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Elizabeth Ayoola

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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So then everyone starts planning all these vacations.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So what I'm saying is I get invited to a lot of vacation type of things, you know, resorts, blah, blah, blah, at the beginning of the year from friends and things like that.

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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So I've had to say no to a couple.

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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

And that happened to me last year as well, because I find the bulk spending kind of just throws my budget, you know, off.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Do you know, I don't know if you guys know a worse feeling than coming back from vacation and looking at your bills and feeling broke.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

That's not fun.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So, you know, a vacation can be enjoyable.

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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Yes, you're living in the moment, spending all that money, but you come back and then your account balances are looking crazy.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

I don't like that.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So I think that's your motivation.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

That's my motivation.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

And also just to remember my long-term goals for the year.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

I still want to max out my 401k.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

I still want to have enough in my emergency savings and I want to set myself up for success.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So that helps me to just be like, you know,

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Oh, that is such a... Actually, hmm.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So let me tell y'all something I've done because I was like, girl, enough is enough.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

And remember I said earlier on the pod that I was going to start doing more thinking funds.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Sean, I know you're happy about that.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Opening more accounts.