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Meet Lauren Jackson. This episode is all about how Lauren went from a medically induced coma to 400k in medical debt and now is on the path to financial recovery. Lauren Jackson is Content Marketing Manager at Self Lender, a fintech startup with a mission to help people build credit, particularly those who might not have access to traditional financial products. She's a writer who's passionate about the intersection of business and social good, and believes you can have an amazing life–even if you don't have the best health or the most wealth. On this episode we discussed: 1. How Lauren's medical emergency impacted her finances and mindset 2. How she dealt with paying off her $400k in medical debt 3. What she's doing to protect herself in the future. SIGNUP FOR SELF LENDER: http://bit.ly/2J9BOKF - This is the Clever Girl Finance affiliate link - if you do sign up using this link we get a small commission to help support growing our platform! PLEASE NOTE: The views Lauren share's in the episode are her own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Self Lender company. Be sure to stop by https://CleverGirlFinance.com and check out our learning platform! Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Let's talk about buying a home the right way! My guest today is Petal Van Rossum, a dear friend of mine and a licensed real estate broker at Citizens International Realty, a family owned and run real estate company located in Brooklyn New York which she runs with her brother Raul alongside an incredible staff. She's a graduate of Pace University in New York City and is married with 2 beautiful boys. WHAT WE DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE: 1. How to prepare to buy your first home including the type of documentation you need and what state your finances should be in 2. She discusses some of the biggest mistakes she sees people making during the process of buying their first home 3. She also discusses some of the main issues people have that prevent them from being able to buy a home 4. We also get into advice for first time home buyers and so much more! PETAL'S FAVORITE BOOK: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker Order the Clever Girl Finance book: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/book Join the Clever Girl Finance community: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com

Fo Alexander is a Millennial personal finance expert whose story of paying off nearly $47K in debt in less than 6 months took the Internet by storm. She is the editor and chief of the GirlTalkwithFo blog - a personal finance platform created to teach women how to dump debt, build bank, and create the life they want. Fo is also the former Miss Black South Carolina 2013, using her platform to promote financial literacy in underserved communities. She is a wife, author, entrepreneur, and host of her newly launched podcast, The GirlTalkwithFo Show. Her mission is to use her life's experiences to help others avoid their own financial pitfalls. On this episode today she shares her amazing story of shifting her money mindset, getting out of debt, and, now, building wealth! Since she took the internet by storm with her $47,000 debt payoff, she's now paid off over $78,000 of debt - before she turned 30 and while planning her wedding - and on this episode, she shares exactly how she did it. We discussed: - What her financial situation looked like and the catalyst that promoted the change. - The specific things she did pay off her debt. - How she stayed motivated and the specific mindset shifts she had to make. You can keep up with Fo on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) at the handle @girltalkwithfo and via her website at GirlTalkwithFo.com Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance Order the Clever Girl Finance book: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/book Join the Clever Girl Finance community: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com

On this episode of the podcast I'm sharing some exciting updates on Clever Girl Finance and answering two listener questions! Updates: 1. The Clever Girl Finance book officially has a launch date and it's June 25th AND it's now available for pre-order here: http://www.wiley.com/buy/9781119580836 2. Manifesting my vision of being able to ring the opening bell at the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) while participating in the Citi Open Innovation Challenge. Listener questions answered: 1. I find it so hard sometimes to speak to my friends about money. I'm on a budget and trying to share the importance of it with them but sometimes I feel alone. How do I deal with this frustration? 2. I feel like all I'm doing is working to pay bills and I feel guilty about rewarding myself. How do I go about dealing with this? Be sure to stop by CleverGirlFinance.com and check out our learning platform! Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

This episode of the podcast is brought to you by FICO and my guest today is Jenelle Dito! Jenelle Dito is a Director for the FICO Scores team and financial services expert for the FICO® Score Open Access program which empowers lenders to share the FICO® Scores they use to manage customers' accounts directly with those customers, for free. As part of the Open Access program, she partners with various organizations on consumer credit education as well as lenders on how to create innovative products and manage exceptional client services. Jenelle works with lenders to help them understand how they can bring FICO Scores and financial health content to their customers, the value of doing so, and helps provide the tools they need from FICO to build new programs themselves. For both general FICO Scores and the FICO Open Access program, Jenelle helps facilitate consumer education tools and content so lenders can empower their customers with greater knowledge. Jenelle also helps manage FICO's Open Access for credit and financial counselor program. On this episode of the podcast Jenelle shares: - Her personal story with money and what she learned in the process of making her own money mistakes - How people can empower themselves with the knowledge to improve and maintain their credit - And she dispels some of the most common credit misconceptions that are out there. As you listen to this podcast, if you need additional information, be sure to check out the blog post we created in partnership with FICO on how your credit score affects your financial life + an overview of how your FICO score works on the Clever Girl Finance blog here - https://bit.ly/2BJNiiq Be sure to stop by www.clevergirlfinance.com and check out our learning platform! Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Michelle Ives, a talented copywriter and brand strategist from Sydney, shares her inspiring journey to financial independence. Having saved over $400,000 with her husband, she emphasizes the importance of frugality and strategic investing. Michelle recounts pivotal moments that pushed her to take finances seriously, including observing her husband's dedication. She discusses the significance of aligning financial goals with personal values, and how starting small can lead to significant financial growth. Her dream? Achieving early retirement by 35 to pursue passion over profit.

Today's episode is all about negotiating. Negotiating is an important skill set to have whether you are a professional or entrepreneur and Devon Smiley, shares on key tips on how to get good at it! About Devon Smiley: Devon is a negotiation consultant for entrepreneurs, startups and professionals who are sick of settling, and ready to go after what they want, need and deserve. She's distilled nearly 15 years and $5 billion of negotiation experience into accessible and actionable guidance that helps you build the skill set you need to make the ask with confidence. Her expert advice has been featured in the New York Times, Glamour magazine, the Chicago Tribune and has helped clients including Mars Chocolate and Rolls-Royce. A strong believer that negotiation isn't just about boosting bottom lines, Devon works with pro bono partners including UN Women and The Clinton Foundation. On this episode Devon: - Breaks down the biggest mistakes women make when it comes to negotiating and advocating for themselves as entrepreneurs and employees - How to negotiate through difficult situations - Shares specific steps you can take to begin mastering negotiations - Her top money tip for entrepreneurs (that changed her life) The negotiation books Devon mentions: 1. Hilda: http://hildathebook.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Hilda-Tackle-Naysayer-Unleash-Badassery-ebook/dp/B01KR2T4GG/ 2. Captivate: https://www.amazon.com/Captivate-Science-Succeeding-People/dp/B06XK2P1WG How to keep up with Devon: - You can stay up to date and contact her via her website at DevonSmiley.com Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance Be sure to stop by https://clevergirlfinance.com

Happy new year! the new year is a great time to create a solid strategy to help you achieve career success, and we'll be doing just that in today's podcast episode! Fran Hauser is a media executive, startup investor, and advisor. She's also the best selling author of the book, Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate. Her investment portfolio consists of 20 companies, 18 of which are female-founded and Fran has held senior positions at some of the world's largest digital media businesses, some of which include PEOPLE, InStyle, Entertainment Weekly, and AOL. She's was named one of Business Insider's "30 Women In Venture Capital to Watch in 2018." Fran and The Myth of the Nice Girl have been featured on a wide range of outlets including NBC's Today Show, CNBC, PEOPLE, Fortune, TIME, Fast Company, Oprah.com, Business Insider, Elle, and many more. On this episode Fran shares: - Why she wrote her book "The myth of the Nice Girl", as a resource for women - A personal story of overcoming a difficult situation during her career - The mistakes women make when it comes to proving their value at work and how to do things differently - How to balance being ambitious without being labeled bitchy and so much more How to keep up with Fran: - You can follow Fran's latest updates on her website at https://www.franhauser.com and on Instagram and Twitter at fran_hauser Get Fran's book: - The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate - https://amzn.to/2Tx4Jte Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance Be sure to stop by https://clevergirlfinance.com

It's that time of year again to reflect, count your blessings and set fresh goals that you want to achieve in 2019 as you pursue your financial success! On this episode, I'm sharing some key tips and tricks to help you actually accomplish your 2019 goals in addition to some awesome updates. You don't want to miss this one! What I discussed this episode: - The Clever Girl Finance book (woot woot) which is officially coming soon. - Some of the amazing things that happened for Clever Girl Finance in 2018 including being featured on Time.com and having a 2-page feature spread in Money Magazine. - My goals for 2019. - How to set goals the right way for the new year. - Critical mistakes to avoid when pursuing your goals. - Key things you should be doing to actually accomplish your goals and much more! Be sure to stop by CleverGirlFinance.com and check out our learning platform! Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

This episode is all about curbing your emotional spending and to have this conversation, my guest on the show is certified financial coach, Ericka Young. Ericka is the president and founder of Tailor-Made Budgets which she opened in 2005 after she and her husband Chris climbed their way out of nearly $100,000 in debt. She is a certified financial coach and combines her passion for helping people with creative debt reduction techniques so everyone can have a path to financial freedom. She is also the author of the best-selling book, "Naked and Unashamed: 10 Money Conversations Every Couple Must Have". What we discussed this episode: - On this episode, Ericka and I had a conversation on emotional spending and how it can derail your finances - She shares examples of her own emotional spending including upgrading her car vs. repairing her car, essentially trading a $1,000 repair for a $20,000 car loan and her husband having to take her credit card away from her. - She shares how she worked through dealing with her emotional spending, and how she was able to adjust her mindset about money in order to pay off that nearly $100,000 in debt alongside her husband. - She also shares what it's like to live a debt-free life, one she has lived for the last 10 years, and provides actionable tips on how you can accomplish the same thing too including how to make yourself accountable, being ok with your emotions as a woman, being mindful of the positive emotions that can trigger emotional spending and more. How to keep in touch with Ericka: - You can keep in touch with Ericka on her website over at http://tailormadebudgets.com where you can also download her free ebook "Have your cake and eat it too". Be sure to stop by CleverGirlFinance.com and checkout our learning platform! Do you follow Clever Girl Finance on Instagram yet? You should! https://www.instagram.com/clevergirlfinance