Don't Depend On Daddy
By Michela Allocca - Break Your Budget
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Episodes: 122
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Don’t Depend on Daddy is an unfiltered space to learn and discuss how to build independence and OWN your life. From personal finance and career topics, to healthy habits, routines, and hobbies, the goal of Don't Depend on Daddy is to empower you to build financial, professional, and personal independence, regardless of the life stage you are in. *This is not a strictly personal finance podcast.*
Host Michela Allocca is an ex-financial analyst-turned-entrepreneur, author, and digital creator behind the leading financial platform, Break Your Budget.
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121. Building a 7-Figure Content Business: My Strategy and Best Tips to Start Creating Content
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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120. Everything I Am Obsessed With Right Now: Chic Style, Glowy Skin & Good Reads
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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119. When $100K Doesn’t Feel Like Enough and Work Feels Wrong: Answering Your Money & Career Questions
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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118. My Mid-Year Life Reset: Fitness, Routines, Career & Decluttering
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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117. 30 Non-Cliche Lessons I've Learned by 30 🤍
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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116. 5 Habits Helping Me Feel My Best This Summer: Summer 2025 State of the Union
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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115. 5 Smart Financial Moves I Made in My 20s (That Built My Net Worth to $1M+)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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114. The 5 Best Purchases I Made in My Twenties (That Actually Changed My Life)
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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113. Building a Minimalist-Ish Wardrobe and Finding Your Style with Christina Mychas
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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112. How I’m Breaking Up With Social Media and Taking My Life BACK!!
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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111. Building a Service-Based Business Without Being an Influencer ft. Lucy Bedewi
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May 28, 2025 |
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110. Living Alone Without Feeling Lonely | How to Build Confidence by Doing Things Alone
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May 21, 2025 |
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109. Building a Sustainable and Seasonal Wardrobe | How I Buy Clothes for 4 Seasons on a Budget
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May 14, 2025 |
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108. How to Make Money Online Without Being an Influencer ft. Kate Robb
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May 07, 2025 |
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107. How to Reclaim Your Routines! Why Routines Make You Happier and Set You Free
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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106. Things I Find Incredibly ~Chic~
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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105. How I Cleared my Hormonal Acne | High Fiber Diet, Birth Control, and Topical Routine
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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104. 5 Microhabits That Have Improved My Quality of Life
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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103. My Underconsumption Journey: Q1 Low Buy Update + Q2 Spending Plans!
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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102. The 12 Week Year: How to Accomplish More in 12 Weeks than Most People Do in a Year
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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101. Life Audit: Your 2025 Spring Cleaning Checklist to Get Your Sh*t Together
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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100. Spring 2025 State of the Union: What’s In & Out for Hot Girl Spring
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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99. How to Build Your Dopamine Menu | Habits to Feel Better and Stop Doom Scrolling
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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98. Overcoming Overspending | How to Stop Impulse Shopping and Self-Sabotaging with Paige Pritchard
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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97. Systems to Improve Your Time Management and be More Productive | How I Balance Everything in Business and Life
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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96. 10 Life Lessons That Will Change the Way You Think (from an almost 30 yr old)
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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95. How I Became Successful in my 20s | Habits, Systems, Routines Across 5 Key Pillars of Life
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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94. How to Rebrand Your Life in Q1 and Embrace Winter | Avoiding Winter Blues
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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93. Your Guide to Material Composition and Creating a Wardrobe of Natural Fibers
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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92. My Consumption Rules in 2025 to BUY LESS (and of course, buy better)
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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91. How To Make Your Life Better in 2025: Money, Career, Productivity, & Appearance
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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90. 2025 State of the Union: My Ins & Outs for the New Year
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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89. My Most Used + Loved Purchases of 2024 | Annual Favorites by PRICE!
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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88. Ask Michela: Moving Update, Extended Unemployment, Resisting the Urge to Splurge + More
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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87. Realistic Financial Milestones to Hit in Your 20s! (with ages)
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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86. 10 Tips & Tricks I Implement to UNDERconsume
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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85. How I Transformed My Relationship with Money: My Financial Journey in my 20s!
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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84. Balancing Content Creation While Working a 9-5, Life in Tech, and More with Lillian Zhang
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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83. The Top 5 Best Financial Decisions I’ve Made in my 20s
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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82. 5 Steps to Crush Your Year-End Performance Review
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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81. Bounce Back from a Layoff: 5 Steps to Navigate Job Loss
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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80. Build Your Personal Brand: Strategies to Change Your Career Trajectory ft. Courtney Johnson
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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79. My Top 10 Intentional Splurges I’ve Made in my Late 20s
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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78. How to Create a Holiday Savings Plan
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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77. Back-to-Basics: 5 Personal Finance Moves to Make in Your 20s/30s
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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76. Life Update: I'm Moving! My Current Favorites! Chatty Q+A!
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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75. 10 Micro Habits that are Sabotaging Your Finances
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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74. How to Get a [New] Job By the End of 2024
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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73. Ask Michela: Becoming a Morning Person, Balancing Financial Goals, Saving Too Much, and More!
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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72. Credit Cards 101: Building Your Credit + How to Choose the Right Card for You
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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71. 5 Tips to Navigate a Looming Recession
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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70. 5 Tips to Get Your Spark Back
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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69. Asking the Right Questions and Negotiating EVERYTHING ft. Matt Schulz
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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68. Ask Michela: (Personal) Dating, Travel Plans, Books, Spending/Splurging, & More!
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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67. Catch Up + A Few Favorites: East Coast Recap, My Thoughts on SF & More!
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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66. 5 Unconventional Money & Career Lessons I've Learned in my 20s
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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65. Freakout to Freelance: My Career Transformation in my 20's
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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64. Why Taking a Pay Cut Was the Best Career Decision I've Ever Made
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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63. The Blueprint to Build a Powerful Personal Brand
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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62. Recipe for a Hot Girl Summer (Steps, Protein, Body Care, Makeup, and more!)
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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61. How to Save Money at the Grocery Store & Waste Less
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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60. I'm in my ~Hobby Era~ and You Should Be, Too!!
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May 29, 2024 |
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59. Optimize Your Wardrobe and Elevate Your Style ft. Lauren Morley
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May 22, 2024 |
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58. How I Cleared My Skin: Birth Control, Diet, Exercise, Products and Lifestyle Changes
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May 14, 2024 |
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57. Ask Michela (Career): Balancing a Side Hustle and a 9-5, Managing your Manager, Registering Your Business & More!
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May 08, 2024 |
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56. How to Start & Scale a 6-Figure Side Hustle
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May 01, 2024 |
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55. How I Am Upgrading and Elevating my Life in my Late 20s
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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54. Side Hustle to 7-Figure Business: Lessons from 2 Years of Self-Employment
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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53. Spring State of the Union
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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52. 8 Ways to Elevate Your Career in Your 20s & Beyond
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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51. Spring Clean Your Money, Career, & Life!
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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50. 10 Things I No Longer Buy
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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49. Become Invaluable at Work: Career Lessons from the Career Contessa (Lauren McGoodwin)
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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48. Lessons I've Learned About Myself After One Year of Living Alone
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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47. How to Be Alone Without Feeling Lonely
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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46. Intentional Splurging: Buying Less and Buying Better
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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45. Ask Michela: Saving for House, Changing Careers, Choosing a Side Hustle, Plastic Surgery?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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44. Where should you live in your 20s?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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43. Travel on a Budget: How to Maximize Your Credit Card Rewards with Benny Fillo
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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42. MY ROUTINE ERA: Morning, Night, Solo-Friday Night In, & More!
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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41. Ask Michela: My Budget Breakdown, Spending Habits, Social Media, Balancing Side Hustles & 9-5, Dating, Work/life Balance & more!
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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40. Things That Have Made My Life Better in My 20's (money, career, life)
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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39. 2024 Ins & Outs: How I Am Elevating My Life (New Era of Don't Depend on Daddy)
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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38. 2023 Wrapped: Spending Recap, Career Review, Personal Wins + Top Purchases!
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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37. 2024 Financial Goals + Resolutions: Setting Goals You Can Stick To
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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36. Ask Michela: The 50/30/20 Rule, Dating when Your Life is on Social Media, Tips for Living in a HCOL + More
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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35. 3 Tips to Prepare for Year-End Performance Conversations
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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34. Financial Shifts I've Made from My Early to Late Twenties
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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33. A Financial Plan WILL Change Your Life + 4 Steps to Get Started
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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32. 3Navigating a Competitive Job Market, Gen Z in the Workplace, Networking Tips for Introverts + More with Eddiana Rosen!
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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31. Financial Routines to Build Long-Term Wealth
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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30. How to Create LIFE-WORK Balance
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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29. How to Handle the Holiday Season of Spending: 3 Tips to Prep & Plan Your Finances
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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28. Staying True to Yourself at Work, Taking a Gap Year, & Starting a 6-Figure Freelance Business with Grace Lemire!
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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27. Investing in Your Hobbies: How I am Using Money to be More Confident & Happier
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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26. Is Your College Degree Worth It? ft. David E. Linton, Author of Crushed
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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25. 8 Money + Career Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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24. Your Dream Job Doesn't Exist
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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23. How to Pay Off Your Student Loans
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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22. Don't Waste Your 20s: 5 Non-Cliche Lessons I Learned by 28
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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21. How I Am Using My Money to Upgrade and Elevate My Life
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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20. Let's Catch Up! Book Launch, Travel Recap, Summer Routines + Hobbies
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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19. Navigating Your 20's: 4 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned About Money & Life
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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18. Money Makeover: How to Reset and Rebuild Your Finances Mid-Year
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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The Art of Deep Work: 5 Essential Productivity Strategies That Will Change Your Life
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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17. Boost Your Career: Crafting Your Resume, Mastering Interview Techniques & Salary Negotiation Secrets ft. Darci Smith (@CareerCoachDarci)
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May 31, 2023 |
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16. How to Make Six Figures Selling Digital Downloads
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May 24, 2023 |
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15. Creating Your Perfect Capsule Wardrobe: A Guide to Simplify Your Closet and Elevate Your Style
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May 17, 2023 |
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14. The Step-By-Step Guide to Starting and Scaling a 6-Figure Side Hustle ft. Erin Mortenson
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May 10, 2023 |
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13. Working at LinkedIn, Branding/Creator Partnerships, & Pay Equity as a Content Creator ft. Jenny Park
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May 03, 2023 |
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12. Navigating Career Pivots, Succeeding in the Workplace, & the Power of Personal Branding ft. Caitlyn Kumi
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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11. Career Reflection: One Year of Self-Employment! Accomplishments, Challenges, Lessons & More!
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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10. Breaking into Consulting, How to Network, and Content Creation Strategy ft. JeeIn Youn!
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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9. March Q+A | Living Alone, Rebuilding Your Credit, Selling Digital Products on Etsy & More!
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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8. Spring Clean Your Finances!
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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7: Working in Private Equity, Tips to Break into Finance, & Founding a Start-up ft. Michelle Dear
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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6: Roth IRA or 401k? All About Retirement ft. Gaurav Sharma (CEO of Capitalize)
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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5: How to Navigate Corporate, Choose a HYSA, Finance Tips for New Grads & More | February Q+A
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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4: Working in Marketing, Pursuing an MBA, & Founding an Agency ft. Jen Hartmann
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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3: Prepare for Tax Season With Confidence ft. my Accountant, Justin Upp (CPA)
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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2: Career Series: Working in Audit & Becoming a Content Creator with Erin Confortini
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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1: Money Rules for 2023
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Jan 11, 2023 |