In today’s show I announce my new name, Work Pants Finance, and say goodbye to Life Meets Money. Please subscribe to the new show, Work Pants Finance wherever you play your podcasts and thanks for joining me on the Life Meets Money journey from

Marketing that Doesn’t Suck and Makes Some People Hate You: Interview with Nick Palmisciano and Albert Chou of Diesel Jack Media

Oct 29th, 2020 1h 25m

It’s all about entrepreneurship, post-MBA career blues, and seizing the day. Nick Palmisciano, Albert Chou and I share their stories and experiences as serial entrepreneurs and conclude that the most important thing, whatever you want in life,

Don’t get wiped out: Risk-Management for a Family of Five (feat. Emergency Funds, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance Planning)

Oct 22nd, 2020 18m 4s

Today’s show features imaginary clients Mike and Jennifer Murray. Mike is a consulting engagement manager with a big-four accounting firm earning $250,000 per year. His wife homeschools their three children ages 10, 8, and 6. They own a $600,00

Expect the Unexpected, Live Consciously and Dream Without Limitation – Walking Shoes under your Desk, Folding Bicycles in the Trunk, and Pallets of Toilet Paper in the Basement – Interview with Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance, Part 2

Oct 15th, 2020 46m

Today’s show expands on our risk management discussion as we dip a toe in the water of physical preparedness. Whether you wear a tinfoil hat is up to you, but everyone can learn the lessons of Covid-19 and the Great Toilet Paper Crisis of 2020.

Emergency Fund Planning, Credit Cards, and Disability Insurance – Interview with Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance, Part 1

Oct 8th, 2020 1h 13m

Today’s interview with Joshua Sheats is loaded with life and money wisdom focused on the broad topic of Risk Management. We begin our conversation with the seven stages of financial independence, Stage 0 – Total Financial Dependence, Stage 1 –

Track Net Worth, Cultivate a Bias for Action, and Learn the Truth about Imposter Syndrome: Interview with J. Money

Oct 1st, 2020 44m 40s

J. Money lets it all hang out as we discuss his career to date participating in and serving the personal finance blogging industry. J.’ll shoot you straight on managing creative tasks like blogging - cadence and consistency, mixed with stubborn

Open Enrollment Benefits Planning for 2021: Healthcare and Health insurance, 401(k) Retirement investing, including the ever-famous Roth versus Pre-Tax Contributions Debate, Childcare Tax Credit and DCFSA Planning (with Matt Miner and Elle Martinez)

Sep 24th, 2020 36m 12s

Benefits planning offers real tax savings to employees who are thoughtful about this important part of their financial plan. It’s kinda dry, and you have to interface with HR, but the payoff is totally worth it. Today’s show covers employer-pro

Marriage, Money, and Deep Work before Dawn - Interview with Elle Martinez of Couple Money and Simplify and Enjoy

Sep 17th, 2020 35m 27s

On the same page with your spouse when it comes to money? Elle Martinez of Couple Money discusses how she and her husband made progress toward that goal, even though – and you’ll find this shocking - they turned up in the marriage with their ow

Engage Mentors, Attract Sponsors, and Spend Time with Amazing People and Ideas through the magic of books

Sep 10th, 2020 16m 14s

Unpacking the theme of mentorship by connecting knowledge with skill, mentorship, and sponsorship in a model for career and business success. I also share a quick scan of the massive quantity of excellent books I read in August 2020. For more i

Mentors, Investors, and Managing through Loss as an Entrepreneur – Interview with Brian Larsen, Co-Founder and CEO of RestoraPet plus Brian’s exciting personal announcement!

Sep 3rd, 2020 53m 39s

We all suffer tragedy and setbacks. How we respond to difficulties is a defining part of what we accomplish in life. In today’s show Brian discusses the founding of RestoraPet, the death of his co-founder Kenny Kramm, and the importance of exce

Housing: How Much is Too Much? 2020’s Startling Price Appreciation, and How Government Policy Favors Incumbents

Aug 27th, 2020 25m 47s

Home is where the heart is. Besides that, housing choices are ground-zero for your wealth building – or for making you poorer than you need to be. In today’s show we cover how much house and mortgage you can afford and still become wealthy, why

Buying and Selling Homes, With a Little Help from a Friend: Interview with Steven Squires

Aug 20th, 2020 36m 54s

Housing transactions are some of the heavy-hitters in your financial plan. Today’s interview with Steven Squires discusses how (and whether) to work with an agent when the time comes for you to buy or sell a piece of real estate. For more infor

Informational Interviewing – Learn Stuff, Meet People, and Stack the Deck in your Favor

Aug 13th, 2020 18m 14s

Informational Interviewing is your best tool if you’re in a transition or see one on the horizon. Today’s show covers what an informational interview is, the stages of this effort, and how to conduct a great informational interview that leaves

Interview with Mary Beck White-Sutton: When your Vocation is a Vacation

Aug 6th, 2020 45m 5s

Mary Beck brings world-class tips to structure your life so your work doesn’t feel like work, to create simplicity in the midst of complexity, and to build a career based on treating others the way you want to be treated. For more information,

Give your Kids the Gift of Failure: On the Road with Lacey Langford and the Military Money Show

Jul 31st, 2020 40m 55s

Lacey and I chat about when enough is enough education in your life. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.lifemeetsmoney.com/podcast/give-your-kids-the-gift-of-failure

Homeschool Budgeting on Any Income – On the road with Amy Sloan and Humility and Doxology

Jul 30th, 2020 35m 39s

Structuring your family, including your budget, to support homeschooling requires intentionality. And, homeschooling comes with its own direct costs. This episode addresses planning your money to make homeschooling a reality for your family. Fo

Homeschooling for Mere Mortals

Jul 23rd, 2020 42m 11s

The Covid-19 pandemic compelled many families to pursue their children’s education from home. Through those efforts, and because of concerns about returning to day schools, some families are evaluating actual homeschool as an education choice f

Anne Mercogliano Interview Part 2 - Engineer Your Own Layoff and Design Life Change in 2020

Jul 16th, 2020 21m 32s

Anne and I talk through how to part ways with an employer when things just aren’t working out – and the benefits that come from taking action in support of your values. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.lifemeetsmoney.co

Anne Mercogliano Interview – Show Up Fearless in Everything you Do

Jul 9th, 2020 31m 1s

From a FuquaVision club president to a Twitter conference with Madeline Albright, Anne brings wisdom from a wide range of experiences. She challenges all of us to ask the right questions. When you think about your career, the question is, “What

Inflation, Deflation, and Habit Curation: Living Through the Pandemic and the Future of the Dollar

Jul 2nd, 2020 16m 45s

We put motives of folks providing financial information under the microscope, help you position your wealth for inflation or deflation, and discuss leveraging disruption to harness the force of habit to help you achieve your goals. For more inf

Shane Dikolli Interview – Passion, Compassion, and the Importance of Grit

Jun 30th, 2020 30m 39s

Shane imparts his passion for accounting and compassion for students along with the importance of grit in any endeavor (this world-class instructor bombed his teaching during his first term at UT Austin). We unpack the tried-and-true recipe to

Entrepreneurship and Money: Planning for founders and employees in a startup-y situation

Jun 25th, 2020 13m 1s

#2: Today’s quick tips: Don’t go bankrupt launching your business! and Make sure the boat is close enough to the dock before you jump will help anyone contemplating entrepreneurship – whether as a side-hustle or full-time. In addition, we cover

Charlotte Whitmore: Successful life, Successful sale, and the transition from global expert to "manager of your own estate

Jun 23rd, 2020 47m 40s

#1: The transition from “global expert” to “Manager of your own estate.” Wait, how does that work? Charlotte and her husband Caleb grew their firm, Analytics Pros, from a tiny startup to 75 employees before selling their business to AdSwerve in

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Learn by words or learn by pain: Life and Money Stories you can take to the bank

Jun 16th, 2020 12m 33s

We tell our children, “You can learn by words or learn by pain.” We recommend they choose door number one! The Life Meets Money Podcast is here to help everyone learn about life and money through the wisdom and experience of the accomplished, i

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