Harder to Keep

I joined the Army for the benefits and to prove a point. Then somebody called me talking about DEPLOYMENT?!

In episode 2 of Harder to Keep, I'm telling y'all how I ended up spending eight years in the Army Reserve, why I joined in the first place, and the moment I realized I might've gotten myself into something I wasn't ready for.

We're talking about everything from working at McDonald's and almost failing statistics to getting a call about deployment in the middle of the mall and learning some lessons I still carry with me today.

The Army taught me a lot about discipline, showing up for myself, and doing the hard things even when I didn't feel ready.

Would I do it all again? Absolutely. Would I join today? That's a different conversation.

If you've served in the military, thought about joining, or have questions about the GI Bill, VA benefits, or my experience, drop them in the comments!

Welcome back to Harder to Keep. 🤎

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Welcome to the first episode of Hard to Keep 🤎

We're starting with something that's shaped so much of my life: money.

My parents started teaching my brother and I about money when we were kids, everything from keeping our own transaction registers and paying our dad a fake “phone bill” to saving and why just because you have enough money to buy something doesn't necessarily mean you can afford it.

In this episode, I'm talking about the lessons I carried into adulthood, the luxury Atlanta apartment I quickly realized I could NOT afford, how marriage, motherhood and life around the NFL have changed the way I think about financial stability, and what I want to pass down to my kids. 

I definitely don't have all the answers. I want Hard to Keep to be a place where we can learn together, ask the questions we might be embarrassed to ask and have real conversations about money, family, marriage and everything else we're figuring out along the way. 

So tell me in the comments: what's one money question you've always wanted somebody to explain without making you feel stupid for asking?

Subscribe because we're just getting started. 🤎

— Brittany