Tag: life
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6-Month Reflection
Optimize with Jacqueline It’s officially been six months since I started posting to this blog, and honestly… it’s been a journey. Some days I’m excited to create and share, and other days it feels overwhelming—like one more thing on an already full plate. But even with the ups and downs, I’m proud that I showed…
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Consumerism and Keeping up with the Joneses
I love learning about personal finance. Every book I read teaches me something new. I’m a book person through and through—podcasts are fine for quick takeaways or buzzwords, but books are where the real substance lives. One book that really hit home for me was Your Money or Your Life. It peeled back the curtain…
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A Month In: Reflecting on My Blogging Journey
Twelve posts and a little over a month in—what a ride it’s been. I started Optimize with Jacqueline in the middle of May without any prior experience. I had never created a website. I had never made a Pinterest pin. I had never edited a video for YouTube. I had never written a blog post…
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