There is so much to learn from investments that went really well as well as those that went really poorly and so we asked some of the wisest creatives and entrepreneurs in the community to tell us the stories of their best and worst investments.

Andrea Valeria

When I started out as a remote worker back in 2015 with my first full-time remote job, the excitement of being able to work from anywhere & manage my schedules pushed me into becoming a digital nomad. That meant traveling non-stop & learning to balance a life of work while being on the road. I am super grateful for that time where I got to live in many different countries & move from city to city every month. However, there was not a lot of money-saving going on. Read more>>

Ty Harris

I’d say the best investment for me, was time. I was never into drawing or photography, until one day I took a picture with my moms camera & submitted it in a local city photography contest. Ever since then, I was hooked. I invested in a camera that I had bought off some guy for $350. I was new to the game. For me, $350 was a lot of money, but I knew I couldn’t afford a new one. So from that day on, my love for standing behind the camera grew. I kept shooting whatever I could because I just loved the feeling. Whether it was animals, people, landscapes, city shots. Read more>>

Ty Frazier

The best investment I have ever made was taking the leap to buy a microphone & learning to record myself. Leading up to this I had always recorded at other studios with other engineers, when I finally decided to take make this decision and record myself everything changed and I was truly able to create the sounds & music that was in my head. Prior to this I did intern at a studio and watched countless others mix & engineer their songs so this truly gave me priceless background knowledge before going into recording myself. Read more>>

Lisa Gonzalez

The best investment that I’ve made so far was to go to school for nursing. Prior to that decision, my husband and I were going through a rough patch. I had a decent job in healthcare but we had 3 children and I was not in a position to be able to take care of them on my own if anything were to ever happen (ie. divorce). I depended on his income. As we went our separate ways, things got harder. I decided to move in with my parents with my 3 young boys. That helped me immensely but I knew something had to change. Read more>>

Nathan Quick

My best investment as a business owner, is taking the time to work on myself honing in all the tools and skills needed to offer the best possible services to my clients. When I decided to go into music full time, I spent countless hours working on skills not only as a musician, but as a speaker, teacher, a teacher of young students, and a performer. Read more>>