Ditching the Cinderella Complex and Making Your Own Decisions with Debra Jacobs

Money is a hard thing to talk about, especially for women who have grown up with the Cinderella complex where some prince comes along and sweeps you off your feet. This week’s guest on My Dead Dragon, Debra Jacobs knows that better than anyone and decided not to wait for her prince charming. Hear all about Debra’s story, and how she wants to help people overcome shame, fear, and overwhelm around money and take action to master their personal finances. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Once you shift your thinking from “I can’t do this” to “what can I do to make this possible” you will see the opportunities open up as you open yourself to positivity. Once we decide the universe rushes to our aid. 
• It took a long time until Debra realized that she didn’t have to sit around waiting for her Prince Charming. She asked herself what is the most important thing to her, and that wasn’t a husband, it was children. Once she acknowledged that fact and decided to go for what she wanted, she was able to actively make choices to pursue her dreams. 
• Taking care of yourself can be tough but it can also be exhilarating. You make the choice to be scared by it, or to take on the challenge. 
• When Debra adopted her first child, she made a budget down to the penny of how much everything would cost. She became conscious of where she was spending her money, for example buying books instead of borrowing them from the library. 
• Researching ‘financial independence retire early’, known as FIRE is the way Debra got into transforming her own financial life. The more she knew and the more steps she took, the more it dawned on her that she could teach people these skills, especially single moms. 
• Instead of paying your bills and then spending money on whatever you need to and then setting the rest aside as savings, you should put your savings first. Put aside a percentage of the money that comes in, then pay what you need to pay, you’ll actually save more money for the future. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘I like to say that the universe opened up and made all things possible’ 

‘We have to serve our decisions with actions’ 

‘I love having these role models out there for young women. You’re not a side character’

‘Cut out the things that don’t add value to your life’ 

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ABOUT THE GUEST 

Debra Jacobs is a financial coach who helps people overcome shame, fear, and overwhelm around money and take action to master their personal finances. 

A single mom by choice, Debra owned and operated a preschool for 18 years. As she raised her kids and ran her business, she ignored her own finances for way too long. Once she committed to changing her financial life, she did a deep-dive into the world of personal finance, reading books and blogs, listening to podcasts, joining groups focusing on money, and taking many courses. Through this process, she found a new calling: helping others transform their relationship with money, their money habits, and their lives. 

In addition to running her coaching business, Money Smart for Life, Debra is also a published author and editor and has presented at many conferences, and she has worked as a parent coach, preschool consultant, and resume expert. She holds an Education Masters from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. 

You can learn more about Debra at www.moneysmartforlife.com or on her podcast, Finance Your Dream, found on most major podcast platforms. 

ABOUT THE HOST 

Transformational Life Coach and founder of Katalyst Coaching, Katherine Loranger asserts to the bold and determined that life is theirs for the taking.

For over 25 years, Katherine has been driven to spark lasting, heartfelt transformation for fearless and fierce souls in progress… working to research, study and implement results-oriented principles and programs to incredible success. Through her evocative and expertly guided series of vision building and life mastery classes and workshops, heart-centred entrepreneurs, organizational leaders, and dreamers learn to realign their efforts and energies with their soul’s purpose to design, build and realize their wildest fantasies… igniting a world of limitless possibilities and changing the trajectory of their lives, their businesses, and their relationships for the better.

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PODCAST DESCRIPTION

Are you looking to learn how to:

• love yourself?
• increase your sense of self-worth? 
• discover your purpose in life?
• create authentic success and abundance in all areas of your life? 

Would you love to hear inspiring stories from women like you who did just that?  

The My Dead Dragon podcast brings you conversations and coaching with women who woke up one day and realized that no one or nothing was riding in to save them so they become the heroine of their own life and the main character of their story.  

Get ready to feel inspired, hopeful, motivated and ready to take charge of your own life. 

Discover what to do with your dead dragon as transformational life coach for souls in progress, Katherine Loranger interviews women in all stages of the journey to find out how we can all create and live a life we love!

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