
14. The Smart Cookies Beginner’s Guide to Financial Wellness - with Sandra Grahame #WellnessWednesdays
Sandra Grahame, co-founder and CEO of Smart Cookies, shares how she achieved financial wellness and how she mentors others to do the same.
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pscrb.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Sandra Grahame is a money and lifestyle expert who has been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, CNN, and so much more. She is an author, a keynote speaker, a brand spokesperson — but, most importantly, she’s a Smart Cookie!
Smart Cookies Money Mentoring is a digital platform designed to help ambitious women achieve life changing financial goals. As co-founder and CEO, Sandra has helped hundreds of women achieve financial wellness — a topic we don’t talk about enough in the wellness space — and I am so excited to introduce her to all of you in a time when so many people are really thinking a lot about their finances and how they can make money from home.
You will learn about...
- (00:40) What is financial wellness?
- (02:10) How working with friends to tackle their own debt inspired Sandra to create Smart Cookies
- (06:00) What everyone should be doing to support themselves financially in the future
- (14:05) Sandra’s advice for taking the “next step” in adulthood: buying a house, saving for your kid’s college tuition, etc.
- (17:40) The first steps you should take towards planning for retirement
- (28:45) Marie Kondo-ing your money
- (30:24) An exercise to help you connect your habits and actions to your Why, which will help you be more intentional about your purchases
- (36:20) Apps that will help you invest and save
- (42:50) How do we know if we’re using the right credit card?
- (48:50) Low-hanging fruit for cleaning up your spending
Resources:
- Smartcookies.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/sandra.grahame
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sandra-grahame-19353b8
- Acorns app: www.acorns.com
- Mint app: www.mint.com
- Tip Yourself app: www.tipyourself.com
- Clarity Money app: claritymoney.com
- Get a human on the phone: gethuman.com
- Figure out what credit card is right for you: nerdwallet.com + bankrate.com
- Spending Awareness Guide: smartcookies.com/spendingawarenessguide
- Get the $1,000 Jumpstart Guide
Connect with Kelly:
- kellyleveque.com
- Instagram: @bewellbykelly
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly
Be Well By Kelly is a production of Crate Media
Mentioned in this episode:
BWBK Protein Powder | Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com.