Podcasts about fnphenomenal ways

Are you a single mom who feels exhausted and stretched thin? Are you wondering how to keep up with everything that you are doing? Are you afraid that with everything that you have going on, something is going to fall or get missed? Do feel like you need coffee just to survive and make it through the day? If so, you are not alone. Single mom burnout is real, and the challenge with it is that if you burn out then how will you effectively take care of your children? In this podcast, Erica Blocker of the Moms With Dreams Podcast joins me to discuss the important topic, "How to Avoid Burnout As A Single Mom." In this podcast you will learn: The first time that I learned that prioritizing me meant that I was prioritizing my children Erica's story of how a health scare woke her up and led her to start to focus more on rest, health, and doing less How to recognize the signs of burnout How doing less means that you are doing more Tools to help you to rethink how you spend your time, put boundaries around your time, establish priorities, and let go of some things without feeling bad Integrate your purpose, passions, and dreams into an already busy day Make rest a priority and how Much more My hope is that at the end of the podcast episode, you will recognize the signs of burnout and feel confident that you can avoid it.   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!!   Check out the 5-Day Finance And Faith Transformational Journey to learn how to save more and develop a deeper relationship with God.  Click HERE to join!   Additional Resources This book really helped me to shift my perspective on what it means to be present: Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist    About Erica Erica Blocker is a certified professional life coach, author, and speaker. She’s the creator and host of the Moms with Dreams podcast, founder of Moms with Dreams University and passionate about helping moms follow their dreams without feeling guilty. Juggling her roles as a single mom of four and an entrepreneur with a full-time corporate career, Erica understands that the journey to your dreams is full of bumps and detours along the way. She specializes in helping women navigate through the peaks and valleys of motherhood and life while teaching the importance of self-care, doing what you love, and living a fulfilling life. Erica holds a bachelors degree in small business management and entrepreneurship and a masters degree in psychology. She lives in New Jersey with her children, who keep her entertained on the journey to her dreams.    About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Even the Good Lord above wants you thrive financially and live phenomenally, and this week’s guest can show you how! This week our special and phenomenal guest, Aisha Taylor of FNPhenomenal, is talking to use about managing your finances and your single-mom journey as a person God has called you to be. She opens about how she almost walked away from her faith before God brought her back home and opened her eyes to the blessings her had waiting for her. She gives us financial tips to help those of us on even the leanest of budgets while reminding us that we are deserving of everything God has prepared for us. Enjoy! Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins and the Founder of FNPhenomenal. She helps single moms thrive financially and live phenomenally using Biblical principles. She has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet, and Black Enterprise. Aisha has taught finance workshops at Duke University, the University of Michigan, and Google. Prior to launching her company FNPhenomenal, she spent years working in Corporate America as Senior Financial Analyst where she gained experience in business development, budgets & forecasting, creating and developing financial reports, financial model development, contract analysis, profit and loss statement management, and revenue/profit strategy optimization. Aisha has also passed the Certified Financial Planning Exam. Aisha is also the author of the #1 Amazon Best Selling book, “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” This book provides 10 tips to help women do what they normally do a little bit differently so they can save at least $100 per week. You can connect with Aisha at: www.FNPhenomenal.com, “Phenomenal Moms With Aisha Taylor" Podcast Instagram: @FNPhenomenal Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/phenomenalmom If you are looking to get more peace, less financial stress, and better money management skills, then join the 5-day Finance and Faith Transformational Journey today! Visit my website at ourroyalcommunity.com to learn more about my story and check out my blog. Connect with me on Instagram - @ourroyalcommunity Email me at – latonya@journeywithtvporter.com Grab of copy of my book, Your Queendom Awaits – How to Let Challenges and Traumas Guide You To Triumph, visit Amazon.com to do that. Keep Reigning!

Are you feeling single mom guilt? Are you battling feelings of perfection or inadequacy? Are you losing yourself in motherhood?   In this podcast episode, I share some lessons that I learned on my single motherhood journey.  I hope that you can take these lessons and apply them to your life. When you learn these things, there is so much you can release that is burdening you. There is freedom in being able to walk in the purpose and the calling that God has for you. Also, please make sure that you catch the special announcement at the end of the episode concerning the podcast!    Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   Additional Resources Partial Transcript of the Podcast Episode: 7 Lessons I Learned As A Single Mother (Part 1) 7 Lessons I Learned As A Single Mother (Part 2) Phenomenal Moms Facebook Group  The company I mentioned in the episode that helped me. About Aisha  Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Wondering how to be intentional about raising children with good character? Are you wondering how to not lose your temper when your child misbehaves? Did you know that discipline can actually be an opportunity to teach?   In this episode, I am joined by Te'Sheba Oliver.  Te'Sheba is the Founder of The Urban Christian Woman, is a life coach, and helps women to grow their faith and raise children in a way that is aligned with the Word of God.  We will be talking about parenting God's way. We will discuss a number of topics including: Te'Sheba's journey as a teen mom to being a mentor to other women and moms in their Christian journey Your role as a mom How to avoid disciplining your children in anger and frustration Ways that parents can use discipline to direct children back to Jesus Daily things parents can do to talk to your children about Jesus Learning how to apologize and talk to your children if you make a mistake How parents can raise children who follow Christ The role parents have to grow in their own faith and to live out God's principles in their own lives to model the lessons they teach their children. Much more   Additional Resources ABC Scripture Cards Know Yo’ Bible (Bible Study Resource) Urban Christian Woman List of Resources (including Parenting Resources) Recommended Bible Books (and Chapters) For Parenting: Deuteronomy 6, Deuteronomy 28, James, Ephesians Tiny Theologians Tiny Theologians Scripture Memory Cards 3 Books To Help Single Moms Find More Peace In Motherhood Parenting by Paul David Tripp Easy to Love Difficult to Discipline   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal!   Disclosure:  This post may contain affiliate links. I may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post.

Do you have a son and are wondering how you can raise him to become a man? Are you looking at the statistics about boys who are born to single moms and are wondering if your son will be ok? Do you wish you had more tools to help you to better support your son?   I received a number of questions from single moms over in the Phenomenal Moms Facebook Group who were concerned that since they are single moms they couldn't raise boys who would become amazing men.  These moms had questions about what they needed to do to make sure that their boys grew into strong men who thrived.  Therefore, I decided to invite Barry White, Jr. to the podcast to answer their questions.  Barry serves as a mentor to boys and works with them to help them to develop the character and skills they need in adulthood.  Barry also speaks to parents about how to better support their boys. In this episode, Barry White, Jr. and I have an amazing conversation about the things that single moms can do to help their sons, better support them, and help them to grow into amazing men with good character who thrive. In this episode we discuss: How communicating your financial situation with your children can help them to understand the difference between wants and needs, finding contentment, and to determine what is important and what isn’t Why you shouldn’t tell your son that he is the man of the house and what you can say to encourage him instead Creating responsibilities, rules, chores, and boundaries for your son Simple things you can do to help your son develop common sense and critical thinking Why finding mentors and positive role models for your son is important and how to find those people How to vet potential mentors, staying vigilant, and talking to your son about safety How to help your son express and identify healthy emotions How to teach your son financial literacy   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   Additional Resources Letters to A Young Brother: Manifest Your Destiny - Hill Harper   About Barry Barry White is an IT Director for the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was a participant in the inaugural Believing Bigger coaching group “The Twelve”.  He spends his time as a trustee at his local church and being an accountability partner to others.  He is currently working on his first book.    About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal!

How do you do your due diligence when choosing a person, organization, summer program, mentoring program, etc. to watch or mentor your children? Have you ever wondered if a man you are dating should be a part of your support system? How to trust again and let go and allow help after you have been hurt or disappointed?   In Part 2 of the series, Building Your Support System As a Single Mom, special guest, Kaywanda Lamb (who received multiple degrees during her time a single mom) and I have an amazing conversation about what it is like to be a single mom, how to verify (yes, this is first) and then trust as you build your support system, and who should be a part of your support system.  This episode is Part 2 of a 2-part series, so if you missed Part 1, then check it out here. In this episode we discuss: The process to start allowing yourself to trust again The process to vet someone to watch your kids Safety protocols to use when building your tribe Your role as a friend as you seek to build your tribe (hint, serve first) What to do before you allow a man you are dating to meet your children (and if or when you should) Should a man that you are dating be a part of your support system to help you with your kids? How to vet an organization before you enroll your child in their program The #1 conversation you need to have before you leave your child with a sitter or program   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   About Kaywanda Kaywanda Lamb is an author, speaker, blogger, soon to be podcaster, and The Winning Single Mom. Her journey to being a sought out speaker, encourager to single moms everywhere, and a transformational coach began when her boys were just 2 years old and 2 months. Kaywanda had a choice to make: to stay in a relationship that didn’t honor her or to raise her boys as a single mom. She decided to #doitanyway and has spent the last 15 years showing other women they, too, can parent, thrive, and win. She returned to college 4 times in that span, holds a Masters in Spanish Lit and is a certified principal. Her motto is “do it anyway!” because you can dream about it or you can be about it.   Kaywanda hosts a brunch series around the U.S. called Brunch and Love which includes a luxury brunch experience for single moms plus wisdom from today’s top relationship experts. Kaywanda believes women can chase their dreams and raise great children but single doesn’t have to be forever.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Have you ever felt like you were alone as a single mom? Do you wish that you could find help so that you aren't doing everything by yourself? Are you so exhausted that the thought of adding one more thing to your to-do list makes you want to shut down? In this episode, special guest, Kaywanda Lamb (who received multiple degrees during her time a single mom) and I have a real conversation about what it is like to be a single mom and what that means for Building Your Support System As a Single Mom.  This episode is Part 1 of a 2-part series. In this episode we discuss: Building a support system even if you don't live near friends or family Learning how to determine what your 24-hours will look like and then letting go of the rest or finding the help to get those things done Aisha even shares lessons she learned from a workplace bullying experience and how it impacted her approach to single motherhood and building her support system as a single mom Creating the space to find time to take care of yourself  Bouncing back to becoming the you that you were meant to be Releasing self-judgment and judging yourself based on what you are “supposed to do” Setting boundaries in life Much more   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   About Kaywanda Kaywanda Lamb is an author, speaker, blogger, soon to be podcaster, and The Winning Single Mom. Her journey to being a sought out speaker, encourager to single moms everywhere, and a transformational coach began when her boys were just 2 years old and 2 months. Kaywanda had a choice to make: to stay in a relationship that didn't honor her or to raise her boys as a single mom. She decided to #doitanyway and has spent the last 15 years showing other women they, too, can parent, thrive, and win. She returned to college 4 times in that span, holds a Masters in Spanish Lit and is a certified principal. Her motto is “do it anyway!” because you can dream about it or you can be about it.   Kaywanda hosts a brunch series around the U.S. called Brunch and Love which includes a luxury brunch experience for single moms plus wisdom from today’s top relationship experts. Kaywanda believes women can chase their dreams and raise great children but single doesn't have to be forever.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal  

Last week was Thanksgiving and November, in general, tends to be a month where we focus on giving thanks.   This is so important because the more you look for gratitude, the more you will find it and then the more you start looking for what is right, then the less you will focus on what is wrong.   Then when you make that shift you will find so much peace and may even see a change in your spending which leads to healthier finances. But what if you don’t feel like finding gratitude?  Then what? How do you find gratitude if you’re going through a lot, money is tight, there is trouble at the job, etc. and gratitude seems out of reach? Today, we will talk about 7 Ways to Find Gratitude Even When It Seems Impossible.   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   Additional Resources Helpful Ways To Get Your Children Involved In Community Service How to Spend Less Money, Have More Fun, and Have Less Stress This Holiday Season How Single Moms Can Walk More In Obedience With God As mentioned in the podcast, please complete the survey.  It would help me out a lot.  Click here to access the survey   About Aisha  Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal  

One of the things that I love to do is community service.  I constantly look for ways and opportunities to give back and to organize groups to serve the community.  I truly believe that engaging in service is critical to living a full and complete life.  Therefore, as my twins get older, I've been asking myself: What can I do to start to plant the seeds of community service into the hearts of my children?  How can I begin to talk to them about community service? What is the right age to start to encourage my children to participate in community service and what projects can they work on? To help me to get the answers to these questions, I invited Marjorie Moore onto the Phenomenal Moms Podcast.  Marjorie has 15 years of professional nonprofit organization management experience and has tons of experience helping families find the right service projects for their children. In this podcast episode we discuss: How to find service projects and volunteer partners Community service ideas for families with children of all ages How to talk to your children about the importance of service Life lessons that engaging in service will teach you The dos and don’ts when working on a service project The surprising things you need to ask about or know before you attend a service project How to help your child choose a service project for school community service hours Check out the podcast episode to how to help your children get involved in community service.  Also, this is a great post to help you to find ideas for how to serve during the holidays.  Therefore, also check out the episode, "How to Spend Less Money, Have More Fun, and Have Less Stress This Holiday Season." I can’t wait for you to listen to this episode!   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!!   The holiday season is here and with it can come additional stress and anxiety.  Therefore, check out this free 21-day challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   Additional Resources For the Love by Jen Hatmaker   About Marjorie Marjorie Moore is the President and CEO of MindsEye, a radio reading and audio description service that translates vision into audio for people who are blind and visually impaired. She’s also the producer and co-host of 501Crossroads, a podcast about nonprofits that examines the crossroads between people and the mission.  Marjorie’s mother was a fundraiser, so she has been volunteering since she was old enough hand out candies to party guests and has 15 years of professional nonprofit organization management experience. She is currently the president of the International Association of Audio Information Services, a member of several networking and educational associations.  Marjorie is a proud recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award and a graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.  She lives in the St. Louis area with her dog Marcus and spends her free time crocheting, baking, and wine tasting.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Do you struggle with the holidays (financially, emotionally, spiritually, etc.)? Are you wondering how you can make Christmas phenomenal for your children but are wondering how to do it financially? Are you hoping to navigate the holidays without the stress?   If you are in the position now where you are faced with a holiday season that causes you stress and anxiety then I want to tell you that you aren’t letting your children down and you are not a failure if you can’t provide them expensive or a large number of gifts. You aren't letting your kids down if you can't do everything on your Pinterest wish list and you aren't letting them down if you are unable to match the gifts or experiences that you see on Instagram.  You can still give your children an amazing Christmas and holiday season. Check out the podcast episode to learn the 5 steps to still have an amazing holiday season with less stress, more fun, all while spending less money this holiday season.   I can’t wait for you to listen to this episode!   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal  

Have you ever felt like you were alone in your single motherhood journey? Sometimes, does it feel like there isn’t anyone who you can just be real with? Well... I had been praying and asking God how I could help to show single moms that we aren’t in this by ourselves. During one of my prayers, the Lord told me to interview RJ Rendon, one of the moms in the Phenomenal Moms Facebook Group.  Matter of fact, one day in the Facebook Group RJ gave me an amazing word of inspiration that helped to motivate and encourage me when I confessed to the ladies in the group that I had been crying. At the time, I felt so alone not because I was alone but because I didn’t think anyone understood what I was going through.  The thing is, sometimes we need to just tell someone how we feel to allow someone else to pour back into us just as we pour out every day into our children and others. Therefore, I decided to invite RJ on the podcast so she can share what she has learned during her single motherhood journey and how she has overcome obstacles and setbacks.  This isn’t just an interview. When you listen to this episode you will get to hear the real talk and encouragement that I pray that more of us get to have each and every day.  Here is a preview of what we will discuss: Finding joy during the challenging moments Balancing your passions and desires with motherhood Building community How to handle life when your dream gets deferred The importance of serving others and how it can bless you I can't wait for you to listen to this episode! Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!!  If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day mini challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Welcome to Season 2 of the Phenomenal Moms Podcast!  Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you: Avoided paying a bill or bills? Delayed a repair (home, car, appliance, etc.)? Ignored something about your health? Desired to change your diet or exercise habits, but never got around to it? So often things pop up in our lives that we need to deal with, but for many reasons, we put them off.  We put off these things because we may not have the time, money or energy to deal with it at that moment.  Or, it may not seem like a big deal at that moment, because there are other more pressing things that demand our attention.   However, if we don’t deal with or pay attention to these things then over time, they can get bigger and can cause a bigger problem.   In this episode, we will discuss: Why the small things matter in your life and finances How to think about and approach these seemingly small things The consequences of ignoring the small things How to find peace when you are dealing with situations that cause anxiousness and worry.    Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then check out the Phenomenal Moms Membership Program to help you to have more peace, less stress, and better money management skills.  Click HERE to join the Phenomenal Moms Membership Program today.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Are you a single mom who is facing burnout? Are you exhausted from balancing work, motherhood, and everything else that you have to do? Are you looking to find more balance and peace in your life?   In the Season 1 finale, I discuss the topic, "The Power of "No" On Your Time and Money."  Being a mom is hard work, and being a single mom presents unique motherhood challenges.  Being a super dedicated, hands-on mom who gets everything done is important, but it is also important not to wear yourself thin.  In this podcast episode, I share the advice that I gave another mom who was nearing burnout.  The funny thing is, I actually forgot to take my own advice and recently ended up having to spend a day recovering from being sick because I was so busy being super mom, running FNPhenomenal, and teaching that I forgot to rest. In this episode, I share what I learned and how "no" will help you to manage both your time and money better.   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!!  Mark your calendar! Season 2 begins on October 30, 2018!   If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.     About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com

Are you a single mom who wants to become a homeowner? Homeownership has amazing benefits and it is a dream of many people.  One of the most common questions that I get over in the Phenomenal Moms Group is, "How can I become a homeowner?"  Therefore, Ernestine Mitchell, who is a real estate agent and single mom, joins me on the Phenomenal Moms Podcast with Aisha Taylor to discuss: How single moms can get started on their homeownership search What single moms need to do to position themselves financially to buy a home What single moms should consider in order to avoid overpaying for their home Potential programs that can help make buying a home more affordable  The impact of your credit score on the home buying process Much more   Check out this episode to learn more!   Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! As an additional resource for you on your financial journey, check out this FREE grocery reduction challenge to help you to cut your grocery and takeout bill so you can free up your money to catch up on your financial goals! Click here to join the challenge to Reduce Your Grocery Spending in 30-Days! Take the free challenge now!   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com

As a single mom, I understand the challenges of being able to contribute to my twin's college savings account while also paying for my children's clothes, food, activities, etc.   With the need to take care of the household finances, working towards your financial goals, and staying on track with your money it may even feel impossible to put aside money for your children’s college education. However, there is hope.   In this podcast episode, I share 7 practical and assessable tips to help single moms start to save for their children’s college education.  These tips will help you to start saving even if there is no additional room in the budget.   Matter of fact, in tips 2 and 6 I talk about ways that you can contribute to your children's college savings account without using your own money.    Check out this episode to learn more!   Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! As an additional resource for you on your financial journey, check out this FREE grocery reduction challenge to help you to cut your grocery and takeout bill so you can free up your money to catch up on your financial goals! Click here to join the challenge to Reduce Your Grocery Spending in 30-Days! Take the free challenge now!   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com    

Are you a single mom who is considering relocating? Are you wondering how to build a community and support system in a new city? Relocating is challenging and relocating as a single mom is harder. There are so many things to consider from locating housing, finding or adjusting to a new job, helping your children get settled, making the move, and more.  Kim Williams of Single Black Motherhood joins me to share her story of how she moved from Mississippi to Houston and then her support system suddenly disappeared. She shares the ups and downs of that move, how she found peace, and what she learned in the process.  In this podcast episode we discuss: The top thing to consider before you move Creating a schedule that allows you to our God first How to build a support system once you move How to job search in the new city Much more Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day mini challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

I don’t know if it is just me, but this is something I ask myself all of the time. It feels like every time I get new clothes for my kids the next thing I know they are too small, stained, or already worn out. Kids grow fast and clothing can get a lot of wear and tear. Sometimes it seems hard to replace clothes as fast as children outgrow them and destroy them with stains and holes. As moms, we want to make sure our kids dress nice, are presentable, and are happy. Children can also be conscious of what they are wearing because they want to put their best foot forward, and sometimes even want to keep up with the latest trend. The question is how do we keep up with the demand and need for new clothing without going broke? This podcast episode will discuss: 5 ways to save money on children’s clothes How to rethink your clothing budget and how this also will teach your children financial literacy The number 1 thing you must consider when purchasing new clothes for your children Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! As an additional resource for you on your financial journey, check out this FREE grocery reduction challenge to help you to cut your grocery and takeout bill so you can free up your money to catch up on your financial goals! Click here to join the challenge to Reduce Your Grocery Spending in 30-Days! Take the free challenge now!   Additional resource mentioned in the episode: thredUp is a great resource to help you earn extra money by selling your high-quality clothing.    About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com  

Do you feel judged on your single motherhood journey? Are you questioning God's love for you and your children? Do you wonder if God's promises include you and your children? It is sad, but true that some people will look at you as if you are wearing, or should be wearing a scarlet letter. Some will automatically judge you as a sinner if you’re not married, and some will judge you if you were married, but are now divorced. Unfortunately, some will judge you without even knowing you simply because you are a single mother.  That’s why it’s important for you to know the reality of the world around you, so you can arm yourself with God’s love, and prepare yourself for the negativity that may come on your single motherhood journey.   In this podcast episode, Aisha is joined by Rev. Connie who is a single mom by choice, ordained Reverand, and is responsible for developing the curriculum for her church's youth ministry.  In this episode, she shares her experience with being judged by some people close to her, being removed from her responsibilities at church because she is a single mom, how this impacted her, and ultimately how she learned forgiveness.  In this story, she also shares God's power and how He has shown up in major ways for her and her son. In this podcast episode we will discuss: What forms of judgment can single moms experience How single moms can refuse to allow herself to be defined by the judgment and biases of other people What God says about single moms and her children and how single moms can learn to believe God's promises What is church hurt and how to not allow it to impact your relationship with God What single moms can do to move from brokenness to wholeness and to view herself as God sees her     Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day mini challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Are you resisting where God is trying to move you? Are you struggling to do things God’s way because it isn’t popular and you feel alone because you feel like no one understands why you are choosing to follow God? Do you struggle with letting go so God can become the guide of your life? These are all questions that I wrestled with in the past and even at times continue to wrestle with. Obedience to God is hard because we are used to self-reliance. People can disappoint us which can make it hard to see just how much we can rely on God.  At times we may even like to be in control and it can be frightening let go and depend on God especially when things aren’t going well or they are going slower than we would like. However, think about how many times we block our blessings because we don’t want to listen, we do things our own way, or are impatient.   In this podcast, we look at the story of Noah during the flood (Genesis 7) examine:   Why obedience is important The top 3 things that we can do to become more obedient to the Lord How our obedience will help us and help our children to flourish   Additional Resources For a transcript of the podcast, check out: Lessons from the Flood: What Noah Can Teach Us About Obedience.   Meet Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Are you a single mom who is wondering if your children can pursue their dreams? Do you think that as a single mom, you and your children are destined for a life of lack? Are you trying to figure out how you can balance motherhood and still help your children thrive? In this podcast episode, Megan Motley of Goodness Gracious Cookies joins me to discuss how she was able to help her daughter achieve her dream of traveling to Japan.  Plus, she even helped other single moms send their children to Japan as well!  Megan also shares her story of how she helped to foster her daughter's talents and interests, what that meant for the household finances, and how she was able to balance that with her own career.  It is truly an inspiring podcast episode that will help show you what is possible as a single mom. In this episode, we cover a number of topics including: How to shift your mindset from having a fear that your children will experience lack because you are a single mom How to learn how to listen to discover what your children's dreams are How to still help your children achieve their dreams even if you don't think you have the money (hint: we will be talking about ways to help you to find extra resources) The sacrifices you may have to make sure that your children are able to achieve their dreams and do the things that matter to them The importance of building community as a single mom to avoid shouldering the responsibility alone   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day mini challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

As a single mom, there can be a lot of pressure on the household finances.  Expenses pop up out of seemingly nowhere. Childcare, school field trips, school clothes, and pretty much all aspects of childcare are expensive. Also, there is more financial risk and pressure in a single parent home because you are managing your household on one income. If you lose your job or your hours get reduced, then you could experience financial devastation.  Therefore, in addition to reducing and managing costs, it is important that we look for ways to maximize our income to help to minimize household financial risk. This podcast will teach you: 7 ways to earn extra income that doesn't involve getting a second job Why entrepreneurship is something you should consider + ideas on how to do it How to earn more money at your current job  Ways to earn extra money without starting a side business If you would like more information on the resources that I mentioned in the episode and also read the transcript of this podcast (which I deviate from at times), then check out the post 7 {Basically} Risk-Free Ways to Earn a Little Extra Money Without Getting A Second Job.   Listen to the podcast episode below or check it out on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! As an additional resource for you on your financial journey, check out this FREE grocery reduction challenge to help you to cut your grocery and takeout bill so you can have more money to start investing today! Click here to join the challenge to Reduce Your Grocery Spending in 30-Days! Take the free challenge now!   Additional Resources thredUp is a great resource to help you earn extra money by selling your high-quality clothing.  For example, children grow fast and this is a great way to sell the clothes that your children no longer need to earn extra money to buy new clothes. If you are considering using your extra income to grow your investments, then check out Ellevest.  Ellevest is a DIY online investing service created for women investors to help to close the gender investment gap.  Ellevest helps you identify your goals, and then creates a personalized investment plan to show you how investing can help you reach them. Set up takes less than 10 minutes! Click HERE to get started so you can move towards achieving your financial goals.   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Do you believe that you are unqualified to teach your children about financial literacy? Are you worried that your children won't learn critical money management skills? Did you know that most schools don't require a class on money management?   It is so essential that you learn ways to teach your children financial management.  You cannot rely on the schools to teach financial literacy.  Therefore, teaching financial literacy must be done at home.  One thing I always say is that you want your children to manage their money properly because of you and not in spite of you. In this podcast episode, I'm joined by Tasha Danielle, CPA of Financial Garden, a youth financial literacy company, to talk about how single moms can teach their children about financial literacy.  In this episode we discuss: Why it is so important that single moms teach their children about money management (even if you don't know about financial literacy yourself) The lessons you consciously or subconsciously teach your children Easy ways to integrate educating your children about financial literacy into your daily life How to involve your children in the household discussions about money The one thing that you should never say to your children about money And much more After listening to this episode you will feel more confident and be better equipped to have money conversations with your children.     Additional Resources As an additional resource for you on your financial journey, check out this FREE grocery reduction challenge to help you to cut your grocery and takeout bill so you can have more money to start investing today!  Click here to join the challenge to Reduce Your Grocery Spending in 30-Days! Take the free challenge now!   When you teach your children about financial literacy, be sure to also include conversations about investing.  If you are considering investing, check out Ellevest.  Ellevest is a DIY online investing service created for women investors to help to close the gender investment gap.  Ellevest helps you identify your goals, and then creates a personalized investment plan to show you how investing can help you reach them. Set up takes less than 10 minutes! Click HERE to get started so you can move towards achieving your financial goals.   About Tasha Tasha Danielle, CPA, founded Financial Garden during her journey of eliminating nearly $80k of debt before the age of 30. Tasha's grandmother taught her about finances at an early age and this influenced her to be a financially responsible millennial. However, it became apparent that not all of her peers were exposed to money lessons at a young age and most of them struggled financially. After working with youth for several years, she realized their lack of financial literacy. Tasha decided to plant seeds of financial literacy at every age by formally founding Financial Garden in 2014. Tasha has nearly a decade of corporate finance and accounting experience with Fortune 100 and 500 companies. She has also authored "Amina's Bracelets: A Kidpreneur Story" to plant the seed of entrepreneurship in young children. The book is available on Amazon!   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Do you wish you could save?   Do you believe that if you had more savings, less debt or better financial management skills then you could do more with your children?  Do you wish that you could invest more, buy a home, or make a guilt-free splurge? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions then what is stopping you? The critical step to getting started on your financial plan is to create a budget which is a plan for how you will spend your money and what you plan to do to make sure that your money also goes towards accomplishing your financial goals so you can have the life that you want for yourself and your children. The budget is critical to this but it isn't enough. If you embark on a financial plan then in addition to developing a budget you must understand what can derail your plan and develop a plan to help you anticipate those things and develop a plan to overcome. In this podcast episode you will learn: 5 things that can destroy your budget How to avoid common mistakes that can reduce the impact of your budget Easy ways to avoid unplanned on-the-go spending Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! Shifting your money management practices can be challenging, and it is important to stay motivated on the journey.  If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day mini challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today. Additional Resources: As you start to follow your budget more and adopt a longer-term mindset of financial management, you may start to wonder what to do with the savings!  The podcast How To Save Your First Or Next $1,000 will show you how to save and where to put the savings. If your long-term goal is to start investing, then check out Ellevest.  Ellevest is a DIY online investing service created for women investors to help to close the gender investment gap.  Ellevest helps you identify your goals, and then creates a personalized investment plan to show you how investing can help you reach them. Set up takes less than 10 minutes! Click HERE to get started so you can move towards achieving your financial goals. About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Are you craving time that you can get alone to pour back into yourself? Are you a mom who is stressed out? Do you believe that finding time for yourself is a myth? Does it seem like self-care can't fit into your schedule? If you are a mom who is feeling stress then you are not alone.  According to a study by TODAY, "Apparently 70 percent of U.S. moms say mothering is “incredibly stressful.” And 96 percent also feel that we are far more stressed than our own mothers were."  Motherhood means late nights, early mornings, and busy days. In today's podcast, Tara Pringle Jefferson, founder of The Self-Care Suite and the Bloom Beautifully Box joins me to discuss the importance of self-care and why it is essential that all moms practice it.  In this podcast we discuss: What self-care is and is not Why you may be overthinking self-care What all busy moms need to do to start to prioritize themselves Why self-care is non-negotiable to your health and your children's well-being Why self-care takes less time than you think Much more Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day mini challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist  - I read this book and I loved it!  This book is available on Amazon.   Meet Tara Tara Pringle Jefferson is a writer, speaker, self-care coach and founder of the Bloom Beautifully Box, a self-care subscription box that delivers mindfulness to your door. A voice of authority on self-care, women’s empowerment, and digital entrepreneurship, Tara regularly speaks at national conferences and events delivering workshops on these topics. She also runs a private coaching group, the Self-Care Suite, now more than 600 members strong. She lives in Stow, Ohio with her husband and two children. Meet Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal    

Do you feel like a great SALE pops up every time you make a commitment to save, invest, or manage your money better? You feel like you work hard so you deserve to treat yourself? Does the thought of working hard but not being able to splurge on yourself and your children seem restrictive? You work hard.  Actually, you work very hard.  The thought of rewarding yourself for your hard work or doing something extra for your children is so tempting.  I know how it feels to get a little extra and want to use that to buy something for my twins, to use the money to do something fun with my children, or even do something for myself.  I also know that it is hard to say "no" to something that will provide a level of satisfaction or fulfillment at that moment.  However, one of the things that I learned is that if I want to be financially secure and to build a financial legacy for my children, I must adopt a long-term view of money management. In order to develop a longer-term view of money management, I had to recognize the factors that were causing me to manage my money with a short-term, "now" perspective.  Once I understood those things I was able to make a shift.  This podcast episode will share what I learned and what I did to shift from a "now" money management mindset to a longer-term focus.  This will help you to adopt a longer-term mindset and be able to have the confidence to overcome temptation and make more progress on your financial goals. In this podcast episode you will learn: The top 2 reasons why managing your money with a long-term mindset is so hard 3 tips that will help you to say "no" to the sale and impulse purchases Why saying "no" to the little things will allow you to say "yes" to something bigger About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Do you think that investing as a single mom is impossible?   Do you think that you don't have the right knowledge or enough income to get started?   In today's podcast, Aja McClahanan of Principles of Increase joins the Phenomenal Moms Podcast to talk about how to get started with investing.   In this podcast episode we will cover: What are things that people need to know and be comfortable with before they start investing How can someone know if they are ready to invest Do people need a lot of money to get started What things you can do right now to start investing (even if you don't know what you are doing or may be afraid to start) And much more   As an additional resource for you on your financial journey, check out this FREE grocery reduction challenge to help you to cut your grocery and takeout bill so you can have more money to start investing today! Click here to join the challenge to Reduce Your Grocery Spending in 30-Days! Take the free challenge now!   Additional Resources Ellevest – a DIY online investing service created for women investors to help to close the gender investment gap.  Ellevest helps you identify your goals, and then creates a personalized investment plan to show you how investing can help you reach them. Set up takes less than 10 minutes! Click HERE to get started so you can move towards achieving your financial goals. For further reading, check out the post: How Single Moms Can Grow Their Money Through Investing Get out of Debt Now Start Investing Now   About Aja Aja McClanahan is personal finance and entrepreneurship writer. She is an Economics major with a personal story of getting out of over $120,000 in debt which has been featured in Yahoo Finance!, Market Watch, NerdWallet, Kiplinger's and other web outlets. She started her blogging platform, Principles of Increase, as a way to teach others how to get out of debt, increase their income and build wealth. Her writing has been featured in other publications like Go Banking Rates, Magnify Money, Inc. and more. She lives on the South Side of Chicago with her husband and two daughters. Links to Ebook: Get out of Debt Now: https://www.principlesofincrease.com/get-out-of-debt-now/ Start Investing Now: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/72748?v=6   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal hello@fnphenomenal.com  

Are you a single mom who is stressed out about Father's Day? Are you wondering how to handle Father's Day emotionally? Are you wondering whether or not you should celebrate Father's Day? This week Nanekia Ansari of Just One Hot Mom stops by to chat with me to discuss: Whether single moms should celebrate Father's Day How single moms can prepare emotionally and find peace if the day is painful How single moms can create their own Father's Day traditions Building a support network of positive male influences for your children Much more...   Check out the podcast, hit subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with your friends!! If you want to put the tips discussed in this podcast to work then download this free 21-day mini challenge to reduce the fear, worry, and anxiety in your life.  Click HERE to join the 21-day challenge today. About Nanekia Nanekia Ansari is the voice and writer behind Just One Hot Mom the blog and podcast. Her desire to parent each of her children as individuals and develop their creative styles lead her to begin to document their journey and share it with other parents who need support and guidance. As the "Hottest Family" began to share their stories, Nanekia noted there were more stories to share from families, from all walks of life, thus the podcast was developed to share those stories. Nanekia is a blogger, motivational speaker, show host and entrepreneur, mentor, and coach. Her specialty is in coaching and mentoring other women to develop life plans to live a successful and healthy life. Tune into her radio show Just One Hot Mom on www.ElevationsRadio.com every Friday at 7pm, subscribe to her podcast on Itunes and YouTube, follow the adventures of her family on the blog at www.justonehotmom.com and like/follow them on social media: FB: Just One Hot Mom, IG @justonehotmom, & Twitter: @just1hotmom   About Aisha Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal  

Are you a single mom who: Wants to travel more or start taking vacations? Wishes you could afford to travel? Wants to be able to travel with your children and make great memories? Learn how to make travel a part of your lifestyle? Single motherhood is not a poverty wish nor is it a wish to live a life void of phenomenal experiences.  On this episode, Aisha is joined by Aja Rutledge, a single mom who is a travel blogger, lives internationally with her son, and owns a travel agency. We discuss how single moms can travel, have amazing experiences, and create great memories with their children. This podcast episode shares tips on: The best places to take children as a single mom How you can find the best deals to make travel more affordable How to conquer any fear about traveling The top things that you may not think that you need to bring or be prepared for on your trip Groups to connect with to get notified about deals and to connect with other moms who love to travel. As a bonus resource to help you implement the lessons in this podcast episode, check out this free resource, "The Vacation Planner for Single Moms."  The information in this podcast episode and the post, The Most Rewarding Vacation Spots for a Single Mom and Her Kids + What it Takes to Get There Financially will help you complete the planner.   About Aja Aja is a former corporate, working mom who ditched it all and left the hustle and bustle to explore the world with her son. They see the world as their teacher and their travels as their lessons. Aja pushes through fear and pushes boundaries to travel and live her dreams.  Through her example, she teaches her son that he too can live the life of his dreams. Aja is an advocate for travel as an education, solution, and lifestyle. She documents her family's travels on her blog, Doing Life Afraid, fulfills other's travel dreams through her travel agency, bTripping and helps single moms move abroad through her online course, The Single Mom's Path to Freedom: How International Living Can Change the Game. Learn more about Aja: Doing Life Afraid (Blog): www.doinglifeafraid.com bTripping (Travel Agency) www.bTripping.com The Single Mom's Path to Freedom (Course) https://mailchi.mp/1bbdfc9349e4/freesinglemom   About Aisha: Aisha Taylor is a single mom of twins, personal financial coach, work from home entrepreneur, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book “5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle.” Aisha has been featured in ESSENCE, Jet Magazine, and Black Enterprise. She is also the Founder of FNPhenomenal (Frugal –n- Phenomenal), a movement designed to help single moms create a vision for their lives, craft a financial strategy to support that vision, and show them that phenomenal living is possible. It’s time for you to be Financially Phenomenal! www.FNPhenomenal.com Instagram/Twitter/Pinterest: @FNPhenomenal

Listen to my interview with a Financial Advisor that had struggles with money like most people. It is surprising to learn that Aisha Taylor, a certified Financial Planner with degrees from the University of Michigan and Duke University, had a problem handling her own finances. She quickly realized her high debt lifestyle was unsustainable.She devised a plan to get out of debt and turn her life around by making incremental changes in her spending habits. Her new book, "5+5 FNPhenomenal Ways to Save $100 This Week Without Killing Your Lifestyle," chronicles the lives of four women on a mission to find ways to spend their money and time more wisely.To learn more about FNPhenomenal and to inquire about working with Aisha, visit her website at www.FNPhenomenal.com or email her at aishataylor@fnphenomenal.com.Subscribe to Shine & Grind Podcast at http://bit.ly/1jpCGTo.Like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/shineandgrindshow.