522: Your Questions About Money & Debt
CONSISTENT by Primal Potential
Elizabeth Benton
4.9 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2018
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In episode 521 of the podcast, I shared my personal story of becoming debt free. I go into detail about how I started, the process I followed and how I handled struggles like my then-husband not being totally on-board with the idea. I also had my sister on the show - she is currently paying down her debt and overcoming the hurdles of massive student loans and a modest salary. In today's episode I'm answering all your questions about money and debt including:
- How to start when you've been ignoring your financial situation
- How to become debt free when you're barely making ends meet
- How to stick to a budget
- How to budget for personal indulgences (new clothes, spa treatments, etc)
- How to handle a spouse who is a spender when you're a saver
- How to prioritize weight loss while getting out of debt
- How to eat healthy on a budget
- How to save and invest at the same time
Please note that I am not a financial advisor. I am sharing my experience and personal opinions and I do not purport to be a financial expert. I am not. For your own financial advice, please contact a financial expert.
https://primalpotential.com/522
Resources:
Episode 521: Get Out of Debt No Matter How Much You Make
Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Episode 019: What Getting Out of Debt Taught Me About Weight Loss
Episode 116: Healthy Eating On A Budget
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Primal Potential and I am your host, Elizabeth Benton. |
| 0:07.0 | Primal Potential is about you. |
| 0:09.5 | Your ability to change is not defined by yesterday and doesn't need to wait until tomorrow. |
| 0:15.9 | Your transformation is now. |
| 0:19.5 | Let's get started. |
| 0:20.8 | Hello everybody, welcome back to the Primal Potential podcast. |
| 0:24.8 | I am Elizabeth Benton, so glad you are here with me today because today is all about you, |
| 0:32.7 | meaning I am answering your questions today. |
| 0:36.6 | If you have not yet listened to Episode 521, you're going to want to hear that one first |
| 0:44.0 | because this is a follow-up to Episode 521. |
| 0:50.4 | As I shared with you in that episode, I put this week's podcast to a vote on my Instagram |
| 0:57.9 | stories. |
| 0:58.9 | I had received an unusual number of questions about two topics, fasting and debt. |
| 1:06.2 | And I asked you guys which you would rather I talk about and buy a landslide. |
| 1:12.3 | It was like 70% in favor of debt. |
| 1:16.1 | That is why we are on this train this week on Episode 521 in Episode 521. |
| 1:25.8 | Same, same. |
| 1:26.8 | I talked about my journey of becoming debt free. |
| 1:31.3 | It really was a catalyst for taking control of my entire life because when you give in to |
| 1:40.6 | what you want in a moment, at the expense of what you want most, it's an operating system. |
| 1:50.0 | It doesn't matter whether it is alcohol, it's spending money on shoes, it's food, hitting |
| 1:56.9 | the snooze button. |
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