In this episode, we talk about why we never have enough time or money and how to leverage Parkinson’s law to fix that. We start by explaining Parkinson’s law, the adage that work will expand to fill the allotted time. We dig into what we can learn from Parkinson’s law to improve how we manage our time. Then we switch over to applying Parkinson’s law to our money, and how we can take those learnings to improve how we manage our money.

In this episode, we share the total amounts we spent on our extended European summer vacations. We also dig into what worked well and what we’d do differently in the future. We then cover several listener questions that cover minimalist packing, hotels vs. airbnbs, how we budget for travel, anxiety while spending on vacation, drone recommendations, if it’s hard to eat vegan while traveling, the length of our trips, and more.

In this week’s episode, we discuss with Jason Brown how to go to college debt-free. Jason is an expert in taking the debt-free path to college; he’s earned two debt-free degrees and has even written a book on it! Jason shares his mindset on college and debt with us, and his inspiring message reminds us that there are ways to get a college education without going into debt. In addition, we discuss strategies such as dual-enrollment, staying in state for college, finding scholarships, and more.

In this week’s episode, we share ideas and tips for saving money on toiletries and personal care items such as make-up, toilet paper, and medicine. We discuss how much people are spending in this category and share our best ideas and tips for saving money. We encourage everyone to take a minimalist approach, focusing on quality over quantity, buy generic and store brands, and consider making some products yourself at home.

In this week’s episode, we discuss how to control your lifestyle to find financial freedom. We introduce the concept of lifestyle creep, or lifestyle inflation, and talk about how dangerous and destructive it can be to your financial and overall wellbeing. There is a definite balance between the positive impacts of inflating your lifestyle and over-spending in a way that doesn’t increase your happiness. We dig into where lifestyle inflation comes from and tips for avoiding it.

In this week's special episode, we record live while vacationing together in Austria! We’re both on summer adventures in Europe with our families, and we found a way to meet up together in the Austrian Alps for a week. We share what we’ve been up to on our travels, and bring in our kids and spouses for some quick check-ins.

In this week's episode, we talk about how amazing public libraries are. We’re already paying for the services of public libraries via our tax dollars, and they offer a surprising volume of services and amenities that many of us aren’t familiar with. We share a long list of all of the surprising and not so surpassing amenities and services you can get from your public library, along with some general tips for best utilizing them.

In this week’s episode, we interview Diandra from That Science Couple. Diandra and her husband Bradley are a plant-based 30-something couple living in Wisconsin. Brad has a masters in Environmental Biology, and Diandra is a PDH student in nutritional sciences and has a passion for evidence-based nutrition. We talk with Diandra about evidence-based science, nutrition advice for long-term health, lifestyle medicine, personal finance, minimalism, sustainable living, and more!

In this week’s episode, Mike does a 6-week check-in on early retirement with Maggie and Greg. Maggie and Greg. are enjoying early retirement; they are being even more active, sleeping better, and feeling the benefits of more margin in their lives. They share their observations and insights in these early weeks, from the impact of less structure, feelings of being untethered, where their time is going, and their optimism for the future.

In this episode, we answer a bunch of recent listener questions. We answer questions on partying off your mortgage versus saving more into a 529 for college, if now is the right time to put money into the market, how much money to keep in a cash emergency fund, and how to balance income while planning for early retirement. We then discuss how to breakup with your financial advisor.