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The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

142: How Esther Became Debt-Free Even After Losing 55% Of Her Income

The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

Bola Sokunbi

Education, Self-improvement, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8931 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, I'm excited to have a member of team CGF come on to the podcast to share her debt-free story. Esther paid off £18,000 (~$20,000) in 22 months despite losing 55% of her income during that time. On this episode Esther shares: - The specific things did she did to keep her mindset in check, pay her debt and navigate the ups and downs - Why consistent budgeting, even when her budget didn't go according to plan, was pivotal - Her tips and advice for others going through their debt-free journey and much more ❤ Access our FREE COURSES at clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ (All 30+ courses are free right now) ❤ Get the Clever Girl Finance book: clevergirlfinance.com/book ❤ Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everyone this is Boa I'm the founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance and

0:05.0

welcome to the Clever Girls No Podcast.

0:07.0

So on this episode of the podcast my guest today is Esther Bangura

0:12.0

and she's a special guest because Esther is a member of the

0:16.0

Clever Girl Finance team and she is someone that I work with and talk to almost

0:20.9

every single day and so I'm really excited to have her come on here to

0:24.6

share her debt payoff story and Esther paid off over 18,000 pounds of debt even

0:32.0

though she experienced a 55% decrease in her income and her

0:37.0

husband lost his job as well and so on this episode she shares what letter to the

0:42.2

point where she wanted to become debt free,

0:44.9

how she navigated that loss of income and the things that she did in order to get herself back on

0:50.9

her feet and start to work towards paying off her debts to now eventually

0:55.3

becoming debt-free.

0:57.5

And I think Esther's story is relevant in this season because a lot of people are experiencing job losses and layoffs right now

1:05.2

and many people may be feeling discouraged about their financial plans and

1:10.1

while this is a difficult season for many, there is still opportunity and there is still light at the end of the tunnel.

1:17.5

And so I just want to encourage you not to give up and not to lose focus.

1:21.5

Your timeline may change. Your plans may need to be adjusted, but you can still achieve your goals.

1:28.0

But before we get into the episode with Esther, if you are new to the podcast or you have been listening to the

1:33.8

podcast for a while and you are yet to subscribe please subscribe you can subscribe

1:38.7

everywhere it listens to your podcast episodes and if you are loving the

1:42.4

podcast be sure to leave a review to the other

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