Your thoughts create your life.

Are you tired of feeling anxious, stressed, and unfulfilled? Most of the advice you’ll find online can be helpful to a point, but it doesn’t get to the root of the issue – your thoughts.

Okay, so if my thought patterns are the problem, HOW do I change them? My mission with this blog is to help you do just that – here you’ll find practical, actionable steps to help you change your thoughts based on research about how the mind works.

Are you ready to rewire your brain and transform your life from the inside out?  Let’s begin!

 

Jenna Portrait

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Retire Early?  What FIRE is and What it Means For You

Retire Early?  What FIRE is and What it Means For You

“I’m never going to retire.  I don’t make enough money.” “Retire early?  Good luck.  Only rich people do that.” “I’m going to work until I’m 70.  Only people who have a pension can retire comfortably.” These are just a handful of the depressing things that I’ve heard...

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150+ Blog Topic Ideas for Lifestyle Bloggers

150+ Blog Topic Ideas for Lifestyle Bloggers

I love blogging.  I enjoy inspiring others to make smarter financial choices and it's amazing that I can make a little side income through this blog.  This money goes straight toward the debt snowball on my student loans. (Side note: If you're interested in starting...

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20 Things I Could’ve Bought Instead of Student Loans

20 Things I Could’ve Bought Instead of Student Loans

I saw a list like this on another blog and thought it would be funny (and maybe a tad depressing) to write a list of things we could've bought with the $117,000 we have in student loans. Here are 20 things we could've bought for $117k instead of our loans. *This post...

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Let’s Talk About Privilege

Let’s Talk About Privilege

As a personal finance blogger, I’ve thought a lot about the best way to help others improve their finances.  Some bloggers are very non-judgmental and say that everyone has their own unique path. Others feel that people should follow a more rigid set of rules in order...

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How to Stop Caring What Other People Think

How to Stop Caring What Other People Think

Debt has become so normalized in our culture that we no longer believe it is possible to live without it.  Whether we’re aware of it or not, we are constantly bombarded with messages about how to live a “normal” life. These messages come from a variety of different...

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