Making Money Is Simple with Veronica Deraleau - EP298 -The Business Growth Show with Athin Cassiotis

Making Money Is Simple with Veronica Deraleau, who is a Financial Coach, Author, Opera Singer, Financial Technology Manager, and U.S. Army Veteran. During the COVID pandemic, when performing artists abruptly found their livelihoods on hold, Veronica felt called to share her personal finance knowledge. In ‘Making Money Is Simple,’ Veronica details the actions and mindset it took to pay off over $100,000 of debt in three years on a median salary. In her signature Money Simple coaching program, Veronica helps professionals and creatives stop going paycheck to paycheck so they can provide an abundant life for their families and start living out their dreams! We talk about The importance of financial habits, Disregarding societal defaults, 4 Step Process for change, Creating a strategic budget, plus much more! Key Moments in the Episode 01:32 Veronica Deraleau’s introduction on how after earning her MBA in 2017, she found herself in six figures of debt while starting over in commercial real estate on an entry-level salary. Determined to avoid a long-term student loan repayment plan, she began studying personal finance to eliminate her debt quickly. Her breakthrough came when she noticed how high-net-worth individuals strategically budgeted in commercial real estate projecting long-term financial outcomes first, then reverse-engineering a plan to achieve them. Instead of budgeting month-to-month, they worked backwards from clear financial goals. She applied this same strategic approach to her personal finances and successfully paid off her debt. When COVID hit in 2020 and many of her artist friends lost their income, she felt called to share what she had learned, not from her MBA, but from her own journey of implementing strategic, outcome-based budgeting to create financial freedom. 04:13 More on her book Making Money Simple 11:05 Reframing Mindset about Money 18:36 Forming a strategic budget 22:09 Getting into the Coaching & Mentoring Business 28:18 Planning for Success & Contingencies 35:11 Speaking on Stage 38:10 One key piece of advice: “Show up for yourself. Life is going to throw a lot of hurdles in your way, but you just have to get back up and go back to the core of what you're trying to do” Websites: https://makingmoneyissimple.com/ https://www.veronicaderaleau.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGGSMWRY Instagram:   / makingmoneyissimple   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...\ LinkedIn:   / makingmoneyissimple   Pinterest:   / makingmoneyissimple   Personal LinkedIn:   / veronica-deraleau   ✔️ Listen and Follow on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/4ObQdyS... ✔️ Listen and Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast... Follow Athin Cassiotis on Social Media: ► Connect on LinkedIn:   / athincassiotis   ► Like on Facebook:   / athincassiotis   ► Connect on Facebook:   / athincassiotis1   ► Follow on Instagram:  / athincassiotis   ► Follow on Twitter:   / athincassiotis   ► Follow on Tiktok: ⁠  / athincassiotis   Learn more at http://athincassiotis.com/