Yanely Espinal, also known as Miss Be Helpful, grew up with immigrant parents and eight brothers and sisters in Brooklyn, New York. As a child she didn’t know much about money. When she got a full scholarship to Brown University her mind was blown by the amount of wealth her classmates enjoyed. Her efforts to keep up caused her to rack up $20,000 in credit card debt.  When Yanely started her career as a teacher and realized she didn’t have enough to cover her debt, bills, and an unexpected medical expense, she knew something had to change. That’s when she got serious about paying off her debt and improving her finances.  Today, Yanely has a successful YouTube Channel and is a director of a financial education program that teaches students, teachers, and professionals about  financial literacy. In this week’s episode we are talking about Yanely’s financial journey and the obstacles she overcame along the way.  In this episode you’ll learn: Tips to launching a successful YouTube Channel  How to pay off debt and start building wealth  Ways to combine your passion and your profession All about a free financial literacy program, and more Also, don’t miss my free class October 22 at 8:30 PM EST. I will teach you how to unlock financial freedom right now. Register today at Journeytolaunch.com/freeclass! Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode: Check out the Mamas Talk Money Summit taking place October 12-16, 2020! I’ll be speaking on October 14th at 10:30 am about Financial Independence! Registration is FREE so don’t miss out. Register for The Big Reset 2020, The Financial Diet’s digital summit! Use my code “Journey” to get $10 off. Yanely recommended Suze Orman’s book Women & Money. It helped her get out of debt in 18 months. Check out the other tools that help me with my finances and business here. Check out the Journey To Launch Podcast index here which categorizes all of the Journey To Launch podcast episodes by subject. Now you can binge on your favorite topics or type of episode. Join The Weekly Newsletter List Leave me a voicemail– Leave me a question on the Journey To Launch voicemail and have it answered on the podcast! Watch me on News12  Watch my latest segments on News12 YNAB –  Start managing your money and budgeting so that you can reach your financial dreams. Sign up for a free 34 days trial of YNAB, my go-to budgeting app by using my referral link. Connect with Yanely: Instagram: @MissBeHelpful Facebook: @MissBeHelpful Twitter:@MissBeHelpful Youtube: @MissBeHelpful Connect with me: Instagram: @Journeytolaunch Twitter: @JourneyToLaunch Facebook: Journey To Launch Join the private Facebook Group Join The Money Launch Club Waitlist  Jumpstart Guide