Wellness for Financial Grownups

For all the talk about the dangers of credit cards, Inc’s Maria Aspan sees the benefits of them, especially when compared to debit cards. She shares a couple of personal stories of how credit cards protected her in ways debit cards could not. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/mariaaspan 

Entrepreneur and Investor Barbara Corcoran explains why she believes spending money in a deliberate way even before you earn it is a smart business strategy, and shares the story of her first really big investment. And yes, she committed to it before she had the money. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/barbaracorcoranencore 

Jill Schlesinger shares 3 dumb things smart people do with their money: How to avoid taking advice from the wrong people- and how to find the right trusted sources. How to protect yourself from identity theft, and avoid doing the dumb things that make you vulnerable. How to both avoid spending money on the wrong insurance, and how to know what insurance you do need. Plus how to adjust your insurance as you go through different life stages as a financial grownup. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/dumbthingssmartpeopledo 

Sadie Kurzban won $25,000 in a college contest for entrepreneurs by using a strategy that has continued to drive the growth of her boutique dance fitness chain. The millennial entrepreneur shares her secrets to building a business on a low budget, along with her personal tips on how she manages healthy meals on a budget with her relentless schedule. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/sadiekurzban 

Tanja Hester explains why she had to call it quits on the side hustle she loved in order to create new opportunities at her primary job. Plus her big money tip on how to save big on medical expenses while traveling the world.  For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/tanjahester 

Bobbi reveals her favorite new money books, and how to know if they are right for you. This month’s picks include: The 30-day Money Cleanse by Ashley Feinstein Gerstley Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier A Very Public Offering by Stephan Paternot For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/february2019books 

Scholarships are anything but free money. They actually take a lot of work. Jocelyn Paonita Pearson shares the story of how she graduated not just debt free, but also with cash to spare, all by knowing where to focus her efforts, and how to avoid the scholarship scams.  For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/jocelynpearson 

Sharon Epperson survived a brain aneurism. But despite being one of the country's top personal finance experts, and having all the right plans in place, some of the experiences with the finances of her medical emergency still caught her off guard. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/SharonEpperson 

The secret to getting the most free money in the form of scholarships is in knowing the systems to use and the shortest, most efficient path to success. Jocelyn Paonita Pearson, creator of the Scholarship System joins Bobbi to talk specific strategies to get the most dollars to pay for your education or that of those you care about, without wasting time on dead ends. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/fggscholarshipsuccess 

Journalist Veronica Dagher lost her dad as a young child and grew up watching her mom learn how to manage the family’s business and money. That experience inspired her to not only focus on her own finances, but to build a career around teaching women financial independence.  For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/veronicadagher