I Date Money: Own Your Money • Build Cash Flow • Multiply Wealth

Your relationship with money starts with your relationship with yourself. In this episode of iDateMoney, we explore how your money mindset, financial confidence, and emotional patterns shape your ability to create financial stability.

If you've ever wondered why you keep repeating the same financial patterns, struggle to trust yourself with money decisions, or feel stuck despite working hard, this conversation will help you rewrite your money story and rebuild your financial confidence from the inside out.

• Why your relationship with yourself determines your relationship with money
• The hidden emotional stories that shape your money mindset
• How unresolved shame and self judgment impact your financial confidence

00:00 – Introduction
Lisa introduces guest Sam Ebbelwhite and the connection between sex, money, relationships, and personal alignment.

02:00 – Sam’s personal healing journey
From counseling and support groups to energy work and personal transformation.

03:30 – What alignment really means
Understanding the connection between mind, body, emotions, and money.

05:00 – Why personal growth takes time
How small steps create long term transformation.

07:00 – The importance of your relationship with yourself
How self worth impacts relationships, career choices, and income.

09:00 – The stories we carry about money
How childhood, culture, and past experiences shape financial behavior.

10:00 – Rewriting your money story
Why awareness is the first step to financial change.

12:00 – Facing past mistakes without shame
A powerful reflection exercise that can transform your identity.

15:00 – Breaking the cycle of self judgment
How negative self talk sabotages financial confidence.

18:00 – Why support systems matter for entrepreneurs

20:00 – Challenging the stories you tell yourself

22:00 – How to choose the right mentor or coach

25:00 – Why emotional decisions lead to financial mistakes

27:00 – Knowing when someone is not the right client or coach

29:30 – How to connect with Sam

Sam Ebbelwhite is a somatic sexologist, kinesiologist, and relationship coach who helps individuals and couples reconnect with their bodies, rebuild trust, and rediscover intimacy and authentic self expression.

Her work focuses on emotional healing, nervous system safety, and helping people release the stories that keep them stuck in unhealthy patterns in relationships, sexuality, and personal growth.

Through her programs and coaching, Sam helps clients rebuild their relationship with themselves so they can create healthier relationships with others.

Connect with Sam: www.samebblewhite.com.au

Instagram: @@samebblewhitess

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What if losing your job at 63 became the moment that changed your financial future forever?

In this episode of the iDateMoney podcast, Lisa Drennon sits down with David Nassif, who went from nearly broke at 63 to achieving financial freedom and a seven-figure portfolio by age 69 using a simple one-page wealth strategy.

• Why making good money does not automatically create wealth
• The danger of living at your full means even without debt
• How shiny objects derail your financial plan and investment strategy
• The simple diversification strategy that protects your retirement account
• Why financial freedom comes from systems, not income
• How a one page wealth compass creates clarity and confidence with money
• Why it is never too late to start building wealth

00:00 Introduction to the One Page Wealth Compass
01:15 David’s story: fired at 63 after 18 years
02:15 Facing the fear of telling his wife they might be broke by 65
03:00 Starting over with a commission based business
04:20 The rejection phase and building resilience
05:00 Why making more money does not solve the wealth problem
06:20 The turning point that led David to study investing
07:30 Distilling 21 books and financial podcasts into a simple plan
08:30 Becoming financially independent by age 69
09:30 Why it is never too late to start building wealth
11:00 The danger of shiny objects and financial distractions
12:40 The power of having a financial plan and money system
14:30 Building income through sales and mastering communication
16:00 Creating a one page wealth compass for investing and business
18:00 The diversification strategy that protects your investments
19:00 David’s new book and how the compass works
20:00 How to download the free One Page Wealth Compass

David Nassif is an author, entrepreneur, and financial educator who achieved financial independence after being fired at age 63. After studying investing and personal finance intensely, he created the One Page Wealth Compass, a simple system designed to help people build financial freedom through diversification and disciplined investing.

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Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce?  Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple.  Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving.

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Most people work hard and still feel broke. The problem is not income. It is the lack of a clear money system.

In this episode, Lisa Drennon shares how “dating your money” each week can transform your finances, eliminate debt, and build true wealth. She also explains why financial literacy must start with children through her book LionPhin’s Money Adventure: Discover The Magic Of Saving, Spending, & Sharing

• Why most entrepreneurs make money but still feel broke
• The concept of “dating your money” every week
• Why paying yourself first must be non-negotiable
• The Save, Spend, Share framework for kids and adults
• How Lisa paid off $100,000 in debt in six months
• The money mindset blocks that keep entrepreneurs stuck
• Why financial systems matter more than hustle
• How mompreneurs can separate business and personal finances

• Wealth starts with clarity about where your money goes
• Your income needs a map and a system
• Paying yourself first changes everything
• Financial education should begin in childhood

Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce? 

Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple. 

Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving.

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Have you ever been on a sales call, felt completely aligned with the person or program, and then the moment the price was revealed, your stomach tightened, and the words came out automatically: “I can’t afford it.”

It’s one of the most common phrases people say when faced with investing in themselves. But what if that statement isn’t actually about money at all?

In this episode, Lisa Drennon unpacks a powerful realization she had after four recent sales calls where every potential client said the exact same thing: they couldn’t afford the investment.

But instead of taking that statement at face value, Lisa began asking a deeper question.

What if “I can’t afford it” is actually a protective response from the nervous system rather than a true reflection of someone’s financial situation?

When we’re faced with a big decision, especially one involving money, our brain and body can react with fear, stress, and uncertainty. That response can make us shut down opportunities that might actually help us grow.

In this episode, Lisa breaks down the three hidden lies behind the phrase “I can’t afford it” and explains why people often find ways to pay for things when the need feels urgent, aligned, or certain.

You’ll learn why the real objection is rarely money — it’s usually a lack of certainty, discomfort around making the decision, or a nervous system that feels overwhelmed by the possibility of change.

Lisa also shares the powerful lesson she learned from these sales conversations: when people don’t fully acknowledge the pain of their current situation, they often can’t see the true value of the solution in front of them.

If you’re a divorced or single mompreneur who feels like money keeps slipping through your fingers no matter how hard you work, Lisa also shares how her 90-day Wealth Accelerator program helps women install a simple financial system that reduces stress, builds savings, and creates real financial confidence. Explore whether this program is a good fit for you: Wealth Accelerator

Because true financial freedom isn’t about how much money you make, It’s about understanding how to make your money work for you.

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Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce? 

Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple. 

Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving.

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What if the reason you’re stuck financially isn’t about math but about avoidance? In this episode, Lisa shares a powerful personal story about hip pain and how it revealed a deeper truth about the way we treat money. If you’ve been avoiding your bank account, living on credit cards, or feeling anxious every time you think about your finances, this episode will help you lean in instead of pulling away.

00:09 – The Theragun Story: Avoiding the Pain
Hip pain revealed a powerful lesson about control, discomfort, and healing.

01:00 – The Money Parallel
Why we avoid looking at our finances when they feel overwhelming, and how that avoidance keeps us stuck.

02:00 – The Credit Card Cycle
Living on credit, not knowing your numbers, and playing the “where did my money go?” game.

02:18 – The Smell of Money & Money Awareness Challenge
How weekly reset calls and daily “cash flow quickies” help you rebuild your relationship with money.

04:13 – Step 1: Daily Money Gratitude
Why gratitude shifts you from fear to awareness.

05:00 – Step 2: Create a Money Map
Track income, expenses, debt, assets, and net worth. Why knowing your numbers turns fear into neutral data.

06:44 – Step 3: Pay Yourself First
Stop saving “what’s left.” Build your emergency fund and create intentional money buckets.

07:30 – Money Buckets & High-Yield Savings
Using designated accounts to reduce emotional spending.

08:30 – Rewrite Your Money Story
How your past beliefs shape your current financial reality and how to change them.

09:05 – The Psychology of Wealth
Why mindset, not income, determines whether you keep money. Worthiness, healing, and breaking the debt cycle.

09:50 – Final Message: Lean In
On the other side of financial discomfort is peace, clarity, overflow, and true wealth.

• Avoidance keeps you stuck financially.
• Gratitude reduces money anxiety.
• Clarity creates confidence.
• Paying yourself first builds safety and stability.
• Wealth is mindset + math.
• You are capable, and deserving of financial peace.

Thank you for tuning into this week’s episode of iDateMoney®! 🗝🌬💖💸

Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce? 

Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple. 

Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving.

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⚠️ Results Disclaimer: Results and examples shared in this video are based on specific experiences and are for educational purposes only. Achieving similar outcomes requires time, effort, and consistency. Individual results will vary depending on your niche, dedication, and external factors. This content does not constitute professional, financial, or legal advice.

You do not feel anxious about money because of your income. You feel anxious because you do not have a buffer. In this episode, I show you how to find your first $1,000 in seven days and start your $10,000 emergency fund sprint without spreadsheets, shame, or overwhelm.

• Why saving six months of expenses feels paralyzing
• The real reason you still feel broke, even on a solid income
• How to calculate your true “needs only” monthly number
• Why $1,000 changes your nervous system fast
• The 7 Day Money Awareness Challenge that routinely uncovers $500 or more
• How to redirect money without feeling restricted
• Where to open a high yield emergency fund account
• How to stop feeling guilty when you use your emergency savings

1. Open your Money Map and calculate needs only expenses
2. Start with $1,000 in seven days
3. Open a high yield savings account
4. Complete the 7 Day Money Awareness Challenge
5. Redirect, do not restrict
6. Build toward $10,000 with weekly clarity

Thank you for tuning into this week’s episode of I Date Money! 🗝🌬💖💸

Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce? 

Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple. 

Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving.

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Every time the market gets shaky, the same fear rears its head. Should I sell everything? Should I stop investing? In this episode, Lisa breaks down why retirement anxiety is not an investment problem. It’s a structural problem. And how to calm your nervous system so you can make confident money decisions, even when headlines feel loud.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode
• Why fear, not ignorance, drives most investing decisions
• How constant exposure to panic-based narratives fuels money anxiety
• Why structure matters more than market timing
• How to give your money a job so your brain can relax
• What volatility means at different life stages
• Why emotional safety is critical to retirement success
• How automated investing builds long-term wealth without stress
• The simplest ways to start or strengthen retirement savings today

Key Takeaway
Markets reward discipline and time. Not emotional reactions. When your money has structure, you stop panicking and start trusting yourself.

Thank you for tuning into this week’s episode of I Date Money! 🗝🌬💖💸

Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce? 

Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple. 

Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving.

Join The Smell of Money today: Click Here to join.

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Remember, it doesn't matter how much money you make; it's what you do with it

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Tax season is not a surprise. Same date, same rules, same stress. In this episode, Lisa breaks down the simple system that removes tax panic, pays you first, and lets your money earn interest while you wait.

• Why taxes are not a math problem. They are a relationship with money problem
• How one simple money map replaces spreadsheets, stress, and scrambling
• The five core accounts every business owner needs
• How to pay yourself first, set aside taxes, and still have profit
• Why online savings accounts change everything for tax season
• How to turn tax time into a self-given refund

• Creating one document that organizes business and personal finances
• Allocating income using clear money buckets
• Weekly money dates that eliminate fear and confusion
• Paying yourself first as the CEO
• Letting your tax money earn interest instead of sitting idle

• Mompreneurs Money Map
• Join The Smell of Money community and Money Awareness Challenge. This is where you change your relationship with money and build real financial stability.
  

Thank you for tuning into this week’s episode of I Date Money! 🗝🌬💖💸

Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce? 

Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple. 

Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving.

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It's time to "flip the script' and develop a healthy relationship with money. In this episode, we flip the script on emotional spending, scarcity, and safety with money. And show you how the same tools that heal relationships can transform your finances.

Money decisions are emotional, not logical. In this conversation, Lisa sits down with couples therapist Dr. Dan Sneider to explore how scarcity, fear, and emotional patterns shape our spending habits. You will learn practical grounding tools, communication shifts, and mindset reframes to help you feel safe, confident, and present with money. This episode is about stopping the guilt, slowing the impulse, and using money as a tool for connection instead of stress.

Key Topics:

• Why money is always emotional, even when we think we are being logical
• How childhood money stories create scarcity and fear in adulthood
• Emotional spending, impulse buying, and the guilt hangover
• Grounding through the five senses to interrupt reactive money decisions
• How couples can talk about money without criticism or defensiveness
• Teaching kids healthy money habits without fear or rigidity
• Using presence instead of spending to create connection with your children
• Reframing money as a tool for safety, pleasure, and practicality

Timestamps

00:01 Why interruptions happen and how to use them for your benefit

01:57 Dr. Dan’s childhood money story and scarcity conditioning

04:28 Why money decisions are emotional, not logical

06:09 More money does not solve money problems

07:03 Fear, safety, and how money shows up in relationships

08:58 I language vs you language in money conversations

10:59 Emotional spending, guilt, and impulse patterns

12:21 Grounding through the five senses before spending

13:20 Parenting, presence, and avoiding overproviding

16:41 Breaking inherited money stories for the next generation

19:45 Fantasy vs reality in spending and addiction patterns

22:15 How Dr. Dan works with couples and individuals

24:27 Final reflections on presence, money, and choice

Guest Bio

Dr. Dan Sneider is a couples and individual therapist based in Asheville, North Carolina. He helps individuals and couples move from conflict to lasting connection using proven communication and grounding techniques. Dr. Dan is the creator of The Intimacy Shift, a 12-week live program designed to build emotional safety, intimacy, and healthy conversations around topics like money, parenting, and connection.

Connect with Dan:

Website and free download: https://www.intimacyshift.com

Program: The Intimacy Shift 12-Week Live Experience

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If the idea of hiring a Cash Flow Strategist makes your chest tighten, that fear is not a red flag. It is data telling you exactly where your money story needs support.

Episode Highlights

• Why fear of being seen with your money keeps women stuck in chaos
• How instability can feel safer than steady income
• The truth about money problems. They are not moral failures
• Why mentorship feels heavy before it feels freeing
• How your relationship with money affects how clients invest in you
• What happens when you stop winging it and start trusting yourself
• How to find hidden money leaks and create predictable cash flow
• Why confidence, not control, is the real transformation

Key Moments

• 00:05 Fear of hiring support is data, not a red flag
• 01:10 The fear of stability and why chaos feels normal
• 02:27 Why clarity feels scary before it feels freeing
• 04:41 Becoming the woman who feels safe and confident with money
• 07:59 What working with Lisa actually looks like
• 11:05 Letting money work for you instead of working harder
• 14:48 Why it is time to put yourself front and center

Thank you for tuning into this week’s episode of I Date Money! 🗝🌬💖💸

Ready to stop feeling broke, guilty, and overwhelmed about money, even after divorce? 

Inside The Smell of Money, you’ll get the tools to rebuild financial stability, master your money mindset, and create a financial plan that finally feels simple. 

Whether you’re looking for smart investment strategies, clarity with your budget, or even how to start investing with just $100, this is where you’ll find the confidence and stability you’ve been craving.

Join The Smell of Money today: Click Here to join.

Click here to open your Business Checking with NOVO today.

Remember, it doesn't matter how much money you make; it's what you do with it

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About the Host
Lisa Drennon is a Cashflow Strategist and the founder of iDateMoney. She helps women turn money chaos into calm by building simple systems that create stability, confidence, and trust without shame, restrictive budgets, or complicated spreadsheets.