1789: How One Listener Quit Her Job, Built Wealth, and Helped Her Mom Invest

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Guest Brittany Wilson started listening to So Money in 2020 when she realized she needed to take charge of her finances. She grew up with little financial literacy and took on high-interest student loans without knowing what she was signing up for. But once she made the decision to educate herself, everything changed.

Since then, Brittany has increased her salary by $42,000, fully funded her emergency savings, diversified her investments, started a side business, and—perhaps most importantly—helped her mom open her very first Roth IRA. Last year, she took one of the biggest leaps of her life: quitting her job to run her career coaching business, Career Candor, full-time.

In today’s conversation, we discuss Brittany’s financial transformation, how she navigated job loss and used it as a catalyst for entrepreneurship, and her top career coaching advice—including how AI is changing the hiring process. We also talk about the emotional side of money, the power of financial friendships, and why helping others—especially the women in our lives—can be one of the most rewarding financial moves we make.

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0:00.0	What if your bank did more than just bank?
0:02.6	With HSBC Premier, it's like carrying your own entourage in your wallet.
0:06.8	Premier wealth management, check.
0:08.7	Premier health perks, all clear.
0:10.7	Premier travel benefits, you're covered.
0:12.8	And Premier International Banking, see, we, yo, yeah.
0:16.9	In fact, everything's premier when your bank account is.
0:19.6	Search HSBC Premier, HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity.
0:24.4	Apply with £100,000 annual income or £100,000 savings or investments with HSBC UK or Premier status abroad.
0:30.1	Our business needs to cut energy costs. Can solar panels help?
0:33.3	Yes, that's good energy.
0:34.6	And they'll help lower our carbon emissions too.
0:36.7	That's good energy. And we can generate revenue from energy we don't use. Yes, that's good energy. And they'll help lower our carbon emissions too. That's good energy.
0:37.8	And we can generate revenue from energy we don't use.
0:40.6	Yes, that's good energy.
0:42.2	And you have 25 years experience in-house engineers and a five-star rating on trust pilot.
0:47.0	Yes, that's good energy.
0:48.8	Sounds great.
0:49.8	One more thing.
0:50.5	The solar panels and batteries.
0:52.0	It's all quality tech that's built to last.
0:53.9	Of course. Making solar simpler for your business. That's good energy. Visit goodenergy.com.
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