A special happy hour as we welcome Erin Lowry, personal finance expert and author of the new book Broke Millennial – Stop Scraping by and Get your Financial Life Together. Erin will always hold a special place in my heart and for this show as she was actually the first guest ever of Martinis and Your Money. She joins me and the ladies to talk about the book and we all discuss lessons we’ve learned in our 20s and now here’s my friends. I hope you enjoyed this happy hour.

I think my biggest takeaway is that it’s clearly important to focus on money as early as you can and if you’re in your 20s listening to this, don’t let time pass you by, but equally important, if you haven’t started, there’s always time and hopefully the lessons we’ve learned along our way will help you along your way no matter where or when you’re starting your journey to financial health and well-being.

If you have any topics you would like for us to talk about during happy hour, please feel free to email me shannon@finblonde.com or tweet @blonde_finance or join the private Martinis and Your Money Facebook group and let us know. And until next time, CHEER!

I’m a huge fan of supporting women in all areas of their lives, but specifically, I love to help women get empowered with money which is why I’m excited to share with you this special episode about the Lola Retreat.

One of the co-founders of Lola is a great friend of Martinis and Your Money, Melanie Lockert from Dear Debt, and she’s on today with her Lola co-founder Emma Pattee to talk about this event, what you can expect and how you can join us.

My biggest takeaway is that I know this retreat is going to be so meaningful that I’ve invested my own time and money in being a part of it and I hope to see as many of you there as possible. If you’re a martini and your money listener and attend Lola, plan to have a martini on me and with me while you’re there.

GET $50 off http://LolaRetreat.com tickets when you USE THE SPECIAL CODE mentioned in this episode (hint: at the 36min mark) before August 2017.

One of the hardest components financial fitness is making more money. I say all the time that physical fitness and financial fitness are similar in that you only need two things for success. To get physically fit, you need to work more and eat less. To get financially fit, you need to make more and spend less. It sounds easy, but if it was so easy, we’d have a bunch of skinny millionaires running around.

For many people, especially women, it’s tough to ask for more and earn more in our current jobs, but that’s actually your easiest path to making more money.

Allegra Brantly has coached dozens of women to ask for and get more money, and today she is sharing some of her secrets with us.

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If you want to find the show notes as well as links to the financial gym’s site where we help people earn more and make more every day, you can find them on my blog at http://financially-blonde.com

If you have any topics you would like for me to cover on this podcast, I encourage you to email me to Shannon@finblonde.com or tweet to me @blonde_finance or join the private Martinis and Your Money Facebook Group and let me know what you want to hear.

I am always looking for ideas and topics to help my listeners live a better life one cocktail at a time and I would love to hear what’s important to you.

And until next time, Cheers!

Bianca, founder of the blogsite Miss Mazuma, shares her journey from owning 3 homes to barely being able to rent an apartment on her own. Her rollercoaster experience in real estate is chock full of lessons to be learned and thankfully it has a happy ending. And now here’s Bianca.

My biggest takeaway is to remember that anything we do financially can be undone. With time and dedication, anyone can rise from the financial mistakes of their past just like Bianca.

If you’d like to learn more about Bianca or my company, the Financial Gym, visit the show notes at http://financially-blonde.com/mmpodcast

A number of listeners are currently - or formerly served - in the military, so today I’m talking to Ryan Ginaw, Founder of the Military Wallet, Ryan addresses some of my listener questions but also give us a great insight into managing your finances while also managing a military career. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Ryan’s story and I thank Dominique and Jen for inspiring me to record this episode.


My biggest takeaway is to always remember the men and women who make great sacrifices to give us security so that we are free to pursue our financial goals without fear of losing everything we love so dearly. Thank you Ryan and everyone else serving our country. I salute and toast you for your courage and bravery.

If you want to find the show notes as well as links to Ryan’s site, you can find them on my blog, Financially Blonde, at http://financially-blonde.com