Episode 14: Building and Scaling a Side Hustle with Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez
Episode Overview:
Cindy shares her journey to law school, how she started her side hustle coaching/speaking business, and why she switched careers to make her side hustle her full-time job.
Even though she loved what she was doing, she shares the challenges and triumphs faced along the way. At the end of the episode we discuss ways you can start and grow a new side hustle.
Her book, Overcoming Debt, Achieving Financial Freedom: 8 Pillars to Build Wealth, shares how she paid off over $200,000 worth of student loan debt and built a path to financial freedom.
She shares her journey with authenticity, joy, and humor. This is one you don’t want to miss!
Connect with Cindy on Instagram: @zerobasedbudget
Cindy's website: https://zerobasedbudget.com/
Cindy’s Bio:
Lawyer, Money Coach, Author + Speaker
Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez, Esq. is a money coach, speaker, and the author of Overcoming Debt, Achieving Financial Freedom: 8 Pillars to Build Wealth. After graduating law school in 2015 with $215,000 of debt, Cindy documented her debt payoff journey on social media, while sharing the personal finance knowledge that she was learning in a simple and relatable way. She has spoken to thousands and coached hundreds on budgeting, saving, debt payoff, investing, credit, building generational wealth, and more. She is committed to helping millennial women, particularly women of color, create a realistic money plan to achieve financial freedom.
Cindy has been featured in national publications including Forbes, Business Insider, Kiplinger, CNBC, CNET, NextAdvisor, Real Simple, HipLatina, Remezcla, and Refinery 29 and has appeared on national and local television, including The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, Pix11 News, and Telemundo. She has partnered with the White House’s National Economic Council to raise awareness on the American Rescue Plan and the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
Cindy practiced law as a commercial litigation attorney at an Am Law 100 firm before diving into full-time entrepreneurship. She is a graduate of Stony Brook University and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She was born and raised in the Bronx, New York and currently resides in Jersey City with her husband.
You can find her on Instagram and TikTok @zerobasedbudget and at www.zero-basedbudget.com.