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- Welcome to "Founder Finances," an Insider series discussing founders' monthly budgets.
- Alexa Curtis, the founder of a blog and mentorship company, shares her $5,000 monthly budget.
- She says social media, marketing, and personal branding are the most important investments.
At 11 years old, Alexa Curtis was in search of a community: Her family struggled with legal issues and she was being bullied at school, she said. She sought a passion project that she could pour her time and energy into building.