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The Plant You Forgot to Water

Most people have this one corner in their “life garden” they don’t touch. And more often than not, that corner is money.

We avoid it. Outsource it. Tell ourselves we’re “not good with it.”
Or that we’ll get to it later.
Or that it’s just not who we are.

But here’s the thing: the part of your life you avoid the most?
That’s usually the one that’s most ready to grow.

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Money Is Not Just Money

Money can feel like a big, unsolvable mystery.

It’s everywhere. It’s flowing or stuck. We love it, hate it, chase it, fear it. We say it doesn’t matter, but then why does it shape so much of our lives?

Most of us never really got a chance to understand money. Like truly understand it. Inflation, interest rates, housing bubbles, what the Fed or the European Central Bank are doing, Bitcoin, recessions - what does any of that mean, really? And how does it affect your day-to-day life? Honestly… most of us are just nodding along in confusion.

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Financial foundation for a life change (read this before you quit your job)

Financial stages explained, absolute must-knows and absolute no-gos. Like it or not, money matters. All the more if you would like to quit your job and follow a completely different career path, move abroad, start “digital nomading” or just take a few months off to figure things out. If you’re planning a big life change, it is super important to know where you’re at financially.

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