As a new moma, I’ve had to give myself a lot of room to reevaluate my priorities, learn a whole new identity and routine as a mom, and revisit goals as many got pushed back and ignored due to 16 months of broken sleep and working full time. One goal, however, that remained steadfast was crushing any remaining debt that got put on pause while the pandemic was in full force and we saved some sinking funds for our pets,…
As first generation in my family, I was looking to go places no one in my immediate network had ever gone. My dad started this journey immigrating from Mexico, creating a new life for himself in a country that wasn’t his own, not speaking the dominant language. My mom grew up in Los Angeles where she navigated a broken school system, neglected community, with seemingly low expectations that pushed her out the education pipeline. I can draw so many parallels…