Part 4: Addressing the 20% Down Payment Myth One of the reasons I wanted to create this Homeownership Guide is because there are so many financial “rules” we’ve heard our entire lives that we simply accept as fact. Unfortunately, some of them keep people from pursuing homeownership before they’ve even had a conversation with a…
I Went to Aurora, New York as a MacKenzie-Childs Fan. I Left as Something More. Before I tell you about the how Mackenzie-Childs ceramics go through over a dozen stages and touch even more hands before it’s ever completed, I have to address what a lot of you have probably already seen. If you’ve been…
As we continue on the journey of becoming a “future matriarch,” we return again and again to one central idea: building a life rooted in stability, intention, and legacy. Homeownership is one of the clearest reflections of that vision. It represents more than a financial milestone; it’s the creation of a space where memories are…
How a weekend at a historic South Carolina bed and breakfast became one of the most intentional things I’ve ever done for my family I’ve been thinking about what it means to gather the women in your family on purpose. Not for a wedding, or a funeral, or because something happened that required everyone to…
If you’ve never considered Columbia Food and Wine Festival, let this be your sign to change that next April. Y’all know how much I love my hometown of Charleston, but let’s be honest– the entire country knows and loves Charleston too. Columbia is, in many ways, South Carolina’s best-kept secret—and this festival is when it…
