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Financial Costs of Coming Out with Cait Howerton

Cait Howerton, financial counselor and coach, comes on the show to talk about the time she left for college and her parents finding out she’s a lesbian. She chats about how she was still able to afford college, what the true costs were for her after she came out, and how her money relationship has changed since fully becoming part of the LGBTQ community.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • Why Cait didn’t feel comfortable talking to her parents about her sexuality growing up
  • What happened when she came out and not by choice
  • What some of the opportunity costs are even though Cait is financially stable
  • What it really cost her to move away from home
  • How Cait reconciled with her parents, although their relationship isn’t the same as before

Resources:

  • Work with Cait at Smartpath
  • Follow Cait in Twitter
  • Connect with Cait on LinkedIn
  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Emotional spending guide
  • Values Based Spending Guide

Filed Under: Podcast, Season 6

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Removing Money From Your Self Worth

This week’s episode is all about removing your self worth from your net worth. As in, you’re still a person of value whether or not you have a lot of money or earning power. In general, society teaches us that we need to constantly produce or have proof of wealth in order for us to feel good about ourselves. So let’s dig a little bit deeper about what this means and how can we start to remove our financial situation from our self worth.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • What exactly is self worth and how that ties into our financial life
  • Why social media isn’t the source of all our problems
  • What happens when we use money to measure our sense of self
  • Tools to start removing self worth from your net worth

Resources:

  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Emotional Spending Guide
  • Values Based Spending Guide

Filed Under: Podcast, Season 6

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Mormonism, Money & Motherhood with Elyssa Kirkham

Elyssa Kirham, writer at Brave Saver, speaks about the conflict she felt as a member of the Mormon church when it came to becoming financially secure. She talks about how growing up, she was taught being a mom is her only goal in life, why wanting to work is frowned upon, the conflict she felt at wanting her own version of financial freedom, and why it’s ok for moms to want something for themselves. 

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • Why Elyssa had a fatalist approach when it came to her working life
  • The conflict she experienced growing up seeing her mother work at a young age
  • Why it’s unusual that she decided to graduate early from college
  • How Elyssa found a community of similar women
  • How Elyssa’s views on money has changed since leaving the Mormon church

Resources:

  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Brave Saver
  • Why Should Moms Have to Justify Their Choices?
  • Aspiring Mormon Women
  • Mormon women are caught between economic pressures and the word of God
  • The Political Progression of Modern Mormon Women
  • Values Based Spending Guide

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Tackling Emotional Spending

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about *cue dramatic music* emotional spending. Whether you’ve had a bad day at work, or you’re just feeling down for whatever reason, some of us, myself included, turn to retail therapy. Now a few dollars here and there isn’t going to hopefully break the bank, but it can cause a bunch of mental anguish and of course your financial situation down the line. So let’s talk about the good and bad parts of emotional spending are, some practical ways to deal with it and forgive yourself for past mistakes.

There is a lot of information packed into this episode, but don’t worry about scrambling to take notes down, I’ve created the tips I’m about to share in a pretty downloadable guide. To download it, head to beyondthedollar.co/spending

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • What does emotional spending even mean, and why it’s not always negative
  • Using short term solutions to get you to stop spending
  • What is important long term to curb emotional spending
  • Why novelty and pattern interrupts are crucial to help assess your spending habits
  • How Sarah spent $500 in one month on junk food

Resources:

  • Emotional Spending Guide
  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Values Based Spending Guide

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Adopting Through the Foster Care System With Melissa Becker

Melissa Becker seems like one of those rare folks who wants to adopt multiple children at once, especially foster children in the U.S.who have siblings and don’t want to be separated. After her traumatic first adoption experience  (we’re talking about having to fight for her rights to maintain a stable home for a special needs child), she turned to private adoption.

That isn’t easy either. There’s the waiting. and the disappointments at not being picked. Once she was in “competition” with four other families to adopt a girl with a heart defect and well, let’s just say that didn’t end well.

That’s why I’m so thankful Melissa came on the show to talk about her experience adopting four children, two from the foster care system and two through private agencies. She chats about how much she spent (we’re talking tens of thousands of dollars on lawyers fees alone), her mental health during that time and what she’s most thankful for throughout the whole process

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • Why Melissa decided to adopt
  • Why Melissa had to go to court after adopting her first child, and what it cost her
  • What went through Melissa’s mind when she had to deal with mountains of paperwork
  • Her thoughts on private adoption agencies and why she went that route even though she would rather adopt through the foster care system
  • Why she started looking into grants and the frustrating process when asking for money
  • What it felt like to meet her children for the first time
  • What Melissa would say to some who is interested in adoption

Resources:

  • Email Melissa about adoption at resolvemedlegal@msn.com (mention you heard her on this podcast!)
  • Gift of Adoption
  • Adopting From Foster Care: Clarifying The Misconceptions To Build A Loving Home
  • Understanding trauma
  • How to Adopt: State Adoption Info
  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Values Based Spending Guide

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Feeling Those Feelings Around Money

In this week’s episode, it’s just me and you, talking about how to help you navigate your feelings when it comes to money. I’m here to talk to you about the overwhelming emotions you may currently be experiencing. Believe it or not, it might actually be grief — trust me it’s a lot more complicated than you may think. So, I’m sitting right here with you , chatting about how grief can manifest in different ways in your financial life when you’re adjusting to a new way of living. So you’ll learn what it means to process your emotions, why it’s ok to do what you need to do to take care of yourself, stop thinking you’re failing, and why community is more important than ever.

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What You Hear in This Episode:

  • Why those negative feelings around money may be a form of grief
  • How grief can manifest into negative financial behaviors
  • Why it’s important and crucial to feel those feelings around money, without judgement
  • How you can work through your feelings of grief around your finances
  • How you can cultivate a sense of community to help you become more resilient

Resources:

  • That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief
  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Values Based Spending Guide

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Resiliency & Finances Part 2 Featuring Past Beyond The Dollar Guests

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This is another mid-season bonus episode which continues on the theme of resiliency. Host Sarah Li-Cain looks back at some past episodes from the amazing guests we’ve had on the show so far. That includes Aneesa, who goes by the name Expat Panda, with her story about the time she couldn’t transfer money back to her home country. And Pete McPherson, who moved to a different town and ended up losing a regular source of income or three years. And Beau, who declared bankruptcy because of his gambling debt.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

  • What happens When you’re stressed and you go into fight or flight mode
  • An example of when Sarah went stress shopping
  • Why it’s important to acknowledge your feelings
  • What Aneesa went through when she moved overseas and didn’t have her ID or debit card
  • Why its ok to use a credit card if you plan on how you’ll pay for it
  • How Beau bounced back from bankruptcy when he got into $40,000 worth of gambling debt
  • The time Pete moved to a new town and took a pay cut for new job then suddenly got laid off
  • How John is surviving below the poverty level and grieving his wife of 43 years
  • Why it’s important to tend to your mental health during this time

Resources:

  • Resiliency & Finances Ft. Friends of Beyond The Dollar Part 1
  • A 69 Year Old’s Financial Regrets With John Morrow
  • Overcoming Gambling Addiction with Beau Humphreys
  • Life as a South African Teacher Abroad with Aneesa
  • Expat Panda
  • The Personal Finance Show
  • Do You Even Blog
  • My recommendation of personal finance books
  • 7 Tips to Live on a Low Income (Without Feeling Deprived)
  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Values Based Spending Guide

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Resiliency & Finances Ft. Friends of Beyond The Dollar

This mid-season special bonus episode talks about the theme of resiliency and how that can translate to your financial life. I’ve invited a few friends of the podcast to come on to chat how they’ve moved through adversity in their financial lives and some lessons we can all learn from them.

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What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

  • How Andy was able to pay for a mortgage that he couldn’t afford
  • How Lindsay pushed through her anxieties after almost giving back her scholarship money when she felt she couldn’t complete her paper
  • How Ashleigh thrived after failing out of college shortly before graduating
  • How Badr got over his fears about asking his podcast listeners for money
  • How Dustin built a real estate empire when he got laid off at his “stable” government job three weeks after coming back from paternity leave
  • How Jen managed to handle being a military wife when she moved to a new city and her husband was deployed for a year
  • How Jessica overcame joblessness and foreclosure during the last U.S. recession
  • How Mike got over his trauma from a major biking accident

Resources:

  • Getting Financially Intimate With Your Spouse With Andy Hill
  • Marriage Kids and Money Podcast
  • Utilizing Financial Therapy With Lindsay Bryan-Podvin
  • Admiral Rickover and his Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
  • Her Dinero Matters Podcast
  • How Fear And Confidence Affect Our Money Decisions With Jen Hemphill
  • Mind Money Balance Podcast
  • Every Single Dollar
  • Successfully Unemployed Podcast
  • The Level Up Leadership Podcast
  • The Short Box Podcast
  • 7 Tips to Live on a Low Income (Without Feeling Deprived)
  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Values Based Spending Guide



Filed Under: Podcast, Season 6

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Financial Realities of a Former Pastor with Clint Proctor

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Clint Proctor, a former pastor and now freelance writer at Wallet Wise Guy comes on the show to talk about  how he and his wife lived on less than $30,000 a year and were still able to meet many of their financial goals. He shares the emotional realities of the pressure he felt trying to balance a budget and his insecurities when his livelihood was dependent, in his own words “on people making charitable donations.”

Clint also shares why he transitioned away from the ministry, and how he and his wife always got on the same page about their financial and life goals.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

  • How much Clint made as a former pastor
  • Why Clint was afraid of disappointing his wife with the amount he used to make
  • What ways Clint felt insecure and uncomfortable giving advice to those who made more money than him
  • How Clint was able to cross off their family’s bucket list goals despite living on a low income
  • Why Clint decided to move away from being a pastor

Resources:

  • Wallet Wise Guy
  • 7 Tips to Live on a Low Income (Without Feeling Deprived)
  • Episode 66 – Buying a Home in Poverty With Charis Hill
  • Episode 61 – A 69 Year Old’s Financial Regrets With John Morrow
  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Values Based Spending Guide

Filed Under: Podcast, Season 6

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Navigating Toxic Workplaces with Andie Kramer and Al Harris

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Andie Kramer and Al Harris, dynamic duo of practicing attorneys who have been mentoring women and speaking and writing about gender communication, including the book “It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace” join me on this episode to chat about why traditional corporate workplaces don’t normally offer a work/home integration, why women feel like it’s a zero sum game in when climbing the ranks, why it might be your fault when it comes to working alongside colleagues, and how we can be a better advocate for all in the working world.

Stick around to the end where I’m going to distill takeaways from your conversation including statistics about why the gender gap exists and some practical questions we can all have a better time at work.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

  • The definition of a “toxic” workplace
  • Why career interruptions happen far more to women (and the surprising statistic on women leaving the workforce)
  • Why it’s not always up to others when it comes to negotiating for better work situations
  • Why women are better negotiators than men
  • How societal expectations mean it’s a zero sum game for women in the traditional workforce
  • How we can be an advocate for all in the workplace

Resources:

  • Learn more from Andie and Al
  • Why Women Should Skip Business School
  • Dynamics of the Gender gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors
  • Breaking Through Bias: Communication Techniques for Women to Succeed at Work
  • It’s Not You It’s the Workplace: Women’s Conflict at Work and the Bias that Built It 
  • Follow Andie and Al on Facebook
  • Connect with Andie on LinkedIn
  • The Ultimate Guide to Money Mindset Mastery
  • Values Based Spending Guide
  • Buzzsprout

Filed Under: Podcast, Season 6

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