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Transitioning from College to Adulthood: Finances, Part 2

The college experience is a rollercoaster, but for most, there is an end in sight. What do you do when you graduate? Hopefully, land a full-time job or work full-time for yourself. The first year (or two) is crucial in determining where to from here. Many changes occur as full-on adulthood settles in. The Transitioning to Adulthood series talks about those changes and how to approach them head on!

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#budgeting #finances #millennial #money #post grad

7 Tips to Survive Work Travel

I went on my “first” full-time work trip a few months ago, and let me tell you, I was feeling fresh! It was so cool to have my own company card, be staying at a cool hotel, and doing work that I love. Although I am in a primarily marketing role, I do quite a bit of event planning as well. Which is great, because I’m pretty good at it (if I must say so myself). So, I’ve attended workshops,…

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#business #business travel #travel for work #travel tips

New Year's Resolutions: Career Goals Edition

New Year’s Resolutions: Career Goals Edition

Setting career goals are all nice and dandy, but once you get the perfect job, the hard work ends. So wrong! You still have to put in the extra effort to build your skills, refine your skills, level up in the company, and develop a long-term plan. Since it’s still January, we have the “New Years, New You” vibes. Let’s outline some career goals for that raise, promotion, or free training!

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#career advice #planning #setting goals

Your Most Successful Year: How to Form A Habit in 2018

“New year, new you.” I got so many email newsletters this week bashing that phrase and rightfully so. There are some truths that lie behind the statement though. With the transition of a new set of 365 days, there comes a time to pause and reflect on your progress. A few of my favorite replacement phrases were “New year, new goals” and “New year, new view”. It’s all about taking a new approach to…

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#2018 goals #healthy habits

How I Changed My Money Rules: Making A Budget That Works For Me

October 2017, I struggled to stick to my budget and that’s coming from a hyper-budgeter. I kept going over my spending budget and having to adjust the next paycheck to accommodate. This was a vicious cycle that I knew I had to break. And after months of tweaking my plan, I had to change my money rules and change my mindset! There are so many rules, theories, and practices with money! Which one is…

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#budget #finances #millennial money #money #money management #money rules

5 Money Habits To Avoid In College

There are so many stories about what people did right and wrong financially while in college. Rightfully so, this is a crucial time because you have a little more freedom from your parents. There are also more opportunities to spend frivolously and little accountability. People are always telling you what to do, and that can get annoying…real fast. So, let’s try this. Here are a few things not to…

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#college #College Finances #financial management #money #money management

6 Ways To Be More Productive in 2018

I love the ability to organize, categorize and optimize all parts of my life. Throughout 2017 I’ve had the opportunity to sample different productivity systems. Adjusting to full-time work was a challenge and then entered my productivity tools. With my latest resources and new perspective, I have a list of tools that I plan to optimize in 2018. These will help you organize your life as well, or…

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#gym membership #Habit Tracker #money management #Passion Planner #Pocket #Water Intake

Finance Workbook

The B Chic University Finance Workbook is the money management tool you’ve been looking for. This excel file or Google Sheet provides a place to log all of your financial needs. Those include:

Budgeting

Transaction logging

Account tracking

Goal setting

Spreadsheet support

For support, email [email protected].

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Guest Post: Shynieka and MadTalkin Network

Today I bring you the first ever guest post from my friend, Shynieka Taylor, the CEO of MadTalkin Network. We had the pleasure of working together and competing at the Miss Black USA 2016 pageant. Since then, I have seen her level up with her personal acting career and professional endeavor in creating MadTalkin. I’m proud to say that she and her business partners have recently incorporated their…

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#culture #entertainment #entrepreneur #hustle #MadTalkin Network #millennials

How To Have A Stress-Free Christmas

Whether you want to accept it or not, Christmas is coming and in just nineteen short days, it will be upon us! What’s your biggest concern for Christmas? Is it the holiday cheer or your shopping budget? Your Christmas party outfits, or getting a plane ticket home? Regardless of your worries, I’ve attempted to round up my favorite shopping tips, planning tricks, and everything in between.

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#Christmas #Christmas fund #holiday travel #saving #shopping

Your Biggest Obstacle: Overcoming Entrepreneurial Failure

Protected: Your Biggest Obstacle: Overcoming Entrepreneurial Failure

Welcome back to the Entrepreneurship Series at B Chic University. Up until this week, we’ve discussed many useful tools and strategies to get your business off the ground. Now we’re confronting the biggest obstacle to success. Now that November is wrapping up, hopefully, you’re ready to launch (at least) an introduction to your brand. This is a lot to work on and I know it can get discouraging,…

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#entrepreneurship #Entrepreneurship Month #planning techniques #productivity

Your Pitch: How To Hook Your Audience

We’re in our third post of the Entrepreneurship blogging series and I hope it’s been a productive experience so far! Three weeks ago, I prepped you to get your business started, then we narrowed down what side hustle to pursue, and finally, you’ve started to build a brandwith a signature name, logo, phrases, and more. But wait, there’s more! Have you heard the phrase, “If you build it, they will…

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#audience #branding #entrepreneurship #pitch #Side hustle

Your Branding: Making Your Brand Too Legit To Pass

Protected: Your Branding: Making Your Brand Too Legit To Pass

It’s not about what you say but how you say it. That is the basis of your side hustle, and yes it is a commonly used phrase for a reason. If you introduce your idea to someone juuuust the right way, they’ll be hooked. I’ll admit that I’m not the most creative, nor am I the most assertive with promoting my side hustles, but I’m convinced by the results from the effort I put into my branding. It’s…

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#brand #color scheme #logo design #promotion #social media

Your Revenue Streams: Deciding On Your Side Hustle

Protected: Your Revenue Streams: Deciding On Your Side Hustle

After turning to a ton of blog posts and books about finding the perfect side hustle, I found many options that turned over little profit…online surveys, the vague “consulting” tagline, virtual assisting and crafting. So once I found the perfect fit, I was able to put my skills to use and earn more money on the side. I surveyed the landscape, swore off retail forever and secured myself flexible…

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#entrepreneurship #revenue streams #Side hustle

So You Think You Can Side Hustle?

So You Think You Can Side Hustle? Join me as we explore entrepreneurship this November!

Christmas around the corner, planning a vacation, eyeing new shoes–you could use some extra money. And I sympathize with you, I can benefit from more money too but we have to work for it!

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#Entrepreneurship Month #Side hustle

How to Master a Skill: First Steps in Building a Strong Foundation

Motivation and inspiration can be hard to find when building a new skill. Especially with something so expressive as writing, you look toward life experiences and serendipitous moments to spark your next topic. However, those moments feel few and far in between. I do love sharing on the blog but motivation and inspiration could not be my sole driving factor to keep content fresh and exciting. I…

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#Jeff Goins #mastering a skill #productivity #skills #writing

Morning Boosts: Healthy Alternatives to Coffee

Happy National Coffee Day! Not going to lie, I love my Grande Caramel Macchiato, Tall Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino and Tall Café Mocha from the Starbucks menu. Outside of those staples, I’m just not a big coffee fan though. Even my college filled all-nighters were fueled by snacks, not drinks. So, there’s that. Now I do understand that coffee is truly the lifeline to many people’s mornings…

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#Breakfast #coffee #Meditation #Morning water #Morning workout #National Coffee Day #Prayer

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