In this episode of Living Your Wealth: Today and Tomorrow, Kelly Ennis, founder and president of Infinity Financial Strategies, explores what it truly means to live your wealth with intention. Through a simple but powerful story about a $21 parking decision, she examines how disciplined habits that built wealth can sometimes limit present-day experience. Kelly discusses friction points, time, energy, and alignment, encouraging listeners to evaluate spending not just by cost, but by impact. This episode challenges the automatic “we don’t need that” mindset and reframes responsible stewardship as thoughtful alignment between resources and what matters most. 

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[00:00:00] Introduction to the concept of truly living your wealth 

[00:02:16] The Connecticut-to-Florida trip and the $21 valet parking decision 

[00:06:24] The snowy parking lot moment and the experiential cost of saving money 

[00:08:33] The “we don’t need that” reflex and the DIY mindset 

[00:11:08] Expanding prudence beyond finances to include time, energy, and experience 

[00:12:04] Meal services and reducing mental load at home 

[00:14:21] Hiring help as prioritization, not irresponsibility 

[00:15:23] Evaluating friction points and the broader impact of spending decisions 

[00:16:18] Time as a non-renewable resource and protecting energy 

[00:17:54] Optimizing for overall experience versus lowest price 

[00:19:27] Recalibrating work to support life priorities 

[00:21:12] Wealth as optionality and small, intentional adjustments 

[00:22:31] Modeling balanced stewardship for children 

[00:24:05] A practical exercise to reconsider automatic spending refusals 

[00:25:58] Alignment over extravagance: using money as a thoughtful tool 

Links: 

• Follow Kelly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-ennis-cfp  

• Subscribe, review, and share the show to help others live their wealth today and tomorrow:  

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InfinityFinancialStrategies  

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4RKP0s0AO24KsLOqHe6ULD?si=f2f916d5f8964f2b   

  
  

  Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (⁠https://thepodcastconsultant.com⁠)