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Having big dreams is scary. This was me at 19, hours away from having my first baby, facing raising her alone with no family support, and determined to give both of us an amazing life--while everyone basically told me I was crazy.
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I didn't have it all figured out. Far from it. In fact, to borrow a line from Frozen 2, all I was focused on was doing "the next right thing" for my tiny family. One small step each day in the right direction.
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Sometimes that next right thing was renting a seedy apartment above a bar because it came pre-furnished and rent was just $325 a month. Which helped me save up enough money to buy my first house by 20.
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Sometimes it was 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒓 so that I could take college classes at night while Alexis slept. Even back then I believed in the power of investing in myself. (And no, all debt is not bad.😉)
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And sometimes it meant walking away from the law career I'd spent over a decade of my life working towards so that I could run my business, have a bigger impact, and have full control of my time and my earning potential.

𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬❓

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My Sunday playlist: I'm finally getting around to taking down the holiday decor, but I'm even more excited about creating my 2020 vision board. What are your plans for the day?

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My favorite busy mom life hack: wake up early and take my me time first thing--when my energy is the highest and there are no interruptions.
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How can you become one of these mythical early risers, you ask?
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1️⃣ Go to bed early! Yes, if you want to wake up early and ready to take on the day, you need to actually get to bed early so you can *😲* get enough sleep. My goal is to be asleep and dreaming by 9pm every night.
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2️⃣ Set yourself up for high quality sleep. That means knowing your sleep persona and investing in the right sleep aids. Joseph and I have opposite sleep issues. He's a furnace, always hot. And I'm a popsicle, always cold.
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Luckily @bedbathandbeyond had everything that Joseph and I needed to upgrade our sleep situation without having to resort to 1920s style twin beds: a cooling pillow for him, a dual zone heated mattress pad to keep me warm while letting him stay cool, and a just right down comforter that adds warmth for me without stifling Joseph at night.
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Getting enough sleep and making sure that that sleep is high quality will have you embracing your inner early bird in no time. And so the question is: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Now that you have an hour or two to yourself every single morning, what will you do with it? #ad

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Throwback to our London vacation from last year. Travel is one of our money rocks--something that we always prioritize when we're setting our budget for the year.
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Last year we went to London. The year before we took a cruise to the Caribbean. The year before that? Singapore. And we've taken a number of smaller domestic trips along the way.
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But would you believe that I didn't even have a passport until I was 30 years old? For so many years I told myself that I couldn't afford to travel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
All the while I spent hundreds or thousands every month on eating out, on cable that I barely watched, on clothes that I rarely wore--even when my household income was less than six-figures.
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It's not that I didn't know how to budget. I did. In fact, I've been using a one year spending plan for almost 18 years now.
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The issue was that I never stopped to ask myself what was most important to me BEFORE I sat down to make my budget. I never stopped to question whether my spending habits aligned with the life that I wanted. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Budgeting isn't about sacrifice or deprivation. It's about using your money to create the life that you want.

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New year, new possibilities. 🥂 Joseph and I have set some pretty big financial goals AND life goals for 2020.

Of course we shared a full breakdown of all of the whats and whys behind our goals in today's video (#linkinbio) so be sure to check it out for the full scoop.
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The beginning of the year is where you really feel the power of having a one year spending plan. For many of us, it's the one time of year that we really stop and think about what we actually want our lives to look like over the coming months.
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When I look at my 2020 budget, I see our family trip to Disneyland in February. I see Joseph's first half Ironman in June. I see Alexis's first year away at college in August.
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So in the midst of the new year, new you rush, if you haven't stopped and created your one year spending plan that reflects the life you want, now is the time. Don't have one? Grab our free template from our bio.
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And if you have made your one year spending plan 👏👏👏, tell me:
What big financial and life goals have you set for yourself this year?
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#wealthbuilder #personalfinance #budgeting #moneymanagement #finances #moneytalk #buildwealth #livehappy #createyourlife

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Wishing you and your family a happy, jolly, restful, and joyful holiday! Love, the OBHL Family 😊🎄🦌⛄ #livehappy

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Who says budgeting can't bring you joy? I guess they've never seen one of our family budgets then.
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We shared our 2020 family budget on YouTube today ( check the #linkinbio). We're in for some big changes in 2020, like:
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1️⃣ my first full year having my only income come from running my company,
2️⃣ a kid going off to college (yes, now we feel super old), and
3️⃣ our first and last IVF embryo transfer to name a few.
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Our 2020 spending plan holds our family's hopes, dreams, and goals for the year. It's the key to planning for the life that you want--because let's face it, money affects just about every aspect of our lives.

Budgeting your whole year at once is life-changing. And it doesn't take much time at all. Check out our budget in our bio link for some inspo, then grab our budget template and get started planning your 2020!

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We're the kind of family that goes to Stonehenge and recreates fight scenes from action movies, because why not? This is the goofy, fun-loving side of our family--the 80% that's under the 20% tip of the iceberg. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I love traveling the world with my family. It's one of our financial priorities. Which is why, every single year when we're creating our one year spending plan, we always plan for our big trips. We decide where we want to go and we set a budget for the trip.

Now let's be clear here, setting a budget doesn't mean that we're budget travelers. We're definitely not. We like nice things and we don't mind spending on what matters to us--like having separate rooms from the kids when we travel so that Joseph and I can have time to ourselves at night.
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You can plan your spending so that it aligns with the life that you actually want. And yes, you can also build wealth and pay off debt along the way too. It's all about setting your financial priorities.
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We'll be sharing our 2020 family budget tomorrow. If you don't have a one year spending plan, grab our template at the #linkinbio.

In the meantime, tell me, what big trips are you planning in 2020? #livehappy

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I woke up to a fresh dusting of snow this morning. Snow days excite me for so many reasons, but mostly because they always bring the promise of not having to go to work or school. Today's inch of snow is definitely not snow day material, but it got me wondering:
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If you found yourself entirely snowed in today, how would you pass the time?
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I'd most likely be decorating gingerbread houses with the kids followed up by some blanket snuggles, homemade hot cocoa, and holiday movies. Oh, and of course I'd still work on the final designs of the 2020 Wealth Planner--because entrepreneurs don't get snow days! 😂😂😂
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Now you! What would your snow day look like?

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