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EBT Gone. Bills Due. Now What? | Social Proof Podcast #547

Social Proof Podcast

Social Proof Network

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Millions of Americans are panicking right now as EBT and food stamp benefits are being delayed or cut during the government shutdown.

If you’re wondering “how am I supposed to feed my family?” this episode is the answer you’ve been looking for.


In this honest and powerful conversation, Donni Wiggins and David Shands share real stories, real numbers, and practical strategies for surviving when the system stops working.

From food stamps to financial freedom, this episode is about taking control when everything feels out of your hands.


In This Episode:

- Donni shares how she rebuilt after hitting rock bottom

- David explains the mindset shift that changes everything

- Real strategies to make money fast when EBT runs out

- How to turn your pain into purpose


This isn’t just motivation. It’s a manual for anyone struggling right now and ready to take control of their future. Whether your benefits were cut, delayed, or you’re just tired of depending on the system, this conversation will show you a way forward.


Watch the full episode now and take the first step to rebuilding your life.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

How's the business going?

0:01.1

We're busier than ever, but struggling to get the staff we need. Recruiting can be such a distraction. We gave Job Centre Plus a try, and they've really helped us out. Really? Yeah. It was dead easy. We got our own employer advisor, Julie, who helped advertise our jobs, shortlisted candidates for us and letters interview at the Job Centre. We've hired some great people, and Job Centre Plus really took the hassle out of it, And there was no fee.

0:22.7

Brilliant. That's straight on my to-do list. you at the job center. We've hired some great people and Job Center Plus really took the hassle

0:21.1

out of it and there was no fee. Brilliant. That's straight on my to-do list.

0:25.1

Find out more at business.gov.uk slash recruit. Eligibility criteria apply.

0:30.0

But when I received food stamps, I was at financially the lowest point in my life. My daughter

0:36.9

and I would go to Wendy's and Dacia would eat the

0:39.4

chicken nuggets. She didn't like french fries, so I ate the French fries and we split the drink.

0:44.9

So we're living off of this 99 cent menu splitting everything. But it came to a point where

0:50.1

even that was tough and it wasn't sustainable to feed a kid. And I had to go and get food stamps.

0:57.0

So when I heard that our president decided to terminate food stamps,

1:02.0

it literally broke my heart because it took me to a place of thinking about what would I have done

1:07.0

if I could not access EBT.

1:10.0

I need you to start to believe that you are more than who you've told yourself you are. You're more than what society says you are. I don't care what that ex-boyfriend or girlfriend told you. I don't care what that ex-husband or wife told you. I don't care what your teacher in the 11th grade told you. I don't care what your parents told you. I need you to tell you that you are more than that.

1:30.3

I'm literally digging deep here and going back to one of the darkest places in my life

1:35.3

and I want to share with you what I actually did.

1:38.3

And I turned my pain into a product.

1:41.3

Do the math, put it on paper so you can see.

1:43.3

Here's the number. You need to make

1:46.0

$100 a dollar. You have to drop your pride and get to work. Never let somebody, if you're capable,

1:52.7

be in control of how you feed yourself and your family ever again. Welcome to another episode of

1:57.9

the social proof podcast. My name is Donnie Wiggins, your favorite business coach, entrepreneur, podcaster,

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