I absolutely love my time in the kitchen 👩‍🍳, but not every dish I recreate turns out very good! 🙈 Whether cooking a dish or baking 🧁🥘,...

This is my 2026 skincare routine—relearning my skincare 🧖‍♀️. The reason I have to specifically say "relearning my skincare" is b...

As of writing, the base rate for Maya Savings is 3% , and it is really enjoyable that you can see how much interest you earn in the app on a...

You all know I am a terrible cook. 🙈 So if there are a few dishes that come out perfect — chef's kiss 😘👌 — of course I will repeat th...

🧠 Mental Sharpness & Wealth You know I’m very vocal here about my struggles with health and money. I learned the hard way that mental s...

I never knew that in my early 30s, after working so hard (with some pauses, of course), I would feel like a failure who always had to start ...

For a long time, this blog has been my space to share my heart ❤️ — the struggles, the challenges, the financial stress 💸, and the realitie...

It’s fascinating to reread a post I wrote almost eight years ago 📖. I’m genuinely grateful that I can now look back and clearly see how my ...

The Quiet Weight of Debt I Didn’t Know I Was Carrying 💭💸 I don’t think I ever truly knew how much stress I was carrying while living with ...

I never realized that skipping an emergency fund 💸🛑 could still leave you feeling like you’re chasing every paycheck 🏃‍♂️💨. I’ve experi...

Compounding Interest vs Following the Baby Steps to the Tea 🤔💭 Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about compounding interest and the incre...

I didn’t realize that funding my “gap fund” —or emergency fund—could actually be enjoyable 💰. Especially now that I’m saving my emergency f...

Why do I have to pay off debt? 🤔 Isn’t going straight to investing the best and most logical way? 📈💭 That’s how stupid the way I used to ...

I still remember the time when I wanted to get rich quick 💸⚡… and how it backfired instantly 🤦‍♀️💥 Instead of getting rich, I somehow m...

 Why Emergency Funds Matter to Me 🚫 Definitely, there is no way I am going to skip this 1st step on how to be financially responsible ...

Even when I first entered the workforce at a young age, I felt I was a fairly responsible person 💰. I already understood the importance of ...