Paying Off $40K of Debt AND Saving $26K w/ Katie Pijanowski

In this episode, we welcome back my friend and beloved client Katie Pijanowski!Katie goes into detail about her journey of overcoming debt and changing her mindset around money. Katie shares how she accumulated $68,000 of consumer debt and the challenges she faced in her relationship with money. With coaching and healing her relationship with money, Katie was able to stick with strategies such as the snowball method and zero-interest balance transfers to pay off her debt. Katie also shares about her experience with a common pitfall that I see with everyone who is on a debt payoff journey and how she navigated her way around it.Katie also shares about her seemingly counterintuitive decision to hire a money coach while paying off debt, and how money healing had many benefits to accelerate her journey and start earning (and keeping) more money. Towards the end, Katie and I debunk the stigma around debt and credit cards, and talk about healing debt shame. Episode Takeaways: Accumulating debt can be a result of misconceptions and unhealthy advice from the coaching industry.How Debt can create emotional heaviness that can have impacts on paying it off, and not accumulating it again. Paying off debt requires a money healing and intentional financial planning.Using strategies like the snowball method, zero-interest balance transfers and getting a better paid job can help accelerate debt repayment.How having a savings account while paying off debt provides a financial cushion and prevents reliance on credit cards.Building trust and security within yourself is crucial for financial healing and growth.Money healing can lead to a more abundant and fulfilling life, with the ability to set and achieve future money goals.__________________Connect with Katie:https://www.instagram.com/katiepijanowski/https://www.katiepijanowski.com ⭐️ Book Your Introductory SessionIf you’re tired of wondering why money feels harder than it should, I invite you to book a 1:1 Financial Wellness Session.Together, we’ll explore the emotional, behavioral, and nervous system patterns driving your financial decisions, identify what’s getting in the way, and create a practical path forward that actually works for your real life.Because I BET you don’t need more financial advice... you need help understanding why you're struggling to do what you already know would help.You can book your session here. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If this episode made you think, gave you a new perspective, or helped you feel a little less alone, would you do me a favor?Leave a 5-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and email me a screenshot. Reviews help this little podcast reach more go-getters who need it. And because I appreciate you, I’ll send you a special thank-you gift in return ♥️~Podcast theme song by The Jilted Irony