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Are you interested in being a VA (virtual assistant) to earn a bit of money on the side?

There are so many side business ideas out there, but being a VA is one of the most versatile ideas out there. You can literally work anywhere, you just need an internet connection a laptop for most tasks. In fact, if you play your cards right, you can earn a healthy side income from it.

I invited Kayla Sloan to talk about her experience being a VA . What initially started as a side hustle turned into a full time job and she earns 6 figures a month from(psst…she has a super affordable course that outlines the EXACT process she used to get to $10,000 a month)! She talks about some of the mindset shifts she’s had to make including overcoming a scarcity mindset and how she turned that around. She’s seriously so inspiring and I hope you get a lot out of this interview.

Don’t forget to check out her course 10K VA and get started earning money as a virtual assistant for less than $200

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Do you wish you can save more money? Or heck, earn enough so you can finally quit your soul sucking job? Or finally pay down your debt?

The problem isn’t that you can’t solve these problems. You know what you want. It’s just that you can’t seem to get out of your own way.

Maybe there’s not enough time in the day to sit down and look over all your financials.

Maybe when you do, your kid decides to scream on the top of your lungs, you lose your train of thought.

Maybe, just maybe, you’re so tired (like deep-down-in-your-core tired) that it takes all the effort you have to even wake up, let alone find the time to do your own thing.

The truth is that change is hard. Sometimes, too hard. I know I have days where I wonder how I’m going to get it all done. In fact, I burned out halfway last year. It was as if I would take one step forward in my finances, then I would have to take two steps backward.

[Read more…] about I Wrote in a Money Journal For 30 Days. Here’s What Happened

Glue a bunch of photos onto a piece of cardboard, sit and stare at it and all our financial woes are solved, right?

Wrong.

If that were the case, money would literally be flying from the sky for me while I sit on a beach sipping Shirley Temples.

Now I’m not saying that visualization exercises are total crap. Rather, it’s the way many people assume how it works. Visualization is merely a tool to help you accomplish whatever result you’re putting action towards. In other words, it gives you something to help motivate you by keeping your goals and dreams at the forefront of your mind.

There’s a really fascinating article from Psychology Today talking about the power of visualization where studies have shown that visualization is a powerful way to train your brain for the results you want to achieve in your life. In financial terms, you’re training your brain to help you successfully negotiate a work contract, save more money or even to afford the house of your dreams.

[Read more…] about Using a Money Vision Board: Are They A Load of S#!t?

 

One of my ex-bosses tried to sleep with female employees.

I probably should have quit.

I ended up sticking around at that job for four years.

Sure, there was harassment and lots of illegal practices going on at that place, but it wasn’t a soul sucking job. The boss ended up being fired, leaving the country (I was an expat in China at the time) and the new principal that came soon after was nice. Yes, there were the usual problems of alcoholic expats, lack of prep time between lessons and incompetent co-workers, but what place (in China international schools anyway) didn’t have all that? [Read more…] about What if Quitting Your Soul Sucking Job Isn’t The Answer?

When I was a child, a close family member won a significant amount of money from playing the lottery. I’m taking about enough money for this person to quit their job and never work a day in their life.

A few years later, this person was back at a minimum wage job. We never spoke of the lottery winnings again.

Why am I sharing this story? It’s proof that financial freedom isn’t just about having lots of money in the bank. It comes from manifesting what you know to be true about money.

Think about it. If you were a careless person, how does that manifest in your spending habits? If you hate to spend money and have friends that do, what would your social network look like?

Money has the potential to give us everything that we want, but it’s not a mind reader. It can only look out for your best interest if you allow it to.

Take a look at my family member. This person’s dream was to construct a Japanese Zen garden, complete with a koi pond. You’d think with the lottery winnings, that would have at least been built.

Nope.

[Read more…] about Why Knowing Your Money Story is Crucial to Getting Rich

 

I’m a gal known for living large. It never ceases to amaze me how many people look at me with wonder when I talk about buying a one-way ticket to Australia, living in Asia for nine years, moving across three different states and still manage to keep my money stuff together.

I can honestly say it sounds like a glamorous life, and I’ve lived a great life so far filled with adventure. Definitely no regrets here.

Perhaps my biggest adventure to date is not only giving birth, but taking care of a rowdy infant while working at home in a small rural town in the US. I’m sure it sounds totally mundane to you, but for someone who is used to sprawling urban areas and interacting with lots of people on a daily basis, this past year was a real challenge for me.

What was the most surprising to me was the money lessons I learned in the past 12 months. At the risk of making this blog post becoming too focused on me, I’ll try to distill the lessons I’ve learned into stories you can take and try to apply it in your own life.

[Read more…] about 3 Uncomfortable Money Lessons From Living in a Small Rural Town

Does budgeting give you the heeby jeebies? Don’t worry, it does for me too. Whether you’ve never started one or were so frustrated in the process, having a plan for your money isn’t a bad thing. Before looking at some of the tips to help you with budgeting, let’s talk about why many people get scared about budgeting. The most common reasons I found is that people feel like they have to deprive themselves when they’re on a budget. They think of that they have to cut back on all this stuff and they’re not willing to do that. That’s absolutely not true. [Read more…] about Stressed About Budgeting? Here’s What You Can Do