Author Archives: saveyourselffinance

Traveling First Class With a Scarcity Mindset

A scarcity mindset isn’t a personal flaw—it’s often a learned survival response, shaped by upbringing, systemic barriers or past financial trauma.

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Nope! 10 Things I Am No Longer Doing With My Money

This year, instead of adding more financial rules, I’m releasing the habits, beliefs and behaviors that quietly keep women stuck—especially the activities rooted in shame, silence and exhaustion.

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Me, Myself & I

In September, I had a lovely, nice-sized house with plenty of room. It was just me, my husband and our doggy daughter (our human son was away at college), so feeling crowded had never been an issue. By December, however, the walls had begun to close in—fast. Same house, same layout and design,…

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Trading Burnout for Burnt Sienna

At the height of major layoffs, a government shutdown and a shaky economy, I left my nice, cushy job. I traded in my tailored blazers for sneakers, my boardroom seat for a circle of small chairs and my security badge for a name tag that simply says, “Ms. Lisa.”

More Than Eggs: Breaking the Silence on Food Insecurity

Food insecurity is often silent. It affects people you know—people who are doing their best to keep up appearances while quietly making impossible choices between medicine, rent and meals.