My family and I took a trip to Juneau, Alaska in June 2021 with the main purpose of visiting Glacier Bay National Park. I talk a bit about what we did while hanging out in Juneau, how different it is from my previous trips to Alaska, and some audio clips taken when I was there.

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Music by Citrus Avenue - That Warm Glow - https://thmatc.co/?l=84E6E30F

I wanted to say a lot more in this hodgepodge, but I got way too caught up in what I was saying. This time I talk about what plans I have for myself now that I am unemployed, and unreleased cut from my Off the Rails conversation with Deepa (episodes 17 and 20).

Will share other things on my Instagram story throughout this week!

My Instagram @anuggetofchuang

My YouTube channel @ Nuggets of Juliet

My newsletter on Substack

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Articles on what's happening in Afghanistan & women:

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I recorded voice notes throughout this week before I left my job and entered funemployment. (Hopefully it's fun... that's still to be determined.) In this episode, you'll hear: my nerves and excitement throughout my last days at work pivotal moment of my life and how that's changed who I am more insight to why I decided to leave my job without the next big thing lined up yet random moments of life while exercising with friends

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My Instagram @anuggetofchuang - I have a podcast episode coming up that I would love your input on!

My YouTube channel @ Nuggets of Juliet - I've got lots of videos coming up soon that I haven't gotten to in the last 2 years

My newsletter on Substack - bi-monthly newsletter about other shenanigans I'm up to

In this episode, Deepa and I talk about homelessness, not wanting our own children, how money is both necessary to fix the problems of the world but also what caused a lot of the issues, me hating on influencer merch, how being digital also harms the environment... we just needed to vent. 

According to Need, a 99% Invisible 5-part podcast series: https://99percentinvisible.org/need/

Listen to part 1 of this series if you haven't yet.

In this episode, I continue sharing the questionnaire I send to friends who want to talk about personal finance. Then I do a brief overview on what you need to know about 401(K)s, IRAs, brokerage accounts, and HSAs as well as GIVE A VERY IMPORTANT ONE ITEM CHECKLIST FOR YOUR FINANCES!

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Compound interest calculator AKA investment growth retirement calculator - leave rate of return at 7%, which is the number most frequently used by personal finance nerds

The Indicator from Planet Money podcast episode: The 401(K) Turns 40

My personal finance journey is a long and windy one, but what's helped is finding a community of people who want to talk about money with me. In case you don't have one, here I am! Let's get uncomfortable and talk about money.

Budgeting tool: https://www.youneedabudget.com/

Nerdwallet is a good place to start to research credit cards (and many other money things).

Book I recommend: "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" by Ramit Sethi

Part 1 of Off the Rails conversation with my friend Deepa Patel. We talk about how we became friends, her wild late owl nights and how that's actually something she wants to change, and also learn about the sleep timer on apps like Spotify and Audible.

The book Deepa talks about is called "Tiny Habits" by B.J. Fogg.

Check out the previous Off the Rails conversation I had with my friend Michelle Hamano here: part 1 and part 2.

What tiny habits are you trying to build? Let me know by sending me an audio message...

What has been your scariest travel experience? I want to know! Drop me an audio message (find out how in the link below)