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The podcast world is wonderful and vast. Like social media, there are SO MANY influential people that are communicating with the world for the sole purpose of helping people. I recently asked my Rise + Shine email community what their fav podcasts were.

Here are the results + their links…

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Blog Archives

July 5, 2023

What Is Enough + What To Do When You Feel Like You Can’t Reach It

July 5, 2023

The nebulous idea of “enough” is the topic of conversation in the season 2 finale of A Sunny Side Up Life podcast. Most of us struggle with this concept very early in our lives, as we begin to understand complex topics and facts of life like class, race, and inequity. But how do we handle not being enough as adults when not reaching “enoughness” has real mental, physical and psychological ramifications? I also chat about different investing accounts, income limits and tax advantages, and where you can go online to start educating yourself about investing.

July 5, 2023

June 28, 2023

Investing 101 + Why You Need To Start NOW

June 28, 2023

No lie: I used to think people truly meant saving cash when they said, “I’m saving for retirement.” I thought people had a vault with stacks of cash. Boy, was I wrong.

In this episode, I go through what saving for retirement actually means, why you need to get started NOW and the power of compound interest.

I also chat about different investing accounts, income limits and tax advantages, and where you can go online to start educating yourself about investing.

June 28, 2023

June 21, 2023

Making $63K Selling Our Land, How Financial Freedom Gives You Options & Allowing Your Dreams To Change

June 21, 2023

We planned to build our forever home and get old and gray on that property… until Covid hit and lumber prices skyrocketed. Our dream no longer aligned with what we needed, life happened, and we made a huge decision that changed everything.

June 21, 2023

June 14, 2023

Everything You Need To Know About Emergency Funds

June 14, 2023

Let me educate you all about why you need an emergency fund to begin with, how much to keep in it (hint: it’s personal to you and your situation), where the heck to keep it, and more!

June 14, 2023

June 7, 2023

Eliminating Internalized Capitalism, Moralizing Productivity & Mental Health + Money With Alyssa Davies

June 7, 2023

Alyssa Davies, content creator and a published author, joins the podcast to talk about how she was able to approach her finances from a new perspective and remove the guilt and shame for the spending. We discuss financial trauma, how mental health is tied to personal finance and why internalized capitalism is something to fight against, not praise.

June 7, 2023

May 31, 2023

Tiny Living, Big Life: Paying Off $112k Of Debt, Living Full-Time In An RV & Intentional Spending With Kailey Maloney

May 31, 2023

Can you imagine living in a 32 ft trailer with your partner, kids, and dogs? Would you go stir-crazy? Well… now you don’t have to imagine it, you can hear all about it. Kailey Maloney, from @believeandbudget, joins the podcast to talk about how her world transformed with simple living. We discuss embracing the messy moments of life, intentional minimalism, advice for starting your debt free journey, if her and her family plan on staying in the RV for the foreseeable future, and more!

May 31, 2023

May 24, 2023

What Financial Trauma Is, Signs You May Be Experiencing It + How To Recover From Past Money Wounds

May 24, 2023

Being “trauma informed,” experiencing “childhood trauma,” or having a “trauma bonded” are phrases used repeatedly to describe certain pivotal and disturbing life experiences and/or mental distress. And while sometimes “trauma” is over exaggerated or used incorrectly, the current spotlight on this pervasive problem has brought, front-and-center, the need to explore it in greater depth. This leads to the question: what about trauma and money? Can you have financial PTSD? Can you experience financial trauma? How valid are these things… or are we, as a society, being dramatic when it comes to this pairing?

May 24, 2023

May 17, 2023

The Realities of Content Creation, How Much YouTube Pays + Doing It Scared With Shay McMillan

May 17, 2023

In this episode of A Sunny Side Up Life podcast, I chat with @shaybudgets, business owner, social media influencer, goal-setting expert, budget coach and more. We talk about how she started her influencer journey, the realities of juggling a full-time job and working a side hustle, how much YouTube pays, and more.

May 17, 2023

May 10, 2023

Why Community Matters, Financial Feminism & Centering Women + Non-Binary Folks In The Money Conversation With Regina and Angela of Women’s Personal Finance

May 10, 2023

For decades, finance has been dictated by straight, cis-gendered, white males. The need for something radically different is what pushed Regina and Angela, founders of Women’s Personal Finance, to begin their online community for women and non-binary identifying folks.

May 10, 2023

April 30, 2023

Top 5 Personal Finance FAQs Answered: Sinking Funds, Goal Setting & Different Debt Payoff Methods

April 30, 2023

If you’ve always wanted to ask these personal finance questions, but have been too scared or embarrassed, this episode is for you. Learn all about sinking funds, goal setting, high yield savings accounts, debt payoff methods and more!

April 30, 2023

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HEY I'M SAMI WOMACK

I'm the wife to my high school sweetheart, Daniel, + homeschooling momma to our 3 girls. I'm the Budgeting Coach + Motivational Speaker behind
A Sunny Side Up Life.

My family used to be in $490k of debt + living paycheck-to-paycheck, but after we hit rock bottom everything changed for us!

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