My 5-Step Financial Glow-up

I was nearing 30, and it was time my finances reflected that.

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I didn’t budget — and still don’t, more to come in the future — but I wasn’t a spendthrift. I was relatively frugal and minimalist with all the holes in my pockets sewn up tight.

Still, there were flaws in my financial game. So in 2021, I decided to get to work on it.