Founder Friday | Hamilton, Galentine's Day, and VisionCon 2019 | Maggie Germano

Happy Friday! I hope you’re staying dry and warm out there. Here’s what I was up to this past week.

How I Earned Money This Week

Three of my clients’ monthly payments went through this week.
Dan’s bi-weekly paycheck came in today.
We had a slowdown with our Airbnb over the past month, but we luckily had guests during the week and more guests this weekend! We’re hoping that’s a sign that travel to the area will pick up again.

We stocked up on groceries on Sunday and then Dan bought breakfast supplies for our Valentine’s Day breakfast (challah, bacon, whipped cream, strawberries).
I bought Dan two Valentine’s Day gifts: a backscratcher and a wallet.
I had a long overdue coffee date with a friend on Wednesday, so I bought myself a cup of tea.
Tonight, Dan and I are going to a free happy hour thrown by his office, but we may go to Mortified DC afterwards if there are still tickets.

An important topic to me is learning how to show your love without blowing your budget. This week, I wrote about how to celebrate occasions like Valentine’s Day without necessarily buying a gift.
I also published a new ForbesWomen piece about the disconnect between those who believe they should have their end-of-life affairs in order and those who actually follow through with it.

This week, I was featured as a “Female Disruptor” as part of a series on Medium.
I was quoted in an OppLoans article about whether or not you should consider income when choosing a romantic partner.
Tomorrow, I’m on a panel at VisionCon 2019! I’m excited to join a room full of amazing women who are ready to plan for their future.
On Wednesday, March 6th, I will be at the Lemon Collective leading a workshop on how to align your money with your values.
On Tuesday, March 12th, I will be at Mindspace leading a workshop called Making & Breaking the Budget. If you struggle with creating and sticking to a budget, this one is for you!
On Wednesday, March 27th, I’ll be hosting Money Circle. We’ll be joined by personal style coach, Allison Hamilton-Rohe, since our topic is: How To Create a Powerful Personal Style On A Budget.

This didn’t technically happen this week but I have to write about it! Last Friday, Dan and I traveled up to NYC to go see Hamilton on Broadway! I’ve been obsessed with the soundtrack for years and had assumed I would never actually get to see it on stage. Luckily, a family friend of Dan’s works for a Broadway producer and is able to get free tickets for almost any show. After she heard us play three different Hamilton songs at our wedding reception, she offered free tickets to us as our wedding gift. We were finally able to make it up to NYC last weekend to see the show. It was amazing and I cried the entire time.
A quote of mine is featured on the cover of the new HerStry journal! I was interviewed by HerStry last year and one of my quotes from that piece was chosen for the cover. If you use my code MAGGIE, you can get 30% off of the journal!

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That’s all from me today! Have a fantastic weekend!