142: The Power of Saving Allowed Her to Quit Her Job and Take Her Side Hustle Full Time (Jamila Souffrant of Journey to Launch)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today in the guest chair, we have Jamila Souffrant. Jamila is a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI), podcaster, writer, and the founder of JourneytoLaunch.com where she shares her journey to reach Financial Independence while helping others do the same.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jamila and her husband saved $169,000 in two years and are debt free besides their mortgage. She is also a mother of three small children and lives in NYC!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her quitting her job to work for herself was made possible, not by monetizing her side hustle, but by SAVING.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s episode, Jamila shares:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she and her husband were able to save $169,000 in two years</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her approach to the financial independence (FI) movement</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she developed and stuck to a budget (without being super frugal)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How optimizing her finances helped her to take her leap into entrepreneurship</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">And more!</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on</span> <a href= "http://sidehustlepro.co/Podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/sidehustlepro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Soundcloud</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/side-hustle-pro"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stitcher</span></a></p> <p><strong>Thank you to our amazing sponsors:</strong><a href= "http://skillshare.com/nicaila"><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Get t