Jamie Feldman

All I knew was that she was angry. And I hated that about her.

All I knew was that she was angry. And I hated that about her.

Okay. On restaurants, I spent $516. Clothing, I spent $649.29 because I bought those two bathing suits. I bought those two bathing suits. Two bathing suits that were each $300? Yes. Yes. Baby suits are really difficult to find, and I found one that I felt really good in, and I bought two, one black one and one navy one.

Okay. On restaurants, I spent $516. Clothing, I spent $649.29 because I bought those two bathing suits. I bought those two bathing suits. Two bathing suits that were each $300? Yes. Yes. Baby suits are really difficult to find, and I found one that I felt really good in, and I bought two, one black one and one navy one.

No.

No.

I've returned one. For over 10 years, I was engaged in a particularly modern form of cognitive dissonance. I was spending wildly without intention as to what I was buying or why. I simply could not wrap my mind around the fact that there might be another way to exist. Most experts will tell you that the first step to getting your finances under control is to make a budget. And they're not wrong.

I've returned one. For over 10 years, I was engaged in a particularly modern form of cognitive dissonance. I was spending wildly without intention as to what I was buying or why. I simply could not wrap my mind around the fact that there might be another way to exist. Most experts will tell you that the first step to getting your finances under control is to make a budget. And they're not wrong.

It works. The math is easy, and it's a really helpful tool. But I wasn't able to budget until my friend literally sat me down in a chair for several hours and held my hand while I did it, because those numbers were really fucking painful to look at.

It works. The math is easy, and it's a really helpful tool. But I wasn't able to budget until my friend literally sat me down in a chair for several hours and held my hand while I did it, because those numbers were really fucking painful to look at.

What Rachel made me realize is that I'd been operating out of a place of obligation. I was putting everyone else's needs before my own. Once I started aligning my money with my values more closely, budgeting felt not only possible, but maybe even kind of fun and exciting. I felt like I'd cracked the code, and now obviously I needed to tell everyone else.

What Rachel made me realize is that I'd been operating out of a place of obligation. I was putting everyone else's needs before my own. Once I started aligning my money with my values more closely, budgeting felt not only possible, but maybe even kind of fun and exciting. I felt like I'd cracked the code, and now obviously I needed to tell everyone else.

I'm Jamie, I live in Brooklyn, and I'm working to tackle $18,000 of credit card debt. I drove my friends to the airport, so I've been up since six. Over the years, I had cultivated a modest following from my work as a journalist, covering things like fashion, beauty, and lifestyle, all things I coincidentally spent way too much money on.

I'm Jamie, I live in Brooklyn, and I'm working to tackle $18,000 of credit card debt. I drove my friends to the airport, so I've been up since six. Over the years, I had cultivated a modest following from my work as a journalist, covering things like fashion, beauty, and lifestyle, all things I coincidentally spent way too much money on.

So that didn't really feel like the right audience to talk to about having no money. I'll talk to you guys briefly about debt management plans versus paying off a credit card. Joining TikTok felt like the Wild West. where no one knew anything about me or anything I'd ever done before. What is this place? I don't see anybody I know.

So that didn't really feel like the right audience to talk to about having no money. I'll talk to you guys briefly about debt management plans versus paying off a credit card. Joining TikTok felt like the Wild West. where no one knew anything about me or anything I'd ever done before. What is this place? I don't see anybody I know.

Just one tumbleweed and the sounds of crop top teens dancing in the glow of their ring lights behind the saloon door. This would be the perfect place to start a video journal chronicling my journey out of debt. Who in their right mind would watch a 30-something-year-old drone on about credit cards? So I hit publish and sent my very first message into the void. But wait, it's not a void.

Just one tumbleweed and the sounds of crop top teens dancing in the glow of their ring lights behind the saloon door. This would be the perfect place to start a video journal chronicling my journey out of debt. Who in their right mind would watch a 30-something-year-old drone on about credit cards? So I hit publish and sent my very first message into the void. But wait, it's not a void.

It's a 21st century social media platform with over a billion users. And even though I'd come across plenty of trolls in my time on the internet, once I started talking about money, they suddenly had a lot more to say. Should we read some of these? Ah, we'll get someone else to read them.

It's a 21st century social media platform with over a billion users. And even though I'd come across plenty of trolls in my time on the internet, once I started talking about money, they suddenly had a lot more to say. Should we read some of these? Ah, we'll get someone else to read them.