Spend your money, time, & energy on purpose.
Living your life on purpose starts with knowing what REALLY makes you happy. Get started by downloading my FREE audiobook + workbook below!
Start learning now! Click an option below.
Brand new masterclass
5 Reasons Your Good Habits Don’t Stick
Downloadable free workbook
How To Stop Buying Sh*t You Don’t Need
Free ebook
How To Figure Out What Makes You Happy
Oh hey there,
I’m Sarah Von Bargen.
Want to look at your calendar and your bank statement and think “Yup, I made awesome choices”? I’ll show you how to spend your time, money, and energy on purpose.
The Cheapskate Guide To: Portland
Is it possible to travel cheaply in Portland – what with all those world-class restaurants, great live music, and some of the best hiking in the country? It sure is! I brought in a Portland native to give us the low-down on the best food carts, $3 cocktails, and how to see Multnomah Falls for $5 instead of $40!
Welcome to Yes & Yes!
Want to spend your time, money, and energy on purpose? I'll show you how.
The 1-Hour Money Multiplier
60 minutes + 5 weirdly easy steps = more money in your bank account by this afternoon. Yes, really!
Your Corner Stone of Awesome
Friends, I'd like to share something impressive with you. When I was 25 and living in Taiwan, I negotiated the terms of my lease in Chinese. What? Yes. (Or, perhaps more accurately, Google Translate and some very decisive body language negotiated my lease.) When I was 26, I got myself from Santorini, Greece to San Remo, Italy via six different pieces of transport (ferry, train, plane, subway,...
True Story: I Went Back To University At 51
Laurie and his daughter Beth This is the story Laurie and how he returned to college as an adult. Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m Laurie, 61, and I come from the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Despite the reputation Australians have, I am not very keen on sports, except sailing, which I love. I have a 16’ trailer-sailer, not to race but just to cruise. Apart from that I like reading and doing...
Mini Travel Guide: The Orkney Islands
Prior to this travel guide, I'd never even heard of The Orkney Islands. Now they're at the top of my must-go list! Keep reading for Orkney travel tips on what to do, where to go, and how to do it all cheaply! Hi, I'm Charlotta. I'm a freelance journalist from Finland living in the UK. My Scottish husband and I travelled up to the Orkney islands north of Scotland for our honeymoon. The islands...
New Things: Try White Castle
Each year, I make a list of new things I want to try. Some things are exciting, some are difficult, some are shockingly mundane. You can read about past shenanigans here. I've tried lots of different things as part of New Things endeavors. I've taken a pole dancing class, drank hot blowfish sake, attended a monster truck rally with 18 friends. Never, never have I tried something that...
How To Be Healthy Even If You Sit All Day
So here's something creepy: I sit all day and I think it's breaking my hands. I'm 99% sure that I'm developing ulnar tunnel syndrome (it's the red-headed step-child of carpal tunnel syndrome). And I'm 99% sure that I'm getting it because I insisted on using a super cute, design-y desk chair and a super cute, tiny mouse. I don't want some dorky, ergonomic monstrosity marring my adorable office!...
You Are Not Defined Exclusively By Your Relationships With Other People
A few years ago, a close friend was going through a rough time. One of those this-is-an-era-of-terrible-that-will-mark-my-life rough times.This friend is slightly outside of my age group - a homeowner, a minivan driver, mom to a very, very challenging teenager. Said teenager was in the midst of making a huge mess of his life. There was addiction and lying and fleeing and a heaping...