318: A $245k Inheritance, Getting In Deep In Debt And Finding Hope Amid Chaos

The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

Bola Sokunbi

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, How To

4.8 • 898 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Molly Stillman is the host of the “Can I Laugh on Your Shoulder?” podcast,a sought-after speaker and author of the book, “If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry: How Death, Debt, and Comedy Led to a Life of Faith, Farming, and Forgetting What I Came into This Room For” The lifestyle blog she started in 2007, Still Being Molly, is a community for women who love ethical style, clean beauty, parenting, funny stories, and serving in their communities. Her deep passion lies in inspiring women to know they were created on purpose, with a purpose, and for a purpose. Molly was on was on episode 47 sharing her debt pay off story and episode 114 talking about the emotions that come from being in debt and also featured in the first Clever Girl Finance book. She lives with her husband John, children Lilly and Amos, and various and sundry animals on a small farm in Durham, North Carolina. She loves Jesus a whole lot, drinks too much Diet Coke, and eats a lot of Chipotle burritos. WHAT MOLLY DISCUSSED: * The emotional journey and impact of her losing her mother at a young age. * How she managed an unexpected inheritance of $245,485 and the financial decisions that led to substantial debt. * How using humor as a coping mechanism during tough times influenced her career in comedy and personal growth. * The turning point that helped her move away from depression * Advice for someone facing tough times and feeling lost or hopeless. * How she realized the potential for growth and purpose in her own struggles and setbacks AND MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH MOLLY: - Via her website: http://www.stillbeingmolly.com - All social media: @stillbeingmolly ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: 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 conversations around
0:16.8	personal finance, business, life, and living.
0:21.8	I'd love for you to subscribe to this podcast and you can do that everywhere
0:25.0	you listen to your podcast episodes. And if you love what you listen to, head on over to
0:29.3	iTunes and leave a review so that other amazing women just like you can find this podcast as well.
0:35.3	I'd also love for you to stop by clevergirl finance.com.
0:39.7	We have new content on the blog multiple times a week. We have over 30 plus free courses.
0:46.0	Plus when you sign up for a course, you can talk to a clever girl finance mentor for free
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.
1:11.8	Okay so let's get into today's episode. Hey Maui. Hi I'm so
1:18.2	excited to be here I just feel like I mean I feel like we're like old friends.
1:23.2	I mean, yeah, on my podcast, like,
1:26.3	as like seven years ago or something like that.
1:28.8	I know, I know, and time, time has flown so quickly, but I am so excited to have you back here on the
1:37.4	Clever Girls No Podcast. You've been on the podcast twice already. You were in my book. Clever Girl Finance, my first book you shared your incredible story of paying off $37,000 of debt and now you are back as a special guest that you have just written your own book called If I Don't Laugh, I'll cry.
1:58.6	And I can't wait and talk about your book, but before we dive and please tell everybody who you are and what you do.
2:07.0	Yes, hi, well I'm so happy to be back. I'm just honored. We got to have you back because you've got a lot since the last time you were on my show.
2:14.8	Yeah, so my name is Molly Stillman and I have been in the content creation writing space for 20 years almost and I have written a blog for about that time and I
2:31.4	host a podcast called Can I Laugh on Your
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