Are you making every payment on time but still feel like your balances never move? In this episode, Andy Bennett explains how a “financial GPS” can shave 10–20 years and six figures of interest off your debt payoff plan without needing a higher income.

Most of us were taught to focus on the payment, not the total cost. Andy Bennett, an educator, tech entrepreneur, and man of faith, joins Bartelle’s Money Talk to expose how much families are really paying in interest and why the bank’s 30 year plan is not designed with your best interest in mind.

Andy breaks down:

• Why families are quietly losing hundreds of thousands of dollars to interest
• The difference between the bank’s plan and a Financial GPS that updates as life happens
• How traditional methods (like the debt snowball and avalanche) help but still leave money on the table
• What the Money Max/Financial GPS system actually is (hint: it’s not a spreadsheet)
• How this tool uses factorial math and strategic transfers to pay off debt in ½ to ⅓ of the time
• Why seeing a clear debt-free date can be the hope and motivation you need to stay on track
• Who this system is best for (married couples, homeowners, families with kids and singles drowning in debt too)

You’ll also hear Andy’s own story of cutting his mortgage from 30 years down to 15 and saving over $150,000 in “bank profit” (interest) without refinancing or getting a higher paying job just using math and a smarter plan.

If you’re drowning in debt, feeling choked by payments, and wondering if there’s any way to get ahead, this conversation will give you both hope and a practical path forward.

Want to see if a Financial GPS could work for you? Visit Andy at empowerwealth.solutions and click “Get Started” to book a quick 15-minute call and see if this system is a fit for your numbers and goals.

Support Bartelle’s Money Talk If this episode helped you, please follow, rate, and share the show with a friend who’s tired of being controlled by debt. Your reviews and shares help us reach more families who want to win with their money, retire with dignity, and build a lasting legacy.

Why do families who love God still struggle with money? In this powerful conversation, financial advisor Matt Morizio explains how fear, comfort, and misunderstood faith beliefs keep many Christian families financially stuck. If you’re ready to rewrite your money story and step into your God given purpose, this episode is going to speak directly to your heart.

Matt shares openly about:

• Why many Christians subconsciously believe money is “bad”
• How “comfort” keeps families stuck on the sidelines of their calling
• What Reconstructing Wealth actually means and why it starts from the inside out
• How childhood money stories shape our adult financial habits
• How fear, scarcity, and silence about money pass down generationally
• Why budgeting feels like a “diet” and how to approach it differently
• The two levers every family must pull: spend less or earn more
• How generosity can completely rewire your relationship with money
• What it means to emotionally detach from money so you can live out your purpose
• How to begin transforming your family’s financial future in the next 7 days

Matt also shares deeply personal stories including the moment he couldn’t afford groceries and how God used that valley to clarify his calling to serve families in the “messy middle of life.”

If you’re a Christian parent, couple, or individual trying to honor God, care for your family, and pursue your calling without living in financial stress, Matt’s wisdom will give you clarity, direction, and hope.

👉 Want to connect with Matt? Visit reconstructingwealth.com or message him on Instagram to receive his free 3-part video series on transforming your relationship with money.

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When your money feels out of control, it can shake your faith, your confidence, and your peace. In this powerful, faith-filled conversation, Ralph Estep reveals why finances and faith are inseparable—and how you can finally break free from financial struggle. From emergency funds to business cash flow to biblical stewardship, this episode will challenge, inspire, and equip you to get your house in order—no matter your situation.

PLUS — Ralph gives every listener a FREE copy of his new book: How to Become a Financially Confident Christian Download it here: financiallyconfidentchristian.com/becoming

If this episode blesses you, please leave a comment, share the show, and invite someone else to listen!

Money trauma affects more adults than we realize. In this episode, we uncover how childhood money messages show up in your adult financial life and keep you feeling broke, stressed, or ashamed. If you have ever wondered why, you work hard but still feel stuck, this conversation will give you clarity and direction.

Grace Del Rey breaks down the hidden patterns behind overspending, over giving, undercharging, and fear-based decision making. She explains why even high earners and professionals often stay trapped in debt and how unresolved childhood money wounds follow us into adulthood.

In this episode you will learn

• What money trauma is and how it affects everyday choices
• How childhood experiences shape your money mindset
• Why doctors, lawyers, and high earners often struggle financially
• The biggest mistakes people make when buying or selling a business
• How to recognize money shame and stop the spiral
• Simple steps to get financially unstuck
• How affirmations and mindset shifts can change your financial path

Grace also shares real stories from her own life and clients to help listeners understand their patterns and begin healing their relationship with money.

If something in this episode resonated with you, share your thoughts or your story in the comments. Your breakthrough could encourage someone else.

Connect with Grace sgbsconsulting.com

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In today’s episode of Bartelle's Money Talk, Theresa speaks with Leanne, a profit coach and business consultant who teaches entrepreneurs how to turn CASHFLOW into actual CASH.

This is not another “just make more money” conversation.

Leanne exposes the real silent crisis that thousands of business owners face:

Entrepreneurial Poverty.

Making money… but not keeping any.
Having big revenue… but no actual profit.
Working nonstop… but quietly wondering how you’ll make payroll.

Leanne breaks down:

• why most business owners are profitable on paper but broke in real life

• the behavior and mindset patterns behind overspending

• the shocking truth about the “it takes money to make money” lie

• how she personally turned around her business AFTER spending $1.1 million and having nothing left

• how to reclaim clarity when you feel overwhelmed and disoriented

• the simple “two number method” that can save a business in one year

This episode is honest, raw, and FULL of hope.

If you’re tired of pretending everything is okay — this episode will make you breathe again.

Work with Leanne: profitwithleanne.com

Work with Bartelle's Financial Coaching:
Schedule your free consult — 830-252-0320
New conversations every week to empower your financial future.

Today on Bartelle's Money Talk, Theresa sits down with Renee Hastings, Founder & CEO of Executive Help Now — a high-level, U.S.-based virtual assistant agency helping business owners go from burnout… to breakthrough.

If you're a small business owner, content creator, entrepreneur, or you're grinding a 9-to-5 while trying to grow your business on the side — this episode is for YOU.

Renee shares:

• what a virtual assistant actually does

• why most entrepreneurs wait too long to get help

• how hiring the right person can 10x your productivity

• the difference between offshore VA support vs U.S.-based support

• how she scaled from side-hustle → full agency with multiple teams

• how to overcome the fear of DELEGATING

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, overworked, or like giving up because you “just can’t do it all” — this conversation will give you clarity and hope.

Connect with Renee:
Website: executivehelpnow.org
Podcast: Renee Speaks (YouTube + all major platforms)
Socials: @executivehelpnow

Work with Bartelle's Financial Coaching
✨ Take charge of your financial future.
Schedule your free consultation: 830-252-0320

New episodes weekly featuring experts, real stories, and strategies to help you WIN with your money.

#VirtualAssistant #Entrepreneur #SmallBusiness #Productivity #BusinessGrowth #FinancialCoaching #BartellesMoneyTalk

Losing everything in 2008 didn’t break him—it built him. Financial coach Paris Cluff shares how he went from six-figure advisor to food stamps… and back to financial stability—without bankruptcy. You’ll learn the exact habits, tools, and mindset he used to rebuild, pay off ~$60K in consumer debt, and create systems that keep money from leaking out of your life.

What you’ll learn

• Cash Flow, First: How to track every dollar and flip to positive cash flow fast

• Debt Reality Check: Options when you’re underwater (including negotiating debt)

• Emergency-Ready: Why savings + debt payoff should run in parallel (avoid the “paid-off car, no cash” trap)

• Habits that Last: Simple tracking + intentional spending that prevent relapses

• When Panic Hits: Faith, mindset, and practical steps for anxiety around money

• Family Finance Leadership: The 3 P’s—Preside, Provide, Protect (and what protection really looks like)

Resources & links

• 📘 FREE eBook (“Patch the Holes in Your Bank Account”): ParisCluff.com/freebook

• 🎥 Paris on YouTube: Paris Cluff Financial Coach

• 🌐 Work with Paris / Discovery Call: ParisCluff.com /discovery

• 🧭 Bartels coaching & resources: bartellescoaching.com

Try this today

1. Pull 90 days of statements; total every expense category.

2. Mark what to cut, cap, or cancel—aim for +$300/mo cash flow.

3. Start a mini emergency fund while you pay down debt (avoid the “no-cash crisis”).

If this helped you:
👍 Like | 🔔 Subscribe | 💬 Comment your next money move | ↗️ Share with someone who needs hope (and a plan)

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This week, Theresa sits down with Mary Liscinski, a licensed professional counselor and life coach, for an eye-opening conversation about how screen addiction is quietly shaping our families, finances, and futures. 📱💭

From toddlers glued to tablets to adults scrolling past midnight, Mary Liscinski explains the science behind screen addiction—how constant dopamine spikes, social media design, and gaming elements rewire our brains and drain our motivation. She also shares practical tools for parents and adults to reclaim focus, peace, and productivity—like using timers, replacing screens with real-world connection, and modeling healthier habits.

💡 You’ll learn:

• Why tech companies protect their kids from screens

• How excessive screen time mimics gambling and substance addiction

• The shocking connection between dopamine depletion and financial irresponsibility

• Hope-filled strategies to take back control of your time and your mind

🎧 Tune in now to Bartelle's Money Talk on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite platform—and start your journey toward digital and financial freedom.

👉 Visit bartellescoaching.com for coaching and resources.
#BartellesMoneyTalk #ScreenAddiction #FinancialFreedom #Parenting #MentalHealth

Young professionals making $100K… even $400K… but still living paycheck to paycheck? Johnny sits down with Steve Short and Mark Schlutman, authors of The Simple Road Toward Financial Freedom, to lay out a clear, doable path from stressed to set.

In this episode:

• The real culprits: inaction, lifestyle creep, and “it’s only $400/mo” traps

• A simple plan you can start today: 50–20–30 (needs–save–wants), the 3-bucket system, and auto-investing ($25+ is enough to begin)

• Beating fear of the market with history, habits, and risk-appropriate steps

• Late-in-the-game catch-up strategies (it’s not too late)

• How to find unclaimed money that might be yours

• Why their Amazon-bestselling book includes a foreword from Will Ferrell and supports Cancer for College

Why listen: You’ll walk away with a roadmap, not theory—budget moves, savings targets, and automation steps you can plug in this week.

Listen & support:

• Grab The Simple Road Toward Financial Freedom (print, eBook, audio) and leave a review to help others find it.

• Learn more/resources: simpleRoadBook.com • bartellescoaching.com

• Coaching: 830-252-0320

#BartellesMoneyTalk #FinancialFreedom #YoungMoney #Budgeting #Investing #DebtFreeJourney #PersonalFinance

Are you an empty nester—or getting close? In this fun, honest convo, Johnny & Theresa sit down with Rick and Clancy from The Loud Quiet to talk about rediscovering your spouse, building community, and handling money once the kids launch (or… boomerang 😅).

• How to reconnect as a couple after the last kid leaves

• Practical ways to build new friendships (especially for men)

• Travel-on-a-budget ideas & why learning to say “yes” matters

• Launching kids wisely: university vs. trades, letting them lead, redefining “launch” in today’s economy

• Money shifts in the empty nest (club sports → college costs, 529s, retirement first)

• “All-inclusive vacations” with adult kids (a.k.a. traveling with parents 😉)

Rick & Clancy – The Loud Quiet
• Website & newsletter (free Travel Tips & Gear guide): theloudquiet.com
• Facebook community for empty nesters: search “The Loud Quiet”

00:00 Welcome & why this episode matters for empty nesters
00:30 Meet Rick & Clancy + the story behind The Loud Quiet
01:54 Thriving > doom & gloom: reframing the empty nest
03:05 “Do we still like each other?”—the real feelings
06:20 First-weekend playbook: micro-trips, new places, fresh eyes
08:35 The “Say Yes” habit (and when to dial it back)
09:33 Date nights, self-care, and modeling a healthy marriage
11:44 Date nights on a budget (at-home ideas that still feel special)
13:33 Fun vs. finances: balancing spontaneity with a budget
16:35 Friendship gap for men & why community adds years to life
18:57 Launching kids: giving control, multiple paths, less pressure
21:48 Today’s costs: redefining “launch,” multi-generational living
22:45 Money shifts after kids: tuition vs. club sports, real talk
27:20 Don’t “spend the savings”—redirect old expenses to saving/investing
30:03 For parents of HS kids: 529s, retirement first, grandparent gifts
33:24 Two golden nuggets to close: Say yes + see opportunity
35:18 Where to find Rick & Clancy (free travel download!)

• Learn to say yes. Small adventures rebuild connection and identity.

• Launch ≠ one path. Trades, university, and staggered independence all count.

• Pay yourself next. When an expense ends (e.g., club fees), route part of it into savings/investing.

• Retirement first. There are loans for college—not for retirement.

• Community isn’t optional. Men especially: pursue friendships on purpose.

• The Loud Quiet (newsletter + free travel guide): theloudquiet.com

• Bartelle's Financial Coaching (free consult): 830-252-0320

Educational content only; not financial, legal, or tax advice.