To quote Alanis Morrisette, Thank U
and to (kind of) quote the *original* dead heads, what a long, strange year it’s been
Interrupting our regularly scheduled FAQ programming this week to say hi, I love you, and thank you (U).
When I started Jamie AF in 2021, it served as merely a dumping ground for all the thoughts that were swirling around in my head post-layoff.
At the time, people would tell me — constantly — that something bigger and better would come. Onward and upward.
I never would have have guessed that something would be me talking about debt on the internet. Especially because I never really intended to talk about my debt with anyone. At all.
But alas, here we are, more than a year since I first admitted the depths of my debt to myself and all of you. Sharing the story and releasing the shame I’d unknowingly carried with me for years was sweet.
But not nearly as sweet as what has happened since then:
1) Finding a community of people who have graciously and bravely shared their own personal stories.
2) Experiencing earth-shattering revelations about the state of money and mental health in this country.
3) Having the notion to call out those revelations out in an ambitious audio project.
4) Being lucky enough to have a partner to do this work with.
5) Returning to my old stomping grounds — on better terms this time — as a podcast guest, to talk about this weird, wonderful journey.
And 6) Wrapping up the year by winning a $20,000 grant to help push our project forward.
As I know now, something better, and so, so much bigger than my one story did come, and continues on.
I am so excited to keep de-stigmatizing money talk on this newsletter and on our podcas in the year ahead. And I am so grateful to everyone who has come along for the ride thus far.
If you’re not already a friend of ours on TikTok and Instagram, please join us so you don’t miss a single update — or opportunity for me to force Rachel to be on camera.
And if you’re in the (thanks)giving mood, consider joining Jamie AF as a paid subscriber for just $5/month. We’re just 27 subscribers away from our goal of reaching 100 before the end of the year!
Your support will help us take down the man (!!!!!!!) and is so very much appreciated.
Love Always,
Jamie AF