Sober Women Managing Money & Mental Wealth
I’ve always been a fan of killing two birds with one stone. You know, like riding a bike to run an errand thereby getting a task done and getting fit.
So when I first heard the term lifehack, I was already a fan.
Let’s start by defining what a lifehack it.
Lifehack (noun):
a strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more efficient way.
I’ll argue, and share some ways, that lifehacks can also save you money. So without further ado, let’s get started…
I was blessed to be a guest on two different podcasts in the last couple of weeks. When I have the opportunity to do this I really take the time to think about what to talk about in hopes of helping others.
In my humble opinion there are five main ingredients to having a healthy relationship with money:
Before I go into these five main ingredients, I want to disclose my initial mindset shift. During my recovery, I changed my mind about money. I saw it as God’s money and that I was entrusted with some of it. When I looked at it that way, I realized I wanted to manage it well. I started tithing in response to this mindset shift. Additionally, this is where the conviction to pay off my debt came in. Furthermore, it drove me to want to learn to be an investor.
Yes, you read that right, blueberries do have superpowers! And boy am I glad because I love, love, love blueberries.
Welcome back to part 7 in my brain health series where I explore holistic and scientifically tested ways to improve our brain health. I became particularly interested in brain health when I was first recovering from addiction and was concerned with the damage I caused. I was looking for hope and was encouraged when I learned that the brain has the amazing ability to health.
Ultimately, I find my hope in my faith in Christ. However, if I believe that God created everything than I also believe He created science. 😉
I find the human brain the most fascinating of the human organs and so I will continue to research and write on this topic. Furthermore, since the brain affects everything we do it’s a worthy study! In my brain health series, I’ve been mainly reviewing two books (below). For this post, though, my inspiration came from an article from a local newspaper on the brain benefits of blueberries.
This is part 6 of my series titled, brain health. I’ve found this topic so fascinating as a person in recovery. My initial interest came from the selfish concern of wanting to know if my brain would heal from the abuse of drugs.
Now I like to share what I’ve learned and continue to learn about the brain because it’s quite fascinating.