No one has said “I want a crappy life, with crappy things, making no money.”

That’s why, it is a sticking point for me, that you need money for all the things you truly deserve and all the things you dream of. Things like a paid-off home, travel adventures and a secure future.

In order to do that, we have to lay the financial groundwork so to speak. These are 5 steps to financial freedom…

I think we all have realized at this point, that our financial situation has the ability to change overnight. With COVID, lockdowns, and crashing stock markets, we aren’t as secure as we originally thought. So... what do we do about it? Welcome to the world of multiple income streams and how to leverage them to build security AND wealth.

"We don't buy things with money, we buy them with hours of our lives." -Joshua Becker

When you change your mindset to buying things with time instead of money, that's when your entire world changes.

Once you realize that life is too short to spend it chasing frivolous things...

Once you realize that you, your partner, or both of you, are going to spend time away from your family working each day...

Once you realize that it's not money its time...

You'd better have something more than debt and tired feet to show for it!

Since it's tax day, it's finally time to open up about my story about what happens when you're 3 years behind on property taxes, don't properly pay your business's sale tax, and when the IRS comes after you because you failed to claim all of your income.

If you're scared... well, you should be!

It’s financial literacy month, which means my social media feeds are ablaze with tips and information all surrounding personal finance. I love this time of year, because we are coming out of hibernation and setting our sites on how we can improve ourselves. A spring cleaning of our personal finances and emotional lives is a wonderful, fresh way to celebrate spring.

With all of that being said, I want to touch on the subject of money and emotions. We have this incorrect notion that money is removed from feeling. It’s too cerebral… too analytical, but I am here to tell you that money, specifically personal finance, tells me everything I need to know about a person's priorities and emotions.

In this episode, I expand on this idea and how you can improve your financial and emotional wellbeing today! Don't forget: Money is emotional!

The future is female, and in this International Women's Month episode on A Sunny Side Up Life, we speak to why this is an absolute truth.

The gender pay gap, divorce statistics and the reality of predatory practices like the pink tax, make financial literacy for women not just a luxury -- but a necessity.

We are claiming a seat at the table -- and it's long overdue.