From poverty to making it — What I’ve learned along the way — Every single month, we were saving $7,000 — $8,000. Crazy, I know. If we’d had the average American lifestyle (mortgage + car payments + student loans), we would have had to make $400,000-$500,000 a year to see those kinds of savings. But we were able to prototype our way into…

What happens when you put your life ahead of your work? — I decided to get into Tech because I knew that I needed to make more money, I wanted a skill set that would allow me to call the shots rather than begging for scraps, and I wanted something that could eventually be done remotely. Finding something that genuinely interested me…

Making sure you aren’t falling behind as you try to get ahead — Our generation is all about side hustles. We glorify the grind (while many of us also simultaneously rage against it), find ways to monetize any number of our hobbies and social media channels, and we keep on hustlin’. During the pandemic 56% of Millenials started a side-hustle. 63% did so because they wanted…

It’s not as hard as you might think it is — A strategy that works. — 8 months ago, I quit my 6-figure dream job in UX to begin my first mini-retirement at the age of 27. Ever since people have assumed that I must be full of amazingly complex financial advice…but they’re dead wrong. The truth is, it didn’t take getting rich from crypto, a…

Tips for building a more consistent & passive income. — I don’t know about you, but my feed is constantly strewn with articles about building multiple streams of income. Whether it’s on Facebook, Linkedin, or even here on Medium, it seems like everyone has a side hustle or is trying to start one. The gold standard is to build something…

8 Actionable steps for building your dream career at any company — Tons of us get into UX wanting to work on exciting and innovative projects. Same. But for every Designer working on those dream projects, the reality is that there are dozens more of us relegated to redesigning tables, porting over forms to a mobile app, or just stuck in a…

Without even trying — Today, I became a published author…and I honestly never saw it coming. I’ve always thought that immortalizing my words in print would be a goal I’d set for myself one day, but turns out, it happened while I wasn’t even trying. Let’s dive in. Writing the story that made it happen I heard a story that J.K…

How to stop wasting time so you can actually get sh*t done — Have you ever felt like you’ve been busy all day (and all week) at work, but just don’t have much to show for it? Been there, done that. It’s a vicious cycle of falling behind and feeling borderline useless. I recently quit my job to travel, but have still been…

How I quit carefree at 27…and how you can too. — Quitting is having a moment right now. It’s being called “The Great Resignation”. 4 million Americans have already left their jobs for more money, more flexibility, and more meaning. Some of us are leaving with no return date. Plenty of people would love to quit their jobs and take a…