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Intentional Spend Year Update for January

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Ready to hear my first update on my year of intentional spending?

Full disclosure, I wasn’t perfect during this first month, but I am still beyond proud of myself and have already learned a lot that I want to share with you. So, listen in as I review my rules for intentional spending and give you some actionable steps that you can take to make every dollar count. This is the first of many updates and I’m so excited to have you along for this journey.

Topics discussed in episode 34:

  • A review of my reason and rules for doing the intentional spend year.

  • Actionable things that you can do to also be intentional with your spending.

  • The actual numbers of what I spent my money on this month.

  • Remembering to incorporate value aligned spending with intentional spending.

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My favorite takeways:

  • “It’s okay to spend money!” On being comfortable with spending money, even during an intentional spend year

  • “Number are just numbers, you can make a lot or a little and still spend every dime.” On the importance of intentional spending

  • I was not perfect in this, but I’m still very proud of myself.” On giving yourself grace during your intentional spend year

  • “When we were becoming debt free, I realized that my habits were out of control.” On aligning your spending with your values