Happy March ladies!!!! We have entered the last month of the first quarter of the year. If you have not set any goals for the year yet, it is never too late to get started. I am going to give you a February recap and then get into the goals for march. 

 

 

February Recap

During February I decided to revise some of my financial goals. This was necessary due to some things that are out of my control. I initially felt bad about my decision. I was thinking why I am I having to do this. What is wrong with me? Well first and most importantly I am HUMAN. I am big on having goals and steps to meet those goals.I am still working tackling my credit card debt using the debt snowball method to pay down my credit card. However I will have to change the amount I put toward my payment. This will change again once my side hustles pick up.  

Finances:

I was able to pay down my some of my debt. Not a big change but it was something. I did not find any mystery shops that interested me or that were worth the time or money that they were offering.  I did earn some money through a couple money making apps that I have.

Relationship:

I was able to make some major gains in getting “wedding” stuff done. I still don’t have a photographer though.

Career:

I passed my LMSW test!!!!!! I am soooo happy that it is over. I feel like I can move on to other things now. I would feel bad at times when I was doing other things ( like blogging) knowing that I needed to use every minute of my extra time studying.  Passing this test was a personal and a professional accomplishment for me.

 

 

 

March Madness

New Month, new day, new hour, new minute. Each day for the last couple of weeks I have been declaring my days to be productive,and purposeful aloud. This allows me to enter a mindfulness state. Of course all of my days don’t flow in this direction but I am more mindful of what I do and I am more productive. I plan to start working on a lot of my goals that have been on my list for years. I refuse to let June come I still be where I was last June. Here are the plans for the month: 

Busines: 

Periscope- 

As I am writing this I am listening to a Periscope broadcast and Maya Elious is talking about taking a leap and stepping out of comfort zone. I started Periscope almost a year ago and completed a week’s worth of Broadcasts. I have been gone so long that I got scared to go broadcast again. A week ago I wrote out different topics I can talk about on Periscope. The plan is to broadcast in MARCH. Maya’s scope is right on time. I will get past this hurdle this month. I am not a pro and I am sure that some of these broadcasts may be ridiculous. However, I am not perfect and I have to start somewhere to get better. Follow us on IG and twitter @ Divasrfrugal to catch the broadcast live. If you join be sure to give plenty of heartssssss by tapping the screen. 

Finances:

I will continue to put all extra money toward my debt and savings. Although I have not completed any mystery shops in weeks, I have been using money making apps. Now that I have passed my LMSW test, I need to add more mystery shops. 

Relationship: Get Married

We still have not found a photographer. I have some potentials but nothing yet. We will secure our time and date this week. I AM EXCITED to be moving forward. I am constantly reminded that I do not want a big wedding. This small affair will mean sooo much more. Our honeymoon is set. This month we have to start our premarital classes. We also need to secure a photographer. 

Freelancing:

 I have been going around and around about all of the services that I want to offer. I like writing and I need to use it to my advantage. I have learned so much about the ins and outs of freelancing and business in general over the last couple of months ( thanks to periscope). I now feel a little more comfortable and understand how to get freelancing jobs. 

I like mystery shopping and still plan to keep this side hustle. I will sign up with 4 more mystery shopping companies to open up more opportunities. You are allowed to only work shops every now and then for certain jobs to stay mysterious. Oh and FYI if you see me in a store please do not assume that I am mystery shopping at that time. I may actually be going about my everyday routine with no other intention. Thats why its a mystery. 

Send off at least 4 pitches for guest posting. I will not overwhelm myself with this. I have a list of sites that I want to contact already. 

I will apply to 3 more mystery job boards to seek additional opportunities. 

Reading:

Read at least one book from the work book club and submit a book review by the end of the month. My job has a list of books, movies,, articles, and podcasts that I can pick from to write a report on. Some of the books that I reading are not listed on the jobs list. This is a positive incentive opportunity. 

Time to kick March Madness off!!! What is one major goal that you plan to accomplish this month? How will you make it happen?

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