A Girl's Guide To Getting By

Is it time to think about your next move?  Are you tired of renting and watching your hard earned money fly away each month with nothing to show for it?  Well, then, this is the episode for you.  It's a little bit different for us to chat in this format, but still VERY IMPORTANT! These experts in the biz have some awesome tips for 1st time homebuyers and even those who have already purchased a home, their knowledge in this industry will help you make good decisions for your next home purchase. Having more knowledge is going to make the home-buying process MUCH easier!  Plus, they are awesome humans doing great things for this world! To learn more about Greg, Suzie, and the entire Gaylord-Hansen team visit their website: https://gaylordhansen.com/ Follow Suzie on Instagram: sunshinesuzied2016 NMLS Numbers: Greg Peppler 1294112 | Suzie DeBurn 632838 Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Thank you to our wine partner, Miner Family Winery.  Purchase their wines here: www.minerwines.com Our episodes are edited by Jarnard Sutton.  To get information on his editing and podcasting work follow Jarnard here: https://www.instagram.com/nardvillain/ Kisses x  

On this week's episode, we get as close to the premiss of our show as we ever have with Victoria Volpei, The Blonde Budget.  Lessons learned in this episode were taken to heart by both hosts who really needed to hear EXACTLY what Victoria is teaching - getting finances in order by budgeting properly! About Victoria: Budgeting books, talk shows, Google searches… Maybe you’ve tried all of these venues to help get you on the right track financially and so did I! After becoming debt-free, I knew I needed to make the task a little bit easier by serving others and educating them on budgeting, finances and getting out of debt! This is a one-stop-shop to get motivated, find resources and tackle your finances FINALLY. MEET THE BLONDE BUDGET Hi there! I’m Victoria and I’m so glad you landed here today! I’m based in sunny Southern California where I live with my husband Jeff and our sweet son. I’m a wife, new mom, Jesus follower, bargain hunter, and budget lover. I love fashion, Joanna Gaines, the beach, my son’s laughter and helping people take control of their life through money. And, I truly believe Mexican food is superior to most things.  Follow Victoria on Instagram:https://www.inhttps://www.instagram.com/theblondebudget/ or her website: https://www.theblondebudget.com/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Thank you to our wine partner, Miner Family Winery.  Purchase their wines here: www.minerwines.com Our episodes are edited by Jarnard Sutton.  To get information on his editing and podcasting work follow Jarnard here: https://www.instagram.com/nardvillain/ Kisses x

We are beyond excited to have Ashley's best bud on this week's episode.  Tristan is an amazing friend, mom, singer/songwriter, health coach, and all around rad human being.  She has travelled the world playing her guitar and singing sweet songs and has some great surprises for us coming this year! With her first three recordings, 2003’s The Love EP, 2005’s breezy twentythree and 2008’s Hello, Tristan Prettyman parlayed her smoky alto voice and laid-back surfer-girl-from-San-Diego charm into an eight-year career studded with highlights that included Hello’s No. 2 position on the iTunes Digital Albums chart and headlining tours across the U.S., Europe, and Japan. But instead of capitalizing on the attention and immediately making plans to record a third album after wrapping two years of touring in support of Hello, Prettyman took an extended break during which she traveled the globe, had surgery to remove polyps on her vocal cords, got engaged to her long-term boyfriend, dealt with the pain of his ending the engagement, and eventually questioned whether she even wanted to be a musician at all. “I was really burnt out and uninspired, so I decided to take some time off,” Prettyman says. “I went to Bali, Australia, and Europe and kind of went crazy. Life went from all these obligations to eating good food, meeting amazing people, and flowing with the wind. Then when I got back and tried to sing again, we found the polyps, so I had surgery and had to recover. Through it all, I was one foot in and one foot out of whether I wanted to do music at all. I had periods of time where I was numb and immune to feeling. My walls were up really high and I was on my guard. Then this fairy-tale picture of what my life could have been was set on fire. That brought all my walls down; it was a relief to finally feel something again.” Prettyman chronicles the experience on her new album, the raw, emotionally charged Cedar + Gold, which finds her sifting through the wreckage of her relationship and emerging stronger on the other side. “I started writing songs from a place that was so deep and honest, where I didn’t hold anything back,” she says. “It felt so good. I was like, ‘This is what music is about — being able to release what is trapped inside of you.’ Whenever anything ached or caused me pain, I’d tell myself, ‘Save it for the record.’” With an artistry that lies in her finely etched lyrical details and intimate vocal performances, Prettyman spares no one, including herself, on songs like “Say Anything,” “I Was Gonna Marry You,” “Come Clean,” “Glass Jar,” and “Never Say Never,” which ends a heartbreaking spoken-word outro: “You can’t start a fire in the pouring rain.” Prettyman wrote several of the songs with Dave Hodges, whom she first met the morning after a particularly emotional night. “I go meet Dave and I’m late and I’m crying,” she says. “I’m just a ball of snot, like, ‘Hi, I’m Tristan and I’m a mess.’” That session yielded the completion of the album’s opening track “Say Anything” — an open-hearted tune about finding freedom in letting go. The second session resulted in the no-holds-barred “I Was Gonna Marry You.” “It was like, ‘Wow, I’m getting really transparent here and being really specific,’” Prettyman recalls. “But once I walked through the door of honesty there was no telling where I was going. I’d never spoken out before about the way it really was, but I found myself saying ‘Screw it, I’m going to tell the whole story.’” As intense as some of the songs may be, the mood is tempered not only by playful, lighthearted tunes like first single “My Oh My” (“about someone still having their hand on you and you playing that game with them because it’s fun, even though you know it’s not good for you and it’s going to backfire”), “The Rebound,” “Quit You,” and the sexy, smoldering “Bad Drug,” but also by the album’s warm, earthy sound, which Prettyman created with her producer Greg Wells (Adele, Katy Perry), who plays piano, bass, drums, and some guitar on the album. “Greg told me he was not going to hold my hand through this; I had to convince him I wanted it,” she says. “He forced me to step into really being a musician and owning what I do. Once I did that, I got super creative and the songs started coming from a different place. It was a very intuitive process.” When mixing on Cedar + Gold wrapped, Prettyman went back to her hotel room and burst into tears. “I couldn’t believe it was done,” she says. “I got everything out. It no longer lived in me. It felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I finally felt free.” Cedar + Gold (whose title refers to both the cedar walls and ceilings in the home where she recovered from her heartbreak and the gold she spun from her situation in the songs) is an album that manages to be both deeply personal, but highly relatable to anyone who’s had the ground collapse under them and fought their way back to healing. “It’s actually a very hopeful album in a lot of ways, which I think is a common theme in all my records,” she says. “The idea that ‘things may be a bit crappy right now, but let’s make the most of it’ is very reflective of me as a person and my outlook on life. I always try to look at the bigger picture of why something is happening. And I love that I was able to go so deep and dig around in places I never thought I could access and still remain hopeful at the end of the day.” Follow Tristan on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tristanprettyman/ or her website: http://tristanprettyman.com/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Thank you to our wine partner, Miner Family Winery.  Purchase their wines here: www.minerwines.com Our episodes are edited by Jarnard Sutton.  To get information on his editing and podcasting work follow Jarnard here: https://www.instagram.com/nardvillain/ Kisses x

From Southern California surfer girl to outdoor enthusiast in the PDX and beyond, Kelly Harland is changing the fragrance game with natural aromas with her company CROSBY.  From hair perfumes to candles, Kelly has become one of the most innovative aroma producers, and is gaining popularity daily.  Plus, she happens to be one of Ashley's closest friends!  Neat! Also, her dog Poncho, is one of the sweetest boys around. Launched in November 2016, CROSBY is inspired by world travel, nostalgia and a love for incredibly aromatic products. With a background in graphic design, Kelly Harland, assisted by her magnificent sense of smell and her mother, Lynn, is able to create a thoughtfully curated collection of home + human products of the highest quality. All CROSBY elements are handcrafted in small batches and designed on the principals of natural and local sourcing, timeless design and impeccable attention to detail. CROSBY is mama Lynn’s maiden name, and choosing it was a tribute to all the creatives within our family. Follow Kelly & CROSBY on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/crosbyelements/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Thank you to our wine partner, Miner Family Winery.  Purchase their wines here: www.minerwines.com Our episodes are edited by Jarnard Sutton.  To get information on his editing and podcasting work follow Jarnard here: https://www.instagram.com/nardvillain/ Kisses x

The Countdown is ON!  6 days until the final season of Game of Thrones airs on HBO!  Ashley is beyond pumped, Mel...not so much, ha! Although we are very different in our TV watching, we explore all the TV shows that we love. From Schitt's Creek to The Bodyguard, we break down some fun shows that are on or that were on TV. We are NOT hip on all the new shows, so let us know what we need to BINGE on!     Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Thank you to our wine partner, Miner Family Winery.  Purchase their wines here: www.minerwines.com Our episodes are edited by Jarnard Sutton.  To get information on his editing and podcasting work follow Jarnard here: https://www.instagram.com/nardvillain/ Kisses x

If you are not PUMPED UP about changing your mindset, starting the business you always wanted, or creating that side hustle, after this episode, we don't know what will get you there.  :) Kari Keating is a business and growth coach, podcast host, speaker, author and mom to 3 boys. Before, during and after obtaining a Business Leadership degree from CSUSM, she worked a 17 year career in corporate America where she cultivated skills in the areas of business strategy, sales and story telling working for companies such as Nike, Quiksilver, lululemon and other major retailers.  It was always her dream to be a CEO of a fortune 500 company until she became a Mom and realized that even though she wanted to work, she wanted to be the one to pick her kids up from school and volunteer in their classrooms. She started searching for opportunities that would provide the ability to do both.  After having two babies in 2 years, she became an accidental entrepreneur when she fell in love with health and wellness products that helped her feel like herself again. By sharing these products through the vehicle of network marketing, she was able to leave her corporate career behind and launch herself into the industry. She rose to the highest leadership level in that company within the first two years of launching her business and continues to grow that arm of her business with passion. After her third baby in 3 years was born, while managing her growing business, she found herself struggling to find clarity in the chaos and hired her first business coach.  It was in that interaction that she realized that all of the business acumen she had developed over the years could be used to help other entrepreneurs launch, grow and scale their businesses.  She then launched her coaching business and has worked with clients ranging from network marketers, coaches, photographers, recording artists, and many more but is MOST passionate about working with entrepreneurs who want to create a business and brand that last. She’s incredibly passionate about helping women step into their purpose, ignite their passion and truly expand into the women they are called to be. She’s spoken at events such as The Bliss Project, has been featured on numerous podcasts and is launching her first co-authored book in the fall as part of the NY Times best selling series,  “You’ve got this, Mama.” When not working, you can find Kari and her family camping, snowboarding, or on some sort of exciting adventure.   Follow Kari on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karikeating/ Her website for more information on Kari's mindset groups or coaching can be found here: https://www.kari-keating.com/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Thank you to our wine partner, Miner Family Winery.  Purchase their wines here: www.minerwines.com Our episodes are edited by Jarnard Sutton.  To get information on his editing and podcasting work follow Jarnard here: https://www.instagram.com/nardvillain/ Kisses x  

Jamie & Jamie are two incredibly hard working moms who have made a smash in the Instagram community by posting their daily workouts.  Both are Nurse Anesthetists who connected through work and decided to begin their fitness journey a few years ago.  At first it was all about that cardio until they found the Australian fitness sensation BBG by Kayla Itsines and began rocking her program. Once the PWR program was introduced in BBG, Jamie & Jamie (or as they call each other JB & JC for less confusion) made the switch and never looked back.  Their before and after photos are remarkable, noting these programs with consistency WORK!  They have built an incredibly supportive Instagram community with over 44K followers and cheer on their followers regularly. If you need some inspiration to get your workout routine flowing, follow these awesome ladies!     Follow Jamie & Jamie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balancing.fit/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Thank you to our wine partner, Miner Family Winery.  Purchase their wines here: www.minerwines.com Our episodes are edited by Jarnard Sutton.  To get information on his editing and podcasting work follow Jarnard here: https://www.instagram.com/nardvillain/ Kisses x

We are so pleased to have our wine partner, Dave Miner, as our incredible guest today! Dave, born and raised in Chicago, lived for a number of years in Southern California before staking his claim in Napa Valley. Though he had grown up with an appreciation of good wine, it was a mixed case given to him as a 21st birthday gift that got his collection going, or as he puts it, his “habit formed.” Still, he says it never even crossed his mind to work in the wine industry until his uncle called upon him to help run his new venture. We’re sure glad he said yes! So, after a number of years spent working in the software industry, Dave made the switch and began his odyssey in the wine business in 1993 as President of Oakville Ranch Vineyards. Dave went big and in 1999, he purchased the winery facility and launched his own label, beginning with the 1996 vintage, to critical acclaim and quickly solidified his position as a serious new vintner in Oakville. Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minerwines29/ Follow Miner Family Winery on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minerfamilywinery/ Buy Dave's Wine Here: http://minerwines.com/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Kisses x

Do you like shopping?  Do you like high end fashion, but can't afford it?  Have no fear, Mel & Ash are here to help you find fashion hacks for affordable prices.  Ash chats about how she shops eBay and Mel chats about Carly Jean Los Angeles.  We chat about being patient when shopping, that is the KEY!  Also, we talk about the power of getting ready! It's fun, old-fashioned girl talk!  It's a quickie. Follow us for our own fashion finds: Mel's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/simplymelanielo/ Ash's Insta:https://www.instagram.com/thatblondeash/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Kisses x

In today's rocking episode we chat with Jeremy Cortez, author of "Parenting A Business: If You Can Raise A Child You Can Run A Business". We learn all about how parenting has transformed the way Jeremy runs his businesses and coaches others to do the same.  We also learn how Boys II Men almost made Jeremy a boy band legend. Follow Jeremy on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jcostudiosf/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Kisses x  

Hi there!  It's our first ever MASH UP (Mash is a combo of Mel & Ash - get it ;) We wanted to check back in with each other after having such awesome guests in our first few weeks.  We discuss something close to our own heart - and that is adult friendships.  As we grow older and life happens, how do you maintain those friendships that once meant so much to you?  And, how do you find people that are going to lift you up as you DO change?  We discuss it all...plus, we have a NEW PARTNERSHIP!  Thank you so much to Miner Family Winery and Dave Miner for our incredible wine partnership!  We'll be chatting about Dave's wines from now on! Find Miner Wines here: www.minerwines.com Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Kisses x      

On this week's episode we break down how to get from A to B with Lindsay Nead, founder of Parker Management. Lindsay breaks down how she got from her "getting by" phase in her life to running a hugely successful influencer management company. We learn about the trials the helped her emerge as a leader in this industry and we talk about how her love story makes us believe in love again.  Also, Lindsay emerges as Oprah's #1 fan. Follow Lindsay on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaynead/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Kisses x  

We interview San Diego real estate bad ass, Jason Cassity. Jason lays down what it takes to become a successful realtor and enlightens us on why Katie Holmes is the bees knees. Jason is a top producing San Diego real estate professional. Her is also a contributing author on Inman News. Jason hosts of the "Ask A Realtor" web series! Follow Jason on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jason_cassity/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Kisses x

Ashley Pritz is a fitness and nutritional coach in San Diego. Her journey from northern Idaho to sunny California taught her many life lessons in regards to food and wellness.  We break down how to stay motivated even when you get stuck to keep on track when it comes to your health.  Plus we go deep on who her celeb crush is... Follow Ashley on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/pritzmcpritzface/ Please head over and subscribe to A Girl's Guide To Getting By and we would a 5 star rating.  Leave us a comment and let us know if we are resonating with you!  We love you! A Girl's Guide to Getting By Social Feeds: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agirlsguidetogettingby/ Email us: agirlsguidetogettingby@gmail.com Kisses x    

Welcome to A Girl's Guide To Getting By! We are here!  We are so excited to introduce you to who we are and why the heck we are creating this show!  Our goal is to enlighten our listeners to the lives we lead currently and where we intend on going through this medium.  We are beyond thrilled to be a part of this world and can't wait to have you join us along our journey to going beyond "getting by" and start living the life you have always wanted!