Personal Branding How I Built a Brand Without Showing My Face Being on camera felt scarier than monsters under the bed! But I still wanted to share my ideas and connect with people. It felt impossible! So, instead of my face, I focused on making my voice friendly and recognizable, using cool hand-drawn animations, and … Read more
Investor.gov (SEC) How Investor.gov Helped Me Spot a Sketchy Investment Offer Before I Lost Money Wow, someone promised my money would double super fast – it felt like finding a treasure map! But a little voice whispered, “Too good to be true?” Feeling nervous, I searched Investor.gov. They had warnings about exactly these kinds of … Read more
RightCapital (Client Perspective) My Advisor Switched to RightCapital: Is the Client Portal Better Than eMoney? Wow! My money helper got a new magic planning screen called RightCapital! It looked different from the old one (eMoney). Was it better? It felt very modern and maybe even more colorful! Some tools seemed easier to play with myself! … Read more
Renting Out Your Skills (Micro-Consulting) How I Made My First $50 Answering Marketing Questions on Clarity.fm I listed my profile on Clarity.fm, highlighting my experience in email marketing. Soon, a startup founder booked a 20-minute call. They were struggling with low open rates. I quickly diagnosed a few potential issues based on their description – … Read more
LifeLock by Norton LifeLock Alerted Me to a Data Breach Before I Heard About It Elsewhere: Real Experience Imagine finding out your secret clubhouse password was leaked online before anyone else even knew the clubhouse door was broken! That’s how LifeLock felt! I got an alert from them about my info being found in a … Read more
Personal Finance Optimization (Budgeting, Debt) How I Paid Off $20,000 in Credit Card Debt in 18 Months (My Exact Plan) Staring at $20,000 in high-interest credit card debt felt suffocating. My turning point was creating a bare-bones budget – tracking every dollar. I stopped eating out, cancelled unused subscriptions, and paused unnecessary spending. I used … Read more
Cryptocurrency & NFTs Explained How I Made My First $100 with Crypto (Starting with Just $20) Curious but cautious, Maria downloaded a beginner-friendly crypto app and put in just $20, buying a fraction of Cardano (ADA) when it was low. She treated it like a lottery ticket. Weeks later, during a market upswing, she saw … Read more
MyMoney.gov How MyMoney.gov Taught Me the Financial Basics My Parents (and School) Never Did Money felt like a secret grown-up language I never learned! School taught history, but not how saving worked? It left me feeling lost and a bit scared. Then I stumbled upon MyMoney.gov. It was like finding simple picture books explaining money … Read more
eMoney Advisor (Client Perspective) My Financial Advisor Uses eMoney: How the Client Portal Changed Our Meetings Wow! Meeting with my money helper used to feel like just talking, but now we have a shared magic screen! My financial advisor uses a tool called eMoney, and they gave me my own login (“client portal”)! Now, during … Read more
Identity Guard How Identity Guard with Watson AI Found Threats Other ID Services Missed Ever feel like regular identity protection misses sneaky clues? Identity Guard uses fancy IBM Watson AI, like having a super-smart robot detective scanning WAY more than just credit reports! It looks for unusual patterns across accounts and online activity. Once, it … Read more