Episode 413: Financial Freedom & Love: The Key to Aligning Money & Relationships with Jessica & Brandon Norwood

Journey To Launch

Jamila Souffrant

Finances, Business, Realestateinvesting, Entrepreneurship, Earlyretirement, Investing, Budgeting, Wealth

5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week on the Journey to Launch Podcast, I chat with Jessica and Brandon Norwood, co-hosts of the Sugar Daddy Podcast, about their financial journey and advice for listeners on how to build wealth and achieve financial freedom. Jessica, a former teacher now in tech, and Brandon, a licensed financial planner, emphasize the importance of understanding one's financial background and having open conversations about money in relationships. They introduce their "DREAM framework" for financial planning, which includes diving into past financial experiences, reflecting on current behaviors, engaging in detailed goal-setting, and actively managing finances. Their insights provide a practical roadmap if you’re looking to take control of your finances, strengthen your financial partnership, or create a future of financial security and freedom.

In this episode Jessica and Brandon share:

How couples can have honest discussions about their financial backgrounds, goals, and expectations to avoid conflicts and build a strong financial foundation together.
That all individuals (especially women) should strive for financial security to ensure they have control over their future, even in unexpected situations.
How Jessica transitioned from teaching to tech and significantly increased her income, showcasing the value of networking, skill-building, and strategic career changes.
Why money is a tool, not the goal and why you should focus on what it enables you to do—whether it’s travel, more time with family, or financial freedom—and structure your financial decisions accordingly.

Watch the video to ths episodes on YouTube.com/journeytolaunch.

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0:00.0	When you put the context around their emotions and their feelings and their background with money and finances that will help you understand why they are the way they are.
0:13.0	And that is what you need in order to execute on those goals.
0:16.0	Also, I want to provide empathy as far as you're like she's saying, you know, why is your partner doing certain things?
0:22.6	But then also looking at the good things that they're doing and continuing those.
0:26.2	And celebrating those.
0:30.1	Welcome to the Journey to Launch podcast with your host, Jamila Sufran.
0:34.6	As a money expert who walks her talk, she helps brave journeyers like you, get out of debt,
0:40.3	save, invest, and build real wealth.
0:44.3	Join her on the journey to launch to financial freedom in...
0:47.3	Five, four, three, two, one.
0:53.3	If you want the episode Three, two, one.
1:02.8	If you want the episode show notes for this episode, go to journey to launch.com or click the description of wherever you're listening to this episode.
1:06.0	In the show notes, you'll get the transcribed version of the conversation, the links that we mentioned, and so much more.
1:13.4	Also, whether you are an OG journeyer or brand new to the podcast, I've created a free
1:18.6	jumpstart guide to help you on your financial freedom journey. It includes the top
1:23.5	episodes to listen to stages to go through to reach financial freedom, resources, and so much
1:28.6	more. You can go to journey to launch.com slash jumpstart to get your guide right now.
1:34.7	Okay, let's hop into the episode.
1:38.5	Hey, hey, hey, journeyers. Welcome to the Journey to Launch podcast. This week I have on Jessica
1:43.6	and Brandon Norwood, who are the dynamic duo behind the Sugar Daddy podcast, a financial literacy podcast dedicated to helping millennials build wealth and break down the stigma around money conversations.
1:57.1	As a married elder millennial couple, I love that word, that elder millennial. Their mission is to
2:03.4	empower you to take control of your finances so you can live the life you've always dreamed of.
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