Now that I am finally settling into my life in New York City, I have been reflecting about my past and how I got here. I've known I wanted to move to the east coast for years, but I never properly planning for it. Especially financially.

It makes me wonder: why?

Because I wasn't confident in my dream and therefore, I hesitated and avoided it in the present moment. However, I won't allow myself to regret my path and the choices I have made, but it still makes me want to punch my fist through the past and talk some sense into my 20-year-old self.

In honor of my 25th birthday next month, I am out to change a few things and pave the way for my late-twenties. Resolution #1: plan without hear and hesitation.

My goal is to have specific, direct goals and to not fear them. More than anything, my main goal is to save money. My plan is set a chunk of my paycheck aside each month and place it directly into my savings account. I regret all the years I "kinda" knew I wanted to move to New York, and all of the chances I had to set aside a bit of change for my dreams.

Well, that ends now. The regrets of my early twenties will not be that of my late twenties. You just have to know what you want, and HOW to get it.

xo,

Ani