009 Confessions from a Shopaholic - Michelle Summerfield, Blogger at Budget Bloggess

Michelle Summerfield, from the personal finance blog Budget Bloggess, and I discuss the challenges of managing money after divorce, paying down debt and conquering your inner shopaholic. Long episode description: Michelle from Budget Bloggess was one of the first personal finance bloggers I met when I moved to Toronto over two years ago, so it was inevitable that I would have her on my podcast at some point. If you aren’t already a reader of her blog, I highly suggest it. She is super open about her struggles with debt and shopaholism, which we discuss in-depth in this episode, plus I just love her blog post series about her alter ego — Spenderella.  We also got to bond over our frugal dads in this episode, and we even talk a bit about her divorce and how that influenced her debt repayment. Lots of great topics covered in this show I must say! We both mentioned a few of Michelle’s blog posts during this episode, so here they all are. Thanks again for reading and listening, and make sure to check back here next week for episode 10. It’s a particularly special and personal episode all about my experience moving from Vancouver to Toronto. Blog Posts Michelle Mentioned The No Spend Challenge 2015 – 6-Month Check In This Is My Frugal Dad – Lessons in Frugality Ask the Reader: Birthday Gifts – Debt Repayment or A Gift? Things Spenderella Did When I Wasn’t Watching #4 Thou Shalt Not Spend Shownotes: jessicamoorhouse.com/9