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5 Stages of Financial Independence | Jamila Souffrant

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About Jamila Souffrant


Jamila Souffrant is the author of "Your Journey To Financial Freedom A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness" and the host of the Journey To Launch podcast. She is considered a go to thought leader in the personal finance field and her work has been featured in BuzzFeed, ESSENCE, Refinery 29, Money Magazine, CNBC, CBS, Business Insider and more. The Journey To Launch Podcast has over 4+ million total downloads and was listed by the NYTimes as a podcast to help you get better with your money. 


Jamila and her husband saved $169,000 in two years, is also a mother of three young children and lives in Brooklyn, NY.


What You’ll Learn

In this episode we talk about:

  • Why Jamila is so passionate about financial independence 
  • Setting “Moon goals”
  • The difference between financial independence and freedom
  • How to get to financial freedom
  • Defining your whys and why nots
  • Getting your initial financial independence plan and what that entails
  • 5 Stages of Financial Independence


    • Resources

    Listen to Journey To Launch

    Grab a copy of Jamila’s book 


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