Hello and welcome to Money Girl, a podcast that helps you master your money so you can

live rich and love the journey.

My name is Laura Adams.

I'm a personal finance expert and award-winning author of several books,

including Moneygirls Smart Moves to Grow Rich.

You can learn more about me at Laura D. Adams.com. We all make costly

spending mistakes that end up hurting our finances. You know what I'm talking

about. It could be overspending on shoes. That's something I've

struggled with for decades. Electronic gadgets, dinners out, over buying with coupons,

or never shopping around for better deals.

No matter your budget, it's important to understand how and why you're making spending mistakes

and to be conscious of them every day so you can steer clear and save more money.

That's exactly what we're going to talk about today.

Today I'm going to interview a money saving expert.

Her name is Andrea Warwick. She's got some great tips to face

your bad habits and take control of your spending. Her advice has been featured in

top news outlets like Good Morning America, Today,

CNN, Dr. Oz, New York Times, Money magazine, Consumer Reports, Forbes, and

many more. Andrea gave me seven tips for the blog,

but we actually only had time to cover five of them in our conversation.

So for the full list of tips and the resources that we discuss,

be sure to visit the money girls section at quick and

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