Episode 391: How to Balance Life, Health & Wealth with Stage 4 Cancer Survivor, Esther Hyun

Journey To Launch

Jamila Souffrant

Business, Investing

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

This week on the Journey to Launch Podcast, I have a powerful conversation with Esther Hyun, a stage four colorectal cancer survivor and lawyer, who opens up about her journey to financial independence. Esther highlights the need to balance financial goals with personal well-being, while stressing the importance of preventative health care. She also discusses the financial challenges of navigating cancer treatment, such as unexpected out-of-network medical bills, and underscores the value of life insurance, estate planning, and much more.

In this episode, we discuss:

Esther's financial foundations which allowed her to be debt-free except for student loans and how she contributes to HSAs and 401(k)s to build wealth
Esther's experience of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 36, the financial impact it had on her, and the importance of having a plan in place for unexpected events.
Life insurance, estate planning, and balancing financial independence with enjoying life in the present.

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0:00.0	Where you are at right now is not the same as where you were at before and where you'll be going.
0:08.0	And so I think it's good to try to be self-aware about what's important to you and also what's important to your spouse or your partner that you're
0:17.7	living with because it's not just about what you want but it's what you want for the whole family and for each other.
0:25.0	Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast with your host Janila Sufrant
0:32.0	as a money expert who walks her talk. She helps brave journeyers like you,
0:36.7	get out of debt, save, invest, and build real wealth.
0:41.6	Join her on the journey to launch a financial freedom in five, four, three, two, one.
0:51.4	If you want the episode show notes for this episode go to Journey to
0:57.8	launch.com or click the description of wherever you're listening to this
1:02.0	episode in the show notes you'll get
1:04.1	the transcribed version of the conversation, the links that we mentioned, and so much
1:09.3	more. Also whether you are an OG journeyer or brand new to the podcast, I've created a free jump
1:15.8	start guide to help you on your financial freedom journey.
1:19.6	It includes the top episodes to listen to, stages to go through to reach financial freedom, resources
1:24.8	and so much more. You can go to Journeyto Launch.com slash jumpstart to get your guide right now.
1:31.5	Okay let's hop into the episode. Hey hey journeyers
1:36.8	welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast. I am bringing to you a conversation that I
1:41.9	was really excited to have today. I was like
1:44.8	really looking forward to it actually at the gym this morning and that is because I
1:49.0	have Esther Hyun on the podcast. Esther is a young mom, a stage four colorectal cancer survivor,
1:56.7	president and board member of colon cancer stars and lawyer.
2:00.7	She is the daughter of immigrants, the first person in her family to go to college and law school, and has been on the journey to financial independence for a little time now. We'll get into her story. And and Esther and I just to give you guys a
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