If I think back to 10 years ago today, I was literally days away from launching City Girl Savings!

I had come up with the idea for City Girl Savings near the end of 2013 and started taking action all through 2014.

I hired a company to design a website with the capability of fostering a community, technology to allow me to create customer budget plans through the website and hold a plethora of blog articles.

My mission at the time was to help show women they could live a life of fashion, travel and self-care while reaching money milestones through budgeting.

That website was a site for sore eyes, but on January 1st, 2015, City Girl Savings came to life.

As we approach our 10-year anniversary, I want to share what 10 years in business has looked like for City Girl Savings.

In this episode, I’m reflecting on the growth, the changes, and the lessons learned after 10 years in business.

 

Here's a glance at this episode:

• [02:06] City Girl Savings was not an overnight success. The first business sale came 8 months after launching.
• [04:44] 2023 was the first year City Girl Savings saw a large reduction in revenue. Raya shares more about business finances over the years.
• [08:29] Raya has learned that City Girl Savings isn’t for everyone. It was hard not to take this personal in the beginning.
• [12:46] Another struggle Raya had in the early stages of the company was understanding that no one is going to love the business as much as her. It’s her baby, no one else’s.
• [18:29] Comparison is something Raya is good about not doing. While she’s human and has her moments, she doesn’t stay in those moments of comparison.

 

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