# 3565: [Part 1] The Price of Inattention by Michael Smith with Financial Finesse on Financial Awareness

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Podcast: [Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimal-finance-daily-financial-independence-and-money-advice-879660)
Published: 2026-05-19T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3565: Michael Smith shares the unsettling story of a woman whose trust was shattered after her fiancé secretly stole her identity and destroyed her credit. As the truth unraveled, she faced emotional devastation, mounting debt, and a complicated recovery process that ultimately sparked a remarkable personal transformation. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.financialfinesse.com/2015/01/02/the-price-of-inattenton/ Quotes to ponder: "The fun part for me was getting updates on her progress and seeing the change in her voice, posture and energy level as things got better." "The worst part of that was that the perpetrator was her fiancé, who is now an ex-fiancé with a warrant out for his arrest." "Telling a complete stranger (me) that story took incredible bravery on her part and she was emotionally drained after telling me how she got into that situation." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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