Ep 11: From Unemployed to Award-Winning Financial Expert: Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche

In 2009, Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche lost her job as a preschool teacher. Unable to afford her mortgage, she moved back home with her parents at age 29. At her lowest moment, she was 31 years old, with no job, no money, and no home of her own. After hitting rock bottom, she determined it was time to put the financial wisdom she had learned growing up to good use. In this week’s episode, she shares how she bounced back from financial despair to take charge of her own life and help others do the same. Along the way, she has built a hugely profitable brand and even more, an insanely loyal community of Dream Catchers devoted to her Live Richer principles.

Author of two #1 Amazon bestsellers, The One Week Budget and Live Richer Challenge, Tiffany The Budgetnista and her financial advice have also been featured in The New York Times, Reuters, US News and World Report, the TODAY show, PBS, Fox Business, MSNBC, CBS MoneyWatch, TIME, ESSENCE Magazine, and FORBES.

In this episode, Tiffany breaks down:

1. The inspiration for The Budgetnista and when she realized she could package and sell her financial wisdom.
2. How she transitioned from major debt and losing it all to starting her own business.
3. How she developed and grew the Live Richer Challenge to be a profitable and sustainable business.
4. How she has grown her private Facebook community to over 100K members.

Links mentioned in this episode

The One Week Budget

Live Richer Challenge