EPISODE – Aleks Nikolic BIOGRAPHY Having already amassed an impressive net worth of $100,000 at just 26-years-old, Sydney-based Aleks Nikolic (@brokegirlwealth) is the perfect example of this. Her journey to financial freedom is profoundly inspiring and while she recognises that we all start our financial journeys at different places, her Instagram page is dedicated to helping other women better understand budgeting, investing and building wealth. https://www.instagram.com/brokegirlwealth/?hl=en   SHOWNOTES Aleks is a lawyer by day but her Instagram page is dedicated to personal finance. The start of the journey started as a result of credit card debt and realized she couldn’t pay it off as a way with her part time job. Aleks and Carla talk about building up credit card debt. 60% of Australians live paycheck to paycheck. Aleks and Carla discuss ways they find money empowering and making it work for you Take your bank bill and go through it with a highlighter and separate it in 3 parts – one that brings you joy, one that are bills and ones that you are ok to let go of. This can help you save some of those expenses. Finding a sustainable way of budgeting is critical and Aleks talks about some processes that helps to build your budget and seeking help. The Barefoot Investor – Scott Pape is a recommended book that both Carla and Aleks recommend to help understand your finances a little better