Hello friends and thanks for joining me this week. I'm Laura Adams and this is a special

week because it marks my 13th anniversary writing and hosting the Money Girl Podcast.

Yes, it all started back in early August 2008. In the spring of that year, I had a call

with Mignon Fogarty. She's the host of the Grammar Girl Podcast and founder of the Quick

and Erty Tips Podcast Network. At that time, the network was growing and she was kind enough

to invite me to be the Money Girl host and the rest is history. And by the way, Mignon

is celebrating her 15th year hosting Grammar Girl. So if you're not subscribed to that

show, be sure to check it out. It's fantastic. My mission here has always been to help you

get the knowledge and motivation to prioritize your finances, build wealth, and have more

security and less stress. Whether you've been with me since the beginning or you're a brand

new subscriber, I'm so grateful to have you listening. The success of the show has brought

so many terrific opportunities for me to publish books, speak to audiences, and do PR

and media work. To celebrate 13 years of Money Girl, I'm going to cover 13 things that

I do in real life and that I recommend for more financial success. As always, the companion

blog post for the show will be published in the Money Girl section at Quick and ErtyTips.com.

Today's episode is number 694, called 13 Things You Must Do for More Financial Success.

Let's get into it. Number one is protect your ability to earn an income. This is something

that I've always been a priority for me. I guess the idea is that if you don't have stable

income or enough income, you really don't have what you need to do everything that you

want with your financial goals. It's really difficult to achieve goals when you don't have

that income to make it happen. Protecting that income is really critical for success.

I would say even creating additional sources of income is probably the best thing you can

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