When you first begin to tackle your journey to debt-freedom, where do you start? Maybe you look online for some guidance, but so often, when we have premade budget trackers thrown at us, templates and plans we find online, they don’t work for us. It makes us feel like we’ve failed, and those loans feel more and more insurmountable. This happened to Miko Ehrmantraut, over and over and over again. Divorced, drowning in student loan and credit card debt, and suddenly a single mom, she made her first budget 9 years ago. During her journey, managed to knock out a whopping 70k out of her debt in a mere 8 months. Not only that, be she build a debt-free million dollar business in the process!   WHAT YOU WILL LEARN How to find a budget that works for your unique life Ways to tackle underlying emotional and psychological triggers behind spending money How to find extra money by reducing bills and expenses Learning a side hustle to make extra money Lifestyle changes you can make as a parent How to prioritize quality time with your child How to psychologically prepare yourself for starting a business Ideas to make money online   RESOURCES MENTIONED The Budget Mom   THANKS FOR LISTENING! Special thanks to Voleo for sponsoring this episode. Voleo is the first mobile app designed to help people invest in stocks together through investment clubs. Visit HisandHerMoney.com/Voleo for more info. Thanks for tuning into us on The His & Her Money Show. Also, If you have any comments or questions about today’s episode, please let us know your thoughts in the comment section. If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for The His & Her Money Show on iTunes!Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! Furthermore, they do matter in the rankings of the show, and we do read each and every one of them.