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Have you ever wondered if you can make mesh two different passions into one career?

Well, today’s guest Ani Mercedes has built a life doing that.

Today’s guest has pursued a very non-traditional career as an artist and personal finance blogger at HahaMoney.com and (YoureAlreadyYou.com). Ani Mercedes is a fine artist, photographer, and has even had a documentary featured on PBS. She paid off $40,000 in just a couple years by focusing on her why.

In this episode we talk about how she went from highly educated, jobless, in tons of debt, and not following her dreams to debt free and pursuing her passion full force, we talk about why the first year of her blog was private and what made her publicize her blog posts, the importance of focusing on the why-to instead of the how-to, and even tactical steps to helping you get clarity around your financial life.

KNOWLEDGE BOMBS

The how-to is the easy part. The why-to is the hard part. -@Ani_Mercedes #TheMoneyNerdsPodcast Share on X Ask yourself what is the happiest thing that happened today? -@Ani_Mercedes #TheMoneyNerdsPodcast Share on X I had all this debt, but I wanted to focus on my art. -@Ani_Mercedes #TheMoneyNerdsPodcast Share on X

SHOW NOTES

Read her blog posts: HahaMoney.com (now YoureAlreadyYou.com)
Check out her photography + art: AniMercedes.com
Being highly educated, jobless, and sleeping on mom’s house
Focusing on the “why” instead of the “how”
How she was able to focus solely on her career of pursing art (and having a documentary featured on PBS)
Why she didn’t share a blog post for a year
How she paid off $40,000 in debt

And much more! If you are now part of #TeamAni, check out her website for more money inspo.

#MONEYWIN

Alex has proved that perseverance pays off and stuck with his garage woodworking business. After buckling down and getting serious, we have officially earned his first $8,800 month. #moneywins

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