🎙️ In this powerful episode, I sit down with Jon — a youth pastor and financial coach — who shares his journey of paying off $56,696 in student loans! He opens up about the highs and lows of his financial freedom story and the tools that helped him succeed.

But this conversation goes deeper than money. Jon also talks honestly about his battle with pornography addiction, his path to recovery, and how faith, accountability, and purpose gave him the strength to change.

Whether you’re fighting debt, struggling with addiction, or just looking for encouragement on your own journey, Jon’s story will inspire you that freedom is possible — both financially and personally.

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Get scholarships and pay for college without student loans!

Are you worried about how to pay for college? Stressed because it’s so expensive? Are you having trouble finding scholarships, or all you find don’t apply to you? Overwhelmed with all things school and money?

Welcome fam! This podcast will help you find and get scholarships, avoid student loans and maybe even graduate college debt-free!

Hey! I’m Kara, a Christian entrepreneur, amateur snowboarder, and scholarship BEAST! I figured out how to not only finish college debt-free, but I even had $10k left over in the bank after graduation. (& btw, my parents weren’t able to help me financially either!)

During school, I was worried about paying for next semester. I couldn’t find scholarships that worked specifically for me, and didn’t know how to get started while juggling homework and keeping up with ALL.THE.THINGS.

But dude, I learned there was a better way! With God’s direction, I tested out of classes, and found the perfect scholarships, grants, internships, and weird budget hacks that helped me go from overwhelmed to debt-free with $10k in the bank–all with God on my side.

... and I’m here to walk you through this, too.

If you are ready to find scholarships specific to you, learn to manage your money well, and have enough money to kill it at college, this pod is for you!

So grab your cold brew and TI-89, and listen in on the most stress-free and debt-free class you’ve ever attended: this is Money and Mental Peace.

✨ Topics related to this episode:

• A candid look at recovery ministry and faith-based approaches to addiction recovery—including support for porn addiction, pornography addiction, and porn recovery for Christians through addiction counseling and addiction treatment.
• Encouragement for anyone seeking a path to Christian recovery, blending spiritual hope with practical next steps for lasting change.
• Practical strategies to pay off student loans and pay off debt, plus answers to common questions like “How do I pay off student loans?” and how to pay off student debt quickly.
• Insights from a Ramsey Preferred Coach with financial coach master training, showing how tools like Financial Peace University (FPU) can support your journey to debt freedom, financial freedom, and living out the financial peace lifestyle.