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Getting out of debt isn't just about paying off what you owe. It's about changing how you think about money so you don't keep making the same financial decisions. And listen, I know that firsthand. I've financed a car at 24% interest, put vacations on credit cards, and made plenty of money decisions I wouldn't make today.

In this episode, I'm sharing four mindset shifts that helped me change my relationship with money and get out of debt. We're talking about why focusing only on monthly payments can cost you, how to stop spending on autopilot, why you need a financial safety net, and the debt payoff strategies that actually helped me stick with it. I'm also sharing how I made room to enjoy my life while paying off debt, because I'm not interested in being miserable for five years just to get my finances together.

Your past financial mistakes don't define your future, and you haven't ruined your chances at building a rich life. If you're ready to stop repeating the same patterns and build a plan to get out of debt

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You had a long week. You worked hard, handled everybody else’s problems, and now you want a little treat. And listen, you probably do deserve one. But what happens when spending money becomes the main way you reward yourself for a life that’s exhausting you?

In this episode, I’m talking about the difference between using your money to enjoy your life and using your money to recover from it. We’re getting into emotional spending, the sneaky “I work hard, so I deserve this” loop, and how to figure out what you actually need before you hit buy. Because sometimes you genuinely want the thing. And sometimes you don’t want another package. You just want to feel better.

If you know what you’re supposed to do with money but actually doing it is the hard part, this is exactly the kind of work I do in private coaching.

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You make six figures, but somehow your salary looks a whole lot better than your bank account. Your bills are paid, you have a good career, and from the outside you look like you're doing well. But there's never quite enough left for the savings, debt payoff, investing, or other goals you keep saying you want to prioritize.

In this episode, we're talking about the $100K lifestyle trap and the invisible pressure to make your lifestyle match your income. Because enjoying your money isn't the problem. The question is whether you consciously chose the lifestyle you're paying for or whether it quietly became what you thought someone at your income level was supposed to have.

If you're making good money but wondering where the hell it keeps going, this is exactly what we work on inside my 12-week private coaching. We'll look at your actual numbers, figure out what matters to you, and build a plan that makes room for the life you actually want. Book a consultation call to learn more.

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You got the raise. You crossed six figures. You’re making more money than you ever have before… so why don’t you feel any richer?

In this episode, I’m talking about what happens when your income grows but your financial life grows right along with it. We’re getting into lifestyle creep, spending on autopilot, and the question I want you to ask yourself: What did I actually want this raise to do for me? Because making more money and building financial security are two different skills.

If you’re making good money but still wondering where it all went, this episode is for you. And if you’re ready to build a plan around the money you’re already making, book a consultation call or DM me on Instagram @ItsSaprina.

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In this episode of Money with Saprina, we’re taking value-based spending one step further and figuring out your actual financial values.

Because “family, freedom, security and health” might be your values, but they’re usually not specific enough to tell you what deserves more room in your budget and what doesn’t.

I’m walking you through the same questions I use with my 1:1 coaching clients to uncover what they genuinely value based on how they want to live, the purchases they’ve loved, the ones they regret and the patterns hiding underneath both.

We’ll talk about:

• The difference between personal values and financial values
• Why value-based spending requires trade-offs
• How to use an imaginary extra $1,000 to uncover what you value
• What your favorite purchases can teach you about your money
• Why spending regrets are just as useful
• How to identify patterns in your spending
• How to choose your three “working financial values”
• A simple 30-day experiment to see whether your spending actually reflects those values

By the end of the episode, you’ll be able to complete this sentence:

Because I value ______, I’m willing to spend more money on ______ and less money on ______.

That’s where your financial values become useful.

Your financial values aren’t the things you think you should spend money on. They’re the things you intentionally make room for in your budget, even when making room for them means saying no to something else.

And they’re allowed to change.

Different seasons of your life can require different things from your money.

🎧 Listen to the episode, grab your notes app or journal and identify your three working financial values for the next 30 days.

Money with Saprina is a personal finance podcast about budgeting, spending, saving, debt, investing and building a financial life that actually feels like yours.

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What happens if you miss your next paycheck? What about two or three?

Earlier this year, I was laid off from my corporate job. It was scary, but one thing kept me from spiraling: I had spent years building a financial safety net.

With Black women’s unemployment rising and so much uncertainty around the economy, I’ve been thinking a lot about what we can control.

We can’t control layoffs. We can’t control the economy. But we can start building something underneath us.

In this bonus episode, I’m sharing why I created Own Your Seat, my free 6-week savings challenge, and exactly what we’ll be doing together.

We’re not trying to save some arbitrary amount of money. And I’m definitely not telling you to stop buying coffee.

Instead, we’re going to look for money that’s already moving through your life and find realistic ways to keep more of it.

Every week, we’ll focus on one specific Money Hunt. We’ll look at forgotten subscriptions, bills you can negotiate, refunds and money you may have missed, food you’ve already paid for, and more.

The goal is simple:

Find it. Automate it. Move it. Count it.

Own Your Seat starts September 14 and it’s completely free.

Claim your seat: JOIN THE CHALLENGE

Because we may not own the table yet. But we can own our seat.

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For a long time, I thought being good with money meant being frugal.

Cut the subscriptions. Skip the latte. Do it yourself. Find the cheaper option.

And for a season, I needed that. I was in debt and trying to change my financial situation. But eventually I realized something: I wasn’t working this hard to get my money together just so I could spend as little as possible for the rest of my life.

The goal isn’t to spend less. The goal is to know where your money is going and choose where it goes on purpose.

In this episode, we’re talking about value-based spending and how I went from restrictive budgeting to intentionally spending more on the things that actually add color to my life.

I’m breaking down:

• Why frugality can be a useful season without becoming your entire financial identity
• What cutting almost everything from my budget taught me about what I actually value
• Why I’ll happily spend $500 on travel but say no to plenty of other things
• How to tell the difference between spending you genuinely value and spending that’s just there by default
• My cupcake method for thinking about your spending: the cake, frosting, sprinkles, and cherry on top
• A simple exercise to identify your own financial values

Your money check-in for this week: If you could spend your discretionary money in only three areas, what would you choose?

Not what you should choose. What would you genuinely miss if it disappeared?

Because being good with money isn’t about spending as little as possible.

It’s about knowing where your money is going and choosing where it goes instead of letting it happen by default.

Next week, I’m walking you through the exact system I use with my private coaching clients to identify their financial values.

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In this episode

• Why I stopped asking "was I good with money this month" and started asking a completely different question
• What changes when your income goes from $24K a year to $200K to a full-time pay cut in your own business — and why looser cash flow makes it easier to get disconnected from your spending, not harder
• My actual month-end process: reconciling in Monarch Money, why I still hand-transfer totals into a spreadsheet, making transfers between my four accounts, and paying my credit card in full every month
• The three questions, one at a time: where did my money go, am I happy with where it went, and where do I want it to go next
• Scoring my spending 1–10 — and why that number is an evaluation, not a grade
• The $80 tote bag I bought because it sold out, not because I needed it
• The $20,000 car I didn't want to buy but absolutely needed to — and why that's not the same thing as a bad decision
• What Marie Kondo's "does it spark joy" question gets wrong about your budget (hint: the spatula)
• The one question your whole month-end process is really trying to answer

Grab the freebie

I built a companion worksheet for this exact process — The New Money Month-End Close. It walks you through all three questions with space to actually write your answers, plus the reminder I want you to read every single month: your spending is data, not a verdict.

Download The New Money Month-End Close

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