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What’s this Episode About?
Alex and Cassie – aka The Thrifty Couple – start off their first podcast episode where everything should start: at the beginning. Note though that this is not just a “get out of debt” podcast, but rather will cover all areas of your financial lives, whether getting out of debt, saving for college, investing for retirement and more!
Let’s start at the beginning: What does it mean to Take Back Your Finances?
We start off sharing some of the details of our beginnings as the prior Unthrifty Couple, starting our marriage on a journey towards $108,000 of consumer debt. We share finally what shook us to the core and drove us towards seeking debt freedom.
One idea we want to communicate is that we know the dark side of debt, knowing the struggles of the Payday loan cycle and being weeks, if not days, away from bankruptcy. We didn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel – and didn’t even think we would ever see that light again. But we paid it off – every cent. And yes, we finally saw that light and share with you the exact path we used to find it.
Our goal of sharing this with you is to establish that we have a good understanding of what being that deep in debt can cause in your family, your relationships, and even your own emotions. When readers share their feelings of dread and hopelessness, we understand too well what they are saying. We’ve been there. But we also dug ourselves out and want to share the tips we learned – and used – to pay off our own debt to help provide encouragement along the way!
Some of what you will hear:
- A very creative, yet very unwise, way we found to go on travel. DON’T DO THIS!
- Transparency – we want to relate to you and be honest with you where we’ve been
- Just how intimate of a subject is money?
- How NOT to define a budget
- How does a crash diet relate to a family getting out of debt?
- The shampoo method of paying off your debt – get in, get out, repeat
- What does a gradual and sustainable debt payoff strategy look like?
What does it mean to Take Back Your Finances?
- Review the emotional side of debt
- Discuss when you need to Take Back Your Finances
- Not just getting to a point that everything is just ok, but planning for the future
- It’s a lifelong process consisting of different stages
Our 2% Tip of the Week:
- Start cutting your budget where we not only recommend, but where we started ourselves
- Cut out the head-smack charges
- We share places to look for those charges
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
- Check out our book, The 2% Rule to Get Debt Free Fast: An Innovative Method To Pay Your Loans Off For Good
- We created a 64-page workbook to give you the tools and the resources to help you pay off your debt. You can see the digital version or the printed version.
Don’t Miss an Episode
If you want to make sure that you never miss an episode we encourage you to sign up for our Take Back Your Finances Podcast list. As part of this list we will also send you additional resources from the latest podcast episode like checklists or related worksheets to help you implement that weeks topic – only for members of this list! Plus, just for signing up we’ll send you our copy of How to Build Your $1,000 Emergency Fund in 30 Days (a $5 value) just for signing up!
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Finally, as we share in this episode,
if we help anyone, then it makes everything we do worth it!
If we and this podcast have been a blessing to you in any way, we would greatly appreciate a favorable review in iTunes or Google Play. Our goal is to reach more people with this message of hope and your review will help in doing that. Thank you!!
Shanda
Thanks for sharing!
Shari Ward
Thanks, will download now.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Deb
Have learned much from your site.Looking forward to the podcasts.Thank You.
Brichelle Daniel
Thank you for your help.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
Brenda
This is so awesome. Congrats!
Kate Drzycimski
Looking forward to listening to the podcast!
Lynn D.
I enjoy all of the information you share with us! Happy Thanksgiving!
Lynn D.
I just downloaded the podcast. I am looking forward to listening to it.
Mendy Dinsmore
Looking forward to seeing what you have to share. Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving
Elizabeth Molaro
So excited to order the book. Who says budgeting only starts in the New Year, Thanksgiving is a great time.
Ashley
Thank you for doing the podcast. I’m hoping it enhances what I’m reading in your book!
Cathy Singleton
I love your website and my goal is to be debt free , hopefully.
Kate Drzycimski
Downloaded the podcast! Thanks!
Kate Drzycimski
And left a review on iTunes! Here you go!:
Our family is not “in debt” (other than a modest home loan), but I have gotten sloppy in our finances and not using them as well as I should. I was looking for financial tips and encouragement in a podcast from someone with whom I could at least identify with a little and would not make me feel overwhelmed. This was a good fit! Thanks!
Kate Drzycimski
Ack! I opened my iTunes window again and realized the review hadn’t been submitted. Fixed that! Thanks again!
Susan Klaas
Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving!
Dee
Thank you for sharing! Happy Thanksgiving!
Veronica Vatter
Downloaded!
Rose
Thank You. Enjoy your blog and trying VERY HARD to get out of debt !!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
[will be listening to this in a bit ] : )
Michele Moore
The information that you share is valuable. Thank you.
Ruth W
Awesome giveaway! Thankyou!!!
Ruth W
Downloading now
Elena
Thank you for the giveaway!
kesha gooding
Awesome giveaway! Thank you
Vickie
Thanks..you are right..every bit helps and you help a lot..both of you
Sandra
Bought it !!!!! Thanks so much 🙂
Courtney
Downloading and reviewing! 🙂 Love your book and the extra motivation the podcast gives!
Dawn
Great podcast!
Dawn
Listened to the podcast and left a review. Great job!