About + Press
Welcome to Believe In A Budget
I’m Kristin, the creator behind the blog. So much has happened since I launched this blog in 2015. It has completely changed my life for the better.
I started my blog because I completely loved reading other websites and bloggers. I was really interested in personal finance (hence, the name of this website!) but my online interests were pretty diverse.
When I started this blog, I was still working at my day job. I had a great job and loved my field of work as a designer. I worked on amazing projects! In addition to working, I also did a lot of side hustling to help get out of debt, save money and save for my emergency fund.
I knew I wanted to start a blog and that it had the potential to be successful, but also knew it was going to be a lot of hard work. For the first few months, I spent all my free time outside of my day job trying to learn how to become a better blogger!
Fast forward to less than a year later, I managed to figure out enough about how blogging worked to quit my day job.
It was a little nerve racking, but I’ve never looked back since! Blogging is one of the best side hustles I could have ever started and I had no idea it would turn into a full time online job. While there are always up and downs with having my own blog and business, I feel very fortunate to be where I am today!
So what did this mean for my blog?
Well, as my traffic increased, so did my blog income!
If you have thought about starting your blog or online business, you can get more blogging ideas, tips and a tutorial here.
- Things went so well my first year of blogging, I quit my job within a year of starting Believe In A Budget to blog full time and provide Pinterest management services to fellow bloggers and businesses.
- Over the course of a year, I realized I could help more people by offering courses and products instead of working 1:1 with clients.
- Today, I’ve converted my Pinterest business into multiple Pinterest products to help bloggers, businesses and other virtual assistants learn from my success.
- In addition, I teach others how to side hustle with the free side hustle idea cheat sheet and the super popular Side Hustle to Success course.
If you want to learn more about Pinterest, this is a great place to start Get Pinterest Help
Press
Media Interviews + Podcast
I am available for interviews and quotes regarding side hustling, entrepreneurship, starting a business, blogging and Pinterest topics. You can reach me at [email protected].
Here is a sample of TV appearances, interviews and podcasts that I have participated in:
- U.S. News & World Report: How to Earn Money Online
- CBS News: It’s Easier Than Ever Than Ever to Make Extra Money on the Side
- MSN Money: Six Bloggers Making Six-Figure Salaries
- Discover Card: 6 Ideas for Budget-Friendly Summer Fun
- MSN Money: How to Earn Money Online
- Lending Tree: Side Jobs to Help You Buy a House
- Go Banking Rates: Best Money Challenges 2019
- Life Self Mastery: How to Use Pinterest to Monetize a Blog
- Chain of Wealth Podcast: How I Make Money Blogging Full Time
- The Principles of Increase Show with Aja McClanahan: How to Create and Sell Digital Products for Extra Income
- Bluehost: The Power of Pinterest
- BloggingTips: Meet Kristin Larsen
- Horkey Handbook: How to Build Your VA Business Using Pinterest with Kristin Larsen
- Level Up Your Course Podcast: Skyrocket Your Blog Traffic with Pinterest
- The Power of Pinterest Propels Blogger to Small Business Success
- What Exactly is a Pinterest VA? An Interview with Kristin Larsen
- How This Blogger Was Able to Monetize Her Pinterest Activity
- How to Build Your VA Business Using Pinterest with Kristin Larsen
- How to Become a Pinterest Virtual Assistant Today
- How This Pinterest VA Earns $1,200/Month
- Destroying Debt – an Interview With Kristin Larsen
- How To Use Pinterest to Drive Traffic to Your Blog
- Blogging Tips – Meet Kristin Larsen of Believe In A Budget
Sponsorships & Partnerships
I love working with brands when it makes complete sense for both parties involved! We can work on a wide range of partnerships including blog posts, social media, in-person events and more.