Mind Your Money with MissBeHelpful

This week, protestors are bringing attention to the way Black people are treated in this country. It wouldn't feel right to just continue my podcast as normally scheduled, so I'm pausing for a moment to retell the story of Freedman's Savings Bank. Whether you know the story already or not, tune in to hear me tell it my way!

Sahirenys is a millennial, Latina mom. She studied financial planning and has a degree in finance. After working in companies like Merrill Lynch, MetLife and Ameriprise Financial, she decided to create her own platform called Poised Finance & Lifestyle to help other women with their finances and especially helping them achieve balance in their financial and personal lives. I was beyond HYPE to meet Sahirenys in person at FinCon in 2019 and maybe it's because we're both Dominicanas in the personal finance space, but we clicked immediately! Most of what Sahirenys teaches her followers comes from her personal experiences because she and her husband paid off almost $100,000 in debt! As a mom of 2 living in southern California, she knows first-hand the difficulties of raising kids while trying to prioritize being debt-free, which is a perspective that I definitely cannot speak to so I am so happy to have her on the show!

You can connect with her on instagram @poisedfinancelifestyle

Aunt Kara is everyone in the #debtfreecommunity's favorite Aunty! She had a successful career in IT for over 20 years and was always good with money! She's paid off not one, but two home mortgages in full, she funded her two kids' 529 college funds, she maxed her retirement plan contributions and don't even get me started on how she saved over $65,000 just from TRAVEL HACKING!!!

Kara has lots of nieces and nephews who she's the "go-to aunt" for when it comes to questions about big life choices and making the right money moves!

After creating an instagram account two years ago to stay connected with her nieces and nephews, Kara saw a big interest in the content she was sharing. She now has over 16,500 followers, and remember this was supposed to just be for her nieces and nephews at first! She posts mostly about money mindset, personal finance tips and of course... TRAVEL HACKING. You can connect with Kara on instagram @Aunt.Kara

Shang is the creator of a personal finance blog and instagram channel called @SaveMyCents. Her parents are Chinese immigrants who always taught her the value of saving money and being frugal. She watched them haggle for lower prices and buy used cars to save money for their future. That frugality paid off because hey were later able to help her pay her way to and through Harvard!

Shang shares about her past mistakes with money and her mentality, and she talks about why we can't avoid imposter syndrome but need to focus more on what we "get to" do each day in our lives. She also discusses why borrowing a loan against your 401k may be tempting but it's not savvy.

Follow Shang on instagram at @savemycents.

Tori saved $100K before her 26th birthday, she quit a corporate job in marketing to help teach women to build their own wealth. On this episode we chat about transitioning into entrepreneurship with her brand, negotiating her pay 10% or more at every job she's held and how she even learned all these lessons that most 26 year-olds are still not even thinking about yet!

You can connect with Tori on instagram @herfirst100k

Jamila is the host of the 'Journey to Launch' podcast. As a child of Jamaican immigrants who grew up in NYC, she quickly realized that the city was full of people making money moves and building real wealth. She wanted a piece of the action and her first big money move was investing in real estate. She joins us to share more about that experience and how she started the Journey to Launch platform to help others get on their journey to financial independence!

You can connect with Jamila on instagram @journeytolaunch

Berna Anat is everyone's favorite FINANCIAL HYPE WOMAN. After paying off over $50,000 of student loan debt, she and her partner decided to travel the world together to celebrate. Now, she's back and she's creating content online to help you learn about money in playful way! We talk about being daughters of immigrants, paying off debt, the importance of finding goals that motivate YOU, and not forgetting to make it PLAYFUL and fun!

You can connect with Berna on instagram @HeyBerna

ErinLowry is the author of the Broke Millennial book series. She joins me this week to talk about all things personal finance and she shares details about her 3rd book coming soon!

You can connect with her on instagram @brokemillennialblog

Cindy Zuniga is the daughter of Latinx immigrants. She had six-figures in student loan debt as a result of fulfilling her dream of attending Law School. As a practicing attorney, she chose to focus on paying off over $200,000 by making what she calls "temporary sacrifices" and dedicating time and energy to maintaining her financial hygiene (it's a thing!).

Cindy is now debt-free and owns Zero-Based Budget Coaching LLC. You can connect with her on instagram @zerobasedbudgeting

Get ready to hear stories from incredible people who will inspire you to get your money right!