Achieve Financial Independence w/ Jamila Souffrant | Rules of Dumb Ep. 005

René abandoned the Rules of Dumb podcast for Episode 005. Well, that’s not exactly true. She was continuing her quest to become a yoga guru so she and Ben decided to switch things up. This week the podcast had its first guest, Jamila Souffrant. Jamila is a podcaster, writer and founder of JourneyToLaunch.com where she shares her journey to reach Financial Independence and helps others do the same. In René’s stead, Sri, RoD’s trusty Production Assistant, came off the bench to fill in. In the conversation with Jamila, she chronicles her journey from Jamaica to the US as an infant to the work ethic her mother and grandmother instilled in her. This eventually led her down a path of business and financial success that has to date culminated in Jamila and her husband saving $169,000 in two years. She talks about the events that led her to leave her six-figure corporate job, the life of a solo entrepreneur and mom, and her role in the FI/RE (Financial Independence / Retire Early) movement and how she thinks she can advance POC into financial freedom. At the end of the conversation, Jamila also lets us in on what she thinks is a Rule of Dumb: A conventional idea that many think is a great idea but she thinks might not be all it’s cracked up to be. You’ll want to listen until the end. René got to listen to the conversation Sri and Ben had with Jamila, and she was disappointed she missed out. René and Ben share their takeaways from all the knowledge bombs Jamila dropped. But not before René accuses Ben of being an “over-toucher” and a “hand-talker”. She also reveals she has a secret talent. Enjoy!