The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

While words may not be enough comfort in times of financial difficulty, you can still take action and do your best to get through. In this episode, I'm sharing some tips and actions you can take if you can't pay your bills. ❤ AVAILABLE JOBS - POST ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-BX8mVBN5P/ ❤ Access our FREE COURSES at clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ (All 30+ courses are free rig...

Thank you to everyone who joined the webinar I hosted to talk about financial wellness and mental wellness matters in this season where we are all impacted by this global pandemic. On this webinar replay, I answer questions on investing, buying a home, refinancing, job losses, budgeting, paying bills, mental health and more. Also, as a company, it's really difficult for us to just take a "business...

I'm sharing some key money(and mental health) tips to encourage you during this time of uncertainty with the Coronavirus impacting so many all around the world. Share this episode with anyone you think might need to hear it! ❤ Free resources & courses: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Watch money tip videos: https://clevergirlfinance.com/videos ❤ Get the Clever Girl Finance roadmap: clever...

Sahirenys Pierce and her husband paid off over $99k in debt in just 5 years while living in one of the most expensive cities in the US. We are breaking down just how they did it in this episode! More about Sahirenys: She is the personal finance content creator behind The Poised Lifestyle blog and the High-5 Banking Method. She's a millennial Latina mom of two who paid off over $99k in debt within...

Nicole Hatcher paid off almost $100k of debt mostly in student loans and on this episode, she share's just how she did it. Nicole is a money coach, podcaster, Youtuber and personal finance blogger who is on a mission to promote financial literacy. She is committed to helping busy, professional women discover the beauty of financial freedom so they can work less and live more! To-date she has provi...

Meet Jully-Alma Taveras, the founder of Investing Latina. She started investing as a teenager, made money mistakes, dug herself out of 5-figure consumer debt, and now her mission is to educate others about financial literacy. Her biggest investment accomplishment is starting early. On this episode of the podcast, Jully and I have a conversation about investing simply and how small steps can lead t...

Let's talk business! My guest today is a dear friend, Mobola Imoisili. Mobola(pen name Simisayo Brownstone)is an author, entrepreneur, and founder of two businesses, the Feyi Fay book series and Little Black Business box! On this episode, we had a candid conversation on the realities and lessons from business including: - Her personal story and what led her to start her businesses - Her biggest bu...

Cindy Zuniga is the founder of Zero-Based Budget Coaching LLC.  After graduating from law school in 2015 with over $210,000 of debt, Cindy decided to take control of her money by immersing herself in the world of personal finance.  In 2018, she launched @zerobasedbudget to document her debt payoff journey and simplify personal finance concepts.  After recognizing, through her platform, people's un...

Sharing my end of year check-in, some updates and new year motivation for 2020! Catch the Clever Girl Finance 2020 goal setting replay here: https://youtu.be/lKBhkiAFco4 ❤ Get the Clever Girl Finance roadmap: clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap ❤ Get the Clever Girl Finance book: clevergirlfinance.com/book ❤ Join Clever Girl Finance: https://clevergirlfinance.com ❤ Follow on Instagram: instagr...

{Today's podcast episode is sponsored by Frost Bank} What kind of optimist are you? Take the quiz! https://www.optforoptimism.com/optimism/quiz/ Talking about finances with your partner can seem scary but it doesn't have to be! We've collaborated with Frost Bank to break down just how to have this conversation with optimism and with the help of a Money Do List! To discuss this on the podcast, my g...

Get the Clever Girl Finance Roadmap! https://clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap As we come to the end of the year and the start of a new year and decade, assessing your circle of influence is a must-do exercise for everyone and my guest today, Barbara M. Little's will help us do just that! Barbara's name is synonymous with "change agent" as she empowers organizations and women to "Find Their...

Get the Clever Girl Finance Roadmap! clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap On today's episode, Yezmin Thomas shares the wake-up call that caused her to turn her finances around completely and achieve financial wellness. About Yezmin: She is a working mom, award-winning journalist, and financial coach teaching high-achieving moms how to live out their best financial futures.  She believes that on...

Get the Clever Girl Finance Roadmap! https://clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap Today's podcast episode is all about building a successful business. Meet Modupe Marianne Ladapo, the founder of Lenox Cupcakes, a gourmet baked goods company serving the metro-Atlanta area.  The company began its initial operations in 2008 from her home kitchen using the eggs and butter in her fridge, selling to...

Today's episode is all about working on your self-discipline! Becoming a master of self-discipline is difficult and is something you need to work on consistently. Learning how to build self-discipline skills can allow you to quit bad habits, accomplish long-term and short-term goals, and change your life completely. In this episode, I'm sharing key steps to build your self-discipline and work towa...

Meet Dr. Una! Dr. Una is the founder of Ivy League Pediatrics, a multi-site pediatric practice in Georgia. Over the last nine years, it has thrived and has been voted 'Best of Gwinnett' for four years in a row and rated 5 stars by over 250 parents. While building this, she developed a love for entrepreneurship and has since built many other successful businesses. Like many doctors, Dr. Una was ign...

Meet Ashley! Ashley Patrick is the founder of Budgets Made Easy and The Money Mindset Podcast. She helps families eliminate debt using simple strategies so they can stress less and live the life they want. She was able to pay off $45,000 in just 17 months including $25,000 in student loans in just 10 months. She has been featured on Fox Business, Yahoo! Finance, USA TODAY, MSN, CNBC, NerdWallet, a...

On today's episode of the podcast, I'm answering questions from Laura, a listener of the podcast. She has some very specific questions about what to do as she works towards paying off her debt on a five-year plan that she has created alongside her husband. You'll want to tune into this one! Sinking funds article: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/blog/how-to-set-up-sinking-funds/ Emergency funds a...

The Clever Girls Know Podcast hosted By Bola Sokunbi. On this episode of the podcast, I share how I got in my own way in regards to a goal I wanted to accomplish and then, what I did to get out of my own way to successfully achieve that goal. I'm also answering a listener question on how to get started with their small business idea. ❤ Get the Clever Girl Finance book: https://clevergirlfinance.co...

Meet Okeoma Moronu Schreiner! Okeoma is a mother of two, personal finance nerd and corporate finance attorney who loves helping parents and children grow interest in their money! She's also the founder of the Happy Lawyer Project and most recently the author of the children's book "The missing money monsters". What we discussed on this episode: - Why she's passionate about financial wellness for k...

My guest today is Tess Wicks! Tess is a wealth and mindset coach for online entrepreneurs. Through her podcast and online platform, Wander Wealthy, Tess helps her clients identify their income goals, overcome major money mindset blocks, and implement her Easy Profit System to manage the money in their business and personal life with ease. On this episode we discussed: - Her personal story on how s...

Today's episode is with Leah Gervais. Leah is the founder of Urban 20 Something, the host of the Your Biggest Vision podcast, and a leading business coach. She started her "for fun" blog years ago to document her career confusion and start what she hoped to be a profitable side hustle. She turned that into her full-time and a six-figure business and works with women around the world to scale their...

Long-time no solo podcast! On this episode I'm sharing: - Some new Clever Girl Finance updates - How I got intentional with my summer - My assessment of my finances and goals this summer - Some Q4 motivation - PLUS I interview my 5-year-old twins about money! ❤ Get the Clever Girl Finance book: https://clevergirlfinance.com/book ❤ Join Clever Girl Finance: https://clevergirlfinance.com ❤ Follow on...

Today's guest is Camilla Banks. Camilla is the founder of HollandLuxe Properties (a real estate firm) and HollandLuxe furniture (a custom furniture company). Camilla started her real estate company in 2017 out of a passion of wanting to help people learn the value of real estate and leveraging credit to build assets, not debt. Prior to becoming self-employed, Camilla didn't know much about finance...

It's time for another episode of the Clever Girls Know podcast and my incredible guest today is Alexandra Lebenthal. Alexandra Lebenthal has led companies on Wall Street for over thirty years. Most recently, she was the CEO of Lebenthal Holdings, a diversified financial services firm that included the nation's largest woman-owned broker-dealer. Alexandra comes from a storied Wall Street family. He...

The Clever Girl Finance book is officially here(https://clevergirlfinance.com/book)and today, I'm catching up with Melisa Boutin a student loan expert who is featured in the Clever Girl Finance book. Melisa has paid off over $37,000 of her student loans and shares key strategies and tip to establish the right mindset and get ahead of the interest charges that keep most people in the long term cycl...