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The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola SokunbiAuthor: Clever Girl Finance
The Clever Girls Know Podcast is brought to you by Clever Girl Finance, one of the largest personal finance media/education platforms for women in the U.S. that empowers women to ditch debt, save money and build real wealth in order to live life on their own terms! Hosted by founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance, Bola Sokunbi, the podcast shares open and honest conversations with real women at different stages of their financial and life journeys to inspire and motivate other women on their own journeys too! Get the Clever Girl Finance Roadmap today! It's completely free! Plus get our free budgeting & debt prioritization worksheets too: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/financial-roadmap/ Language: en Genres: Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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413: Ditching $150K in 16 Months - How Arden Transformed Her Financial Future
Episode 413
Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
New Book - Clever Girl Millionaire; A Guide to Redefining What's Possible, Turning Ambitions into Actions, and Dreams into Millions - Available to order now On this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Arden Missal, founder of She's Financially Free, to talk about how she paid off $150,000 in student loan debt in just 16 months—and completely transformed her financial future. Rejecting the common advice to "take it slow," Arden went all in, working multiple jobs and making intentional short-term sacrifices to gain long-term freedom and control over her life. Now, she's on a mission to help women stop avoiding their finances and start building a life that feels calm, confident, and aligned. In this conversation, Arden breaks down the mindset shifts, simple systems, and no-nonsense strategies that helped her achieve debt freedom—and how others can do the same without perfection or overwhelm. What Arden Discussed on the Podcast: Her financial journey and what led to launching She's Financially Free. The decision to aggressively pay off $150,000 in student loan debt in 16 months. The emotional and mental shifts required before financial progress could happen. Practical tools, habits, and routines that kept her focused during her payoff journey. Her income sources at the time and how she maximized them to accelerate debt repayment. Limiting beliefs about money and self-worth she had to confront. How debt influenced her decisions around work, lifestyle, and relationships. Why many women feel stuck financially even when they're doing "all the right things." One simple shift to start gaining momentum when dealing with overwhelming debt. How becoming debt-free transformed her mindset, confidence, and long-term goals. AND SO MUCH MORE How to Keep Up With Arden: Website: ShesFinanciallyFree.com Free toolkit: ShesFinanciallyFree.com/StarterKit Instagram: @shesfinanciallyfree1 More Clever Girl Finance Resources: 👋 New to Clever Girl Finance? Start here: https://clevergirlfinance.com/start-here ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: @clevergirlfinance
