I am so excited to share this episode featuring Kara Stevens of the award winning site The Frugal Feminista which helps women get their finances in order. We get some firsthand tips from Kara on how to grow and manage a profitable side hustle while juggling a full-time job and family. Kara was able to not only pay off $40,000 in debt in 3 years but also build a business on the site while managing a full time job & a family, so there is definitely much to learn

In this episode we will discuss:

• Kara’s background, money story & journey into entrepreneurship
• How she paid off 40,000 of debt in 3 years. Find step by step guide here.
• How to balance a full-time job, your side hustles & a family
• How as a principal, Kara wanted to start a community based businesses
• Time vs. money argument. When to outsource and build a team, and how to determine where to spend/invest when you still have debt
• How to build a team for the key aspects of the business on a budget and the tools to support communication?
• Tips on staying motivated from Kara’s article.

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

9 Things I Did to Pay Back My $40K Student Loan Debt in Two Years

6 Tips to Keep You Motivated While Building Your Business on the Side

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You may think that you need a traditional education to reach Financial Freedom, but on this episode, Tinian Crawford is here to tell us otherwise. He shares with us how lucrative a job in the Trades can be and why more people should be looking to a trade career and building their DIY skills to help them reach their goals of Financial Independence.  

On this episode you will learn:

• Tinian’s backstory & his entrepreneurial journey into the world of Financial Independence
• What’s considered a "trade job" and how pursuing trade skills is a great alternative to a traditional college education
• The demand for trade jobs and the gap between skilled workers and available positions
• How one can get started in the trades, how to get your children started & how to pivot into a trade career
• How to become a trade entrepreneur in order to reach your financial goals
• The gender gap and barrier that women may experience when looking to get into trades but why women are needed in these fields plus so much more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

NPR Article

Women in the Trades

College vs Trades 

My Big Stupid Hot Tub

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On this episode of Journey to Launch, I speak to Lisa Phillips on how to get into affordable real estate investing as a way to build wealth. Lisa shares how she built her real estate portfolio and has reached Financial Freedom after losing her job and going through foreclosure.

Topic talked about in this episode include: -Lisa Phillip’s background from losing her home in a foreclosure to being able to bounce back as a successful real estate investor -How to get started investing in real estate without a lot of capital & cash -Where to find affordable real estate for around $30,000 -Why rural, inner-city, and mid sized cities properties in working class neighborhoods are the best investments -How to invest in a property in another city & the key things to make out of town investing work plus so much more

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Investing can seem complicated but Erin Lowry is breaking it down into terms we can all understand. Her new book, Broke Millennial Takes On Investing, is a beginners guide to investing and will help you level up your money.  Here's what we discuss in this episode:

• Erin’s background & how she became the Broke Millennial and an overview of her book
• The most common “excuses” or limiting beliefs on why people don’t invest
• The importance of compound interest, inflation & time & why you should start sooner than later
• Investing in a 401K, Roth IRA & other investing options aside from your employer
• Goal setting, time horizon, risk tolerance and asset allocation
• Paying off your student loans vs credit card debt vs investing for retirement
• What the wealthy are doing in regards to investing
• The benefits & advantages of robo advisors vs human advisors vs investing on your own

Email [email protected] with proof of purchase of the book & get the free 30 day investing action plan! 

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Get your chance to win a copy of Erin's book here.

Get Erin Lowry's Book Here

Attend Erin's Upcoming Book Tour 

Check out Investor.gov 

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To reach your goals of Financial Freedom and Independence, you have to focus on these four areas; Income, Expenses, Investing (not just in retirement accounts), & Mindset. In today’s episode, I will be discussing how to optimize and improve each of the four components and give you tips on how to succeed in each area.

There’s still time left to join me in my FREE class on March 28th at 8:30pm EST. Grab your spot here

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On this week’s episode, I talk with to Atiya Brown of the Savvy Accountant all about taxes. Taxes can be confusing and overwhelming to understand but its an important tool to build wealth. We talk about:

• New changes to the tax code 
• How to decide when you should DIY your taxes vs hiring a professional
• How you can use a businesses and side hustles to help you become more tax efficient
• Using real estate to help lower your tax liability and build wealth
• Most common tax misconceptions and questions Atiya gets about taxes + so much more

Join me for the FREE class on March 28th all about how to create your plan to reach Financial Freedom here

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On this week’s episode, I am exploring some cheaper and faster alternatives to college with Ryan Craig who wrote the book, A New You, Cheaper and Faster Alternatives to College. In this episode we talk about:

• The history of college education and how this advanced degree system came to be?
• The fundamental issues with college today 
• What’s the framework for making the critical importance choice of where to go to college? 
• Affordable vs Unaffordable and Nonselective college vs Selective college
• The last mile in higher education, pathways to digital new careers, boot camps (in person and online)
• What’s the overall benefit to solving social and economic problems when the faster and cheaper college alternatives become more of the norm? plus so much more

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Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

A New U Book

The Rule of 10- Benchmark for making college affordable

Techtonic

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On this week’s episode, I’m talking to Eric Patrick who is a full-time Pharmacist, husband, father of two and runs two side hustles, DocDesgins, a social media management company and Black Market Exchange which uses hip-hop and urban media to make investing fun and easy to understand. In this episode we talk about:

• How he first got into investing
• Balancing a full-time job as a pharmacist and two side hustles
• The lessons we can learn about money through hip hop and movies like Black Panther
• How you can be multi passionate and pursue different career paths
• Deciding on what to do as a side hustle
• Lessons to teach your kids about money plus so much more

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Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

Gaining Personal Financial Freedom through the Biblical Principles of Finances by Larry A. Maxwell

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I’m excited to bring you another Journeyer Profile interview. Today, I’m talking with Ashley Copeland who was able to purchase 2 homes and has a net worth of almost $100,000 all by the age of 27 years old. She was able to accomplish all of this without ever earning 6 figures and while living in DC.

In this interview we discuss:

• How she ended up buying 2 properties in DC
• How she prepared to quit her job to follow her passions
• Why she comes from a place of gratitude with all areas of her life - even when it comes to waiting tables
• Tips on spending wisely and saving money
• Breaking down your goals to be smaller and achievable and so much more

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Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

Afford Anything Podcast

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I’m excited and honored to bring you this roundtable discussion. I brought together some of the most notable and leading voices in the Financial Independence and personal finance space to discuss the wealth gap, privilege and the unique factors that people of color face in reaching Financial Freedom.

The roundtable includes; Naseema from Financially Intentional, Carmen Perez from Make Real Cents, Timika from the House of FI Podcast & Julien and Kiersten from Rich & Regular.  

We discuss:

• Lack of diversity in the messaging and why our stories need to be told
• Our thoughts on overall privilege and our own individual privileges
• Actionable steps people of color need to take to get ahead
• Getting the cheat code by investing in yourself and education plus so much more

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Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

Naseema’s first JTL interview Episode 16

Timika’s first JTL interview Episode 30

Julien & Kiersten’s first JTL interview - Episode 43

Black Fire series Part 1 & Part 2

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Reluctant Frugalist Website

House of FI

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Instagram: @financiallyintentional

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