Episode 294- How Ariana Paid Off $68K of Credit Card Debt, Quit Her Job & Found A Budgeting System That Worked

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ariana Rodriguez joins the Journey To Launch podcast to talk about her experience on the new Netflix documentary,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Get Smart With Money”</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and how she was able to turn her finances around.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We chat about</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">how she used her skills to begin a side hustle, that eventually allowed her to quit her job, the power of forgiving yourself of past money mistakes, automating your money and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The internal struggle and mindset that plays a role in the cycle of debt and debt repayment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Arianna pivoted from an education career to tech project management in order to increase her income </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leveraging skills for side hustles to speed up the debt payment process</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What the “should lifestyle” is and why it keeps people stuck in the debt system</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why financial freedom is possible and attainable at any level + more</span></li> </ul> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa= "message_content"> <div class= "c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class= "c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class= "p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto"> <p><strong style= "font-size: inherit