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Sandra Grahame is a money and lifestyle expert who has been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, CNN, and so much more. She is an author, a keynote speaker, a brand spokesperson — but, most importantly, she’s a Smart Cookie! Smart Cookies Money Mentoring is a digital platform designed to help ambitious women achieve life changing financial goals. As co-founder and CEO, Sandra has helped hundreds of women achieve financial wellness — a topic we don’t talk about enough in the wellness space — and I am so excited to introduce her to all of you in a time when so many people are really thinking a lot about their finances and how they can make money from home. You will learn about... (00:40) What is financial wellness? (02:10) How working with friends to tackle their own debt inspired Sandra to create Smart Cookies (06:00) What everyone should be doing to support themselves financially in the future (14:05) Sandra’s advice for taking the “next step” in adulthood: buying a house, saving for your kid’s college tuition, etc. (17:40) The first steps you should take towards planning for retirement (28:45) Marie Kondo-ing your money (30:24) An exercise to help you connect your habits and actions to your Why, which will help you be more intentional about your purchases (36:20) Apps that will help you invest and save (42:50) How do we know if we’re using the right credit card? (48:50) Low-hanging fruit for cleaning up your spending Resources: https://smartcookies.com/ (Smartcookies.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandra.grahame (www.instagram.com/sandra.grahame) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-grahame-19353b8/ (linkedin.com/in/sandra-grahame-19353b8) Acorns app: https://www.acorns.com/ (www.acorns.com) Mint app: https://www.mint.com/ (www.mint.com) Tip Yourself app: https://www.tipyourself.com/ (www.tipyourself.com) Clarity Money app: http://claritymoney.com (claritymoney.com) Get a human on the phone: https://gethuman.com/ (gethuman.com) Figure out what credit card is right for you: http://nerdwallet.com/ (nerdwallet.com) + http://bankrate.com/ (bankrate.com) Spending Awareness Guide: https://smartcookies.com/spendingawarenessguide/ (smartcookies.com/spendingawarenessguide) Get the https://fantastic-mover-2441.ck.page/e5924d1d7f ($1,000 Jumpstart Guide) Connect with Kelly: https://kellyleveque.com/ (kellyleveque.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bewellbykelly/ (@bewellbykelly) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly/ (www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly) Be Well By Kelly is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)