Money Isn’t Scary - Money Mindset, Money Anxiety, Intentional Spending, Saving Money, Money Management

Friday Real Talk - Why I Decided to Stop Playing Small

Today I'm sharing the money mindset challenges that I faced this week and how I recognized that I keep playing small. Join me as I work through those beliefs and turn them around, into the feelings that I want! 

 

Referenced in this episode: Jen Sincero's Book, You Are a Badass at Making Money

Mindfulness and Fulfillment in Motherhood with Dena Farash

To continue my motherhood theme this month, today I am sharing my conversation with Dena Farash, founder of the Mindful Mom Revolution. Dena is incredible – she’s relatable, honest and real and she has so much wisdom that shines through when she speaks. Because she tells it like it is - she says what we’re all thinking as moms but may not feel comfortable enough to say out loud!

Dena Farash is the founder of The Mindful Mom Revolution. As a national speaker, coach, and author, she empowers Moms to seek out what helps them feel fulfilled in Motherhood. Through daily mindfulness practices, inner work, and unapologetic self-care, Dena helps Moms emerge into the light and enjoyable moments in their motherhood journey.

Find Dena on Facebook, Instagram and her website, https://www.denafarash.com/

Follow me on Instagram @Moneyisntscary

Friday Real Talk - Mercury in Retrograde and Getting Back in Alignment

Creating A Revolution from Home with Beth Berry

To continue this month's Motherhood theme, today I share my conversation with Beth Berry, author, coach, teacher and founder of Revolution from Home. 

 

Beth Berry is a write, whole life coach, mother of four daughters and lover of the sacred feminine. A revolutionary at heart, she supports and encourages women toward the realization of their fullest potential and reclamation of motherhood from disempowering personal and cultural stories. She believes that awakened women who know themselves to be lovable, worthy and beautiful are powerful beyond measure and essential to the healing of the world.

 

You can follow Beth on her journey at: https://revolutionfromhome.com/

Social Media: Instagram and Facebook

Check out her book: Motherwhelmed - just in time for Mother's Day! 

 

 

Friday Real Talk - Mothers Day Plans and Savings Accounts

Happy Cinco de Mayo! 

Today I'm sharing some thoughts on Mothers Day and also questioning my old narrative on how I view savings. 

 

Have a great weekend! 

 

Go find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneyisntscary/

 

Modern Mom Problems with Tara Clark

Today I'm kicking off May with a theme of motherhood and I couldn't be more excited to share my conversation with Tara Clark, author, speaker, content creator, podcaster, and the founder of Modern Mom Probs. 

 

We talk about why its so hard to find mom friends, why it’s important to manage expectations in motherhood, how self-care and flexibility are intertwined and Tara’s mental load checklist! 

 

You can find Tara @:

https://modernmomprobs.com/ and her free mental load checklist

IG: https://www.instagram.com/modernmomprobs/

Get her book: Modern Mom Probs

Listen to her podcast: Modern Mom Probs

Friday Real Talk - Vacations and Why We Struggle to Relax

Today, I'm sharing my recent experience on vacation and what I'm learning about building in rest/relax time into everyday life, not just dedicated times for it. 

As I mention in today's episode, go check out Jen Sincero's book: You Are A Badass at Making Money

Launching Financial Grownups with Bobbi Rebell

Today I am sharing my conversation with Bobbi Rebell, Certified Financial Planner, author of the book 'Launching Financial Grownups' and founder of Financial Wellness Strategies.

Bobbi is a financial wellness advocate, the host of the Wellness for Financial Grownups podcast and the founder of GrownupGear.com. Bobbi was previously a global business news anchor and personal finance columnist at Reuters and held various journalist positions at top news outlets including CNBC, CNN and PBS.

Bobbi's book, Launching Financial Grownups is a call to action for parents of teenagers and young adults who want the best for their kids, but are beginning to realize their OWN financial independence, and financial separation from their children, has to become a priority as well. It is also a practical guide for how best to raise our children into financially responsible, independent young adults in our rapidly changing, increasingly competitive economy.

 

You can find Bobbi Rebell, CFP® at any of the links below: 

Founder, Financial Wellness Strategies

Author of the book: Launching Financial Grownups 

Host, Money Tips for Financial Grownups podcast – find it anywhere you listen to podcasts

Website: bobbirebell.com

Social media: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter

 

 

Women, Shopping and Awkward Money Moments with the Galia Gichon and Susan Yeagley of the Fiscal Firecrackers

Today, I'm sharing my conversation with Galia Gichon and Susan Yeagley, co-hosts of The Fiscal Firecrackers, a weekly podcast centered around educating, entertaining and empowering people about money.  This was so in alignment for me and my mission, so it was such a treat getting to talk to these ladies. Together, Susan, being a renowned comedic actress and Galia, a personal finance expert with 20 years experience, combine their superpowers to share educational financial information in a hilarious and approachable way.  

 

Galia Gichon is an independent personal financial expert with more than 20 years in financial services, including nearly 10 years on Wall Street and an MBA in Finance. Her career has spanned corporate bond research analyst, personal finance expert, angel investor, entrepreneur advisor, and author. She is the Founder of Down to Earth Finance, independent personal finance education. She has been teaching at Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership, Freelancers Union for 10+ years, and Yale School of Management. Previously, she worked at Bear Stearns and Nomura Securities. Galia is also the author of “My Money Matters” which was featured on TODAY SHOW. 

 

Susan Yeagley is a renowned comedic actress with a side-hustle hobby - wanting to learn everything there is to know about money. Susan’s TV credits include playing "Jessica Wicks" on the hit NBC show, Parks and Recreation and recurring roles on CBS's Rules of Engagement and FOX's Til Death. In addition, she has guest starred on ER, Friends, Reno 911, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Miracles, Ellen, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Sarah Silverman Program. Her film credits include: Almost Famous, the Coen brother's Intolerable Cruelty, Coyote Ugly, Neil Burger's The Lucky Ones and the Adam Sandler film Blended. Most recently, you can catch her playing Parker Posey’s half-sister in the Christopher Guest Netflix film, Mascots. This December, she played nutty realtor Barb Hutter, in the Sister Swap Christmas movie on the Hallmark Channel.

 

Check out their website: https://www.fiscalfirecrackers.com/

You can find them on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/fiscalfirecracker/

Susan: https://www.instagram.com/sukiyeagley/

Galia: https://www.instagram.com/pagesandmore/

 

 

Real Talk Friday - Decision Fatigue and the Mental Load

Today , I talk about decision fatigue - and why I struggle to make basic decisions for myself and my family. This is so common and we need to recognize the systemic issues in our culture, as well as ask for the support we need. We're all in this together!