Inexpensive Gift Ideas Perfect for Every Grad

Searching for the perfect graduation gift that won’t drain your wallet? Equal parts practical and cute {with a bit of humor thrown in!}, these inexpensive graduation gifts come in under $20 and convey your heartfelt well wishes to every grad on your list.

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Should You Switch to EveryDollar? An Honest Review
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Should You Switch to EveryDollar? An Honest Review

Budgeting tools have the power to change your financial future, but which one is the best tool for the job? Find out the pros—and cons—of Dave Ramsey’s popular app in this comprehensive Everydollar review!

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HEADS UP: I’m heeding my own advice and taking a HEADS UP: I’m heeding my own advice and taking a break from this account. 

I’ve felt the tug to step back and reassess what the content here looks like, it’s purpose, and whether it’s time to pivot or not.

I do know one thing—I’ll still be on Instagram! 

I’d love to have you follow the brand new @brainbooklibrary account. Even if you’re not a member, I’ll be sharing allll the productivity and planning tips there that you can use with any tool. But if you’re partial to paper planners, you’re going to be in for a treat.

And of course, I’ll still be active on @openroading as we travel up the west coast and share what full-time RV life really looks like.

I hope to see you again here at some point. But until then, I hope to connect with you on those other accounts! 

Thank you so much for being here. I APPRECIATE YOU. 

Most of all, I hope you give yourself permission to heed that nudge if you’ve needed a break too. Clarity comes when we remove ourselves from the situation long enough to approach it again with fresh perspective. 

Love you all! 🤍
I WAS INTERVIEWED FOR A PODCAST! I always assumed I WAS INTERVIEWED FOR A PODCAST!

I always assumed podcast interviews were for really important people that run multi-million dollar companies. Not for little ol’ me. 🤣 

So I was extremely honored that
@dr.laurencook from The Boardroom Brain invited me to be a guest. We had the most delightful conversation that I know you are going to LOVE!

We talked about: 

➕What it looks like to run a business when you battle depression
➕How to fall in love with Mondays (for real!)
➕Where to start when you’re completely overwhelmed by your to do list

…and more! 

Grab your headphones and listen on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon Music.🎧

I’d love to know what you think after you listen! ❤️
Who wants to win a cart FULL of stylish office sup Who wants to win a cart FULL of stylish office supplies? 😍📒🖊

In honor of 10 years of blogging (I know, I still can’t wrap my head around it!) I’m giving away a $100 gift card to my favorite discbound planning company @levenger. 

Their notebooks are SO high quality, but also a little pricey. So this should give one lucky winner permission to grab a few things without feeling guilty! 

✨TO ENTER: ✨
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All you have to do us tag a friend who would adore some new office supplies below. 👇🏻
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Technically, I’m not allowed to ask for a follow, but if you feel compelled to click that blue button, I won’t stop you. 😂

FYI: Neither Levenger or Instagram is sponsoring this giveaway. I just want to show my appreciation for all the love and support you’ve shown me over the years! 

🌎Open to all
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#giftcardgiveaway #levenger #officesuppliesmakemehappy #giveawayalert #entertowin
Have you ever waited over an hour to respond to a Have you ever waited over an hour to respond to a text? Or let a week go by without replying to an email? 📱

As much as you’re tempted to, you don’t need to start the conversation with “SO sorry for my delay.” 📣

All this does is perpetuate an unreasonable standard of responsiveness.🙅

Who gets to decide the appropriate response time while you are living your life? 🧐

Just because our phones are by our side 24/7, we don’t owe our undivided attention to them. 🧘‍♀️

In fact, I’d go so far as to say that real-life community and experiences are more important than our phones. 🌵

So when you hear that buzz coming from the small black rectangle in your pocket in the middle of a conversation or chore or work project, remind yourself that you don’t have to answer it. 🚫

You can get to it later. On YOUR time. Without an apology attached to it.✨

▶︎ Do you start your replies with an apology if you don't think you've responded quickly enough? 
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It’s okay if you skip a day. 😅 I know that p It’s okay if you skip a day. 😅

I know that permission slip doesn’t jive with the unrelenting pressure you put on yourself to maintain a perfect streak of habits. Because if you’re anything like me, the moment you “break the chain” is the moment you give up on that habit entirely. 

I mean, I almost threw my journal in the TRASH. 😱📔🗑️

At the beginning of the year, I purchased a regular planner and turned it into a daily journal.🖊️ 

I'm proud to say that I kept this habit... for about 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀. Eventually, I began skipping an evening here and there. 🥱

Now, my “journal” looks like a puzzle that isn’t quite complete. I’ve already shattered my vision of me, next January, looking back over an entire year of memories. 💔

What is the point of keeping up with it now, when I’ve already missed so much? 🤔

Maybe that sounds silly, but I know there’s someone out there who struggles with this all-or-nothing mentality too! 👌

The thing is, we can’t rate the success of our habits by a “streak.” We can certainly use that data to see how consistent we are.🔥 

But if we:

- skipped day 5 of our workout program,
- forgot to write down our daily gratitude list,
- or missed doing the Wordle of the day,

𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆. ✨ 

We have to remember that 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱. 💯

What really matters is that 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 when you miss a day. Because 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 has nothing to do with yesterday. 📅

▶ Are there any habits you’ve been subconsciously applying this all-or-nothing mentality to?
I’ve never really shared this before. But the I’ve never really shared this before. 

But the reason I’m so passionate about sharing organizational systems, productivity strategies, habits, routines, and goals is because they are critical to my own mental health.

If you’re new, you might not know that I battle depression and anxiety on almost a daily basis. I wake up never knowing which days will be good or bad. 

And while I extend myself a lot of grace, I also don’t want my struggles to control me. 

✨STRUCTURE ✨helps put the pieces back together when I feel like I’m falling apart. 

That’s what I want to do here. To share the same topics I’ve been sharing for the last few years, but also bring mental wellness into the conversation as the foundational WHY behind everything else.

Because if I’m being truly honest, I can’t help but notice its subtle existence behind all of the content I share... I’ve just never called it out before because it feels really scary and vulnerable! 

And yet, I’ve never more sure that this is the next right step.

Even if a struggle with mental illness isn't part of your story, we all experience challenging days where we're just trying to survive. You are always welcome here.

But if you’ve been waiting for someone who gets how hard it can be to do something as simple as take a shower some days, who knows you’re not lazy, and understands the need to balance doing hard things with grace and rest, I'm here to guide you in the right direction... and to help you feel a little less alone.💕

➤ If any part of this message resonated with you, leave a comment so I can meet you!
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