152- Switching Careers from Corporate to Coding & Paying off $57,000 of Debt in 2 1/2 Years w/ Carmen Perez
Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2020
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
On this week's episode of the podcast I'm talking to Carmen Perez who had to face the truth about her credit and finances when she was sued over her student loan. She then hustled to pay off $57,000 of debt in a little over 2 ½ years and with a background in finance and a six-figure salary to match, Carmen went from being a "Wall Street dropout" to a woman who codes.
Besides being a successful software engineer, Carmen is also the creator of Make Real Cents, a blog dedicated to helping people achieve financial greatness by teaching them about personal finance. In this week's Journey to Launch podcast, you'll learn what tools Carmen used to get her personal finances in order, pivot in her career, and go to coding school for free.
In this episode you'll learn:
- Steps you can take to get your financial house in order
- What is zero-based budgeting and why you need a budget
- Several ways to pay off debt
- How to make a pivot in your career
- Ways to get your education for free, and so much more
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If you liked this episode you might love, Episode 85 – The Colors of FI- Roundtable Chat on Financial Independence, which also features Carmen and others in the financial independence space.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Journey to Launch Podcast, how Carmen Perez paid off $57,000 of |
| 0:06.8 | debt in two and a half years and switched careers from corporate to coding. |
| 0:11.8 | T-minous 10 seconds. from corporate to coding. Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast |
| 0:17.0 | with your host Janila Sufrant |
| 0:19.0 | as a muddy expert who walks her talk. |
| 0:21.0 | She helps brave journeyers like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and build real well. |
| 0:28.0 | Join her on the journey to launch to financial freedom in... |
| 0:32.0 | Five, four, three... to launch to financial freedom in five four three two one |
| 0:38.0 | Hey hey journiers I am as I always am excited for you to be joining us today. So whether you're |
| 0:48.8 | new or a returning journeyer, I think you're going to really love this story. Before we hop into the |
| 0:55.2 | episode let me tell you about today's sponsor of the podcast Empower. I know how much work it is to |
| 1:01.6 | juggle career, family, and money management. |
| 1:04.2 | Look, I get it. As a full-time entrepreneur with three small kids, a husband, and me trying to |
| 1:09.6 | keep up my friendships, working out, and staying healthy. |
| 1:12.8 | Your girl is tired. |
| 1:14.3 | Plus, let's not even add on the craziness |
| 1:16.7 | of the financial markets right now. |
| 1:18.4 | H-T-T-Tired and over it. |
| 1:21.3 | Empower, that's EMPO-W-E-R, is an awesome app that gives you back your valuable time by making |
| 1:28.6 | money management and saving the easiest thing you do all day while allowing you to take more control over your financial future. |
| 1:36.0 | So raise your hand if you like to save more without lifting a finger. |
| 1:40.0 | It's more important now than ever to find ways to save and Empower helps you do just that. |
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