Today, we’re sharing a few lessons I’ve learned in my 20s. I recently celebrated my 30th birthday and I thought it would be fun to pass on a few lessons to anyone going through the roaring 20s.

Lesson 1: Own your financial narrative 

One of the biggest lessons in my 20s was realizing that I could own my financial narrative. After I graduated from college in 2014, I learned that I had a negative relationship with money. I spent most of my life living in financial scarcity, as my parents’ lived paycheck to paycheck and I struggled to figure out how to pay for college each year. 

Even though I interned full-time for two summers (I used my internship money to pay for housing), I felt shame having to pull out $30,000 in student loans to finance most of my education. 

For me, improving my financial literacy helped me improve my relationship with money. The more I understood money, the more I felt in control.

Tune in for the next two lessons!

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