In this episode we have Ken and Mary Okoroafor, founders of award winning companies “The Humble Penny” and “Financial Joy Academy”, they are financial coaches, best selling author of the book “Financial Joy, a 10-week plan to help you banish debt, grow your money and unlock financial freedom” and international speakers.

In this episode we discuss:

- The importance of winning back some of your freedom

- Unconventional activities Ken and Mary did to achieve financial freedom

- The importance of stewarding every part of your money

- A framework for pursuing financial freedom

- Is the financial situation in the UK as bad as it seems

- Whether you can still become financial free in the UK and much more

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Savvy Wallet Ad

0:18 - Preview

1:21 - Intro

1:55 - Meet Ken & Mary from The Humble Penny

5:37 - What most people don’t know about Ken and Mary

9:00 - Tide Ad

10:35 - Why we pursued financial freedom 

17:29 - Anticipation is necessary to manage money

18:52 - What does financial freedom mean to The Humble Penny

22:32 - My workplace wanted to own all of my time

24:46 - How we achieved financial freedom?  

27:08 - The POST framework 

29:41 - From cleaner to Chief Financial Officer! 

37:08 - Why 95% of people won’t achieve financial freedom

39:21 - You have to be obsessed to achieve financial freedom

45:58 - Every pound has a value!

49:59 - Impact of a successful marriage 

53:28 - Practical tips for discussing money in a couple

58:04 - Is the financial situation in the UK as bad as it seems?

1:06:52 - Is financial freedom still possible in the UK? 

1:09:02 - Becoming a Millionaire from investing 

1:16:38 - You need to do unconventional things to achieve wealth 

1:20:31 - Define what your financial joy is 

1:22:25 - What inspired us to create our book Financial Joy

1:26:31 - Final words

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