Reevaluating Financial Wisdom | 8min snip from BiggerPockets Money Podcast

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From $300K in Debt to Millionaire at 39 (Financial Freedom in 8 Years!)

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Reevaluating Financial Wisdom

In this chapter, the speaker shares their journey of financial struggle and the impact of traditional financial advice on their life. They introduce a new budgeting approach that balances debt repayment with personal happiness, emphasizing the importance of an emotional connection to money management.

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From over $300,000 in debt to a millionaire in just eight years?! No matter where you’re at, it’s never too late to get on the path to financial freedom. This entrepreneur is proof that a little discipline, frugality, and creativity can radically change your financial trajectory!

Welcome back to the BiggerPockets Money podcast! Today, we’re speaking with Bernadette Joy, founder of Crush Your Money Goals. In 2016, Bernadette had dug herself a six-figure hole—a combination of student loans, credit cards, and mortgages—simply by listening to bad money advice. But in just THREE years, she paid off all of her debt and has since built a net worth of $1.8 million! How did she create such an enormous swing in less than a decade? In this episode, she’ll show you the exact steps she took so that YOU can do the same!

Want to accelerate your journey to FIRE? Bernadette has all kinds of budgeting tips, debt paydown strategies, and side hustles that will help you reach your financial goals much faster. Stay tuned to learn how to wipe out your debt as quickly as possible, save for retirement, and even make an extra $100 a day alongside your nine-to-five job!