Episode 287- Balancing Financial Goals & Enjoying Your Money + How We Paid For Our Most Expensive Vacation
Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Balancing how to be financially responsible for long term wealth and spending in the moment so that you can live an intentional, fulfilling life is not always easy to do. In this solo episode, I talk about how I make those spending vs saving decisions for myself and give you six questions to ask yourself before you splurge/make a purchase. I also talk about how we paid for our 10-year anniversary trip to St. Lucia and our Brooklyn basement remodel.
- The balance of saving and investing vs. enjoying your hard earned money
- How we decided to spend money on our 10-year anniversary trip and basement remodel
- Giving yourself permission to change what you spend money on and indulge in your priorities
- Questions to ask yourself when deciding on spending money + more
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| 0:00.0 | If we're going to be financially okay, even when it comes to investing in courses or certain |
| 0:08.2 | things that education wise, you want to make sure, okay, it's a bet that I'm going to |
| 0:12.5 | take this risk to educate myself in this way, but if it doesn't work out, is this the |
| 0:17.1 | last coin that I have? Will I be able to turn the lights on in my apartment and still have |
| 0:21.4 | an apartment? Then that's a major factor in decision making. |
| 0:25.5 | Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast, with your host, Jamila Sufranca, as a money expert |
| 0:33.9 | who rocks her top. She helps braid juniors like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and |
| 0:40.5 | build real well. Join her on the Journey to Launch to Financial Freedom in 5-4-3-2-1. |
| 0:55.1 | The Journey to Launch is supported by First Republic Bank. Who does it want the best of |
| 0:59.9 | both worlds? Like, being able to stay at a five-star resort, but pay two-star prices, or |
| 1:05.9 | the dream I'm living now, working for myself, and bringing an income to support my family. |
| 1:12.1 | What if a bank could give you the best of both worlds too? With a secure banking app that |
| 1:16.7 | allows you to bank from anywhere, anytime, and a dedicated personal banker when you need |
| 1:22.0 | one-on-one service, First Republic is uniquely positioned to offer the best of both worlds. |
| 1:27.9 | I love that I can reach out to my personal banker, Linda, if I have any questions and that |
| 1:32.6 | I can quickly access all of my account information and pay bills through the app. With this |
| 1:37.8 | combination of personal attention and convenience, it's no wonder that First Republic Bank |
| 1:43.2 | has a client satisfaction rating two times the industry average. So whether you're starting |
| 1:49.3 | on your financial journey or planning for your future, you can count on First Republic |
| 1:54.3 | to be there for you every step of the way. Visit FirstRepublic.com today to learn more. |
| 2:00.6 | That's FirstRepublic.com member FDIC equal housing lender. |
| 2:07.7 | If you want the episode show notes for this episode, go to journeytolange.com or click the |
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