Finding Passion After Paying Off Debt

In this episode, I talk to Stephanie Halligan who is a 20-something year old entrepreneur and artist at heart. Stephanie graduated from college in 2009 with over $30,000 in student loan debt and felt restricted from pursuing her life goals because of the debt. She started the personal finance blog, The Empowered Dollar, to discuss her journey and share her tips with others, and she recently started the site Art to Self. Below you will find lots of Stephanie's artwork and in the podcast you will hear more about her debt repayment journey and pursuing her passions now that she is debt free.

Sweet Iced Tea Martini

You can make this two ways.

Firefly Method

3 oz of Firefly vodka

Shake over ice and pour into a martini glass.

Non-Firefly Method

1 oz of Vodka
2 oz of your favorite pre-made sweet tea

Stephanie's original artwork for my podcast!!! LOVE!!!!!

Shake over ice and pour into a martini glass.

Podcast Notes:

Stephanie talks about the shocking realization she had once she graduated from college
Stephanie talks about her first few jobs out of college and how she wanted to save the world
Stephanie shares her rock bottom moment in her debt repayment journey
Stephanie's search for a new job to help her repay her debt
Stephanie's psychological burden of having debt
How and why Stephanie started her blog The Empowered Dollar
We discuss the emotional pendulum of owning your own business
Stephanie talks about her journey to find her passion
Stephanie explains how cartoons became a part of her blog and new endeavor
Stephanie talks about Art to Self, her latest project