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Arlene Guillen
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Creating Through Depression. Four Things to Help.

If you are a permanently happy person, move along. For the rest of us, it ain’t sunshine and roses every day. I have a Bipolar II (BP) diagnosis and live in the depressive state more often than not. It sucks. Before we go any further: Every person with a Bipolar…

Mental Health

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Creating Through Depression. Four Things to Help.
Creating Through Depression. Four Things to Help.
Mental Health

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Four Things to Change Your Money Story.

Your money story is in the driver’s seat. Learn what it is and how to re-write it, because it needs an update periodically. You spend your money with intention. You really consider all the angles before putting down the credit card. …

Money Mindset

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Four Things to Change Your Money Story.
Four Things to Change Your Money Story.
Money Mindset

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Mar 24, 2022

And Just Like That…I have 100 Followers

Just quit checking on it. I remember in January starting up this Medium journey and reading all the tricks to get 100 followers so I could be monetized. I wrote regularly and was assured by many writers that this was KEY to getting the followers. Yeah, not so much. The…

Medium

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Medium

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Published in School for Launch

·Feb 1, 2022

College Isn’t the Only Way. Parents, Give Yourself a Talk.

The stories you’re telling yourself to justify college are bullshit. Of course, they need to go to college, you say. They need a well-rounded education. The degree is vital to get a good job. But what you’re really saying: I’m anxious and afraid for their future. The world is getting tougher. I’m not sure what else they should do. Some…

Adulting 101

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College Isn’t the Only Way. Parents, Give Yourself a Talk.
College Isn’t the Only Way. Parents, Give Yourself a Talk.
Adulting 101

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Jan 24, 2022

When You Write Daily, Something Amazing Happens

If you’ve been on Medium for a minute, you’ve seen the stories encouraging you to write. Do a 30-Day Challenge. Write three stories a day. A story a day for 365 days. And if you’ve been a writer for any length of time, you’ve heard similar advice from a teacher…

Writing

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When You Write Daily, Something Amazing Happens
When You Write Daily, Something Amazing Happens
Writing

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Published in School for Launch

·Jan 19, 2022

A Few Good Reasons to Get Your Kid a Credit Card

Why in God’s name would you give your kid a credit card? They’re a bad idea. The kid could run up major debt at Target and then forget to pay on the card. Then that ruins their credit score, the one they know nothing about. All of this is true. …

Life

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A Few Good Reasons to Get Your Kid a Credit Card
A Few Good Reasons to Get Your Kid a Credit Card
Life

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Jan 17, 2022

Join Me This Year and Let’s Earn Money With Side Hustles

As a woman in her late fifties, it’s a hard thing to hear that 35 percent of women live in poverty. Nobody ever sets out to live in poverty, so I don’t like the culture of pointing fingers when someone comes up short. I see it all the time, the…

Life

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Join Me This Year and Let’s Earn Money With Side Hustles
Join Me This Year and Let’s Earn Money With Side Hustles
Life

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Published in School for Launch

·Jan 17, 2022

Two Financially Smart Things They Don’t Teach You in School

For the past forty years or so, college has become increasingly expected of high school graduates. This particular path often delays learning certain skill sets for some. It’s often the case when you’re still tied to your parent’s bank account. As always, I know not all college students have this…

Adulting

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Two Financially Smart Things They Don’t Teach You in School
Two Financially Smart Things They Don’t Teach You in School
Adulting

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Jan 13, 2022

Have an Awesome Year by Focusing on Habits

It’s still January, so most of us are in the throes of New Year’s resolutions. The goals have been declared. Since what seems like the dawn of time, I’ve had the goal — at the beginning of the year — to get in great shape. I’ve almost met the goal…

Life

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Have an Awesome Year by Focusing on Habits
Have an Awesome Year by Focusing on Habits
Life

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Published in School for Launch

·Jan 12, 2022

The One Amazing Thing You Can Do For Your High School Graduate

Maybe your kid is going to college and really knows why. Or maybe they’re going and are clueless. Perhaps they’re struggling to chart a different path. Be who you needed when you were young. Help them. Most of us had one of two types of parents. There’s the parent who…

Adulting

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The One Amazing Thing You Can Do For Your High School Graduate
The One Amazing Thing You Can Do For Your High School Graduate
Adulting

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