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Clever Girl Finance
The Clever Girls Know Podcast is brought to you by Clever Girl Finance, one of the largest personal finance media/education platforms for women in the U.S. that empowers women to ditch debt, save money and build real wealth in order to live life on their own terms!
Hosted by founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance, Bola Sokunbi, the podcast shares open and honest conversations with real women at different stages of their financial and life journeys to inspire and motivate other women on their own journeys too!
Get the Clever Girl Finance Roadmap today! It's completely free! Plus get our free budgeting & debt prioritization worksheets too: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap/
Hosted by founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance, Bola Sokunbi, the podcast shares open and honest conversations with real women at different stages of their financial and life journeys to inspire and motivate other women on their own journeys too!
Get the Clever Girl Finance Roadmap today! It's completely free! Plus get our free budgeting & debt prioritization worksheets too: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap/
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Jun 29, 2021 • 15min
197: My Side Hustle Story + CGF Book 3 Is Here!!
ANNOUNCEMENT YAY! Get your copy of "The Side Hustle Guide" and other best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books My new book, The Side Hustle Guide, Which is my 3rd book in the Clever Girl Finance book series comes out on June 29th, 2021 and so I wanted to use this opportunity to share my side hustle stories with you! I’m extremely passionate about side hustles and feel strongly about how leveraging a side hustle can help accelerate your goals and it's worked for me! Enjoy listening! ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Jun 22, 2021 • 43min
196: Starting Over Building A Life Focused On Financial Wellness + Tips For Single Moms
In today's episode, Anita Dakara shares how she started over with building a life focused on financial wellness and key tips for single moms navigating a fresh start. . Anita is a Nigerian woman who calls Atlanta home. She has been blogging on and off since 2012 at www.berrydakara.com and started the Mommy Oyoyo Podcast in 2019, where she covers topics around motherhood that are relevant to the modern African woman. Anita is also one of our amazing Clever Girl Finance mentors! WHAT ANITA SHARED: - Her "enough is enough" moment when it came to improving her finances - The specific things she did to pay off her debt - How she navigated all of this as a single mom - What she finds most rewarding working as a Clever Girl Finance mentor - Her key pieces of advice for mother women - AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH ANITA: - On Instagram @BerryDakara and @MommyOyoyo - Via her websites: https://www.berrydakara.com and https://www.mommyoyoyo.com ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Jun 15, 2021 • 12min
195: Tips & Tricks For Sticking To Your Grocery Budget
Do you struggle with sticking to your grocery budget? Join the club! In this video, I share the tips and tricks that help me stick to my grocery budget that you can leverage too to save more money! ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Jun 8, 2021 • 39min
194: Starting A Financial Journey & Addressing Your Limiting Beliefs With Lauren Williams
Lauren Williams is the Host and Producer of the Imperfectly Phenomenal Woman podcast. In each episode, she talks with women about the limiting beliefs that hold them back from living fully and authentically and, on today’s episode she shares her own limiting beliefs as she goes on her financial journey in this conversation. For years, Lauren has been on a journey toward finding peace in who she is and, each day, she gets closer and closer to building the life of her dreams. She began the process of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and purposeful action while living in New York and has been encouraging others to embrace the journey towards a truly fulfilling life ever since. Lauren is originally from Richmond, VA, and has degrees from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree from Columbia University. WHAT WAS DISCUSSED: - The limiting beliefs she has faced around her personal finances - How have limiting beliefs have affected what she has been able to accomplish financially - How she’s gone about acknowledging her limiting beliefs - How she’s making progress towards her financial goals while tacking her limiting beliefs AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH LAUREN: Find here @ipwomanpodcast on Instagram, Twitter, and Club House ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Jun 1, 2021 • 13min
193: How Your Favorite Influencers May Be Keeping You Broke
Do you find that you spend more money than you need to from following different influencers? Well, influencers can have a strong effect on how you spend your money especially in this day and age of hauls & unboxing mania! In this episode, learn some key tips to help you keep more of your money, spend more intentionally, and minimize shopping regrets! ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

May 25, 2021 • 46min
192: How Andrea Built Financial Security Living On $1750 A Month As A Single Mother For 6 Years
At the height of the 2008 recession, Andrea Ewalefo became a single mom, and with a 20-month-old to care for and no job. But something was different; Andrea had recently received financial education and training and knew what she needed to do to overcome the odds. Despite living on about $1750/mo for over 6 years, Andrea never missed a payment, kept her credit score in the mid 600s, and even opened investment accounts for her and her son. Now, Andrea is about to graduate with a JD/MBA, and with a new career and increased salary, she has created a plan to become a millionaire and financially independent in the next 10 years. Andrea believes in paying it forward, and she has committed to teaching other women how to be their own CFOs through Modern Lady Vibes, a community created to redefine what it means to be a lady in the 21st century by teaching independence, financial literacy, and business sense. WHAT WAS DISCUSSED: 1. Her experience of becoming a single mother with no job in the middle of the 2008 recession including the financial and emotional impact. 2. How she got interested in financial literacy and financial wellness 3. How she lived on about $1750/mo for over 6 years, never missing a payment 4. How she started investing for her son on that same income 5. Her plan to become a millionaire in the next 10 years AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP WITH ANDREA - Via her website at https://modernladyvibes.com - On Instagram and YouTube at modernladyvibes ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

May 11, 2021 • 42min
191: How Vickii Paid Off Her $70,000(£50,000)Debt
After being told a student loan was 'good debt' Vicki took her first loan and then went on to get credit cards and store cards and ended up owing over $70,000 (£50,000). She slowly dug herself out of debt by working endlessly and starting her own business. In this episode, Vicki shares her journey to debt freedom and navigating life after losing her dad, who was invaluable on her journey. WHAT WAS DISCUSSED - What led Vickii to her “enough is enough moment” - The types of debts she owed and their associated interest rates - How she managed emotionally with the loss of her - What she did specifically to pay off her debt - How she decided to start her own business and how she navigated the fears around having an inconsistent income initially and much more HOW TO KEEP UP WITH VICKI - Via her website: https://inside-liverpool.co.uk/ - Via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidel1verpool/ ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

May 11, 2021 • 3min
Exciting Updates!
I'm sharing two super exciting updates today! Be sure to tune in :) ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

May 4, 2021 • 29min
190: How Moms Can Prioritize Financial Wellness With Catherine Alford
On today's episode, Catherine Alford joins me to discuss how moms can prioritize their financial wellness. Catherine is a nationally recognized financial educator who started her business with a $10 domain name and grew it into a multifaceted, six-figure digital media company. She is the creator of www.CatherineAlford.com, the co-founder of www.MillennialHomeowner.com, and the author of the book Mom's Got Money: A millennial mom's guide to managing money like a boss. Through her work, she offers a suite of digital products and services include financial writing, public speaking, and influencer marketing all with the goal of helping women become more financially confident. Over the years, her writing and expertise have been featured in dozens of media outlets including Good Morning America, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, Real Simple, The Huffington Post, Kiplinger, Investopedia, Business Insider, and many more. She currently lives just outside of Detroit, Michigan with her husband, their boy/girl twins, and a rescue dog named Julep. WHAT WAS DISCUSSED: - What a mom's role should be when it comes to family finances - How a mom can go about managing or taking the lead with household finances - How to balance childcare vs career and still remain objective about long-term financial goals and much more! HOW TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH CATHERINE: - Instagram @catherinecalford instagram.com/catherinecalford - Facebook facebook.com/catherinecalford - Twitter: https://twitter.com/catcalford ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Check out our best-selling books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Apr 20, 2021 • 55min
189: What To Do With Money Once You Pay Off Debt!
Today’s podcast is all about what to do with money once you get to the other side of debt and financial coach Mrs. Miller is here to share her own personal experience! Mrs. Miller is a Latina and native New Yorker. She is a first-generation college graduate and daughter of an immigrant who is on the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) journey along with her husband. In her 20s she was a high-income earner yet living paycheck to paycheck. Today she's on her way to being financially independent in 4 years. She is also the founder of Financially Thriving where she helps high-achieving women who feel overwhelmed by the thought of Budgeting, Saving, and Investing. She's the financial coach for women who need help balancing what they want today without forfeiting what they'll need in the future. WHAT WAS DISCUSSED: * How she started her financial journey including her motivation to become debt-free * What compelled her to focus on saving and investing after becoming debt-free * How she has managed feeling guilty and wealth shaming * The specific steps she’s taken so far to save
And so much more HOW TO KEEP UP WITH MRS MILLER: Instagram: @mrsmilleronfire Website: millersonfire.com ARTICLE MENTIONED: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/blog/how-to-reduce-your-taxable-income/ ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Check out our best-selling books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance