This episode of the Your Recipe for Financial Success podcast was published on 13th May 2021. You can listen again by heading to our Episodes page, or on your favourite podcast player.

In this Money Journey episode, Julie is joined by Yvonne Phillips who is a brand strategist, stylish and self care advocate. Through coaching, courses, 1:1 services and events Yves takes female entrepreneurs and executives on a transformational journey. The result is they step up, show up, stand out and attract their dream clients with ease, authenticity and without apology.

Yvonne’s first money memory

My first money memory was my Mum, always talking about robbing Peter to pay Paul. And first of all, it’s a shame because you know, she’s not a bank robber, she’s a good Mum. But what she was meaning was that the money that came in wasn’t enough to meet our basic needs.

So to pay a bill, she couldn’t just pay, she may have had to pay part of it one week and part of it another week, or miss out paying one bill to pay another bill, just to make sure that we had a roof over our heads and food on the table.

Yvonne’s Top Tips

• Don’t let your salary define your worth
• Don’t let a salary put you off applying for a job! You are worth it and if you think you are the best candidate for the position, believe in yourself and put yourself forward. You deserve it as much as anyone else!
• Don’t think that you have to go to university to get a degree level qualification. There are alternative options out there!
• Keep a record of all of your achievements, you never know when they might come in handy and they help to demonstrate your character.

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