Without giving away too much, Jen got laid off shortly before she was due to give birth with no clue what her next gig was going to be. Dealing with that stress, and figuring out healthcare, well she had to be hospitalized from the way her body was reacting to the stress — aka a…
Hello! I’m Sarah – a finance writer and soon-to-be-financial counselor. I once spent thousands of dollars buying Pez dispensers and vinyl records only to impress people (and sold them at a steep discount cause I was so ashamed about my ish in my early twenties). I also got into debt and felt like a total failure when it came to every financial decision. That’s when I quickly realized there wasn’t a space to chat about the emotional aspects of money – especially when it comes to how it affects our entire lives.
I’ve cried. I’ve laughed. I’ve finally learned it’s not about the numbers, but how we trust ourselves and the ability to ask for what we want. Most importantly, I’m still figuring all this out along side you.
Latest Episodes
Managing Emotional Triggers For Impulse Shopping
This week’s episode recaps Sarah’s conversation with Alyssa Davies last week, which dives into what really might be going on when you are shopping impulsively, even if it’s not a full-fledged addiction. Plus you’ll learn how to recognize your emotional triggers and how to achieve balance when it comes to your shopping habits through reflection…
Overcoming a Shopping Addiction With Alyssa Davies
There’s this popular joke/meme in the U.S. that refers to this major chain store Target, that if you go inside, you experience a shopping blackout. You want to buy rolls of toilet paper and you walk out with ridiculous items like a dinosaur flower pot or a Lego keychain you never thought you needed, until…
Spending Money Out of Love
This week’s episode recaps a conversation with Kassandra Dasent last week, where she shared her experience flying to another country to be at her mother’s deathbed before she died of COVID-19. It’ll dive into what it means to be a financial caretaker, the exact feeling Kassandra felt when she was able to drop everything to…
Quarantine, Spending $10,000+ (USD) and Grieving Her Mother
Kassandra Dascent shares her harrowing experience flying from the U.S. to Canada smack dab in the middle of the COVID pandemic to be by her mother’s death bed. She also goes into detail exactly how much she spent, how she was able to pay for it all in cash, why she has no regrets and…
How To Use Money as the Final Filter
This episode dives deeper into the phrase “use money as the final filter” and how last week’s guest, Jason Vitug uses this to make his money decisions. A lesson learned where he regretted not so was pushing off a flight to save money, only to not be able to see his late 97-year old grandmother…