Inspiring personal finance-related interviews with women of varying ages, professions, income levels and total net worth.
In early 2018, I left my corporate career in human resources to go on what I then called a sabbatical. Five years later, I’m a freelance writer, business coach, and writing mentor. The in-between is a journey I reflect on often, and I’m grateful to…
Personal finance management information is everywhere. You can read about how to manage your money almost anywhere on the internet these days. They write books about it. In fact, a lot of them are best sellers. If the opportunity to learn how to manage your…
For over a century, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been celebrated annually on March 8th. This day highlights the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The 2019 campaign theme for IWD is #BalanceforBetter – building a gender-balanced world. The campaign for better balance…
Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Faith! She’s a little younger than our previous interviewees, but she’s already learned quite a bit about money. We first heard a little about Faith when she wrote a ‘post’ on her dad’s blog almost one year ago,…
Today, We’re excited to introduce you to Laurie! She and her family recently moved from the northeast to North Carolina to be closer to family. They are slowing down their rush to financial independence to follow their dreams of family, enjoying everyday life, and travel….
We’re excited to introduce you to Amanda today! She’s been a part of the personal-finance community for years, and she has terrific stories and advice to share about paying down debt, a single-income family life, real estate investing, and various side hustle adventures. Amanda and…
Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Caroline! She has an amazing story to share about her comfort level talking about money, negotiating, her extreme career changes, and her shift to becoming a very successful entrepreneur in a variety of businesses! She and her husband…
We’re excited to introduce you to Bonnie today! She has a lot to share about how she and her husband are debt-free, retired, and slow-traveling the world at age 45. Bonnie’s worked hard and has some great lessons to share about how you can win…
We’re excited to introduce you to Mandy today! She has a lot to share about how she’s successfully started three businesses. During this time, she and her husband paid off his student loans, bought a new house, and started a family. As busy as she…
We’re excited to introduce you to Deanna today! She has a lot to share about how she’s faced addiction and bankruptcy. And now has plans to reach financial independence after getting clean and gaining control of her finances. If you’ve ever thought it’s too late…
We’re excited to introduce you to Lisa! She’s learned the importance of “saving herself” and being mindful and content. And just because Lisa is a high earner, doesn’t mean she doesn’t have money challenges. We think you’ll enjoy her story and find some inspiration for…
Today we’re excited to introduce you to one fine lady! Mrs. Groovy has a lot to share about how she and Mr. Groovy started late but still retired early. We think you’ll enjoy her story and find some inspiration for your own financial journey! Inspiring…
Today we’re excited to introduce you to Kara! She shares about building her business and creating a financial community for women. We think you’ll enjoy her story and find some inspiration for your own financial journey or entrepreneurial ideas! Feel free to ask her any…
Inspiring Money Stories: Doris 1. Introduce Yourself to the WwM Readers! My name is Doris Belland, and I’m a financial literacy educator, and author of the book Protect Your Purse, Shared Lessons for Women: Avoid Financial Messes, Stop Emotional Bankruptcies, and Take Charge of Your…
Today we’re excited to introduce you to Jenny! She’s a wife and mom with a career, who’s creating many ups after enduring quite a few downs. We think you’ll enjoy her story and find some inspiration for your own financial journey. If you’d like to…
Today we’re excited to introduce Mrs. Smelling Freedom! She’s a GenX wife, mom, entrepreneur, and employee. She shares the story of building a business and then selling it and going back as an employee. She shares great suggestions on finding your passion and letting everything…
Today we’re excited to introduce Hayley! She’s a Millennial mom with active young boys and a home-based business. She shares many interesting tidbits with us from lessons she learned from her parents to a cross-country move with her family. If you’d like to be considered…
Today we’d like to introduce you to Julie. She has a love for education and community, and she shares how she puts her own advanced training to work teaching others to improve their communications and relationships. If you’d like to be considered for an interview…
Today we’d like to introduce you to Tawnya. She’s a financially savvy special education teacher who’s figured out how to grow her income through advanced education and hard work. She shares many more details and great financial tips to help you not leave money or…
Today, our inspiring money story is from Nicole, a busy mom, wife, and engineer who’s paid-off almost $100,000 of debt! She’s endured a few hiccups along the way, but persisted on and is now enjoying the debt-free life. If you’d like to be considered for…
Today, we have another inspiring money story from a millennial who has taken on debt, shifted from full-time work to a per diem schedule, and started a new business with her husband! Taliah has done a lot in a short period. She’s here to share…
Today we are happy to kick-off our series of inspiring money stories with our first interview. Many of you may be familiar with our interviewee. But we’re confident you will learn some new things about her today. And take away some great advice too! If…