Liz Gets Loaded

7.8 Selling 200k in company stock and shedding career emotional baggage 25.03.2024 12:08 ↓

It's so easy to get attached to stock that you're holding and can be hard to know when to sell it. But especially when it was part of your compensation from a job. I finally let go of stock I've been holding onto because it represented my career growth and my blood, sweat, and (literal) tears.

7.7 I got a bonus! How much and how I spent it 18.03.2024 16:05 ↓

Feeling lucky to have extra money coming in and also like I spent it in the most boring way possible except for jussssst one splurge.

7.6 Money ups and downs - what's going well and stressing me this month 11.03.2024 12:55 ↓

Funding IRAs, medical bills, concert tickets, and other places my money and energy are spending time.

7.5 How our budget changed living on one income - February's spending recap 04.03.2024 18:55 ↓

February was our first month living entirely on just my paychecks! And candidly our savings rate fell into the single digits. This episode has the scoop.

7.4 Dying for a Paycheck - A book that changed the way I think about work 26.02.2024 9:48 ↓

I listened to this podcast: Home - rich & REGULAR (richandregular.com) And it recommended this book: Dying for a Paycheck - Jeffrey Pfeffer And now I'm recommending it to you!

7.3 I broke up with You Need a Budget. Meet my new budgeting BFF 19.02.2024 26:33 ↓

A detailed, more than you wanted to know comparison between Monarch Money and YNAB (You Need a Budget)

7.2 - January spending recap - guess what we spent 17k on 13.02.2024 14:52 ↓

Every month I do a little recap of how we spent. January was weird and boring at the same time.

7.1 A dozen things I resisted buying at Costco 05.02.2024 13:50 ↓

I went to Costco and made a list of all the things I almost put in my cart but didn't and then I shared that list with you.

Day 31 - Big audacious goals for 2024 31.01.2024 13:57 ↓

Okay nine goals for 2024. I think the first one will make you laugh and number 8 will be your favorite.

Day 30 - 23 wins! Things I accomplished in 2023 that weren't part of my goals 30.01.2024 12:57 ↓

From figuring out how to use a public EV charger to finally signing up for that cooking class, a list of things I feel happy and proud about from 2023.

Day 29 - The media that shaped my thoughts in 2023 29.01.2024 12:39 ↓

Books, shows, podcasts and even IG accounts that I spent some quality time with in 2023. A non-exhaustive list!

Day 28 - My half-hearted attempts at travel hacking in 2023 28.01.2024 11:31 ↓

I mean, I still got like a couple thousand dollars in value even being super lazy. Here's the breakdown!

Day 27 - a 2023 Spending Recap! 27.01.2024 23:12 ↓

Moooost expensive year ever!

Day 26 - December Spending Recap 26.01.2024 15:00 ↓

December was simultaneously a frugal-ish month and also a month we dropped major $$$ on a vacation that I didn't totally love. Come hear all about it!

Day 25 - What I would have done differently in 2023 25.01.2024 8:23 ↓

Regrets, wishes, mistakes, and the lesson I can't seem to learn!

Day 24 - How the podcast did in 2023 24.01.2024 17:03 ↓

Most popular episodes, how much money I've made, how the ads work in general, how many people listen per week!

Day 23 - Things I decided not to share online in 2023 23.01.2024 10:03 ↓

I know it seems like I have no filter and I overshare constantly but believe it or not there are things I have been holding back!

Day 22 - 2023 Goals - Failures, Wins, and I-just-give-ups 22.01.2024 9:14 ↓

How did I do? The goals I fully completed and the ones I abandoned or totally face planted on.

Day 21 - Can we retire anytime soon? Progress in 2023 21.01.2024 7:49 ↓

Big progress towards retirement savings goals in 2023 but not so much progress towards wrapping my brain around actually doing it.

Day 20 - How I spent $1000 in Christmas money 20.01.2024 7:43 ↓

Annnnd what I've done in years past.

Day 19 - Stuff that bugged me about Instagram in 2023 19.01.2024 8:56 ↓

I try to look on the bright side but here are 4 things that drove me bananas last year.

Day 18 - Subscriptions! Convenience or budget drain? 18.01.2024 10:25 ↓

What I subscribed to (and what I regretted) in 2023

Day 17 - What I paid in taxes in 2023 17.01.2024 7:42 ↓

The total I had withheld in taxes and of course how I felt about it.

Day 16 - Purchases that drained me in 2023 16.01.2024 9:02 ↓

Things that did not bring me joy.

Day 15 - Five purchases that sparked joy in 2023 15.01.2024 10:46 ↓

Five things that I absolutely loved in 2023. The very best charging cable: https://amzn.to/47ITfbW (That's an affiliate link!)