In the same way that being able to read is a critical component of learning and furthering your education, budgeting is essential to managing your money well and building wealth. It’s foundational! And that’s why we’re pumped to have Sarah Wilson joining us on the podcast today. Today we discuss why the Budget Girl started publishing her own budget for the entire internet to see, how granular you should be getting with your budget, as well as some of the lowest hanging fruit everyone should consider. And we also hear how Sarah paid off all of her student loans in just 3 years on a meager income, her foray into house hacking, charging her boyfriend rent, the future of her very successful site and YouTube channel, plus a bunch of other topics as well!

Additional links:

• Sarah Wilson – You can see what Sarah is up to at her site, Budget Girl, and her YouTube channel. And keep up with her on all the socials!
• Budgeting – Check out our posts on various budgeting methods that might suit you, as well as all the ways to stop dipping into your savings account to afford stuff!
• Wealth building: = We’ve written a much long post on strategies to build wealth even if you have a tiny income.

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