Young and Divorced: Recent Episodes
Amanda Rodriguez
Welcome to the Young & Divorced podcast!
This is a place for women who are navigating divorce at a young age. I got divorced at age 30 after 10 years of marriage, and had to learn how to do all the adulting things on my own.
On this podcast, I'll share my journey with you in the hopes that it will help you heal from your divorce and build the thriving and abundant life of your dreams.
In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into how attachment theory in romantic relationships can show up in your relationship to your money.
LINKS
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
EPISODES MENTIONED:
- What is Money Trauma and How to Tell If You Have It
- How Figuring Out Your Attachment Style Will Set You Up for Success in Dating
Wondering what it looks like to actually develop a financial independence strategy? Where do you even start if you're trying to build a financial independence strategy? How do you build a roadmap to financial independence? This episode will answer all of those questions!
LINKS:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
Have a question you want me to answer on the next episode? Ask me here by submitting a form or ask on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast.
Were you always taught to be afraid of credit cards? Me too! In this episode, I'll teach you why credit cards are not the devil and how you can use them strategically to build wealth and boost your credit score.
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
Have a question you want me to answer on the next episode? Ask me here by submitting a form or ask on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast.
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Have a question you want me to answer on the next episode? Ask me here by submitting a form or ask on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast.
LINKS:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
This week we are taking a deep dive into toxic relationships with Relationship Coach Marveliz Polanco. Learn how to spot a toxic relationship, heal from a toxic relationship, and avoid getting into another one.
Links:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
- Connect with Coach Marveliz on Instagram @coachmarveliz
I'm spilling the tea on how I found out that my ex had sneakily screwed me on our investments so you can make sure the same thing doesn't happen to you.
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
On this episode of the Young and Divorced Podcast, we are taking a deep dive into money trauma. If you've ever thought that you approach money in the same way your parents did, and that maybe it isn't the best way to do things, this episode is going to be so helpful for you.
LINKS:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
Everybody makes mistakes! But if you're just starting out managing money on your own, you should avoid these five if you can.
LINKS:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
This week we're joined by Diana Garcia, a money and mindset coach for first-generation Latinas, to talk about how you can save your first $10K after divorce without self-sacrificing.
LINKS:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
Connect with Diana on Instagram: @amigasydinero
Have you heard the term "zero-based budgeting" and wondered what it means? Or how to practice? Or, are you looking for recommendations on apps and spreadsheets you can use to start implementing zero-based budgeting in your life? If so, this is the episode for you! Listen to get a detailed explanation of how to practice zero-based budgeting, plus get a sneak peek into my own budget and how I use sinking funds to pay for my favorite things. Plus, I'll give you all my software and spreadsheet recommendations, including free options! *LINKS:* * Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap * Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide * Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast
- You Need A Budget: (pssst….if you want to get an extra month FREE of YNAB (for a total of 64 days free), use the link in my pre-investing guide that you can download FOR FREE!)
- GoodBudget
- The Badass Budget Spreadsheet by Her First $100K
- The Vertex42 Excel Template
Getting comfortable being on your own after divorce is tough! This may be the first time in a longgg time that you're facing an empty house when you get home. I know it's scary, but it doesn't have to be. On this episode, I'm giving you my three secret tips for learning how to master the art of solitude and building a life you love post-divorce.
Links I mention in the episode:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
- Listen to the episode on EMDR: click here!
Do you want to learn how to invest for your children in the stock market while they're still minors? Are you confused by the different types of accounts out there: 529s, UGMAs, UTMAs, and Roth IRAs? Then this is the episode for you! We're talking about your options when it comes to investing for your kids and setting them up for financial success.
LINKS:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
Even if you think you don't have any time left until retirement, I promise you still have time to invest. In this episode, I'm going to show you how someone can neglect investing their entire life, start investing at age 55, and still retire comfortably by age 65 thanks to the power of compound interest.
LINKS:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
Are you making these common money mistakes that keep women stuck? Do you feel like you make good money but have nothing to show for it?
On this episode, I'm shining a spotlight on five things you might currently be doing with your money that could indicate it's time to ask for help.
LINKS:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
What does it mean to practice financial self-care? Isn't just getting paid a form of self-care? Well, sort of. But there's a little more that goes into it than that. This week on the podcast, I'm giving you four tangible things you can do starting today to practice financial self-care.
Links:
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
In this episode, we're discussing 5 ways that divorce is different from a regular break-up, and how to navigate those differences. If you've ever felt like the advice you're getting from people who have been through break-ups is missing the mark because they don't understand the additional complexities that come with a divorce, this is the episode for you.
- Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
- Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
- Follow me on Instagram @younganddivorcedpodcast!
Download your copy of The Ultimate Name Change Checklist. This 18-page guide walks you through how to change your name step-by-step with every government agency that matters, including:
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- Social Security & The IRS
- The State Department (Passport)
- The DMV (Driver's License)
- Your Banks
- Work
- The Gym, Your Yoga Studio, and everywhere else you haven't thought of, but I have!
By following the steps in this checklist, you can have your name changed in 60 days or less. Imagine how good it will feel to get back to your birth name and start moving on with your life. Don't wait, download this checklist today!
This week on the podcast, I am laying it all out on the table! I'm going to show you how hiring a financial advisor would absolutely wreck my portfolio, costing me hundreds of thousands of dollars, and why you should fire your financial advisor if you already have one.
Book A Call: Get a Free Financial Roadmap
Download Your Free Copy of The 4 Essential Steps to Take Before Investing Your Money Guide
Follow me on Instagram @divorcedgirlmoneycoach!
This week on the Young & Divorced podcast, we're talking all about assets in a divorce. What are they? What counts as an asset? And most importantly, what am I due in divorce? Plus, we'll discuss the five assets most people forget about in divorce negotiations.
- Download your free copy of The Divorced Girl's Guide to Mastering Your Money, a PDF guide designed to help you set yourself up for financial success by learning the steps you need to take to be ready for investing.
- Ready to invest? Get the 4 Essential Steps to Take Before You Invest pre-investing guide here.
- Want to take the fast track to meeting your financial goals? Book a call and get a free personalized roadmap after the call that walks you through step-by-step through how to get where you want to be financially.
In this episode, we're talking about the four things you need to do with your money BEFORE you start investing in the stock market. Following these steps will make sure that you are investing safely and wisely.
LINKS:
- Download your free copy of The Divorced Girl's Guide to Mastering Your Money, a 13-page guide designed to help you set yourself up for financial success by learning the steps you need to take to be ready for investing.
- Want to take the fast track? Book a call and get a free personalized roadmap after the call that walks you through step-by-step through how to get where you want to be financially.
In today's episode, we're discussing the 4% rule for retirement and why $1 million is likely not enough for your retirement.
Download your free copy of The Ultimate Name Change Checklist. This 18-page guide walks you through how to change your name step-by-step with every government agency that matters, including:
- Social Security & The IRS
- The State Department (Passport)
- The DMV (Driver's License)
- Your Banks
- Work
- The Gym, Your Yoga Studio, and everywhere else you haven't thought of, but I have!
By following the steps in this checklist, you can have your name changed in 60 days or less. Imagine how good it will feel to get back to your birth name and start moving on with your life. Don't wait, download this checklist for free today!
In this episode, we're talking about why it's okay to be spending your money in an emotional state post-divorce, and why I believe the conventional wisdom around emotional spending is wrong, especially for my divorced girls. Plus, we'll talk about zero-based budgeting and how it can help you plan for emotional purchases (or any purchase for that matter!).
- Download the FREE Divorced Girl's Guide to Mastering Your Money
- Let's chat! Book a free call.
Today on the podcast, we're covering my favorite relationship theory: attachment styles. If you're wondering why you keep attracting the same types of men that won't commit to a relationship, this episode for you.
- Download the FREE Divorced Girl's Guide to Mastering Your Money
- Let's chat! Book a free call.
Would you believe me if I told you that even though less than half of women invest in the stock market (compared to 66% of men), we're actually way better at it? That's because women consistently outperform men in the stock market year over year. Want to find out why? Tune in to the episode.
- Download the FREE Divorced Girl's Guide to Mastering Your Money
- Let's chat! Book a free call.
In today's episode, I'm giving you best tips for getting through the divorce process as easy and amicably as possible.
- Download the Free Divorced Girl's Guide to Mastering Your Money
- Book a Free Discovery Call
In this episode, we're covering how to build a roadmap for taking control of your finances post-divorce.
- Download the Free Divorced Girl's Guide to Mastering Your Money
- Book a Free Discovery Call
- Download the Divorced Girl's Guide to Investment Funds
On this episode, I'm normalizing the crazy, rollercoaster of emotions you might experience during divorce by sharing with you 10 emotions I experienced during the process. I hope this prepares you for what is about to come or helps you realize that you're not alone!
Links:
- Download the FREE Divorced Girl's Guide to Money
- Book a FREE Discovery Call with Me Today!
On this episode, I'm sharing three tangible things you can start doing to improve your mental health during the divorce process.
- Download my FREE DIY Your Divorce Checklist: https://www.younganddivorced.com/diy-your-divorce
- Sign up for Life After Marriage (use code PODCASTFREE for free access - only for the first five listeners): https://www.younganddivorced.com/lifeaftermarriage
- Apply for one-on-one coaching: https://www.younganddivorced.com/coaching
- Visit the website: https://www.younganddivorced.com
On this episode, I'm giving you BEST tips for raising your credit score FAST. Using these three tips, I was able to get my score above 800. If you're not familiar with credit scores, don't worry, we're going into detail about what it is and why this number matters, too.
- Download my FREE DIY Your Divorce Checklist: https://www.younganddivorced.com/diy-your-divorce
- Apply for one-on-one coaching: https://www.younganddivorced.com/coaching
- Sign up for Life After Marriage: https://www.younganddivorced.com/lifeaftermarriage
- Visit the website: https://www.younganddivorced.com
On this episode, I'm pulling back on the curtain on the number one mistake women make with credit, especially when they get married young. It's a mistake I made and learned from and now I'm shining a light on it so if you're facing the same issue, you can fix it quick like I did.
- Download my FREE DIY Your Divorce Checklist: https://www.younganddivorced.com/diy-your-divorce
- Apply for one-on-one coaching: https://www.younganddivorced.com/coaching
- Sign up for Life After Marriage: https://www.younganddivorced.com/lifeaftermarriage
- Visit the website: https://www.younganddivorced.com
In this episode, I'm walking you through the EXACT steps I took to DIY my divorce in Florida and save thousands of dollars in attorney's fees. I also talk through why some states are more favorable than others, and what you can expect at each step of the process during your DIY divorce.
Download my FREE DIY Your Divorce Checklist! Click here.
Take my FREE quiz: Should You DIY Your Divorce or Hire An Attorney? Click here.
- Sign up for the Life After Marriage Online Course
- Young & Divorced Website
- Young & Divorced Instagram
Have you ever noticed why some women seem to marry young and others hold off?
In this episode, I'm sharing my theory about why some women choose to marry young. Spoiler alert: I don't think it's because we just happen to find our soulmate at a young age. In fact, I think it goes much deeper than that.
- Sign Up for the Life After Marriage Online Course
- Young and Divorced Website
- Young and Divorced Instagram