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Feb 7, 2024 • 43min

Episode 360: What's Next For Journey To Launch + Steps To Take At The Beginning of Your Financial Independence Journey & It's my Birthday w/ Jamila Souffrant

It’s my birthday! In my latest episode, I delve into post-book debut developments, the upcoming stages for my business, my commitment to self-care this year, and the significance of leading a life you can take pride in. Additionally, I provide step-by-step instructions on what actions I would take if I were just discovering Financial Independence. Don’t forget: you can celebrate my birthday with me by listening to this episode and reviewing my book, “𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙏𝙤 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙢: 𝘼 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙏𝙤 𝘼𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨,” on Amazon here or Goodreads here!  In this episode you’ll learn about: What you can do to celebrate my birthday (it’s FREE!) What my goals are with Journey To Launch and how I’m looking forward to the future How community and social capital raises your internal and external wealth The control that comes with autonomy, readjusting plans and goals, working on myself + more Other Links Mentioned in episode: My Book: Your Journey To Financial Freedom Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE Check out my personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE
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Jan 31, 2024 • 1h

Episode 359: How these Two First-Gen Latine Siblings Went From Paying Off Debt to Six Figure Net Worths

Israel and Sunem Tovar, first-gen Latine siblings, share their financial journeys and achievements. Israel built a six-figure net worth on a teacher salary and as a first-gen, openly gay Latino. Sunem built a $250,000 investment portfolio with a Master's in finance. They discuss their backgrounds, lack of financial literacy in education, and how they discovered personal finance through blogs and podcasts. Israel shares his journey to wealth and strategic financial decisions. Sunem talks about paying off debt, managing side hustles, and transitioning to aggressive investing. They emphasize the importance of family bonds and sharing knowledge with their siblings.
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Jan 24, 2024 • 45min

Episode 358: Navigating First Generation Wealth + Helping Family With Finances With Maria Melchor

Maria Melchor, financial educator and creator of FirstGenLiving, joins the Journey To Launch Podcast to talk about her experience being the first in her family to build lasting wealth in America and how she built FirstGenLiving into the successful business it is today.  We also talk about taking on student loan debt to avoid burdening parents with school expenses, “survivor’s guilt,” the fallacy of the “working harder will make you wealthier” narrative, and more.  FirstGenLiving began in 2020 and reaches an audience of 130,000+ across social media platforms. FirstGenLiving provides personal finance education tailored to the experience of first-generation immigrants, students, and professionals in the United States. Maria has been featured in outlets including CNBC, Univision, and Money Magazine.In this episode you’ll learn about: How Maria’s immigrant background shaped her journey and influences her finances The challenge of raising second generation kids with grit through intentional parenting Guilt and anxiety surrounding making more money than anyone in your family  Navigating helping family financially, starting an online content creation business, pitching yourself to loved ones, and more Other Links Mentioned in episode: Order my new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom and get 2 months free of Freedom Quest & access to the FIRE STARTER Course for FREE  Episode 248- Small Steps to Reach Big Dreams + Going from an Observer to Main Player In Your Life Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE Check out my personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Maria: FirstGenLiving.com Instagram:@FirstGenLiving Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE
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Jan 17, 2024 • 59min

Episode 357: How To Hack Your Life to Save Money, Optimize Experiences & Amassing 14 Million Credit Card Points w/ Chris Hutchins

Chris Hutchins, avid life hacker, financial optimizer and host of the top ranked podcast, “All the Hacks,” joins the Journey To Launch podcast to discuss how he amassed 14 million credit card points and upgrades his life without spending a fortune.  We also talk about the dangers of optimizing too much, intentionally spending and hacking your personal finances, analysis paralysis, and more.  Before jumping into the content creation world, Chris was the Head of New Product Strategy at Wealthfront, an investor at Google Ventures, co-founded Milk (acquired by Google) and built an organization called LaidOffCamp. He has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and CNBC. In this episode you’ll learn about: How selling a business does not always mean making a profit  Why falling down rabbit holes of information changed Chris’s life What being in a job Chris hated taught him about Financial Independence Travel hacking, using money to have experiences you can uniquely have now, memory dividends + more Other Links Mentioned in episode: Order my new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom and get 2 months free of Freedom Quest & access to the FIRE STARTER Course for FREE  Episode 356: Cultivating Influence, Mastering Networking + Leveraging People Skills To Improve Our Financial Lives With Vanessa Van Edwards Mastering the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication with Vanessa Van Edwards on All the Hacks Podcast Overcoming Fear, Processing Failure, and Why Having a Plan B Holds You Back with Matt Higgins on All the Hacks Podcast Episode 284- The Simple Path to Wealth and All You Need to Know About Index Investing with JL Collins Episode 346: Index Funds, How To Build Wealth & Financial Independence Wisdom With “The Godfather of FI,” JL Collins The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map... by Collins, J LAmazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com › Simple-Path-Wealth-finan… Episode 262- Die with Zero & Get All You Can From Your Money and Your Life w/ Bill Perkins Die With Zero: Net Fulfillment Over Net Worth on All the Hacks Podcast Episode 339: Disney World vs. Retiring Early- How Much Our Disney World Trip Cost + Book Updates Travel Freely: Points & Miles 4+ - App StoreApplehttps://apps.apple.com › app › travel-freely-points-miles CardPointers: Credit card rewards made easyCardPointershttps://cardpointers.com Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE Check out my personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Chris: AllTheHacks.com Instagram:@ChrisHutchins Twitter.com:@Hutchins Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE
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Jan 10, 2024 • 31min

Episode 356: Cultivating Influence, Mastering Networking + Leveraging People Skills To Improve Our Financial Lives With Vanessa Van Edwards

Vanessa Van Edwards, a best-selling author and behavioral researcher on professional communication and leadership, joins the Journey To Launch podcast to discuss science-based communication insights and give actionable social skills tips to advance your career, relationships, and overall life. We also chat about navigating stereotyping and biases , the importance of making definitive decisions about personal connections, leveraging cues to shape perception, and more. More than 50 million people have seen Vanessa on YouTube and in her viral TED Talk. She has been featured in Entrepreneur, CNN, CBS, and more. Her book, “Captivate: The Science of Succeeding With People,” has been translated into 17+ languages and her latest book, “Cues: Master The Secret Language of Charismatic Communication," was an instant best seller.  In this episode you’ll also learn more about: Actionable posture tips and desk setups to optimize how others perceive you How to recognize if you have weaker people skills and what you can do to improve them  Why we should go into interactions wondering how we can like the other person more The Halo Effect, the definition of a “sticky person,” why charisma is just as important as a lucrative idea + more Other Links Mentioned in episode: Order my new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom and get 2 months free of Freedom Quest & access to the FIRE STARTER Course for FREE  Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic How to Win Friends & Influence People A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype Content: Competence Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE Check out my personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB-Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my  referral link What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Vanessa: ScienceOfPeople.com Instagram:@VVanEdwards Facebook.com:@VVanEdwards Twitter.com:@ScienceOfPeople Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE
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Jan 3, 2024 • 46min

Episode 355- How You Can Be A Millionaire + Why You Don't Have To Be Born Into Wealth To Leave A Legacy Behind With Arlan Hamilton

Arlan Hamilton, serial entrepreneur, author, and master multitasker, joins the Journey To Launch podcast to discuss her main idea that 99.9% of people can become millionaires. She gives us powerful insights on proactively creating opportunities, overcoming distrust, and maintaining consistency for sustained wealth building. Following Arlan's interview, I share the questions I’m asking myself as we transition from 2023 to 2024  and how making an impact, no matter how modest, fuels my determination to reach and inspire a broader audience.   In this episode you’ll also learn more about: How to identify if you have a money mindset issue + the power of self-belief  Why creating multiple revenue streams is the key to long-term wealth What opting for exploring the best case scenario if you go for something looks like The power of embodying what we desire before we achieve it  Planning to allow for surprises, questions to ask yourself as the new year approaches + more Other Links Mentioned in episode: Order my new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom and get 2 months free of Freedom Quest & access to the FIRE STARTER Course for FREE Arlan’s Book: Your First Million: Why You Don’t Have to Be Born into a Legacy of Wealth to Leave One Behind Episode 155- Strengthen Your Mindset & Confidence To Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage with Arlan Hamilton Listen to The Valley Podcast, here Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE Check out my personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Arlan: ArlansFirstMillion.com YourFirstMillion.live Instagram: @ArlanwasHere Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE
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Dec 27, 2023 • 46min

Episode 354: Improving Your Money Mindset & Habits + Why Working On Yourself Is Non-Negotiable On Your Journey To Financial Freedom

Do you have a positive or negative money mindset? Are you conscious of the habits that correlate with those mindsets… or are you more like a jellyfish, going with the flow and not sure where you stand?  In this episode, I guide you through the significant impact of the intangible aspects of your financial journey. I offer definitions for mindsets and habits, present a framework for self-assessment, share my personal experience in leveraging a challenging situation, and provide insights on regaining control over your financial situation. In this episode you’ll also learn more about: What mindset is, why it’s evolving, and how it’s shaped in your life How to assess your mindsets and habits at the beginning of your financial journey  Understanding how your mindset and habits feed into your current financial situation Actionable steps to improve your money mindset, the ant mill or death spiral phenomenon, direct and indirect money habits + more Other Links Mentioned in episode: Episode 236- How To Change Overthinking From A Super Problem To A Superpower Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking Order my new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom and get 2 months free of Freedom Quest & access to the FIRE STARTER Course for FREE Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE Check out my personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE
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Dec 20, 2023 • 46min

Episode 353: My Business Journey, Failing into Entrepreneurship & Tips To Start Your Entrepreneurship Journey

You’ve seen the social media posts: “To be successful, quit your corporate career and strike out on your own!” “Entrepreneur ‘til I die,” “Don’t make someone else rich!” While the idea that becoming an entrepreneur leads to increased flexibility and income may hold true for some, it's not a universal fit and often takes time to materialize. In this episode, I delve into my personal journey as an entrepreneur, recounting various challenges and setbacks. I discuss why I consider Journey To Launch a success, despite encountering multiple "failures," and offer genuine advice for those contemplating a move towards self-employment. In this episode you’ll also learn more about: Various businesses I tried and failed before I began Journey To Launch Actionable tips if you’re thinking about jumping into entrepreneurship How to set yourself up for entrepreneur success in the beginning The pros and cons of working for yourself + more Other Links Mentioned in episode: Episode 338: Quitting Alcohol, Accepting Your Authentic Self & How Money Allows You Time To Heal With Rich Jones  Episode 31- The Birthday Episode: My Previous Business Failures & 4 Life Lessons That Contribute To My Success Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE Order my new book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom and get 2 months free of Freedom Quest & access to the FIRE STARTER Course for FREE Check out my personal website here. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: @Journey To Launch Join the Private Facebook Group Join the Waitlist for My FI Course Get The Free Jumpstart Guide Get The Budget Bootcamp for FREE
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Dec 13, 2023 • 31min

Episode 352: How To Set & Prioritize Financial Goals In The New Year

Learn how to set and prioritize financial goals using concepts from the host's new book. Explore the importance of a systematic approach, understanding the difference between lead/domino goals and gap goals. Discover tips for organizing financial goals and the five stages of the financial journey towards independence. Find out how to support the podcast and spread its message.
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Dec 7, 2023 • 12min

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