211: How to Use Frugality and No Spend Challenges to Accelerate Your Money Journey Plus Side Hustle Tips w/ Jen Smith

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does frugality mean to you? For Jen Smith, creator of modernfrugality.com, frugality means being a good steward of your resources. It’s consciously spending on things you value that give you the freedom to meet your goals.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jen is on a mission to rebrand the entire concept of frugality, so we can embrace it as a way to serve us. Adopting the practice of intentional spending and no spend challenges helped Jen and husband pay off over $78,000 of debt in 2 years. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jen started as an acupuncturist, transitioned into a full time writer, and now she is stepping into entrepreneurship. She shares her journey from starting a side hustle to expanding into owning a business. Tune in to this week’s episode to hear a different perspective on the F word: Frugality.</span></p> <p><strong><em>In this episode you’ll learn:</em></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to use frugality to accelerate your journey to Financial Freedom</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The balance between increasing your income and spending consciously  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to do a no spend challenge</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Jen transitioned from being an acupuncturist to a full time writer to an entrepreneur and much more...</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You can find Jen as the co-host of <a href= "https://www.modernfrugality.com/frugalfriends/">Frugal Friends podcast.</a></li> <li>If you missed enrollment to the Money Launch Club, join the waitlist <a href="http://moneylaunchclub.com">here</a>! </li> <li>If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my <a href= "https://www.journeytolaunc