We have another podcast interview! On today's episode, we will be having Katie Scarlett on the show. She is an established financial blogger focusing on investing and personal finance for women in general. Her reach is wide and had developed a community on its own. Her blog appeared on various personal finance communities and has been mentioned in Rappler also.Our conversation is lively and encompassed a lot of great topics including the Filipino culture of parents relying on their children to carry the burden of family's finances. We also talked about her blogs, women in investing, and her experiences as a corporate woman in a highly competitive industry.This episode is dedicated to all the women seafarers out there. Kudos to you for flourishing and excelling despite being in a male dominated industry. Join in the show and give it a listen. Katie provided a lot of insights that is not only applicable for women but for everyone as well may it be in personal finance or in life in general.Timestamps for this episode:Katie shares about her blog and why she started it. [02:11]Why its a high time for women to be financial bloggers [03:44]Financial literacy of Filipinos and her blog's mission [04:39]Starting from negative net zero and why its hard to embrace financial literacy. [06:28]Rising trend among Millennials and younger generation of overcoming a generational financial culture. [10:21]Katie shares her journey of transitioning from different highly competitive sectors. [13:00]How hard it is being a competitive working professional and at the same time being a mother. [15:20]How having a graduate degree helped her career a lot. [18:48]We talked about her blog on women empowerment and the rising trend of women seafarers in our industry. [20:13]Katie gives her tips for women and in general on personal finance [27:20]Always level up! Katie shares why constantly improving your qualifications and being valuable to your workplace is a must. [31:04]We talk about her blog post on women stereotypes and her view on the most incorrect stereotypes on women [33:54]Where can the listeners reach out to Katie Scarlett. [38:54]Katie shares her view on how to live a happier life and how it affects managing her finances. [40:08]Where to reach Katie Scarlett:website- katiescarlettneedsmoney.comfb page- https://www.facebook.com/KatieScarlettNeedsMoney/twitter- https://twitter.com/MeKatieScarlettinstagram- @katiescarlettneedsmoneyReach out to me in my email - [email protected] my fb page as well - https://fb.me/theseafarerinvestorpod

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