Episode Summary:
In this week’s episode, we interview Sarah Wilson, aka Budget Girl. Sarah is a YouTuber, debt-destroyer, side-hustler, financial wellness advocate, and real estate investor. She creates amazing free resources and content on how to live a frugal, fun, and fearless life. She is also incredibly transparent on her finances and documented her success and challenges paying off $33,000 of debt in three years on a small reporter’s salary of $26K a year. She now has several income streams and is inspiring others on how to master their money and build the life they want.
Episode Notes:
In this discussion with Sarah from Budget Girls, we cover many topics, including:
- How she grew up financially and what she learned from it.
- Her first job out of college was making $24K and then she got laid off.
- She committed to never being terrified about being out of money again.
- How fear can be very motivating.
- How she learned to get better with her finances.
- The many jobs and side hustles she has had over the years.
- Gamifying her side hustles.
- Her best thrifting advice.
- How she got into rental properties and the concept of ethical landlording.
- Her good and bad experiences with short-term rentals.
- Talking about finances with her boyfriend.
- What she would put on a billboard to tell the world.
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