The Financial Confessions · The Financial Diet

From Teen Mom To Financial Coach: Breaking Generational Curses

July 22, 2024·1 hr 7 min·5 clips
Jasmine went from survival mode to $70,000 in consumer debt—how did she dig herself out?
Chelsea Fagan interviews Jasmine, a financial coach who became a teen mom at 17, detailing her journey from financial struggle with undocumented spouse and $173,000 debt to homeownership and coaching. They discuss breaking generational curses, predatory timeshares, and practical money advice.

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A debt story that treats survival and money shame as the same conversation.

The episode follows a guest through teen motherhood, unstable cars, and the slide into consumer debt, and it frames that pressure as part of a broader money story rather than a neat turnaround.

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Hear how teen motherhood and $70,000 in consumer debt become a candid story about getting by.

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