By Don Golden
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The Fresh Start for Life Podcast is back! Don explains that the reason the show was on hiatus for so long was because he had some staffing issues at the law firm and he has been busy doing all the initial consulations. However, he created a new role in the firm called Debt Relief Consultant and he hired Taylor Kasten to fill that role. Taylor joined Don for the episode to discuss her role and background. Taylor shares her personal financial journey, including her experience with student loan and credit card debt. She emphasizes the importance of financial education and teaching her own kids about money. Don and Taylor then discuss their favorite personal finance books and the general lack of financial education in today's socieity. They also talk about Taylor's role as a debt relief consultant which involves meeting with clients, understanding their situation and finding solutions to help them get a fresh start.
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NOTE: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED IN 2022. Don Golden interviews Charles Laputka, a bankruptcy lawyer from Allentown, Pennsylvania, about his journey to becoming a lawyer and his passion for helping people with their personal finances. Charles shares his experience working in the banking industry and how it led him to becoming a bankruptcy lawyer. He also talks about the importance of taking a holistic approach to bankruptcy and helping clients rebuild their credit and financial lives after the discharge. Charles emphasizes the need for financial education and offers tips on personal finance like setting up automatic savings and charging appropriately for small business owners. The episode concludes with Don and Charles talking about their partnership and the free access Charles provides his clients to the Fresh Start For Life program created by Don. The Fresh Start for Life program teaches people how to rebuild their credit to around 700 within 12-24 months of their discharge.
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When most people think of a coach they think of the person who taught them to play a sport or who leads their favorite pro or college team. However, coaches aren't just for sports. There are all kinds of coaches in the world. There are life coaches, business coaches, nutrition coaches and yes, even personal finance coaches. In this episode we interview Carrie Williams of Running Valley Financial Associates, LLC and she talks about how she helps people get on track with their finances so they can create and travel down their own path to financial freedom.
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If you start with the letter A then you draw a line to the letter B and A represents where you are right now in your financial journey and B represents where you want to go, otherwise known as your financial goals, which do you think is the most important? Would it surprise you if I told you that knowing where you are right now is not as important as knowing exactly what your financial goals are or where you want to go in the future?
In this episode, America's Chief Results Officer, Blaine Oelkers explains this concept in detail and teaches us other techniques to help us reach our financial goals.
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There are some very basic rules of personal finance. If you learn and follow those rules, you will are perfectly capable of reaching financial freedom. We like to call these The Golden Rules of Financial Freedom.
In this episode, bankruptcy attorney Don Golden tells us about his clients who usually have nothing saved for retirement. Seeing so many people suffer financially led Don to become passionate about helping people reach their financial goals. He talks about his personal finance story and introduces us to the first Golden Rule of Financial Freedom, you have to set a goal, develop a plan and follow it!
What’s the most important thing when it comes to going from broke and bankrupt to financially free? Learning to manage your money. And the most important part of managing money is knowing how to budget. Figuring out a budget often strikes people as scary or a hassle, but it doesn’t have to be.
On today’s show, we’re joined by Bobbi Olsen. Bobbi is a budget coach and the cohost of a budgeting podcast called Centsable Chat. Listen to the episode to hear what Bobbi has to say about the debt snowball versus the debt avalanche, how to allocate money, and her own journey from struggling with debt to financial freedom.
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Playing With fire sounds dangerous, but the FIRE movement is actually not about danger. In a way, it’s more about safety – or at least, having a safety net. Today, it’s not realistic to plan to work for the rest of your life. People are living longer thanks to better health practices and medicine, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re able to work for all of that extra time. So how can you make sure that you have the money you need to live on when you reach a point where working is no longer feasible or desirable? The answer lies in financial independence. Listen to the episode to learn more about the FIRE movement and the journey toward financial independence.
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What can happen when you fall behind on your credit card payments? Most people know that they can expect a hit to their credit score and perhaps phone calls from creditors, but often they believe that since the debt is unsecured, nothing more serious can happen. However, this is not the case. Ignoring your credit card debt can be very dangerous to your financial situation. In this episode, we’ll be talking about what happens when you fail to pay your credit card debt and what you can do when you find yourself falling behind.
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The intention for the Fresh Start for Life podcast is to release a new episode every two weeks, but unfortunately, sometimes things get in the way of keeping up with that goal. In this episode, you’ll hear an apology for falling behind as well as some announcements that will interest listeners of Fresh Start for Life.
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What kinds of expenses does your teenager have? Which ones are your responsibility, and which ones should be their responsibility? What’s the best way to teach a teenager to make a budget? Today’s episode will address these questions and more.
Today’s episode is the second in a short series on teaching kids about money, using the book Smart Money, Smart Kids written by Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze. In this installment, the focus is on giving, saving, spending, and budgeting. Listen in to hear more about showing your children how to be good givers, why a teen needs an emergency fund, and what kinds of expenses teenagers have to think about, as well as some updates from the previous episode about work.
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The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.