Episode 294- How Ariana Paid Off $68K of Credit Card Debt, Quit Her Job & Found A Budgeting System That Worked

Journey To Launch

Jamila Souffrant

Business, Investing

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Ariana Rodriguez joins the Journey To Launch podcast to talk about her experience on the new Netflix documentary, "Get Smart With Money" and how she was able to turn her finances around.

We chat about how she used her skills to begin a side hustle, that eventually allowed her to quit her job, the power of forgiving yourself of past money mistakes, automating your money and more.

In this episode, we discuss:

The internal struggle and mindset that plays a role in the cycle of debt and debt repayment
How Arianna pivoted from an education career to tech project management in order to increase her income
Leveraging skills for side hustles to speed up the debt payment process
What the "should lifestyle" is and why it keeps people stuck in the debt system
Why financial freedom is possible and attainable at any level + more

Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:

https://www.youneedabudget.com/
https://journeytolaunch.com/episode243/
https://arianarodriguez.co/
Journeytolaunch.com/mystage
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0:00.0	My process did allow all of this, right?
0:05.8	Like, figuring out my money has really allowed me to keep that line of communication really
0:10.1	open and honest versus like, previously, I would just say yes to everything and not really
0:15.8	be able to afford it.
0:16.8	Now I'm really able to like just have that conversation in a healthy way.
0:21.6	Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast with your host, Jamila Sufron, as a money expert
0:30.2	who walks her top.
0:31.8	She helps braid juniors like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and build real well.
0:39.0	Join her on the Journey to Launch to Financial Freedom in 5-on-4-3-2-1.
0:51.2	Journey to Launch is supported by First Republic Bank.
0:54.6	Have you ever experienced a relationship with a banker who was available to answer all
0:59.0	your questions, even by phone or email?
1:01.8	Doesn't exist, you say?
1:03.7	It does, at First Republic.
1:05.6	At First Republic, everyone gets a personal banker who's ready to sit down and answer
1:10.1	your questions no matter how complex.
1:12.9	As someone who talks about money for a living, even I still get confused or have questions
1:17.6	about my money.
1:19.0	Real question is too small or complicated.
1:21.3	I know I can call up my personal banker, Linda, who is dedicated to helping me make the
1:26.0	right decision.
1:27.4	You deserve that too.
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