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August 30, 2025 12 mins

Starting a new semester can feel overwhelming — new classes, new routines, and new expectations all piling up at once. If you’ve ever felt that knot in your stomach before the first week even begins, you’re not alone! In this episode, I’ll share three simple but powerful ways to manage stress and start the semester with more confidence and peace of mind.

Whether you’re a student, parent, or just someone who remembers those first-day jitters, this episode is packed with encouragement and practical takeaways to help you handle the chaos with less stress and more clarity.

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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.

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Topics related to this episode: In this podcast, we dive into the real struggles that come with starting a new semester — from managing college stress and back-to-school anxiety to finding practical ways to balance life and classes. Student mental health, handling the first week of school, and preparing for a successful semester without feeling overwhelmed are all hot topics that college students face. Some also wonder how Christians can approach stress and anxiety, what it looks like to stay close to God when life feels too busy, and the challenges of trying to read your Bible when everything feels chaotic. If you’ve ever wondered, “Can Christians have anxiety or stress, and handle it well?” or found yourself feeling like a sad Christian in the middle of a hectic schedule, this conversation is for you.

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