And 3 new ways I want to try in 2022 — The idea of making money online is the subject of a lot of the digital content out there. Whether it’s the quick and easy ways to make a buck or more time-consuming but effective online business ventures, the content is out there because most of us understand the potential that…

Because 31 lessons would be too many to write about. — As someone who watches her fair share of YouTube videos, I’ve come across a few titles like “25 Lessons I learned by 25” or some other age/number. There are also a ton of articles with this same attention-grabbing line. Despite the title’s “clickbait-iness,” I often come away from those videos…

Thinking about your budget, your mental health, and your environment is key — You finally made the decision. You’ve seen enough videos about entrepreneurship and living abroad on YouTube, and you’ve decided that the best path going forward is to move abroad and work for yourself as a digital nomad. Great! Living abroad is one of the most enriching experiences you can give…

Gaining 40 pounds in 1 year has exhausted my body — From Will Smith and his “dad bod”, to Jazz Jennings opening up about her increasing weight, and Valerie Bertinelli clapping back at trolls commenting on her shape on Instagram — weight gain has been one of the many problems we’ve been dealing with as a result of the pandemic. And…

Just because they love you doesn’t mean they’ll support you…at first — I was in high school the first time I dreamed about traveling abroad. My school was planning to send one of its students to France as part of an exchange. I was eager and applied, but ultimately lost out to another girl. A bit over a decade later, I had…

And most of them are NOT about money — There’s no such thing as a wasted experience. Even years at a “dreadful” job can teach us a lot. That’s how I feel about my time working at my state’s retirement board. Though I wouldn’t call it a dreadful job, it was certainly not what I envisioned for myself after…

What I finally realized once I “mentally” left the nest — November 2017 was one of the many turning points in my 20's. …

It’s ok to change your mind and let go of perfection — It was during one of my many Christmas vacations in the Dominican Republic, my place of birth, that I remember explaining to someone for the first time what I wanted to do as a career. We were cruising along Santo Domingo’s “Malecon,” on the familiar one-hour plus car trip from…

Tips to get started teaching English online in the next few weeks — Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the number of people working remotely all over the world. This has been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic which impacted our economies, increased unemployment, and produced a greater number of online work opportunities. This has led to an understanding…