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About Cat
Catherine Alford is a nationally recognized financial educator who started her business with a $10 domain name and grew it into a multifaceted, six-figure digital media company. She is the creator of www.CatherineAlford.com, the co-founder of www.MillennialHomeowner.com, and the author of the book Mom’s Got Money: A millennial mom’s guide to managing money like a boss.
Through her work, she offers a suite of digital products and services include financial writing, public speaking, and influencer marketing all with the goal of helping women become more financially confident. Over the years, her writing and expertise have been featured in dozens of media outlets including Good Morning America, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, Real Simple, The Huffington Post, Kiplinger, Investopedia, Business Insider, and many more.
She currently lives just outside of Detroit, Michigan with her husband, their boy/girl twins, and a rescue dog named Julep.
What You’ll Learn
- In this episode we talk about:
- Why mother’s get treated differently by society differently
- What finding out she was pregnant with twins was like for Cat
- What it’s like to run a business while being a mom with a husband in med school
- Cat’s process of getting a book deal (it’s super inspirational!)
- Neutral thoughts – realistic ways to work toward positivity
- Mindset challenges specific to mothers
- Why family meetings can be so helpful and the importance of having goals
- Having other people hold you accountable and holding others accountable
- The Childcare vs Career dilemma
- Advice for giving (even when you feel like you can’t)
