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The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

417: My Life has been Life-Ing… Unexpected Expenses & Staying on Track (Live Session Replay)

The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi

Bola Sokunbi

Education, Self-improvement, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8931 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

New Book - Clever Girl Millionaire; A Guide to Redefining What's Possible, Turning Ambitions into Actions, and Dreams into Millions - Available to order now

Life has been life-ing lately… and my wallet felt it! From planned car expenses to unexpected damage costs, I had thousands of dollars hit all at once. But instead of stressing, I leaned on my systems, my savings, and my mindset, and stayed on track.

 In this live, I'm sharing:

  • What happened (real numbers, real life)
  • How my emergency fund showed up for me
  • Why I still kept saving (yes, even now!)
  • A mindset check-in from Chapter 1 of Clever Girl Millionaire
  • How to stay grounded when life throws financial surprises your way

If you've ever felt like unexpected expenses derail your progress, this is for you. You're not off track. You're learning how to navigate real life with your money.

 

Savings binder mentioned: 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone. So today I'm sharing the audio from the Clever Girl Finance YouTube channel,

0:05.9

specifically a live session I did a couple weeks ago. So I go live on YouTube, typically on

0:10.7

Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. And I wanted to share this live session with you

0:16.6

folks here on the podcast, especially if you're not aware that we have a live session that goes on

0:21.6

that I host pretty much every week, every other week on the Clever Girl Finance YouTube

0:26.1

channel. And this live session shares some insight as to my life just lifing the week my book

0:33.0

went out. And I just wanted to share that with you as a way to motivate you if you are navigating

0:38.6

just unexpected expenses and life happening and also as a way to introduce you to the Clever

0:44.3

Girl Finance live sessions if you're not aware that we have them. So I hope that you enjoy

0:49.2

tuning in and be sure to check out the YouTube channel. You can visit YouTube.com forward slash clever girl finance.

0:55.9

And you can also catch the replay of this session in video format and other past live

1:02.1

sessions in video format on our channel as well.

1:04.5

So enjoy listening to how my life was lifing just a couple weeks ago.

1:10.1

Welcome to the Clever Girls Know podcast. I'm Bola Shokunbi,

1:14.0

founder of Clever Girl Finance. This podcast is your space for real relatable conversations about

1:20.0

money, business, and building wealth, without shame, without judgment, and without confusion,

1:26.3

especially as women navigating real life

1:28.6

and real responsibilities. If you're ready to take your finances to the next level and build

1:33.7

real lasting wealth, my book, Clever Girl Millionaire, will walk you through exactly how to do it

1:39.4

with Claire Steps, Proven Strategies, and the mindset shifts that make it all stick. You can find it at

1:46.0

Clevergirlfinance.com forward slash books. Now let's get into the episode. Hello everyone,

1:53.1

happy Wednesday. Thank you for joining me today. I'm excited to have this conversation with you guys.

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