Don't Retire...Graduate! True Grit: Blazing a Trail from Homelessness to Award-Winning Financial Educator with Sharita Humphrey
Welcome back to Don’t Retire... Graduate! Our guest today did what nobody thought was possible: left Eric speechless. Sharita Humphrey has a remarkable story of grit and resilience. From a homeless mother of two living out of a motel, Sharita promised her sons that she would change their situation and did not rest until she did. The now award-winning financial educator is here to share that story and spread her message that just because you lose things, you can never lose hope.
In this episode we’ll talk about:
• The importance of having money conversations at home
• Sharita’s story of becoming a mom early, the feelings of failure that came with losing her home, and her experience living in a motel for close to a year
• How financial literacy education can change your financial trajectory
• How it feels to leave traditional employment and scratch an entrepreneurial itch
• Keeping experiences as a line item on a budget
• Creating a safety net by building an emergency fund
• Creating jobs and abundance through agriculture
• Seeing your budget as a blueprint to keep you in the driver’s seat
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About Sharita M. Humphrey
Sharita M. Humphrey is a nationally recognized, award-winning finance expert and money mentor. Having previously been broke and homeless herself, Sharita knows first-hand that financial freedom has a blueprint and she’s committed to helping individuals change the financial trajectories of their lives.
Sharita is a certified financial educator, speaker, and coach. At her namesake financial consulting company, Sharita helps minority women better understand, manage, and grow their money. Sharita also helps Black and Brown entrepreneurs learn how to accelerate their businesses and secure funding through her other company, Change In Motion, which offers a comprehensive education program.
In 2020, Sharita was named National Financial Educator of the Year for her work within her local community and across the country. She is a regular contributor to entrepreneurial publications and has been featured in top-tier media including CNBC, iHeartMedia, Forbes, Yahoo Finance and BBC World News.
This year, Sharita and her family set a goal of purchasing hundreds of acres of land over the next few years to build a family-run farm. During their journey, Sharita is teaching minority farmers how to obtain monies to acquire farmland and helping them to retain their land for generations to come.
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