Journey To Launch : Personal Finance, Early Retirement & Business

Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez, Esq., founder of Zero-Based Budget and new author of “Overcoming Debt, Achieving Financial Freedom Book: 8 Pillars to Build Wealth,” joins the Journey To Launch podcast to discuss her upcoming book and quitting law to pursue entrepreneurship. We talk about how she was able to achieve Coast FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), leave her law firm to run her business full-time, and the importance of being transparent about your money and your vision with those you love and value. In this episode, we discuss: How Cindy took a balanced approach when paying off her $200k law school degree in 4 years The difficult decision Cindy had to make between practicing law and running her business + money transparency when choosing to be self-employed  Why you need “back up” funds to mitigate risk + take worst case scenarios into consideration if you’re deciding to leave a secure job Budgeting strategies and techniques you can use to transform your finances (even if you don’t like budgeting) What