348: How Tanya Went From Achieving Her Financial Goals To A Sudden Disability

348: How Tanya Went From Achieving Her Financial Goals To A Sudden Disability

Author: Clever Girl Finance November 5, 2024 Duration: 46:06

On this podcast episode, Tanya Taylor shares key tips on how to financially prepare for the unexpected based on her experience of going from achieving her financial goals to a sudden disability.

With over two decades helping people improve their financial lives, Tanya (CPA,MBA) is on a mission to stop the cycle of poverty and build generational wealth. She is an award-winning author, speaker, and the founder and CEO of Grow Your Wealth, a financial education platform which empowers women to achieve confidence in managing their finances so that they can retire worry-free.

Tanya infuses her knowledge from learning and teaching about wealth building, with her 24 years on Wall Street in the banking and insurance industries. She has been featured in publications such as Business Insider and Black Enterprise, sharing her story from an undocumented immigrant as an impoverished Jamaican traveling to the U.S. alone at 16 to capitalizing on the opportunity to build wealth and changing the trajectory of her and her family's lives. Tanya's core belief relies on the balance of wealth building and personal goals, in which she continues to jet-set the world with more than 60 countries visited.

 

WHAT TANYA DISCUSSED:

  1. Her financial journey before the sudden disability and what goals she had achieved
  2. The biggest financial challenges she faced after her disability
  3. The financial safety nets she had in place that provided support during this time
  4. How she adjusted her financial goals and priorities after the sudden change
  5. The role insurance, emergency savings, or other financial products played in helping her navigate this situation
  6. How her perspective on financial planning has changed since experiencing this unexpected event

AND SO MUCH MORE

 

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