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Did you know January is Financial Wellness Month?? For this special guest episode, Melyssa chats with Erika, founder of My Bli$$ful Vida, about financial education, ways to feel empowered about managing your money, and steps to start working on your money mindset! Erica shares her personal journey towards financial wellbeing, dispels common misconceptions, and offers tips on reframing money narratives, tracking expenses, creating a budget, and prioritizing savings. Erica emphasizes the need for intentional and mindful spending, and she walks us through her three-step Bli$$ful Spending plan, so you can get started with working on your relationship to money!
MEET OUR GUEST
Erika Dox-Martinez is the founder of Bli$$ful Vida LLC, a financial wellness company that empowers ambitious, heart-centered Latinas, women and those in underserved communities to break free from financial challenges, transform their relationship with money, and achieve overall abundance without stress or judgment! With over 20 years of experience in financial services and a profound personal transformation, she realized her calling was to guide others and to share the knowledge and strategies that helped her overcome financial stress and overwhelm to achieving financial peace of mind. Bli$$ful Vida’s unique approach blends financial expertise and mindful practices to guide you on a journey to achieve overall abundance and your version of financial bliss aka financial freedom!
- Erika’s website: www.myblissfulvida.com
- Connect with Erika on social!
- Erika’s link to her free Money Mindset workbook: https://www.myblissfulvida.com/moneymindsetworkbook
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TIMESTAMPS
- 00:00 Welcome to the Podcast!
- 00:33 Guest Introduction: Erica’s Journey
- 03:21 Erica’s Financial Awakening
- 05:56 The Concept of Loud Budgeting
- 07:00 Erica’s Financial Transformation
- 08:59 Breaking Down Money Stories
- 13:37 Erica’s Personal Money Stories
- 19:18 Understanding Your Worthiness and Money Habits
- 19:42 Uncovering Your Money Trauma
- 20:14 Challenging Your Beliefs About Money
- 20:34 Addressing the Wage Gap and Financial Empowerment
- 21:36 Reframing Your Thoughts Around Money
- 21:53 Strategies for Responsible Credit Card Use
- 23:40 The Importance of Saving While in Debt
- 25:08 Shifting Your Spending Habits
- 25:47 Tracking Your Income and Expenses
- 29:38 Creating a Blissful Spending Plan
- 32:47 Final Thoughts and Next Steps
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