{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Plenty with Kate Northrup","title":"From Less Than Zero to $20K in Savings: Relaxed Money Case Study with Kareem Manuel","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1258,"description":"What if your financial breakdown wasn’t the end… but the beginning of a more sustainable way of living with money?\nAnd what if feeling safe with money had less to do with how much you earn—and more to do with how you relate to it?\nWhat happens when everything you thought was working… suddenly falls apart?\nIn this episode, I sit down with Kareem Manuel, who went from running a growing business to experiencing a rapid financial collapse—losing his business, his home, and his sense of stability almost overnight.\nWhat I love about Kareem’s story is not just what he rebuilt, but how he rebuilt it.\nBecause this isn’t a story about hustling harder or pushing through. It’s about learning to feel safe with money, to stay present with what is, and to build a foundation that can actually hold you.\nKareem shares how he went from less than zero in savings to $20,000 in just a few months—not through force, but through a complete shift in how he related to money, debt, and himself.\nWe talk about what it means to bring your nervous system into your financial life, how to move out of fear and into clarity, and why the real transformation isn’t just external—it’s internal.\nThis episode is such a powerful reminder that financial safety isn’t something you chase.\nIt’s something you build—gently, consistently, and in relationship with yourself.\n“I realized I didn’t know how to hold money. I only knew how to make it.” –Kareem Manuel\n🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤00:00 Opening: Kareem's financial collapse and early recovery\n02:32 Kareem's business history and sudden collapse\n04:36 Discovery — finding Relaxed Money / Good With Money workshop\n05:17 Emotional impact: internal landscape, fear and perceived failure\n08:49 Core learnings: Relaxed Money paradigm and somatic practices\n12:35 Tangible outcomes: credit repair, savings and financial stability\n13:36 Lifestyle shift: emotional freedom, budgeting confidence and family impact\n16:31 Integrating acceptance and agency:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o03JRta_QRrWYpVnGEniH9ofqOD9uyABk7kkXvT0B_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ1MzMzLzE2OTUz/ODkwNzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}