If You Feel Overwhelmed & Uncertain About Money, Listen to This

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

If you’re feeling overwhelmed about money, this episode is for you. Whether you want to pay off debt, increase your income, or have more money in the bank, this episode is a must-listen. For the first time on the podcast, Mel is sharing, in detail, the step-by-step approach she took to get out of $800,000 in debt, create financial freedom, and get good with money. Mel is also joined today by Lewis Howes, two-time New York Times bestselling author and host of the hit podcast The School of Greatness. Before he reached the success he has today, Lewis was broke, living on his sister’s couch, with no college degree. He shares the specific steps he took to start over, learn new skills, and the mindset and success habits he used to make and save money. Together, Mel and Lewis share the exact formulas they used to turn their lives around. Whether you’re trying to pay down debt, create an emergency fund, start a side hustle, or just have more money in the bank, you’re going to learn the things you should be doing right now to change your financial future. By the end of this episode, you will have the simple tools you need to start getting good with money. You’ll know that change is possible. And that you are worthy of financial peace and ease. You CAN get good with money. Starting today. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this episode, and want to hear more about improving your financial life, listen to this episode next: 5 Rules of Money: How to Make It, Save It, & Be Smarter About It Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:08.8	Have you noticed how expensive basic things have become? I mean, egg prices, they've doubled,
0:14.4	and that's not even for organic. It's absurd. Don't even get me started on the price of rent,
0:20.6	insurance, co-pays, student loans. I mean,
0:24.5	there's lots of people going on and on about what's actually causing this. But today,
0:29.0	I want you and I to talk about what do you do about it? What do you do when you feel overwhelmed
0:35.0	by the cost of living? Or overwhelmed by paying your bills, or overwhelmed
0:39.2	by managing your money.
0:41.0	Like every time you log into your bank account, you're feeling panicked.
0:45.2	Well, I want you to hear me when I tell you this.
0:49.1	You're not alone.
0:50.7	One in three working adults lives paycheck to paycheck right now. And I know exactly how that feels.
0:58.6	The pressure, it is crushing. And you start to feel like nothing is ever going to change.
1:05.9	When I was 41 years old, my husband and I, we were $800,000 in debt. I mean, we could barely buy gas or groceries.
1:14.4	And I believe for a period of time that that would be my life forever, that I would never get control of my money.
1:22.5	And if I could go back in time and talk to the 41-year-old version of myself, you know what I would tell her?
1:28.9	I would say, Mel, I know this is scary, but you can figure this out.
1:36.7	And even though you've been bad with money in the past, Mel, because that's how you get,
1:41.7	$800,000 in debt, because you're bad with money. Tell you what,
1:46.7	step by step, you can get good with it. And that's what our guest today is also going to tell you.
1:55.2	Because just like me, he's been there. 14 years ago, he was broke sleeping on his sister's couch. But today,
2:02.8	he is proof that a complete financial transformation is possible for you too. You can get out
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