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- Welcome to "Founder Finances," an Insider series discussing founders' monthly budgets.
- In this story, a virtual assistant and mentor shares her $5,000 monthly budget.
- She prioritizes outsourcing tasks like taxes and admin to save herself time and money.
Lauriel Mathis didn't learn about finances growing up: She was never taught how to budget, file taxes, or grow a business. But less than two years since launching her virtual-assistant business, she's ready to teach others what she's learned.