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by Jamila Souffrant
Jamila Souffrant is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), host of the Journey To Launch podcast and author of "Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness". The Journey To Launch podcast explores all aspects of reaching Financial Freedom; from increasing income, paying off debt, investing, saving & learning how to retire early and wealthy. The book, "Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness," shows you how to skyrocket your savings, blast through debt and ultimately accelerate your unique and truly epic journey to financial freedom and independence. As a money expert who "walks her talk" she helps brave listeners also known as Journeyers; gain clarity around their finances and create an actionable plan to reach their goals. Her mission is to teach, inspire and help others reach Financial Freedom.
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- 6 days ago53 min
Episode 503: How a Navy Veteran Bought Her First House for $5,000, Chased Freedom & Learned What FIRE Is Really About w/ Ashleigh Evans
A single Instagram post asking whether the FIRE movement lost the plot sparked a conversation that is still going. In this episode, I sit down with who wrote it, Ashleigh Evans, a U.S. Navy veteran, Yale-trained nurse midwife, and real estate investor. Ashleigh explains why equating personal finance with scaling an eight-figure business leaves most people out. Her own path started on a Navy destroyer, where she vowed never to be trapped by a W-2 again. A year later, she spent her $5,000 in savings on a tax lien in Atlanta, which became her first house. Now in a new season, Ashleigh is learning what stability looks like and how to separate her worth from her accomplishments, a reminder that the journey itself is a big part of what you're working toward. In this episode, Ashleigh shares: Why conflating personal finance with eight-figure entrepreneurship leaves most people behind How she bought her first house for $5,000 through a tax lien, and how the process works What happened when the Navy delayed her start at Yale, and the year of travel that followed Why an abundance of time can be harder to manage than most people expect + more Watch the video to this episode on YouTube here. Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here. Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp Check out my personal website here. Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! Connect with Ashleigh: Instagram: @ashleighevans_therei Connect w
- 1 weeks ago53 min
Episode 502: How to Talk About Money Without Shame, in the Classroom and at Home w/ Diana Isern
Diana Isern's "new" clothes came out of donated garbage bags, and the money message she grew up with was: we don't have it. In this episode, I sit down with Diana, a former New York City assistant principal and author of Money Talks: An Educator's Guide to Teaching Financial Empowerment. Diana started teaching at 21 with student loans, no savings, and a habit of leaving bar tabs open. A two-week no-spend challenge and an honest look at her statements turned things around, and soon teachers, students, and parents were bringing her their money questions. That led to finance courses teens signed up for on repeat, a girls investing club, a book, and the decision to walk away from a secure pension job. Her message for parents and educators is that you don't need to be a money expert to start the conversation. You just need to show up curious. In this episode, Diana Isern shares: How growing up with a deficit mindset around money shaped her, and what helped her shift it The no spend challenge and spending review that got her finances on track The 403(b), TDA, and 457 options teachers can use on top of their pensions How educators and parents can teach money with curiosity instead of expertise What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Money Talks: An Educator's Guide to Teaching Financial Empowerment: beacon.org 403bwise: 403bwise.org Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF): ngpf.org Get a Financial Life NYC: heckscherfoundation.org Banzai: banzai.org Jump$tart Coalition: jumpstart.org Intuit for Education: education.intuit.com Council for Economic Education: councilforeconed.org Stackwell Capital: stackwellcapital.com Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here./' Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The <a href="https://www.journeytolaunch.com/join" target="_blank" rel="noreferre
- 2 weeks ago40 min
Episode 501: From Living in Her Car to Building a Venture Fund: Arian Simone on Wealth, Freedom & Fearlessness
Access to capital can determine which entrepreneurs get the opportunity to turn their ideas into successful businesses. In this episode, I sit down with Arian Simone, founder and CEO of the Fearless Fund, to discuss her work investing in women of color, why access to funding remains a challenge, and what it takes to build a venture fund focused on closing that gap. We also talk about her journey as an entrepreneur, investor, author, philanthropist and more. In this episode, Arian shares: Going from living in her car at 23 to building a PR and marketing business through referrals How venture capital works and when loans, grants, or unconventional funding fit better The 2023 lawsuit against Fearless Fund and the wealth gap behind it Taking inventory of what fear is costing you and creating from freedom instead of struggle What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here./' Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp Check out my personal website here. Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial journey are you on? Are you working on financial stability or work flexibility? Find out with this free assessment and get a curated list of the 10 next best episodes for you to listen to depending on your stage. Check it out here! <!-- /wp
- 3 weeks ago54 min
Episode 500: Funding Your First Rental Property, Homeschooling, and Redefining Financial Freedom w/ Erika Brown
A 7% interest rate looks like a wall to a lot of buyers, but Erika Brown sees a market where deals are landing $45,000 and even $150,000 under asking. In this episode, I sit down with Erika, a real estate investor and serial entrepreneur whose portfolio generates over six figures a year, for an update five years after her first appearance. Erika left banking, got her real estate license, and built a team. She went on to acquire almost 40 rental properties, start a nearly seven-figure landscaping company, and co-found a Georgia brokerage with over 250 agents. It all began with a goal of making $5,000 a month so she could attend her kids' activities without asking permission. Today, she and her husband are selling properties to pay off properties, shrinking the portfolio while increasing cash flow. Erika also breaks down how to read a market, fund a first investment property, and decide whether you are an owner, an operator, or a passive investor. Her bigger point is that building wealth is about having options, including when to push, when to pause, and how much of your life to spend on what matters. In this episode, Erika shares: Why high interest rates can create real estate opportunity instead o nog f closing the door How to fund a first investment property with the step-up strategy, a 401k loan, a HELOC, or a self-directed IRA The difference between owners, operators, and passive investors, and how to choose your role Why she is paying off properties and prioritizing options and time with her family over more hustle Check out Erika's Conference The Owning It and Living It Experience happening November 13 to 15 at the Starling Hotel in Midtown Atlanta. Use code FREEDOM for 30% off tickets, which close October 31. What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Get your ticket to The Owning It and Living It Experience. Use code FREEDOM for 30% off tickets Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here./' Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp <!-- /wp:l
- Oct 7, 202627 min
Episode 499: Did The FIRE Movement Lose The Plot?
Financial independence started as a formula: save and invest 25 times your expenses, then step away from the job. In this solo episode, I respond to an Instagram post from Ashley Evans asking whether the FIRE movement has lost the plot, as more of the conversation shifts toward making more money, growing businesses, and owning more. I explain the 25 times rule and the 4% draw down math that first drew me in 12 to 13 years ago, and share the comment I left on Ashley's post. I reached my goal of leaving my nine to five in 2018, and today I'm in what I call work flexibility, stage four of my five stages to financial independence. As a mom of three living in New York City, I have no interest in growing my business if it costs me time and energy freedom. I also walk through the idea of a "vehicle" for reaching FI, which was my full time job and later became Journey to Launch, and why it's okay for that vehicle to slow down. The episode also covers the parable of the Mexican fisherman and the investment banker, and the reality that "enough" looks different for everyone depending on security needs, family responsibilities, and history with money. Your plan can change, your pace can change, and you get to define what enough means. In this episode, I share: Why Ashley Evans's post on the FIRE movement prompted a bigger conversation How the 25 times rule and 4% draw down work, with a $40,000 a year example Using a full time job or a business as the "vehicle" to reach financial independence How to think about enough versus more, security, and the choice to say no + more What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcoqNBUuYuh/?stkn=b3Zhajh5NGZtdno= Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here./' Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review!
- Sep 30, 202644 min
Episode 498: The Healthcare Heist: Why Our System Is Broken & How to Protect Your Wealth w/ Jordan Grumet
Health insurance is one of the biggest questions standing between you and leaving your job, and for a lot of families, it's the reason one spouse never does. In this episode, I welcome back Jordan Grumet, hospice physician, host of the Earn & Invest podcast, and author of Taking Stock, The Purpose Code, and his newest book, The Healthcare Heist. Jordan lost his father, a physician, when he was seven and made it his mission to become a doctor like him. Once he got there, he burned out fast, and financial independence became his way out. He breaks down what healthcare really costs once you leave an employer plan, how long-term care can drain a family's assets, and how insurers, drug companies, and private equity have pulled money out of the system. Jordan makes the case that real change starts when doctors and patients share their stories and push for reform together. Until then, there are practical steps you can take now, from appealing insurance denials to planning for long-term care early. In this episode, Jordan Grumet shares: Why healthcare is one of the biggest obstacles to financial independence and early retirement The limits of ACA subsidies, health sharing ministries, Medicare Advantage, and Medigap plans How long-term care costs, Medicaid spend-downs, and the five-year lookback affect families Everyday ways to protect yourself, from appealing denials to choosing generics and physician-owned practices What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: The Healthcare Heist: jordangrumet.com/books Taking Stock and The Purpose Code: jordangrumet.com/books Episode 281, Lessons About Living From the Dying: journeytolaunch.com/episode281 Episode 407, Building a Life of Purpose & Finding Meaning in Everyday Life: journeytolaunch.com/episode407 The White Coat Investor: whitecoatinvestor.com Health Insurance Marketplace: healthcare.gov Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here. Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly New
- Sep 23, 20261h 1m
Episode 497: How To Quit Like a Millionaire So You Can Stop Working & Start Living With Kristy & Bryce
Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung left their lucrative software engineering careers to enjoy world travel and freedom. Both retired in their early 30's with a 7-figure portfolio and have complied their secrets to success in their book Quit Like a Millionaire: No Gimmicks, Luck, or Trust Fund Required. Kristy and Bryce are financially independent, self-made millionaires who hail from humble beginnings and learned along their journey how to follow the money so they could afford to pursue their passions. In this episode we discuss: How Kristy went from surviving off 44 cents a day to a 7-figure portfolio. How you can use CRAP (Creativity, Resilience, Adaptability, and Perseverance) to achieve success. How to cut expenses from your budget so you can maximize your income and minimize waste. How to choose your degree and career based on the math. Why your home is not an investment and how avoiding home-ownership helps you achieve financial independence sooner. Why taxes are for the poor and how to win the tax game. What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here./' Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The Weekly Newsletter List to get updates, deals & more! Leave Your Journey To Financial Freedom a review! Get The Budget Bootcamp Check out my personal website here. Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! YNAB – Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. What stage of the financial j
- Sep 16, 20261h 5m
Episode 496: Tiny Home Living w/ Jewel Pearson & Why You Don't Have To Give Up Luxury To Go Tiny REWIND
Simplicity and the concept of 'less is more' can be beneficial in much more than finance. The tiny home movement has proved to be a great new option for a lot of people looking to live a simpler, more abundant life. This week's guest, Jewel Pearson, is not only a tiny homeowner but she is also an advocate and community leader that shares her tiny living experiences and assists others in achieving their tiny living dreams. Over the course of a decade, Jewel worked toward downsizing her life and in 2015 she built the tiny home of her dreams in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her 360 sq ft home has been featured on HGTV's shows "Tiny House, Big Living" and "How Are They Now" and has been featured in several other media outlets. As a proud supporter of tiny living and the simpler lifestyle that it offers, she provides support through her consulting services and workshops that she teaches around the country. Jewel has also founded the Tiny House Trailblazers; a duo collaboration of powerful and uniquely talented women of color who together are a strong representation and voice for diversity and inclusion within the tiny house movement. In this episode we discuss: Why everyone should redefine or rather choose for themselves what tiny living means The misconception some people have that living in a tiny home means you sacrifice quality, luxury, and design & why tiny living does not mean "small living" How downsizing and living this life helped Jewel to live her life fully and abundantly What Jewel's life was like before the tiny home and what prompted the change The steps it took to actually make the changes she needed to move into her home How to start the tiny living process Jewel's mission to bring the tiny home movement to more people of color and some of the racism she has experienced in the community The different tiny home options Factors to consider in making the transition to tiny home living Jewel's thoughts on the FIRE (Financially Independent, Retire Early) movement What's New in the Paperback Edition of Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty A book club and discussion guide with prompts, exercises, and action steps Updated corrections from the original hardcover Exclusive bonuses when you purchase the paperback, including: The Fire Starter Course The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Tiny House Communities Info Tour of Jewel's Tiny House–(more updated pics available on social media sites) Get your paperback edition of Your Journey To Financial Freedom if you haven't already. Apply to Share Your Journeyer Story, here./' Join the Journey to Launch Book Club to dive deeper into financial freedom with guided discussions and resources here! Join The <a href="https://www.jou
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About Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), host of the Journey To Launch podcast and author of "Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness". The Journey To Launch podcast explores all aspects of reaching Financial Freedom; from increasing income, paying off debt, investing, saving & learning how to retire early and wealthy. The book, "Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness," shows you how to skyrocket your savings, blast through debt and ultimately accelerate your unique and truly epic journey to financial freedom and independence. As a money expert who "walks her talk" she helps brave listeners also known as Journeyers; gain clarity around their finances and create an actionable plan to reach their goals. Her mission is to teach, inspire and help others reach Financial Freedom.
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