What do you do if you’re not happy with your debt-free timeline? You speed it up with side hustles and earning extra income anywhere you can. But, for many of us, this side hustle world is uncharted territory and seems overwhelming with everything else we have going on.

Thankfully, Kelly from Freedom In A Budget, is sharing her best tips for earning easy extra income. She shares where to start, ideas you can do from home, how to utilize what you already have, and a pep talk that’ll get you into action.

In this episode, I’m sharing our family’s debt payoff timeline breakdown and our real numbers along the way. I’m letting you guys inside how long our journey took, the financial ups + downs, the leaps of faith + times of waiting, and everything in between. I’m also passing along lots of encouragement for YOU on your own journey…no matter what your numbers or timeline look like.

Women are so incredibly strong. We can have careers, earn degrees, achieve financial goals, raise babies, and keep the house clean...often all at the same time. Christina Lynn is one of those women doing it all, and empowering other women along the way.

Christina is sharing her story of returning to the workforce after a tough divorce, raising her two young children, and pursuing her PhD. She explains why financial education is crucial for all women, gives us actionable tips, and lots of encouragement for moving forward during the hard times.

If your income is irregular, whether you’re self-employed or work on commission, you know what a struggle budgeting can be.

In this episode, I’m sharing my budgeting advice for anyone who has an inconsistent income. I’ll walk you through how to set up a family budget that will actually work, I’ll answer some frequently asked questions, and give you some encouragement for getting your money organized.

What if your heart is for adoption, but your budget is not?

Heather Marshall and her husband were in the same boat about 10 years ago, but now they are the proud parents of two beautiful adopted children. Now Heather encourages other to-be-adoptive parents that money shouldn’t have to hold you back from the dream of growing your family.

In this episode, she breaks down all of the different types of adoption, what kinds of costs you can expect to pay, and all of the ways to get help if you can’t fund the adoption alone. She also passes along encouragement to other women who have their own passion project calling their name.

Brene Brown’s The Power of Vulnerability is another book you should add to your personal-development reading list. The foundation of the book was based around Brene’s 10 Guideposts for Wholehearted Living, all of which can easily be implied to our financial success or even to just our personal success.

In this episode, I’m sharing my favorite takeaways + lessons from the book, as well as several examples of how you can start applying the 10 Guideposts to your own life to achieve all of your goals + desires.

While the #debtfreecommunity is dominated by women, we have a few men who are chiming in and changing the conversation. Alfred, from Frugal Freddy, is one of those brave men speaking out about money from the husband + father’s perspective.

In this episode, Alfred shared his advice for getting the men in our lives on board with the budget. Plus he shared tips for earning extra money, must-hear advice for beginners, and words of wisdom for balancing a happy marriage with a happy budget.

This year we’re not playing small. This year we’re not going to fall off the wagon. This year we’re taking all of our goals to the next level…together!

In this episode, I'm taking you on a deep dive inside my own 2020 goals, breaking down my action steps, walking you through my thought-process, and sharing LOTS of encouragement for YOU with your own goals.

Any goal you plan to actually achieve must start in the heart and in the head before it’s ever visible to the outside world. Amazing women like this week’s guest, Katie Jenks, knows all about that journey.

Katie is sharing all about how the heartbreak of a miscarriage, the chaos of household clutter, and the overwhelm of debt brought her into a journey that eventually changed her entire life. While working through the hard realities of life Katie found her inner and outer strength. Now, she’s inspiring women with her incredible 100+ pound weight loss, and her bright smile and positive outlook on life.

Setting your New Year’s Goals isn’t something you want to rush through. In fact, I have 7 steps that I take before I even actually set my goals.

In this episode, I’ll break down all of the seven steps that will help you lay a solid foundation for your new year, and I’ll explain why these steps are crucial to the success of your big vision.

Not only is a new year right around the corner…a new DECADE is beginning.
This is your clean slate. This is the push you’ve been waiting for! 2020 can easily be your best budgeting year ever if you break-free from your old mindsets and habits….and we’re here to help you do just that.

In this recorded live workshop, Alli and I will bust 4 common money myths, answer frequently asked questions, and pass along some encouragement to help you start 2020 on the right foot.

People are breaking free from the over-sized houses that are packed full of clutter and have huge mortgages attached to them. We’re going tiny, decluttering, and living debt-free.

In this episode, I’m chatting with Vee Weir from Vee Frugal Fox about her recent cross-country move, how she manages to work-from-home with three dogs in a small apartment, and she’ll share her best tips for doing a digital declutter. We’ll share how we’ve both embraced Minimalism during our debt-free journeys, and we’ll both pass along some words of encouragement for anyone just getting started.

Having a simple life oftentimes starts at home. That's right! Erin Tannehill shares how her path to a decluttered life started by decluttering her home one item at a time.

In this episode, Erin shares her best tips for getting started with Minimalism and all of the positive changes you’ll see in your life as a result.

In this episode, we’re wrapping up our budget themed month with my Instagram bestie and Powersheets accountability partner, Alli Williams. Alli shares what it’s been like to go from a debt-free single woman to a married woman paying off her husband’s $150k worth of debt. She shares how her life has changed now that she's married and deep in debt, and also what she’s not willing to cut back on in her budget.

Alli also lets us in on the struggles she sees her coaching clients facing with starting a budget and making their goals happen, and how to overcome them.

In this episode, I'm talking to Budget Girl herself, Sarah Wilson about all things budgeting. She talks about her rock bottom moments, how it felt to share her entire journey with the world through YouTube, and about how she's transitioned from budgeting as a single woman to now budgeting in a relationship. Plus Sarah gives some heartfelt advice for all women regarding their financial knowledge, and she reminds us that money is truly what gives us options and freedom in life.