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Don't Depend On Daddy — 162 episodes
161. How to Plan Your Week So You Don’t Feel Overwhelmed | My 60 Minute Sunday System
160. How 'Atomic Habits' Changed the Way I Structure My Life | 5 Key Lessons & How I Apply Them
159. The Real Shifts That Made Me Successful as I Start My 30s (perspectives, systems, & habits)
158. Building a Wardrobe That Actually *Works* - Capsule Basics, Style Lessons, and Brands to Shop
157. Why I Changed My Mind About Where I Want to Live | Chicago to LA Q+A (very honest)
156. How I Have Upgraded My Life + The Little Things That Make My Day Better (no lifestyle creep)
155. A Spring Reset, Life Update, and My Seasonal State of the Union
154. Defaults: The System That Eliminated My Daily Mental Overwhelm (Meals, Routines & Work Systems)
153. How to Make Friends as an Adult: Meeting New People, Building Connections, & More!
152. How to Stop Scrolling and Start Learning: My March Personal Curriculum
151: The Digital Declutter That Reduced My Mental Load: How I Organized My Entire Tech Ecosystem
150. How to Take Control of Your Time: The Systems I Use to Actually Get Things Done (productivity and time management tips)
149. The Year of the Fire Horse: Using the Lunar Calendar to Reset With Intention
148. How to Enter Your ~Discipline Era~ and Start Respecting Your Time to Change Your Life
147. February Monthly Curriculum: How I am Becoming Smarter and More Interesting (+ Key Framework)
146. How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed by Everyday Life | Manage "Life Admin" & Reduce the Mental Load
145. Why and How I Am Becoming More Analog to Regulate My Nervous System
144. The January Wellness Protocol I Use to Set the Tone for the Entire Year
143. Why I Don’t Believe in New Year’s Resolutions + My Gentle Reset and Reflection for 2026
142. 2026 State of the Union: Habits, Routines, & Mindsets I’m Leaving Behind & What I’m Focusing On
141. What I Actually Spent My Money on in 2025 & My Consumption Rules for 2026
140. Why I Stopped Using Fitness Trackers and Switched to the Oura Ring | How I Improved My Sleep, Stress, & Routines
139. Winter Arc Essentials: Little Luxuries Making My Cold Weather Era ~Elite~
138. How to Stop Wasting Money on Clothes: Building a High-Quality and Intentional Wardrobe
137. How I Stick to My Routines While Traveling for the Holidays (My Travel Menu)
136. Career Advice for Young Professionals: Networking, Freelancing, and Finding Clarity at Work
135. The Science of Dopamine in the Winter + My Routine Shifts That Actually Work
134. My Food Philosophy: How My Approach to Eating has Evolved, Grocery Budgets, & Eating Healthy
133. How Influencer Culture Is Rewiring Your Brain to Want More & Buy More (and how to fix it!!!!)
132. The Psychology Behind Decluttering: Why Tidying Up Transforms Your Life + Motivation to START!!
131: Aha Moments, How I Define "Enough," My Thoughts on Kids, Career Uncertainty & More: Q+A Episode
130. How I Avoided Lifestyle Creep & Built Wealth in My 20s: My Timeline of Building my Life
129. The Detailed Daily Routines That Changed My Life (Morning, Evening, Fitness & Travel)
128. Why Your 20s Are for Testing & Your 30s Are for Building
127. Fall State of the Union: What's In & Out For Me This Fall
126. How to Travel More, for Less: Credit Card Points, Saver Fares, Positioning Flights & More!
125. Your Job Doesn’t Have to Be Your Passion (5 Career Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner)
124. Entering My Prime: Building Confidence, Career & Lifestyle in My 30s
123. The Low-Effort Style Habits to Look & Feel More Put Together (on a budget)
122. Tiny 5-Minute Habits That Make Me Feel Put Together & Upgrade my Life
121. Building a 7-Figure Content Business: My Strategy and Best Tips to Start Creating Content
120. Everything I Am Obsessed With Right Now: Chic Style, Glowy Skin & Good Reads
119. When $100K Doesn’t Feel Like Enough and Work Feels Wrong: Answering Your Money & Career Questions
118. My Mid-Year Life Reset: Fitness, Routines, Career & Decluttering
117. 30 Non-Cliche Lessons I've Learned by 30 🤍
116. 5 Habits Helping Me Feel My Best This Summer: Summer 2025 State of the Union
115. 5 Smart Financial Moves I Made in My 20s (That Built My Net Worth to $1M+)
114. The 5 Best Purchases I Made in My Twenties (That Actually Changed My Life)
113. Building a Minimalist-Ish Wardrobe and Finding Your Style with Christina Mychas
112. How I’m Breaking Up With Social Media and Taking My Life BACK!!
111. Building a Service-Based Business Without Being an Influencer ft. Lucy Bedewi
110. Living Alone Without Feeling Lonely | How to Build Confidence by Doing Things Alone
109. Building a Sustainable and Seasonal Wardrobe | How I Buy Clothes for 4 Seasons on a Budget
108. How to Make Money Online Without Being an Influencer ft. Kate Robb
107. How to Reclaim Your Routines! Why Routines Make You Happier and Set You Free
106. Things I Find Incredibly ~Chic~
105. How I Cleared my Hormonal Acne | High Fiber Diet, Birth Control, and Topical Routine
104. 5 Microhabits That Have Improved My Quality of Life
103. My Underconsumption Journey: Q1 Low Buy Update + Q2 Spending Plans!
102. The 12 Week Year: How to Accomplish More in 12 Weeks than Most People Do in a Year
101. Life Audit: Your 2025 Spring Cleaning Checklist to Get Your Sh*t Together
100. Spring 2025 State of the Union: What’s In & Out for Hot Girl Spring
99. How to Build Your Dopamine Menu | Habits to Feel Better and Stop Doom Scrolling
98. Overcoming Overspending | How to Stop Impulse Shopping and Self-Sabotaging with Paige Pritchard
97. Systems to Improve Your Time Management and be More Productive | How I Balance Everything in Business and Life
96. 10 Life Lessons That Will Change the Way You Think (from an almost 30 yr old)
95. How I Became Successful in my 20s | Habits, Systems, Routines Across 5 Key Pillars of Life
94. How to Rebrand Your Life in Q1 and Embrace Winter | Avoiding Winter Blues
93. Your Guide to Material Composition and Creating a Wardrobe of Natural Fibers
92. My Consumption Rules in 2025 to BUY LESS (and of course, buy better)
91. How To Make Your Life Better in 2025: Money, Career, Productivity, & Appearance
90. 2025 State of the Union: My Ins & Outs for the New Year
89. My Most Used + Loved Purchases of 2024 | Annual Favorites by PRICE!
88. Ask Michela: Moving Update, Extended Unemployment, Resisting the Urge to Splurge + More
87. Realistic Financial Milestones to Hit in Your 20s! (with ages)
86. 10 Tips & Tricks I Implement to UNDERconsume
85. How I Transformed My Relationship with Money: My Financial Journey in my 20s!
84. Balancing Content Creation While Working a 9-5, Life in Tech, and More with Lillian Zhang
83. The Top 5 Best Financial Decisions I’ve Made in my 20s
82. 5 Steps to Crush Your Year-End Performance Review
81. Bounce Back from a Layoff: 5 Steps to Navigate Job Loss
80. Build Your Personal Brand: Strategies to Change Your Career Trajectory ft. Courtney Johnson
79. My Top 10 Intentional Splurges I’ve Made in my Late 20s
78. How to Create a Holiday Savings Plan
77. Back-to-Basics: 5 Personal Finance Moves to Make in Your 20s/30s
76. Life Update: I'm Moving! My Current Favorites! Chatty Q+A!
75. 10 Micro Habits that are Sabotaging Your Finances
74. How to Get a [New] Job By the End of 2024
73. Ask Michela: Becoming a Morning Person, Balancing Financial Goals, Saving Too Much, and More!
72. Credit Cards 101: Building Your Credit + How to Choose the Right Card for You
71. 5 Tips to Navigate a Looming Recession
70. 5 Tips to Get Your Spark Back
69. Asking the Right Questions and Negotiating EVERYTHING ft. Matt Schulz
68. Ask Michela: (Personal) Dating, Travel Plans, Books, Spending/Splurging, & More!
67. Catch Up + A Few Favorites: East Coast Recap, My Thoughts on SF & More!
66. 5 Unconventional Money & Career Lessons I've Learned in my 20s
65. Freakout to Freelance: My Career Transformation in my 20's
64. Why Taking a Pay Cut Was the Best Career Decision I've Ever Made
63. The Blueprint to Build a Powerful Personal Brand
62. Recipe for a Hot Girl Summer (Steps, Protein, Body Care, Makeup, and more!)
61. How to Save Money at the Grocery Store & Waste Less
60. I'm in my ~Hobby Era~ and You Should Be, Too!!
59. Optimize Your Wardrobe and Elevate Your Style ft. Lauren Morley
58. How I Cleared My Skin: Birth Control, Diet, Exercise, Products and Lifestyle Changes
57. Ask Michela (Career): Balancing a Side Hustle and a 9-5, Managing your Manager, Registering Your Business & More!
56. How to Start & Scale a 6-Figure Side Hustle
55. How I Am Upgrading and Elevating my Life in my Late 20s
54. Side Hustle to 7-Figure Business: Lessons from 2 Years of Self-Employment
53. Spring State of the Union
52. 8 Ways to Elevate Your Career in Your 20s & Beyond
51. Spring Clean Your Money, Career, & Life!
50. 10 Things I No Longer Buy
49. Become Invaluable at Work: Career Lessons from the Career Contessa (Lauren McGoodwin)
48. Lessons I've Learned About Myself After One Year of Living Alone
47. How to Be Alone Without Feeling Lonely
46. Intentional Splurging: Buying Less and Buying Better
45. Ask Michela: Saving for House, Changing Careers, Choosing a Side Hustle, Plastic Surgery?
44. Where should you live in your 20s?
43. Travel on a Budget: How to Maximize Your Credit Card Rewards with Benny Fillo
42. MY ROUTINE ERA: Morning, Night, Solo-Friday Night In, & More!
41. Ask Michela: My Budget Breakdown, Spending Habits, Social Media, Balancing Side Hustles & 9-5, Dating, Work/life Balance & more!
40. Things That Have Made My Life Better in My 20's (money, career, life)
39. 2024 Ins & Outs: How I Am Elevating My Life (New Era of Don't Depend on Daddy)
38. 2023 Wrapped: Spending Recap, Career Review, Personal Wins + Top Purchases!
37. 2024 Financial Goals + Resolutions: Setting Goals You Can Stick To
36. Ask Michela: The 50/30/20 Rule, Dating when Your Life is on Social Media, Tips for Living in a HCOL + More
35. 3 Tips to Prepare for Year-End Performance Conversations
34. Financial Shifts I've Made from My Early to Late Twenties
33. A Financial Plan WILL Change Your Life + 4 Steps to Get Started
32. 3Navigating a Competitive Job Market, Gen Z in the Workplace, Networking Tips for Introverts + More with Eddiana Rosen!
31. Financial Routines to Build Long-Term Wealth
30. How to Create LIFE-WORK Balance
29. How to Handle the Holiday Season of Spending: 3 Tips to Prep & Plan Your Finances
28. Staying True to Yourself at Work, Taking a Gap Year, & Starting a 6-Figure Freelance Business with Grace Lemire!
27. Investing in Your Hobbies: How I am Using Money to be More Confident & Happier
26. Is Your College Degree Worth It? ft. David E. Linton, Author of Crushed
25. 8 Money + Career Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier
24. Your Dream Job Doesn't Exist
23. How to Pay Off Your Student Loans
22. Don't Waste Your 20s: 5 Non-Cliche Lessons I Learned by 28
21. How I Am Using My Money to Upgrade and Elevate My Life
20. Let's Catch Up! Book Launch, Travel Recap, Summer Routines + Hobbies
19. Navigating Your 20's: 4 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned About Money & Life
18. Money Makeover: How to Reset and Rebuild Your Finances Mid-Year
The Art of Deep Work: 5 Essential Productivity Strategies That Will Change Your Life
17. Boost Your Career: Crafting Your Resume, Mastering Interview Techniques & Salary Negotiation Secrets ft. Darci Smith (@CareerCoachDarci)
16. How to Make Six Figures Selling Digital Downloads
15. Creating Your Perfect Capsule Wardrobe: A Guide to Simplify Your Closet and Elevate Your Style
14. The Step-By-Step Guide to Starting and Scaling a 6-Figure Side Hustle ft. Erin Mortenson
13. Working at LinkedIn, Branding/Creator Partnerships, & Pay Equity as a Content Creator ft. Jenny Park
12. Navigating Career Pivots, Succeeding in the Workplace, & the Power of Personal Branding ft. Caitlyn Kumi
11. Career Reflection: One Year of Self-Employment! Accomplishments, Challenges, Lessons & More!
10. Breaking into Consulting, How to Network, and Content Creation Strategy ft. JeeIn Youn!
9. March Q+A | Living Alone, Rebuilding Your Credit, Selling Digital Products on Etsy & More!
8. Spring Clean Your Finances!
7: Working in Private Equity, Tips to Break into Finance, & Founding a Start-up ft. Michelle Dear
6: Roth IRA or 401k? All About Retirement ft. Gaurav Sharma (CEO of Capitalize)
5: How to Navigate Corporate, Choose a HYSA, Finance Tips for New Grads & More | February Q+A
4: Working in Marketing, Pursuing an MBA, & Founding an Agency ft. Jen Hartmann
3: Prepare for Tax Season With Confidence ft. my Accountant, Justin Upp (CPA)
2: Career Series: Working in Audit & Becoming a Content Creator with Erin Confortini
1: Money Rules for 2023