14. The Smart Cookies Beginner’s Guide to Financial Wellness - with Sandra Grahame #WellnessWednesdays

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.