130: The Wakeup Call That Completely Turned Her Finances Around - With Yezmin Thomas

Get the Clever Girl Finance Roadmap! clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap On today's episode, Yezmin Thomas shares the wake-up call that caused her to turn her finances around completely and achieve financial wellness. About Yezmin: She is a working mom, award-winning journalist, and financial coach teaching high-achieving moms how to live out their best financial futures.  She believes that one of the smartest decisions she has ever made with money is to pursue a debt-free lifestyle.  As a result, she gained the financial freedom to make a career move, start a business, and have more time for her family. 
 Through her blog, podcast, and YouTube channel in English and Spanish, she teaches busy moms how to maximize their income, achieve their money goals, and improve their financial well-being. 
 She uses her training as a Ramsey Solutions Master Financial coach, her experience as an 11-time regional Emmy award-winning investigative journalist, and the lessons she learned surviving unemployment after the 2008 Recession, to teach driven women how to take charge of their financial success.
 What we discussed on the episode: 1. Her personal money story and how she went from being a journalist to a personal finance expert 2. Her biggest challenges as she worked on becoming debt-free 3. Issues holding women back from financial success and the corrective actions they can take. 4. The one thing that helps her and her husband manage their finances successfully today How to keep up with Yezmin: - English speakers: www.yezminthomas.com - Spanish speakers: www.asivivomejor.com ❤ Get the Clever Girl Finance book: clevergirlfinance.com/book ❤ Join Clever Girl Finance: clevergirlfinance.com ❤ Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance