The Debt Free Mom Podcast

This is part three of my money story spanning over 11 and a half years of personal finances in our family of growing of learning from our mistakes of finding our way through the advice and rules of other people to what worked for us. In this final installment of our money story, I'm going from March of 2019, which is when Debt Free Mom began up to today in the spring of 2022.

• Part 1 of my story is available here: https://www.debtfreemom.co/podcasts/the-debt-free-mom-podcast/episodes/2147929723
• Part 2 is available here: https://www.debtfreemom.co/podcasts/the-debt-free-mom-podcast/episodes/2147934648

This is also the season 1 finale of the Debt Free Mom Podcast! We're planning to take a break from our regularly scheduled programming for the summer, but we'll do a mini series or two throughout the summer so that we're not just leaving you high and dry until the fall. We'll take the opportunity to do something fun, do something different than what we have been doing, and then start back strong in the fall with our guests coming on to talk about money, frustrations and money goals.

Would you do me a favor as we close out season one? If anything in this podcast has encouraged you to persist in your budget or empowered you to get off the fence with a money decision you needed to make and take action, or simply made you smile instead of worry about a topic as heavy as personal finances, would you do us a favor and rate or leave a review? Those numbers help our podcasts become visible to even more people just like you who are out there maybe confused about their money, but afraid to take action for fear of what other people will think of them, or for fear that they'll make the wrong move. We want them to find relatable and realistic advice here at the Debt Free Mom podcast, and your reviews can help us accomplish that goal.

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What does a professional chef want us home cooks to know about cooking food at home? Today's guest is Sandy Leibowitz of Plantains & Challah. She's a trained chef with experience in restaurants as a personal chef, and now as an educator teaching people like me how to be more efficient and effective in their kitchens. As a note, we had a few technical issues with audio during this episode, so you'll notice the sound quality is a bit different than our episodes normally are. Sandy's advice is so good that I did not want to skip this episode just for the sake of the audio, so I hope you enjoy.

If you want to dive into more of what Sandy has to offer, she's offering a few exclusive discounts for Debt Free Mom Podcast listeners. Check out her courses below, and use the discount codes to save!

Cook Without Recipes

(self paced cooking skills course)

Code: DFMPOD50 for $50 off until 4/3/24

Link: https://tinyurl.com/CookWithoutrecipes

Chop It Like It's Hot

(knife skills foundation class)

I'll be having a free onion dice class in April before opening enrollment for this class.

Code: DFMPOD19 for $19 off until 4/8/24

Waitlist link: https://tinyurl.com/knifeskillswaitlist

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Free cooking essentials guide + weekly emails on cooking: https://tinyurl.com/cookingessentialsguide

Managing your money shouldn’t be a lonely experience! The Care Creates Community from Debt Free Mom is a safe, private membership community created specifically for women who manage their home’s finances. Together, we find realistic ways to make the most of our home finances & stick with our plans! Get the support you need to reach your financial goals by joining today at www.carecreatescommunity.com.

Do you have a money question that you’d like to talk about with Carly? Do you have a story of navigating a tricky financial situation? We’d love to have you on the Debt Free Mom Podcast! Fill out the guest application at dfmpodcast.com.

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All this budgeting talk sounds great, but what if you're currently spending more than you make? You might be counting yourself out of this budgeting conversation because you know that each month your credit card debt is growing or your savings is shrinking, or both. This is for all the people who are consistently spending more than they make - you are not the only one!

This might not be something people are willing to say online or share with those closest to them, but I want you to know that you are not the only one spending more than you make. There are things we can do to correct it.

Start your own pay period budget today! Visit debtfreemom.co/store to download the free budget template or purchase the $9 Mini Course + Template to get also some helpful explainer videos.

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Are you in a season of waiting when it comes to your money? Where you know some big change is coming in the near future, but it's not there yet. What do you do in the meantime? What do you do while you're waiting? Should you try to grow the gap between your income and expenses? Or should you just be okay with a different timeline than you maybe thought initially? Alexandrea is a single mom and a teacher's aide getting her teaching degree. In today's episode, we talk about when to be okay with saving and when to be okay with spending.

Get started with pay period budgeting today for just $9! The Debt Free Mom Mini Course + Template will help you take your first steps toward managing your home finances with confidence. Get it today at debtfreemom.co/template

Do you have a money question that you’d like to talk about with Carly? Do you have a story of navigating a tricky financial situation? We’d love to have you on the Debt Free Mom Podcast! Fill out the guest application at dfmpodcast.com.

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Summer with kids can be one of the most expensive times of the year. For some reason when they're all home and they're all eating meals at home all the time, it can end up being even harder to stay on budget. In today's first summer episode of the Debt Free Mom podcast, we'll talk through how to manage our finances and our time with kids at home for the summer. First, we'll cover ways to spend money wisely during the summer to boost our enjoyment (and our sanity!). After that, I share my tips on how to road-trip with kids - it's not as scary as you might think!

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We'll be back in the fall with season 2 of the DFM Podcast full of interviews and answering your money questions. If you'd like to apply to be a guest on the show when we return in September, visit dfmpodcast.com

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