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So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

1430: Ditching the Path to Law School, Living Abroad and Earning 10 Revenue Streams with Vanessa Menchaca-Wachtmeister

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.71.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Vanessa Menchaca-Wachtmeister is a 29-year old, Mexican-American, travel tech professional and creator of travel and personal finance blog Wander Onwards. Learn why she ditched the path to law school to pursue life abroad. She offers negotiation tips on how she doubled her salary after switching jobs. She has 10 revenue streams and big plans for a business supporting immigrants. Vanessa is a NextUp honoree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

So money is brought to you by CNET, the site that shows how to navigate change all around us.

0:06.4

So money episode 1430 Vanessa Minchaka walked myster,

0:10.4

travel tech professional and creator of wander onwards.

0:15.6

You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru Farneesh Karabi.

0:20.1

Each day, get a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds,

0:25.3

authors, influencers, and from Farneesh herself.

0:29.4

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

0:33.1

Sorry, you're in the wrong place.

0:35.3

Seeking profound ways to live a richer, have your life.

0:38.7

Welcome to So Money.

0:42.3

Historically, I've never had a dime, so there's a part of me that wants to prove to myself,

0:48.5

like, you can do this, you can overcome generational wealth gaps to put the next generation

0:54.3

in a better position.

0:56.2

Welcome to So Money, everybody. I'm Farneesh Karabi.

0:58.6

We are in conversation today with Vanessa Minchaka walked myster,

1:02.9

a next-up honoree who skipped law school, went against her parents' dreams,

1:08.0

and leveraged her background in tech to develop more than 10 income streams.

1:12.7

She is a Mexican-American living in Germany by way of China and the UK.

1:17.3

Vanessa turned her love of travel into wander onwards, a business that now helps people live,

1:22.8

work, and get rich abroad. She and I talk about the cultural differences that she has seen around

1:27.6

money through all of her travels, how she doubled her income from one job switch,

1:32.9

and how to logistically live abroad when you're an American citizen.

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