Dawn shares a trick she uses to deal with negative, distracting thoughts ..read more

Today’s guest is Shanna Goodman, brand strategist and president of Ampersand Business Solutions and creator of AMP’D online. We discuss running your home and personal finances like a business and working to build an empire ..read more

Are you overwhelmed thinking about big decluttering projects or your need to streamline your life? Dawn shares an easy practice to implement daily to help you further simplify your life ..read more

Today’s guest is Chuck Jaffe, author and host of the Money Life podcast. Chuck shares his Halloween project, meant to help kids learn about money and risk, and maybe eat less candy. Chuck and Dawn also cover how to give your kids an allowance.   Information about Chuck Jaffe: Chuck Jaffe is a veteran financial journalist and nationally syndicated financial columnist whose work appears in newspapers from coast to coast.  Over the course of his career, he has won numerous awards for business and personal finance journalism.  Chuck is the author of three books: “Getting Started In ..read more

Are you guilty of trying to keep up with the Joneses? We all are sometimes. Let’s look at that phenomenon and see what we can learn from it ..read more

Today’s guest is Bobbi Olson, budget coach and host of the CentsAble Chat podcast. Bobbi and Dawn discuss their mutual money-nerdiness, as well as Bobbi’s 5-step process for budgeting. They also discuss the pitfalls people face with budgeting.   Visit Bobbi’s site: centsablechat.com   ..read more

Are you a procrastinator? Dawn shares some strategies that have helped her with her tendency to procrastinate ..read more

Today’s guest is Chris Mamula, author of the book Choose FI. Chris and Dawn talk about FIRE, the importance of being a “valuist,” rethinking college, and how to travel for less.   Chris Mamula used principles of traditional retirement planning, combined with creative lifestyle design, to retire from a career as a physical therapist at age 41. After poor experiences with the financial industry early in his professional life, he educated himself on investing and tax planning. Now he draws on his experience to write about wealth building, DIY investing, financial planning, early retirem ..read more

You would probably agree that 2020 has been a weird, stressful year. It’s important for us to have some strategies to get ourselves back on track: personally, professionally, and financially ..read more

Today’s guest is Leisa Peterson, author of the new book, The Mindful Millionaire. We talk about how important our thoughts are to being successful with money and what holds people back from financial success.   Information about Leisa The Mindful Millionaire book   ..read more