Managing Finances as an Orphaned Teen with Carter Colfield

#96: Doing internet searches can literally save your financial life. That's what happened to Carter. At 16, he was more concerned about where he was going to live, how to pay for college with no financial help from his parents, and the biggest one of all, grieving his parents who died within two years of each other. He talks about how his experience  growing up in a dangerous neighborhood -South side of Chicago to be exact - plus his parents' deaths lit a fire under him to to get a better handle on his money and ultimately his life.For resources mentioned in this episode, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/96*theme music by Donovan Dorrance

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Host Sarah Li-Cain wants to make money more approachable by having frank and honest conversations. Each episode, her and her guests candidly discuss a topic at the intersection of money and life. It becomes a space where wins, failures, happiness, shame and everything in between gets its turn. Come learn about how topics like financial independence, frugality, budgeting and other major life transitions and events affect your money.To learn more, go to http://www.beyondthedollar.co