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1194: Financial Infidelity and Secretly Carrying $100k in Credit Card Debt

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Guest Melissa Houston shares how she secretly racked up over $100,000 in credit card debt, the day she confessed to her husband and her emotional road to recovery. More about Melissa: She is a Certified Professional Accountant and a Business Finance Coach with over 20 years of professional experience. Melissa coaches entrepreneurs to become confident with managing the cash in their business so that they make their business more profitable. Melissa teaches her signature 5-step Cash Confident framework. Melissa is a regular contributor with Forbes.com and Entrepreneur.com. Melissa is the host of the Think Like a CFO podcast. When Melissa isn't busy helping entrepreneurs make their business most profitable, you can find Melissa up at her cottage with her husband, 2 teenagers and 3 dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

So many episode 1194 Melissa Houston, CPA, and Business Finance coach and host of the

0:07.0

Think Like a CFO podcast.

0:10.0

You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru, Farnoosh Narapi, each day in a 30-minute

0:16.7

dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers,

0:22.3

and from Farnoosh yourself.

0:25.0

Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?

0:28.4

Sorry, you're in the wrong place, seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.

0:34.0

Welcome to So Money.

0:37.2

The reason why I share this story is because I want people to understand that your mistakes

0:42.2

don't define you.

0:43.2

And I think that's a really important message to get out there as well.

0:47.0

Because, you know, like, I'm a CPA and I made a huge mistake, but I didn't let it define

0:51.3

me.

0:52.3

I've moved past it.

0:53.3

I dealt with it and I moved past it.

0:55.0

Welcome to So Money, everybody.

0:56.6

Thanks for joining.

0:57.6

We're going to have one of those candid conversations today about a woman who hid her financial struggles.

1:04.9

Melissa Houston is a certified professional accountant and business finance coach with

1:10.4

over 20 years of experience.

1:13.3

She coaches entrepreneurs to become confident with managing the cash in their business so

1:18.6

that they can make their business more profitable.

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