Our Story
Welcome to Walletsandwaistlines.com!
Thanks for joining us on our journey in paying off student loans, cutting spending we don't enjoy, getting healthier, and defeating allergies.
I'm Reyna Gobel, and I have student loans. When I wrote the first edition of Graduation Debt 14 years ago, it was a novel idea to live your life now instead of waiting until your student loan debt was paid off. Many publishers turned me down because I didn't have an instant payoff strategy. My readers and individuals who attend my university, nonprofit, and corporate workshops know their student loan payment options, save on restaurant spending, and negotiate everything from rent to car insurance down. They travel and live full lives.
My readers, workshop attendees, and I are smart financially, even when we don't feel like it. The book was well reviewed in both The New York Times and The Washington Post.
6 years later, we encountered a new feeling of being powerless thanks to COVID-19. I volunteered over 300 days during COVID organizing food giveaways and immune system workshops. I was deeply saddened to see CDC stats that over 90 percent of COVID-19 deaths involved comorbidities.
In December of 2021, I decided to go back to school for a Master's of Public Health and create nutrition programs. I grabbed my friends to help me build out a course that covered the basics of personalized nutrition and fitness. I created the nutrition part of the 30-day precision nutrition challenge. Lynnette Khalfani-Cox and Earl Cox, co-founders of The Money Coach, shared videos of how they lost a combined 180 pounds. And Fred DeVito and Elisabeth (Lis) Halfpapp, the first male and female barre teaches in the U.S., contributed mini workouts for major muscle groups.
These are the people I count on when I have questions about fitness, money, or life in general. And the information we'll share helps you ask the right questions of your doctors. After all, did you know doctors only get 2 hours of nutrition training in med school? And you're a lifetime expert on your own body.
My hope is that you feel more empowered by our products to make decisions about your health and finances.
Yours in physical and financial fitness,
Reyna and Team
Our Courses
Speaking and Curriculum
Our Courses
Learn better health habits for weight loss, fitness, and allergies in 30 days from 5 instructors. Reyna Gobel went from being in bed for a month a year with allergies to 10 years without antibiotics. Lynnette Khalfani Cox and Earl Cox lost a combined 180 pounds. And Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito have sold hundreds of thousands of DVD and digital videos. They contributed easy-to-follow, low-injury mini workouts.
Our Books
Speaking and Curriculum
Our Courses
Checkout Reyna's latest books on personal finance. Use the buy link if you can afford to buy it. If you can't, email as at info@walletsandwaistlines.com for a free ebook. No questions asked. You can also email the same address for bulk purchases.
Speaking and Curriculum
Speaking and Curriculum
Speaking and Curriculum
Reyna has been creating curriculum and keynoting events for a over a decade. She's most excited about creating personal finance and health education programs for wellness plans. In her spare time, she is a volunteer advocate for better health and paying for college policy. Checkout the about and services sections below to learn more.
