What happens when you build a six-figure business but barely pay yourself?

In my first year running Wealth Para Todos, I generated $100,000 in revenue in approximately 10 months. But despite making six figures, I only paid myself about $10,500.

Five years later, I've learned that building a profitable business and increasing your financial security requires more than making more money.

In this episode, I'm sharing five of the biggest lessons I've learned from running my coaching business, from understanding business profitability and managing inconsistent income to creating marketing systems and setting boundaries that protect my wellness.

If you're a first-gen business owner who wants to grow your business, make more money, and have time to actually enjoy your life, this episode is for you.

• Why revenue isn't the same as profit: How I made six figures in business revenue but paid myself only $10,500, and what I learned about business expenses, paying yourself, and evaluating return on investment (ROI).

• How to create a work schedule that supports your life: Why I stopped letting financial scarcity dictate my availability and started building my business around a 20-hour workweek.

• Why consistent marketing matters: How I use repeatable outreach systems, social media, podcast interviews, and 90-day marketing cycles to help potential clients discover my services.

• How to manage inconsistent business income: What I've learned about navigating unpredictable revenue, managing money anxiety, and avoiding catastrophic thinking during slower sales periods.

• Why you need to stop comparing your business to others: How setting 90-day goals, embracing being a beginner, and focusing on your own progress can help you build a sustainable business.

00:00 – Welcome to Wealth Para Todos

00:21 – Making six figures but barely paying myself

01:25 – How I started my money coaching business

03:10 – Lesson 1: Revenue vs. profitability and business ROI

06:05 – Lesson 2: Setting work boundaries and protecting your wellness

08:42 – Lesson 3: Building consistent marketing and outreach systems

11:12 – Lesson 4: Managing inconsistent income and money anxiety

14:32 – Lesson 5: Stop comparing yourself to other business owners

18:09 – Five entrepreneurship lessons to remember

19:09 – Free webinar and one-on-one financial coaching

20:57 – Disclaimer

Join me for a FREE webinar: Become Work Optional Without Sacrificing Your Wellness.

I'm joining empowerment coach Jasmine from Liberated Wellness to discuss how you can start making intentional financial decisions that move you closer to financial independence and having more freedom over your time.

Register for the free webinar here.

I currently have two spots available for my four-month one-on-one coaching program.

If you're earning money but want to be more intentional about saving, paying off debt, investing, or increasing your income, I'd love to support you.

Together, we'll work on your financial plan, money mindset, self-care routines, and the systems that can help you increase your financial security without sacrificing your wellness.

Book a discovery call here.

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What do Federal Reserve interest rate changes mean for your mortgage, credit cards, and savings—and how can you prepare your finances?

In this episode of the Wealth Para Todos Podcast, money and self-care coach Rita Soledad Fernández Paulino (they/them) explains why the Fed raises, lowers, or holds interest rates and how those decisions affect everyday borrowing and saving.

Requested by a client, this conversation makes financial literacy accessible for first-gen wealth builders and business owners. Soledad also shares their homebuying experience, how paying mortgage discount points lowered their monthly payment, and the financial habits they prioritize instead of trying to predict interest rates.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) sets the federal funds target range at eight regularly scheduled meetings each year.

• How inflation and employment influence Federal Reserve rate decisions.

• How changing interest rates affect variable-rate credit cards, new auto loans, mortgage offers, and savings account yields.

• Why a Fed rate cut doesn’t guarantee lower mortgage rates—and why existing fixed-rate loans keep their contractual rate.

• How mortgage discount points work, including Soledad’s approximately $28,000 buydown from 7.23% to 5.999%, saving about $745 per month in principal and interest.

• How credit utilization, credit limits, and weekly credit-card payments can support your credit.

• Why emergency savings, sinking funds, automated investments, and a Weekly Money Routine help you build financial security con tiempo.

Soledad reflects on growing their household’s investments and account balances to approximately $1 million, excluding home equity, and the role of income, contributions, investment growth, and consistent financial habits.

Episode chapters

00:00 Welcome to Wealth Para Todos
00:21 Why Federal Reserve Interest Rates Matter
01:40 What Is the Federal Funds Rate?
03:00 The Fed’s Goals: Employment and Inflation
05:05 Why the Fed Raises or Lowers Interest Rates
06:01 How Rates Affect Credit Cards, Loans, Mortgages, and Savings
08:05 How I Knew I Was Ready to Buy a Home
09:36 Mortgage Discount Points: Buying Down Our Interest Rate
11:39 Preparing for Car Costs and Auto Loans
12:50 Credit Scores, Credit Utilization, and Weekly Payments
15:05 Building a Financial Plan Without Predicting Rates
15:43 Financial Habits That Support Long-Term Wealth
17:20 Five Financial Takeaways to Remember
18:24 Coaching, Next Steps, and Disclaimer

Keep building your financial security

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