Change Gonna Come

Oh, Yes It Is.

I have some exciting news! I am finally moving to self-hosted and will actually have my own legit website. Lucky me! Everything is still getting transferred and I will work on it to make it shiny and new so I can share with all of you.

What you should know:

• It will still be personal finance related
• It will be more creative
• I want it to be more interactive and more inspirational

So it will be changing a bit, but I think the changes will be good. Change is interesting. I had a fantastic blogger meetup on Thursday, came home at midnight and dropped $100 on my domain and hosting. I was so excited about my new idea. I feel passionate about creating an inspiring space that motivates people to payoff debt and also share their experiences with debt. Then yesterday I had a moment of panic.

I just dropped $100 on a website. I don’t have that many readers. What if no one follows me to the new site? I have no clue what I am doing.

These thoughts are still there, but I am moving through them. It’s not too much of an investment, and I hope to get more opportunities out of having my own site.  To help me get through the uncertainty and fear, I have a mantra I’ve been following.

It’s not a challenge, it’s an opportunity.

Whenever I feel like I am freaking out because I don’t know how to do something, or doubting myself, stressed out, etc, I ask myself to find the learning opportunities instead of focusing on this seemingly insurmountable road block ahead of me. Because you know what? Usually they aren’t that big once you get them up close. It just looks that way in your head. Doubt distorts your vision.

Once the new site is up and running, I will let you all know. I hope you will find me there and participate 🙂

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Melanie Lockert is the founder of the blog and author of the book, Dear Debt. Through her blog, she chronicled her journey out of $81,000 in student loan debt. She is also the co-founder of the Lola Retreat, which helps bold women face their fears, own their dreams and figure out a plan to be in control of their finances. She is passionate about empowering women, helping others get out of debt, and focuses on the intersection of debt and mental health. Every September she organizes a Suicide Prevention Awareness Blog Tour, to help share resources for those struggling with debt and suicide. In addition to her love of personal finance, art and music, she is also a karaoke master and a cat mom to Miles and Thelonious.

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