Imagine, after studying for years to graduate from law school, pass the bar, and apply for jobs, the moment has finally - your first paycheck as an official lawyer!  Now imagine that beautiful moment followed swiftly with the realization that you owe over $200,000 for your student loans...

For Natalie Bacon, this sobering fact sent her straight into a personal mission to get out of debt asap.  Along the way she started her blog, The Finance Girl, learned how to turn it into a business, and switched careers so that she could live a happier more fulfilling life.

In this episode, she'll be sharing:

• 4:22 - How her blog The Finance Girl got it’s start after she graduated from law school and realized just how much student debt she had
• 8:15 - How The Finance Girl began growing into an actual business rather than just a blog and what motivates her to keep blogging while working full time and studying for the Certified Financial Planner exam
• 14:23 - The stresses of working as a lawyer what it took to finally make her decide to leave the field.
• 21:54 - Her first big celebrations getting paid as a blogger and learning to celebrate wins rather than getting caught up in what to do next 
• 25:50 - Top pieces of advice to others who are hoping to turn their blog into a business.
• 32:53 - Practices she does to get her in a more positive mindset if she's feeling unmotivated and final thoughts to aspiring bloggers.

For full show notes + links to resources visit: www.thebigleapshow.com/episode010/