Money. Just the word made Danna's face look like she'd been slapped with a cold, wet, rotten fish.

In this episode, we sit down with Arielle Tucker —certified financial planner, IRS enrolled agent, and fellow expat—to talk about the thing nobody wants to talk about: how financial stress is wrecking your health, and what to actually do about it.

Whether you're avoiding logging into your bank account, drowning in tax complexity as an American abroad, or just hoping retirement will somehow sort itself out—this one's for you.

What You'll Learn:

1. The top three money tasks people avoid (and why looking at your bank account feels physically threatening)
2. Why financial safety isn't just a number—it's a feeling, and you need both
3. How to figure out your cash flow and give every dollar a job
4. What a proper emergency fund actually looks like in Switzerland vs. the US
5. How to talk to aging parents about estate planning without it getting weird
6. The inheritance tax trap expats living in Europe don't see coming
7. What Arielle would tell every 22-year-old (and it's not "buy crypto")

Real Talk Moments: Danna opens up about growing up broke, then suddenly rich, with zero money education in between—and why that's haunted her ever since. Megan shares her dad's farm bankruptcy story and the gut punch of watching everything get auctioned off. And mid-episode, Danna officially retreats to the corner in tears when Arielle starts talking lake houses and $14 million inheritance thresholds.

Arielle's Parting Wisdom: "Progress over perfection. Just get started."

Connect with Arielle Tucker: Passport to Wealth (fellow SwissCast Network show—go check it out!)

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K, love you, byeeeeeChapters:

00:00 Money Anxiety and Relief

01:29 Hosts Get Real About Money

05:30 Top Money Tasks We Avoid

12:51 Financial Safety and Runway

26:40 Family Planning and Getting Started

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