All Episodes

176. 15 Things I Stopped Caring About in My 30s & Why I'm So Much Happier Now

175. How to Be More Confident Spending Time Alone | 5 Things That Changed How I Think About Loneliness

174. How to Become a Morning Person | 6 Tips to Make Your Mornings Better That Actually Stick

173. The “Type A” Systems That Make My Life Run Smoothly | How I Stay EXTREMELY Organized

172. Your Job Is Not Your Identity: How to Separate Who You Are From What You Do

171. Why Your Life Feels Harder Than It Needs To | How to Remove Daily Friction and Live on ~Easy Mode~

170. How to Become a High-Performer in Your Own Life | Habits That Make Me Successful & What I'm Changing

169. 30 Life Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner | Big Sister Chat on My 31st Birthday!

168. Why You Can't Focus and the Framework to Actually Fix It (A Complete Guide to Deep Work)

167. How To Evaluate a Purchase or Brand: The Questions You Should Be Asking Before You Buy Anything

166. The Cleaning System That Keeps My Apartment Spotless in 24/7 Without Constant Resets

165. The Anatomy of a Restful Weekend | How to Cure the Sunday Scaries and Design a Better Weekend

164. My Summer 2026 State of the Union | Ins, Outs, and Making the Most of Summer (with no pressure)

163. How to Figure Out What You *Actually* Want From Your Life and Stop Living for the Weekend

162. You're Not Lazy! 7 Reasons You Feel Behind Even When Nothing is Wrong (& How to Fix It)

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