enRICHed: Volume 16
Day 1/365
Happy New Year BFFs. We are so grateful to head into 2023 providing more content to help you feel more confident with your finances, spending and saving. Over the past week, we have received emails about your 2022 wins, some of which you will find below. Apparently it was a huge year for you all, setting the bar for 2023 pretty high!
We wish we could include them all, but you can follow this link for access to a PDF with every single win we received. Reading about your successes brought us so much energy, we hope you will save this email to look through if you’re ever in need of some hope and a reminder of life’s potential.
Congrats to all of you!!! WE ARE SO PROUD!!!
A few administrative reminders below:
HYCU, pronounced ‘haiku’: how the news impacts you and your wallet, aka How You Can Use
Spilling the Prosperitea 🫖 : our hot tips for you on all things money. Think discount codes, hacks, non-boring finance articles, sales, etc.
Now that you’re up to speed, let’s get you enRICHed.
“Moving to Miami.” - @Vivian_YourRichBFF
“Moving to New York City.” - @Katrina_WestCoastNoMore
“Getting my first promotion after switching career paths over the past 5 years.” - @Meighan_NewlyMintedManager
“My biggest accomplishment for 2022 was the sale of my condo. Getting out of a toxic environment of neighbors and moving to my peace!” - @ChandraGetsSomeSpace
“I had an incredible year! Wrapped up a job at Harvard, went on my dream trip to Greece (dream since I was 10 years old), and moved back to Pennsylvania to be near my family and friends! Best year EVER!” - @SuperTrouperSusan
“I published 3 audiobooks and a novel in 2022 as I move towards a creative livelihood instead of having a traditional ‘day job.’ I’m embracing funding my creativity and consider it that money out doesn’t necessarily mean money gone.” - @CreativeBreakthroughBea
“Got a 30% comp increase and saved enough to buy a house” - @Gianna_HomeownerNo1
“My biggest win this year was landing my first job as a UX designer at a FAANG company since I started my career transfer journey. I worked my butt off to study UX through an online bootcamp while working full time, and was able to land the dream job that granted us our beautiful new living space for me and my parents.” - @ChiakisDreamHome
“Big win: matching to GI fellowship!” - @Catherine_DoctorInTraining
“My big win this year was I was able to get a second credit card and got my credit score up to the 700s” - @Angel_700AndCounting
“In 2022 I divorced my now ex-husband, started school, switched career paths and then started at a different school, and met a wonderful man. I am so proud of myself for not being afraid to make changes, and I am so happy!” - @JennifersBraveNewStart
“My husband and I bought our dream house and kept our previous house as an investment property!” - @BethBuysAndRents
“My biggest accomplishments for 2022 are setting up my kids accounts for their future, and setting up healthy boundaries with my family.” - @SuperMomMia
“My biggest accomplishment was working smarter not harder, and being choosy about who I work with. This allowed me to have more time and energy, focus on my health, wealth and relationships, including binge watching My Rich BFF :)” - @MicheleSetsHerLimits
“I am most proud of finally deciding to stop saying no to myself; to stop being afraid of the unknown, and take a leap of faith into starting a business. I am attempting this new venture at age 50, and I am nervous and scared, but I know after wanting to do this for the past 10 years that if I don’t try now I never will.” - @JenniferSaysYES
“Paying off my car, paying extra payments on my mortgage every month and moving my money from the bank account to a High Yield Savings account.” - @RoadToDebtFree_Rhonda
“I got three leadership positions in less than a year of being at my company, started knowing and OWNING my values, and feel fired up to not trade my time for money with my new found drive and determination!” - @SherondaWontStop
“My biggest win from 2022 is that after 12 years of school/training, I am now officially an independently practicing Obstetrician and Gynecologist. My childhood dream of becoming of doctor came true in 2022!” - @OfficiallyDoctorDeina
“My biggest win was getting remarried! Also I got to see my daughter graduate from Columbia University.” - @ProudDadDave
“I sold a property I had & made more than double what I paid, then turned around & paid off the mortgage on my principal property. Mortgage free at 48! Now ready to reinvest in another property & retire early!” - @Araceli_200PercentReturn
“Doubled my income by changing companies. I've begun regularly donating to charities/those in need and it is one of the most rewarding effects of earning more.” - @JonathanGivesBack
“Used airline points to book nearly free trips to visit family and friends in 2023!” - @ExcursionsWithErin
“I managed to lose 60 lbs, no longer need high blood pressure medicine. Health is wealth.” - @TrainingWithTenley
“It’s been a difficult year or so. But moving to a new town and getting my kiddos settled in their new schools has been a lovely positive in it all.” - @AimeeStaysHopeful
“This was my first year moved out of my parents house with a big girl job, so it’s nice to feel financially stable and on top of my shit, even though I have actual bills to pay now.” - @SoloLivingWithTaylor
“Having a baby at 46 years old after 7 years of trying IVF fertility treatments.” - @NewMomKarina
“After twenty years of smoking this is my first year NOT SMOKING.” - @Ivory_IsAQuitter
“Biggest accomplishment of 2022 was securing a VP position at my company. On top of that I used your tips about salary negotiations to secure a salary that was 20% more than their initial offer!” - @MartaMakesBANK
“Using my f-you funds and quitting my toxic job, going for the job of my dreams and getting it, and meeting my financial objectives! I also spoke French when I was in Paris, something I was nervous to do. It’s been an awesome year!” - @LaylaInParis
“My biggest accomplishment was paying off 10K in credit card debt in only 9 months.” - @NoDebtNicholas
“I’m most proud of my mom. She sold her house and moved near me at the age of 90!!! B R A V E” - @ProudSon_Timothy
“Moving to a new city on my own, for my first job out of college.” - @KCinCLE
“My biggest accomplishment for 2022 was mastering baking bread. It may seem like little, but considering that there were three deaths in my family and a member of my household lost their job, this was enough to make me proud of myself.” - @BakingThroughTheBad_Kavita
