404: How to Recover From Money Mistakes and Forgive Your Financial Past
The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi
Bola Sokunbi
4.8 • 931 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
New Book - Clever Girl Millionaire;
If you've ever maxed out a credit card, drained your savings, avoided budgeting, or stayed in a bad financial situation longer than you should have, you're not alone.
On this episode, I'm sharing exactly how to recover from money mistakes and forgive your financial past so you can move forward with clarity, confidence, and peace.
Financial shame keeps so many women stuck. But here's the truth: You are not your money mistakes. You are not behind. And it is absolutely possible to rebuild your finances - no matter where you're starting from.
YOU'LL LEARN:
- How to process financial regret in a healthy way
- How to stop replaying past money mistakes
- How to separate your identity from your financial decisions
- Practical steps to start rebuilding your finances today
- How to shift from guilt to growth
AND SO MUCH MORE
Whether you're recovering from credit card debt, overspending, drained savings, or poor financial decisions, this is your turning point.
If you're ready to start fresh, take one small step today. Open a savings account. Make a payment. Create a simple budget. Progress, not perfection, builds wealth.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So let's get real. |
| 0:01.4 | If you have ever made a money mistake, |
| 0:03.5 | whether it was cashing out your savings, |
| 0:06.1 | maxing out your credit cards, not saving at all, |
| 0:09.3 | staying in a financial situation that was not good for you |
| 0:12.2 | for too long, you are not alone. |
| 0:14.5 | I have been there and done that. |
| 0:16.9 | And the thing about making money mistakes |
| 0:18.4 | is that we tend to carry that guilt with us, |
| 0:20.6 | and that guilt can turn into shame and embarrassment that we give to ourselves, |
| 0:24.8 | or we let other people make us feel. |
| 0:27.4 | We all have those financial decisions that we wish we could undo, right? |
| 0:31.7 | And so I want to talk to you about how to move forward by forgiving yourself for those mistakes |
| 0:37.1 | and moving forward |
| 0:38.1 | with confidence and clarity so you can work on achieving your goals and making yourself proud. |
| 0:43.8 | You're not your financial mistakes. |
| 0:45.6 | You are not alone in this and this is your turning point. |
| 0:49.9 | Hello everyone and welcome to the Clever Girls No podcast. |
| 0:53.8 | This is Bola Shokumbi. I'm the founder and |
| 0:56.1 | CEO of Clever Girl Finance. The Clever Girls No podcast is a podcast for women offering a space for |
| 1:02.4 | conversations around personal finance, business, life, and living. I'd love for you to subscribe to this |
| 1:08.6 | podcast and you can do that everywhere you listen to your podcast episodes. |
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