Owning Your Money Story | Kara Stevens | Founder of The Frugal Feminista

Kara Stevens built The Frugal Feminista to give women, especially women of color, the tools, confidence, and strategies to take control of their finances. As a coach, speaker, consultant, and author of Unmasking the Strong Black Woman, The Happy Finances Challenge, and Relationship With Money, she blends financial literacy with emotional intelligence to help her audience heal their relationship with money. Kara shares how growing up in Queens shaped her perspective, why she left a career in education to become a full-time entrepreneur, and how she carved out a niche that merges feminism, financial empowerment, and community building. She talks about identifying the money beliefs that hold us back, creating strategies to overcome them, and why financial wellness is about so much more than numbers on a spreadsheet. Chapters 00:00 Meet Kara Stevens 04:10 Growing Up in Queens and Finding Her Voice 08:25 From Economics Student to Educator 12:15 The Birth of “Girl Get Your Life Together” Blog 17:20 Discovering the Gap in Financial Conversations for Women of Color 20:30 Leaving Education for Entrepreneurship 25:10 Building The Frugal Feminista Brand and Community 30:40 Writing Unmasking the Strong Black Woman 34:55 How Financial Wellness is a Learned Behavior 39:10 Strategies for Rewriting Your Money Story 44:20 Community-Level Solutions to Financial Inequity 48:35 Women Who Inspire Kara Stevens 53:10 Daily Practices for Confidence and Clarity 56:25 What’s Next for The Frugal Feminista The Powerful Ladies podcast, hosted by business coach and strategist Kara Duffy features candid conversations with entrepreneurs, creatives, athletes, chefs, writers, scientists, and more. Every Wednesday, new episodes explore what it means to lead with purpose, create with intention, and define success on your own terms. Whether you're growing a business, changing careers, or asking bigger questions, these stories remind you: you're not alone, and you're more powerful than you think. Explore more at thepowerfulladies.com and karaduffy.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices