Ep.068 Adding Up - What No One Ever Tells You About Savings

This is tough and it's personal. There are so many things I wish I knew about savings when I started my journey to get out of debt. I didn't realise the impact my ability to save money would have on my ability to have long term success with debt reduction.

My 3 highlights from this week are shared:

03:02 My Best Saving - 7eleven coffee. It’s $1 and still amazing :)

04:25 My Best Learning - The oven was worth the wait

05:24 Money Bravery - Kids didn’t get canteen lunches this week

05:43 Teaching my kids financial literacy.

06:17 The value of time together.

07:28 The challenge of building savings.

09:10 Things I wish I knew when deciding to get out of debt.

09:40 How I kicked my credit card debt.

10:01 How to prepare for emergencies

11:05 The super power that unlocks change

12:56 Why goals matter

13:55 The consequences of not changing

14:15 Saving is expensive

16:34 Being Empowered with cash

17:39 New habits take time

18:42 The unexpected feelings savings bring

20:48 It's okay to be a learner

22:13 Money management  for entrepreneurs resources

You have to say no.

It’s expensive. It’s literally at the expense of everything else

It’s easier when you have a goal.

If you don’t have a reason to hold onto it you won’t.

On Tuesday I will be releasing a video on my 4 things I have focused on to achieve savings without earning more.

A life changing book I have read and continue to refer to is Profit First by Mike Michalowicz