BW 023: Personal Financial Habits for Widows - with Seth Connell

In today's episode we talk about finance basics. How to get started with finances, how to create a budget, how to start thinking about getting out of debt, when to work with a financial coach and more. Our guest speaker is financial coach, Seth Connell (@coach_connell) who has been a financial coach since 2018. In his time coaching, he has helped his clients pay off over 2 million dollars of debt. He also earned his law degree completely debt free in 2022. Using the practices and principles he teaches, he is passionate about helping people achieve financial freedom and create the lives they want to have.   We talk about: ~ Learning to be okay with discomfort because that is where growth happens. ~ There's no biological growth into personal financial knowledge. ~ How to see budgeting in a good way. ~ When it would be a good time to talk to financial coach ~ A budget being our way to freedom, not a way of just being restricted in life.   Quotes: ~ "...money and the way that we handle it is a reflection of the disposition of our heart. It shows the things that matter to us. It shows what we value, it shows our priorities, and it can be uncomfortable really taking an honest look at that and saying, well, this is the way I'm handling my money now, and it just isn't that great." ~ "We don't know the things that we were never taught, and there's no financial puberty. We don't just grow into this knowledge. It doesn't just happen to us, like the changes that happens with our minds and our bodies. There's no biological growth into personal financial knowledge." ~ "Ultimately what matters is not where we've come from. It's where we're going to."   You can find Seth at: Website: https://coachconnell.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachConnellPage/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_connell/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/87812420/   Things mentioned: ~ Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey ~ The Ramsey show podcast ~ John Deloney podcast ~ Rachel Cruze Show ~ The Clark Howard Podcast ~ Grief Recovery Method book ~ Every Dollar app ~ YNAB app   ____________________________________________________________________________________   The Brave Widow Community is a place where you can connect with other widows, find hope and healing, and begin to dream again for the future.  Learn more at bravewidow.com.     Hey guys, I’m Emily Jones I was widowed at age 37, one month shy of our 20 year wedding anniversary.  Nathan and I have four beautiful children together.  My world was turned completely upside down when I lost him.  With faith, community, and wisdom from others, I’ve been able to find hope, joy, and dream again for the future.  I want to help others do the same, too!     FOLLOW me on SOCIAL: Twitter @brave_widow Instagram @brave_widow Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bravewidow YouTube@bravewidow