The SheisFEM Diary kept in real time, not in hindsight Field Notes

Real talk for women earning more. — written from experience, not theory.

Essays, field notes, and practical strategies on earning, building, investing, and living with more agency.

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Notes from the middle of the work: the questions, pivots, and receipts that rarely make the polished version. Pull up a chair.

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September 7
2026
issue no. 36
She Lives More

How to Live More Intentionally

Living intentionally isn't a vibe, it's a schedule of check-ins. With four months left in the year, here's a simple way to look back before you plan forward.

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August 24
2026
issue no. 34
She Earns More

Side Hustles For Women Nobody's Talking About Yet

Skip the same five side hustles every list recycles — here are five real, low-barrier ways to earn extra income that most "side hustle" roundups still aren't covering.

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August 17
2026
issue no. 33
She Builds More

Apps to Track Everything in Your Life and Business

Five apps that actually earn a spot on your phone if you're trying to keep your life, your side hustle, or your growing business from living in ten different places at once.

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August 10
2026
issue no. 32
She Learns More

Language Learning Tips: Using AI as a Reading and Writing Partner

Most language learning tips focus on speaking and listening — and mine did too, until reading and writing quietly fell behind. Here's how a free AI chat closed that gap.

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August 3
2026
issue no. 31
She Builds More She Earns More

Why Every Side Hustle Needs an Email List

This week I finally named a gap I'd been dancing around for months: my side hustle doesn't own its audience, Pinterest does. I mapped out the fix and wrote myself a checklist to execute it — the email list I should have started before I thought I was ready. Here's the gap, the plan, and what comes next.

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July 27
2026
issue no. 30
She Earns More She Invests More

Investing for Beginners: Decide What You Can Afford to Lose

In 2018 I decided I wanted to know what it actually means to be an investor. It wasn't the returns that made me a steady investor — it was doing the knowledge hunt first, and deciding upfront how much I could afford to lose.

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July 20
2026
issue no. 29
She Learns More She Lives More

The Harada Method: One Goal, Eight Spokes, A Whole Life

A planning method used by one of the best athletes in the world led me to a question I'd been avoiding since my health scare this year: what do I actually want, and am I willing to put myself at the center of my own plan?

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July 13
2026
issue no. 28
She Builds More She Learns More

You're Not Building It For Yourself

A week away from the code, spent inside the user's head instead — mapping their journey screen by screen. Some instincts got confirmed. Others got completely overturned.

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July 6
2026
issue no. 27
She Builds More She Learns More

Building A System So AI Does The Heavy Lifting

You don't need more hours — you need a system that runs without you. Here's how one conversation with a friend turned into two AI-built systems that keep paying me back in time.

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June 29
2026
issue no. 26
She Lives More

Your Community Is Probably Closer Than You Think

You don't need a big stage, a viral moment, or an invite to the right room. Sometimes the room is two minutes from your front door — and all you have to do is show up.

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June 22
2026
issue no. 25
She Invests More She Builds More

My Paycheck Does the Work Before I See It.

You work hard for your paycheck. But is your paycheck working hard for you? Here's the system I accidentally built — and why every woman needs one.

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June 15
2026
issue no. 24
She Learns More She Builds More

They Didn't Accept Me. So I Built My Own Curriculum Using AI.

Most women wait to be accepted into the room. Here's what happens when you stop waiting — and build the room yourself.

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June 8
2026
issue no. 23
She Earns More She Learns More

How to Use Your Mid-Year Review to Set Up Your Next Raise

Most women show up to performance reviews and respond. Here's how to show up and propose — and why it's the difference between waiting for a raise and building the case for one.

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