Hello everyone! I hope all of you had a great weekend. I wanted to start off this week with an interview with my sister Alexis. I talk about her blog every month in my monthly income updates, but I’ve never actually dedicated a full article on her website.
Her blog is FITnancials and I helped her start her blog last year. She blogs about healthy living and personal finance.
If you are interested in starting your own, check out my article that will show you the steps to create a blog.
Tell us about yourself.
First off, my name is Alexis and I am in my early twenties.
I used to be around 180 pounds and I was extremely unhealthy. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day and drinking tons of soda was what my average day of consisted of. You might laugh because I was young, but it still happened.
I never exercised nor believed girls should do anything besides cardio.
One day I had a breakthrough and I realized I needed to get healthier, but the journey there wasn’t easy at all.
Why did you decide to blog?
I decided to blog to be able to reach out to others who were in need of help. I wasn’t just going to be any other blogger, I was a girl that came from experience of being heavy once myself.
I can relate to others who are in the process of having extra weight on them.
What do you like about blogging?
I love being able to meet others who are so passionate about fitness and nutrition as well. Surprisingly, a lot of my friends around me aren’t into eating healthy and exercising.
Most of my fitness friends are from online that I’ve met through blogging and Instagram.
What are your favorite blogs?
My favorite fitness blogs would definitely have to be Blogilates and Simply Taralynn.
I love Blogilates because she posts free workouts along with free meal plans as well. Taralynn’s blog reminds me of something out of Pinterest. She is always posting so many creative meals and makes everything look so interesting.
This is a personal finance blog, so I have to ask. Would you say you are good with money?
In all honesty, I would say I’m best with my money when I am running lower than I’d like to be at.
It’s sort of like a wake up call.
It hasn’t happened in awhile because I think I finally learned to save money whenever possible. I set aside a certain amount of money bi-weekly and that has helped me tremendously.
What’s your best money tip?
What I mentioned in the last question; take out a certain amount of money each check. Have it direct deposited through your bank account to your savings so you don’t even have to think about it. This has saved me so much money.
Pay yourself first!
Do you have any student loans?
At the moment I do not. I went to community college for a year and paid out of pocket. I am starting school in Chicago starting this Fall, so I will definitely have some school loans then.
Why should people read your blog?
People should read my blog if they’ve ever felt alone in the process of losing weight or becoming healthier. A lot of people feel like they are in the journey alone or don’t personally know anyone who is going through the same feeling.
I come from experience knowing what it is like to be heavier and I am here to help you achieve your goals. I love motivating and inspiring others and simply making others feel good about themselves no matter where they are body wise.
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Aw, I’ve been reading Alexis’ blog for a while now – I’m excited about her move and new school in Chicago! Can’t wait to continue reading and vicariously enjoying school through her blog posts. I bet she (you, Alexis, if you’re reading :)) will have lots of interesting posts to share about health.
Personally, I try to place weight (ha, punny) on both managing my finances and my weight, but I seem to go in extremes. When I was younger, I was extremely motivated to be healthy, but I didn’t pay attention to my finances. Now that I’m older, I have a savings account, but now also a couple extra pounds (ahem… more than a couple) to show for it. I need balance!
Thanks Melissa. I’m very excited for my move! I will be posting a lot about my move and the city I’m living in. =)
I’m trying to work on both.
I’m working on improving both situations but its very hard being a full time college student. No money and very little time to exercise and so many unhealthy things around
True Tory. Times get tough in college.
If you don’t have your physical health you have nothing, so I would say I prioritize that. But I also know that the better you are off financially, the easier it is to tap into resources that will help you be healthy. It also takes away stress which is a huge problem for many people – myself included.
Very true. It can definitely go both ways. People who are low on money often say that don’t have the resources to be healthy but there is always a way.
I’m tring to save.
I am working on being healthy as well as improving my finances at the same time. However, I don’t go to gym. I maintain health by a good diet and a lot of moving around. I do prioritize health over finances since finances can only be maintained when one has good health.
Very true Mai =)
Love your blog! I’ve been reading forever!
Yes, I am still shocked to hear about how much she used to smoke. AH! Our dad passed away partly from lung cancer (the other part was brain cancer), so hearing that she used to smoke really makes me sad.
This is a great question, and one that I’ve been grappling with lately. I have decided that being healthy is my priority, because without your health, you don’t have energy or brain power to improve your finances.
That’s a great way to look at everything in life. Health overrides everything in my opinion.
I am working on being healthy. I do need to concentrate more on improving finances. The health part has been taking priority because I was sick for a good while.
I am working on both – being more healthy AND getting healthy financially because now I am a divorced Mom and I need to be there for my children.
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Good for you Mishelle. =)
Our finances are our biggest priority right now because we’re buying a new house.
Q) Are you working on being healthy as well as improving your finances? A) Always doing that.
Q) Do you prioritize one over the over? Why or why not? A) I actually prioritize a bit more with health, my finances are in good standing.
I am very good at working on being healthy, and I have always known that my finances are important, and I do not waste money. I have a retirement account that I do not touch, and I save money every month in case of an emergency.
Good for you Julie. =)
Yes, we constantly work on being healthy. As for our finances, with a child in college we have had to make some changes. We are working on developing a plan for our future and what to do once the college payments are finished.