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Jun 2Liked by Maria DeVoto

Congratulations on your subscriber growth rate!! And on keeping expenses low this month 💪🏼

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Thank you!! We'll see if the expenses stay as low next month haha

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Hi Maria, congratulations on 300 subs, you're flying! Also well done for keeping your expenses low and spending more time outdoors - we are having a couple of sunny days here in Ireland and people look happier!

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Spring always makes things better!

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Are you finding since starting your public financial journey that you are achieving your financial goals more or less? I spent Christmas week in NYC and failed to go out for drinks. I did get a glass of wine and hit up several coffeeshops. I'm curious what the price of cocktails are where you frequent. No judgement from me on the amount you spend getting drinks. I think it's absolutely fantastic actually and am a little jealous of the vibe.

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I think I’m way more conscious of what I’m spending now that I track it with these monthly resets! So I spend my money more intentionally now. For drinks going out, beer is typically $8-10 (some better deals for happy hours) and cocktails it depends, $13-14 at a less expensive spot and $20+ at a fancier spot.

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I've been seriously considering getting a BILT card, especially since I'm a renter. What made you decide to go for it?

Always look forward to reading your monthly resets! xx

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Thanks! And I also debated it for a while. I thought it wouldn't work for my building (which maybe in the past was true), but now it works for any building - I pay my rent through an online portal, but it works with Zelle or check or whatever. I honestly applied for the card on a whim after seeing it everywhere and realizing it would work for my building now but now I love it! Planning to book a flight later this year with points from it, so I see it as free money (I wasn't getting any points for paying rent before because I paid by bank transfer). Also there's no annual fee (I don't have any cards with annual fees) so it's pretty low risk to join!

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I do appreciate the fact that there's no annual fee. Thanks for sharing!

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Ooh what were the thrifty gifts you made?

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A power hour! Like a video with 60 songs for a pregame, but I picked all really unique things my sister will love. She loves power hours (like the Revelry ones on Youtube)

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