The Budget Bitch Show

The Budget Bitch Show

By Farrah Turcotte Co.EducationSelf-Improvement
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The Budget Bitch Show episodes

  • The 411 For First Time Homebuyers in Canada

    In this episode, I chat with Alyssa Davies, author of The 100 Day Financial Goal Journal and founder of the 2x award winning finance blog mixedupmoney.com. 

    On my Instagram stories I asked what are your questions on buying a home in Canada and we answer those questions in this episode!

    Things you'll hear:

    • How can I save a down payment?
    • What % should I put down on a home as down payment?
    • Is it bad to put down less than 20%?
    • Should I live in the city or suburb?
    • Why or why not become a homeowner?
    • How to shop for mortgage rates?
    • Where do your emotions fit in amongst homeownership?
    • What are the hidden costs of home ownership?

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    @MixedUpMoney

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    57 min
  • Women, Wealth, and Work

    In this episode, I chat with Fortune 500 Speaker, Author, and Founder of Ladies Get Paid - Claire Wasserman. 

    Things you'll hear:

    • How to negotiate salary and full compensation? What can we ask for?
    • What can we do to work on perfectionism and advocate for ourselves?
    • How do we ask for a raise or promotion?
    • Why do we feel scared asking for more?
    • The role race plays in women's pay
    • How to be your own advocate
    • How can we have the awkward conversations asking what our colleagues make?

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    FOLLOW CLAIRE ON INSTAGRAM!
    @ClaireGetsPaid

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    31 min
  • Investment Risk - WTF is it?

    In this episode, I chat about what risk related to investing is, why it may be necessary for your money to grow, and what different types of risks there are.

    Things you'll hear:

    • What is risk?
    • What types of risk are there?
    • Why is risky relevant to investing?
    • How can I minimize my risk?
    • What types of investments are risky?

    BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!  @BudgetBitchPodcast

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    29 min
  • Banks Don't Care About You: 5 Things They WON'T TELL YOU

    In this episode, I explain chat about all the things that the Big 5 banks won't tell you. There are all kinds of information that are kept quiet and in the fine print leaving you as the consumer uninformed and ill-equipped to find the best banking products to fit your needs.

    Link to CBC article: Employees' claims of sales pressure spark shareholder lawsuit against TD Bank

    Things you'll hear:

    • Who are the Big 5 Canadian banks?
    • How do the banks make money?
    • What are some free banking alternatives?
    • How can you reduce your fees?
    • How do banks make money from your investments with them?
    • Why do the financial advisors always push mutual funds on you?
    • What are some common banking practices?

    BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!  @BudgetBitchPodcast

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    28 min
  • Why You NEED Sinking Funds in Your Life

    In this episode, I explain the beauty that are SINKING FUNDS. Ever wonder why you can't seem to save for larger purchases? Feel like you can't seem to get ahead of "unexpected purchases?" You don't want to miss this episode!

    Things you'll hear:

    • What is a sinking fund?
    • What are sinking funds used for?
    • How to start a sinking fund?
    • Why you need a sinking fund?
    • Examples of sinking funds
    • What I've used sinking funds for
    • Difference between emergency fund and sinking fund

    BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!  @BudgetBitchPodcast

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    16 min
  • From $100k in Debt to Certified Finance Expert with Khaleila Davis

    In this episode, I chat with Certified Money Coach, Author, and Entrepreneur Khaleila Davis.

    Khaleila shares her story about how she went from $100k in debt and almost evicted to debt-free in 2 years. She now owns multiple properties, is a published author with her book "Faith and Funds," and through her faith based education she helps those who felt powerless in their knowledge on personal finances, entrepreneurship, leadership and walking in their purpose. 

    Visit Khaleila's website: https://avaoliviaunlimited.com/

    Things you'll hear:

    • The process of learning "how to finance"
    • Bouncing back from being in debt
    • Releasing money shame
    • Entering the "real world" after university
    • How Khaleila went from almost evicted to multiple property owner and certified financial expert

    BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!  @BudgetBitchPodcast

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    1 hr 2 min
  • Money Management with Liz from Ambitious Adulting

    In this episode, I chat with Liz from Ambitious Adulting who is a Money and Business Mentor.  

    Liz shares her story from growing up with immigrant parents, buying her first home to now owning multiple properties, taking her side hustle full time, and keys to staying organized and on top of managing your money. 

    Things you'll hear:

    • How to audit your accounts
    • Money management and making a solid money plan
    • Key financial learnings and takeaways from immigrant parents

    BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!  @BudgetBitchPodcast

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    56 min
  • Become a Wealthy Badass With Your Money Mindset

    In this episode, I share with you mindset affirmations to make you rich, dealing with scarcity narratives, and why what you say and think about money MATTERS.

    Things you'll hear:

    • Key learnings from Jen Sincero's book "You Are a Badass at Making Money"
    • Daily money affirmations to say and think to yourself
    • Why the words you speak matter
    • How your money mindset inherently affects your actions
    • The paralysis that fear causes

    BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!  @BudgetBitchPodcast

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    17 min
  • Top 5 Budgeting Methods You Need to Know

    In this episode, I share with you 5 budgeting techniques that you NEED to know.

    Things you'll hear:

    • Why it's important to just start somewhere
    • 5 different budgeting methods
    • How to start each of the 5 budgeting methods
    • What budgeting method didn't work for me
    • Why trial and error is key

    BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!  @BudgetBitchPodcast

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

    To BOOK a 90 minute Budget Intensive Coaching session with me go HERE!

    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    23 min
  • Financial + Mental Health During an Unexpected Job Loss

    In this episode, I chat with Financial Coach Hersh Chopra about how to budget and manage finances during a job loss, key areas to focus on in mental health, and how to get back on your feet.

    Things you'll hear:

    • 10 things you can do to focus on and improve your mental health
    • Budgeting while unemployed and the importance of an emergency fund
    • Self-reflection and self-development techniques
    • How to work on your mindset and re-align your goals
    • Actionable steps to find new opportunities

    BE SURE TO FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM!  @BudgetBitchPodcast

    BOOK A FREE BUDGET AUDIT WITH ME! Let's chat about how I can help you learn to manage your money and mindset! BOOK HERE

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    I love sharing stories and REAL jargon-free content. Let's chat and connect! 

    1 hr 11 min

About The Budget Bitch Show

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The Budget Bitch Podcast is a Canadian money and mindset podcast hosted by BC Mortgage Broker Farrah Turcotte to help millennials reduce credit card debt, purchase their first home, address money trauma, and build their net worth WITHOUT sacrificing fun.