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About Toni Okamoto

Toni Okamoto is the founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, the website and meal plan that shows you how to save dough by eating veggies. She’s also the author of the Plant-Based on a Budget Cookbook, Plant Based on a Budget Quick and Easy, and the co-host of The Plant-Powered People Podcast. Okamoto’s work has been profiled by NPR, NBC News, Parade Magazine, and she’s a regular presence on morning shows across the country.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode we talk about:

• How she got into a plant-based diet
• Tips for talking to loved ones about changes that go against the grain
• Meal planning tips for those on a tight budget and with limited time
• Using a plant based diet to help pay off debt
• Toni’s transition to being a full-time business owner
• Her go-to salty snack

Resources

Grab a copy of Toni’s latest cookbook

Toni’s Website

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How do you know if you’re doing okay financially? This is a popular trend in the content creation space. So today I’m breaking down my own 2 cents on signs you’re richer than you think.

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There are so many ways to pay off debt. These are the most common that I highly recommend and how to start implementing them immediately.

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About Scarlett Cochran

Scarlett Cochran is a lawyer, wealth expert, and founder of One Big Happy Life, where she empowers people to live fulfilling and rich lives while building wealth along the way.

She is also the author of “It’s Not About the Money: A proven path to building wealth your way while creating the rich life that you deserve.”

What You’ll Learn

In this episode we talk about:

• Why we need to stop focusing on arbitrary money rules
• Defining what your version of a rich life is
• Serving in the Marine Corp around 9/11
• 3 core principles of your finances
• Consumption smoothing and a different perspective on debt
• Why we need to avoid complacency in our earning potential
• Letting go of identities and making career shifts
• Scarlett’s business journey

Resources

Scarlett’s Website: One Big Happy Life

Grab a copy of “It’s Not About the Money”

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People have a hard time sticking to a budget for several reasons- these are 7 of the most common reasons AND what you can do to fix that.

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About Barbara Sloan

Barbara Sloan is the author of the book Tipped: The life-changing guide to financial freedom for waitresses, bartenders, strippers, and all other service industry professionals. Barbara says she was a homeless teen, who danced for dollars, and definitely did not graduate from college. She is now a personal finance expert and money coach that spent two decades working in every imaginable position in the Service Industry all over the country.

In addition to owning and running a badass women-owned Construction company in the heart of Manhattan, she helps Tipped workers achieve Financial Freedom like she did. She is passionate about all the amazing aspects of Tipped work and passionate about all of the terrible aspects of Tipped work.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode we talk about:

• Common financial struggles for people in the service industry
• How she learned everything she needed to run a multimillion-dollar business from the service industry
• Where tipping in America came from
• Why the majority of retired service industry workers rely on social security for their retirement
• Tipping standards and rules of thumb
• A good reminder of why going out to eat and buying coffee is a luxury service
• Best practices for increasing your tips
• Why you want to make sure you’re claiming all your tips

Resources

Barbara’s Book

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If you’ve ever thought you’re just a spender and theres nothing you can do about it, I hope today’s episode helps you.

This episode breaks down a few different strategies to help you slowly shift to more of a saver mindset and start having a healthier relationship with your finances.

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There are lots of tasks that we can do, but not all yield the same results. That’s why I jotted down some tasks that actually do save you time and money.

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About Zac Hood

Zac Hood founded Travel Freely in 2017. His first experience with rewards credit cards allowed him to propose to his wife in Southern France. After getting hooked on points and miles, he failed miserably at staying organized with his rewards cards. As a result, Zac created Travel Freely to help everyday people learn how to travel for free and put the details on auto-pilot. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado.

What You’ll Learn

In this episode we talk about:

• Should you credit card hack when you’re in debt
• When you might consider downgrading a card with an annual fee
• Choosing cash back or travel points
• The 5-24 rule with Chase
• Types of expenses you can put on a card
• How Zac would structure a plan for a total beginner

Resources

Check out Zac’s Apps: Travel Freely and Cash Freely

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Building on our previous 2 weeks of content, this episode will help you build healthy habits around your takeaways from episode 1 and 2.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Power of Habit
• Atomic Habits

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