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Don't Depend On Daddy · April 1 · 54 min

155. A Spring Reset, Life Update, and My Seasonal State of the Union

Cats outta the bag - I am moving back to California! In this episode, I'm giving the life update, what this past year has taught me, and how I think about making big life decisions when something no longer feels aligned. From there, we get into a full spring reset - how to clean up your physical space, rebuild your routines, and do a mid-year life audit so you can course correct with intention. And as always, I wrap with my seasonal State of the Union what’s in, what’s out, and what I’m paying attention to right now for Spring! We cover: 👉🏻 Why changing your mind is a necessary part of growth 👉🏻 What this move taught me about environment and happiness 👉🏻 How to reset your space and routines for spring 👉🏻 A simple framework for checking in on your personal goals 👉🏻 My current ins and outs for the season Subscribe to Beyond Your Budget: https://breakyourbudget.substack.com/ Personal Finance Starter Kit: https://breakyourbudget.substack.com/p/your-personal-finance-starter-kit BREAK YOUR BUDGET RESOURCES: 💸 Personal Finance Dashboard: https://breakyourbudget.com/personal-finance-dashboard 💸 Basic Budgeting Template: https://breakyourbudget.com/basic-budgeting-template 💸 FI/RE Template: https://breakyourbudget.com/fire-template 💸 RENT VS. BUY CALCULATOR https://breakyourbudget.com/rent-vs-buy-calculator 💳 Tools + Cards I Use: Rakuten Cash Back: https://shorturl.at/w0PcH SoFi HYSA: https://wealthlink.me/michela-sofi-hysa AmEx Platinum: https://tinyurl.com/2rkrysw2 Bilt Rewards: https://tinyurl.com/4kd8s33a Blue Cash Everyday: https://tinyurl.com/yrcbr2ac All Other Resources: https://breakyourbudget.com/links 👩🏼‍💻 Inquiries: michela@breakyourbudget.com 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakyourbudget/ 📲 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakyourbudget 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/michela_alloccaa 💸 My ShopMy: https://shopmy.us/shop/michelaallocca Timestamps: 00:00 – Life update: I’m moving back to California 03:15 – Why I left and what I got wrong 06:45 – Giving myself permission to not like it 09:00 – What this taught me about choosing where to live 12:30 – Financial freedom and being able to pivot 15:00 – Spring reset: coming out of winter 18:30 – Resetting your physical environment 23:30 – Rebuilding your routines for the season 29:30 – Spring life audit: questions to ask yourself 34:30 – Spring State of the Union (ins & outs)

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Cats outta the bag - I am moving back to California! In this episode, I'm giving the life update, what this past year has taught me, and how I think about making big life decisions when something no longer feels aligned. From there, we get into a full spring reset - how to clean up your physical space, rebuild your routines, and do a mid-year life audit so you can course correct with intention. And as always, I wrap with my seasonal State of the Union what’s in, what’s out, and what I’m paying attention to right now for Spring!


We cover:

👉🏻 Why changing your mind is a necessary part of growth

👉🏻 What this move taught me about environment and happiness

👉🏻 How to reset your space and routines for spring

👉🏻 A simple framework for checking in on your personal goals

👉🏻 My current ins and outs for the season


Subscribe to Beyond Your Budget:

https://breakyourbudget.substack.com/


Personal Finance Starter Kit:

https://breakyourbudget.substack.com/p/your-personal-finance-starter-kit


BREAK YOUR BUDGET RESOURCES:

💸 Personal Finance Dashboard:

https://breakyourbudget.com/personal-finance-dashboard

💸 Basic Budgeting Template:

https://breakyourbudget.com/basic-budgeting-template

💸 FI/RE Template:

https://breakyourbudget.com/fire-template

💸 RENT VS. BUY CALCULATOR

https://breakyourbudget.com/rent-vs-buy-calculator


💳 Tools + Cards I Use:

Rakuten Cash Back: https://shorturl.at/w0PcH

SoFi HYSA: https://wealthlink.me/michela-sofi-hysa

AmEx Platinum: https://tinyurl.com/2rkrysw2

Bilt Rewards: https://tinyurl.com/4kd8s33a

Blue Cash Everyday: https://tinyurl.com/yrcbr2ac


All Other Resources:

https://breakyourbudget.com/links

👩🏼‍💻 Inquiries: michela@breakyourbudget.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakyourbudget/

📲 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakyourbudget

📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/michela_alloccaa

💸 My ShopMy:

https://shopmy.us/shop/michelaallocca


Timestamps:

00:00 – Life update: I’m moving back to California

03:15 – Why I left and what I got wrong

06:45 – Giving myself permission to not like it

09:00 – What this taught me about choosing where to live

12:30 – Financial freedom and being able to pivot

15:00 – Spring reset: coming out of winter

18:30 – Resetting your physical environment

23:30 – Rebuilding your routines for the season

29:30 – Spring life audit: questions to ask yourself

34:30 – Spring State of the Union (ins & outs)