Beyond The Dollar Podcast

Deep and Honest Conversations About How Money Affects Our Well-Being

How Money Myths Stop Us From Kicking Butt in Life

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All of us have beliefs about money that we think are true about the world.. However, what if they are actually preventing us from enjoying our money and getting what it is we really want?

In this episode, we explore common money myths and how they can prevent us from living our best lives. We share examples of how these have manifested in our own lives and what we’ve done to combat them. We also talk about how these myths can be positive, and what you can do to help those around you with living their best financial lives.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • What the three most common myths are (you may be surprised)
  • How Sarah and Garrett have seen these myths play out their own lives
  • What you can focus on when you realize you’ve been manifesting these myths in your life
  • How you can start to see money myths as simply that, myths
  • What happens when you start to shift away from these myths and everyone around you still does

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Scaling a Service Based Business With Prerna Malik

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We often think we need to work longer hours in order to scale our income. However, what happens when we turn that belief upside down?

In this episode we chat with Prerna Malik, co-founder of Content Bistro, a company that writes content for entrepreneurs to help them convert potential clients into customers. We talk about what she did to turn her side business into a full-time venture when her husband fell ill, some of the mindset challenges she had to overcome when it came to growing her income, and how she gives herself permission to thrive in her personal and professional life. We also talk about why keeping your values front and center will help you when you face fear in any kind of financial situation.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • Why Prerna was forced to grow her business in order to support her family
  • What she suggests others do when it comes to learning new skills
  • How to deal with blocks when it comes to “the struggle” and how to move through them
  • Why giving yourself permission is the best thing you can do for your financial life
  • How your core values can help you grow your business or career
  • How everyone can build confidence when it comes to asking for money (you may be surprised)

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How to Give Without Guilt

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We are told it is better to give than to receive, but what and how much should we give? Does giving money carry more weight than giving our time?? What if we feel we don’t have enough money or time?

In this episode we chat about the benefits of giving, and share practical ways you can begin to find both time and money if giving is important. We talk about why we’ve personally felt that giving money seems more impactful than volunteering time, how our happiness levels change when we do give, and how you can be intentional about giving so that it’s not based out of guilt or obligation.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • The differences between giving time and giving money to a worthy cause
  • What constitutes as giving (you may be surprised)
  • How anyone can support others in the community or a worthy cause
  • What you can do if you feel obligation or guilt about giving (or lack thereof)
  • Practical ways you can give as part of your daily routine
  • How giving actually benefits you as well

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Getting Financially Intimate With Your Spouse With Andy Hill

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Managing your own finances can be tricky enough, but what happens when there’s someone in the picture? If you and your partner aren’t on the same page, what can you do to still have a happy marriage and talk about money without killing each other?

We sit down with Andy Hill to talk about how couples can get on the same page when it comes to their finances. We chat about how fights about money aren’t really about money, how to communicate with your partner so neither feels like it’s an attack, and the mindset strategies you both need when it comes to accomplishing big financial goals. We also talk about how communication and decision making as a couple may change when kids enter the picture.

Andy Hill is the host of the Marriage, Kids and Money Podcast which focuses on helping young families build wealth. The podcast was nominated as “Best New Personal Finance Podcast” by the Plutus awards in 2017. Trusted as a personal finance influencer by brands such as Quicken Loans, Tomorrow and Credit Sesame, Andy’s message of family financial empowerment has resonated with listeners, readers, and viewers across the US. When he’s not “talking money”, Andy enjoys wrestling with his two kids and singing 80’s karaoke with his wife.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • What it really means when you and your spouse argue or disagree about money
  • How Andy and his wife worked around their competing money mindsets to achieve lofty financial goals (including paying off their mortgage in five years!)
  • Why couples need to see beyond the surface level when it comes to conversations around money (well frankly, on all matters)
  • What (and why) Andy wants to teach his kids about money
  • How couples can enter into a discussion about money when they’re getting serious or are first married (hint: it’s about the future)

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Overcoming the Financial Effects of Divorce With the Cash Wise Ex-Wives

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Dealing with a divorce is challenging enough emotionally, but you’re also managing financial stress as well. How are you supposed to navigate these uncertainties in your life, both during and after a divorce?

In this episode, we talk with Kayla and Shanah of Cash Wise Ex Wives, an online community where they help divorcees navigate money. Kayla and Shanah went through very different divorces, and speak to how a divorce when single vs. a divorce with kids affected their own finances. We chat about what changed for them after they left their respective exes, how they managed the emotional and financial sides of divorce, and why they believe having a supportive community throughout the process is so important.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • Kayla and Shanah’s story of divorce and how it affected their finances.
  • What Kayla and Shanah both believe to be the cause of money fights and ones that lead to a breakdown to a marriage
  • How Kayla and Shanah saw through to the other side and thrived financially
  • Why they believe it’s essential that divorcees get support from like-minded people to deal with the difficulties surrounding divorce
  • What the differences are between women and men post-divorce, particularly those who participated in more traditional gender roles
  • Why Kayla and Shanah both started their online community
  • What Kayla and Shanah both wish they knew right when their respective divorces happened

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The Power of Accountability

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Do you find it hard to achieve your financial goals when you don’t have anyone supporting you? To put it another way, do you find yourself skyrocketing your way to success when you have a rocking support system?

In this episode, we talk about how finding like-minded community is crucial when making progress toward your financial goals. We also talk about how to engage in conversations with friends and family around money, how to get the conversation started if you’re worried about talking directly about finances, as well as the differences between paid and free accountability groups and the instances in which one may be better than the other.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • The crucial reason why it’s important to surround yourself with people who are already doing what you’re doing
  • What you can do if people around you aren’t open to supporting you in your financial journey
  • How you can build your tribe or an accountability network
  • Examples of how both Garrett and Sarah have found success with accountability groups
  • Advantages and disadvantages of paid versus free accountability groups
  • Why finding accountability or your tribe doesn’t mean just searching for people (hint: books count!)

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