#96: Money scripts, renting vs buying and why women need to become financially independent with Bernadette Joy

<p>Bernadette Joy is the rich auntie you didn&#39;t know you needed. She launched Crush Your Money Goals® in 2020, a money media company to serve up practical and fun educational content.</p> <p>In that short time, she&#39;s taught thousands across the country her simple strategies to pay down debt, save more money, invest with confidence and pursue financial peace.</p> <p>Agree with her strategies or not, there’s no denying her cred: Joy paid off $300,000 of debt in three years and built her first $1 million of net worth in her 30s as a first generation Filipina-American, the eighth of her father&#39;s nine kids.</p> <p>She&#39;s been featured as a money expert on CNBC, Good Morning America, Business Insider and named to The 25 Most Influential New Voices of Money by NextAdvisor in partnership with TIME magazine.</p> <p>We cover the following in this conversation:</p> <ul> <li>Why commit to financial independence</li> <li>Money scripts and why mental health drives wealth</li> <li>Why renting is better than homeownership</li> <li>Growing personal wealth through other investment vehicles</li> <li>Why women need to become financially independent.</li> </ul> <p>***</p>