274: How Saving $10k Became The Catalyst For Ar'Sheill To Achieve Financial Success

The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

Bola Sokunbi

Education, Self-improvement, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 931 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

On today's podcast episode, Ar'Sheill Monsanto shares her journey to saving money and paying off her mortgage. Ar'Sheill was featured on the Clever Girl Finance platform after saving over $10,000 in one year. She's since made several other financial accomplishments, including becoming mortgage free, selling her property for a six-figure property, building a significant nest egg for her future self, and much more! Ar'Sheill has worked in advocacy, public policy, and community organizing for 15 years where she has been responsible for implementing evidence-based strategies to create environmental change through public policy. She most recently served as the Director of Organizing Strategy in Houston for Leadership for Educational Equity. In the past, she has spearheaded advocacy campaigns for nonprofit organizations including the Illinois Dept. of Public Health, American Heart Association, Texans Standing Tall, and Texas State Alliance of YMCAs. Ar'Sheill is passionate about creating meaningful change through public policy. When Ar'Sheill is not working you can find her watching reality shows, searching for the perfect cupcake, or at a spin class. WHAT AR'SHEILL DISCUSSED: 1. How she got motivated to save $10,000 in one year and the specific things she did 2. The steps she took to purchase her home and then pay off the mortgage 3. The role of discipline and perseverance played in her ability to reach her financial goals AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH AR'SHEILL: Via her website: www.arsheillmonsanto.com On Instagram: @arsheillmonsanto On LinkedIn: linkedin.com/arsheill-monsanto ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: https://clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: https://clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: https://clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Clever Girls No Podcast. This is Boila Schokumbi and the
0:08.0	founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance. The Clever Girls No Podcast is a podcast for women offering a space for
0:15.7	conversations around personal finance, business, life, and living. I'd love for you to
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0:51.0	to get encouragement, motivation, or if you just want to have an open, no shame, no judgment,
0:57.7	girl talk. Finally, check out our YouTube channel. Just search Clever Girl Finance on YouTube. And if you
1:06.1	don't already follow us on Instagram you can find us at Clever Girl Finance.
1:10.6	Okay so let's get into today's episode. Hey Arsho, hey how are you? I'm good how are you doing? I'm doing
1:21.4	wonderful today. I'm so excited to be here. Well welcome to the
1:25.6	Clever Girls No podcast. I am excited to have you here to share your
1:28.9	incredible journey of how you went about at the early stages of your financial journey saving $10,000 in a year.
1:39.3	And then from then you went on to buy a home, sell a home for six figures and profits, and you've continued to just achieve so many financial goals and make big strides of your finances.
1:50.8	So I'm really excited to have you here to share your journey and your story with the. your Please tell us who you are and what you do.
2:03.3	Yes, so my name is Arceo Monsanto.
2:06.1	For the past 15 years, I have worked in public policy,
2:10.9	specifically working with nonprofit organizations, sort of more in like the public health space, and then I shifted to public education.
2:20.0	And right now I'm currently on a sabbatical so I have decided to take 2023 off to rest and reset.
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