In Love and Money

This week, we take a deep dive into the psychology of money and relationships with money coach Lisa Duke! Lisa’s not your typical financial coach- she’s not only interested in making sense of her client’s money, but also exploring their individual psychology to money.

This week, we have author, entrepreneur, coach and independent thinker Vincent Pugliese. Vincent talks about how hard times are an opportunity for those who are ready to pivot themselves and their businesses to be stronger and more resilient.

In this bonus episode with Miss Mazuma, we discuss whether it’s ever a good idea to pick a partner who’s bad with money. Joel tells us his perspective as a previously irresponsible partner, while Bianca and Lauren talk about the challenges of dating people who can’t support themselves.

A listener asked whether it was fair for her boyfriend of 6 months to expect her to financially support him in his early retirement. She’s working and he’s not. Is it ever fair for one partner to quit working and expect the other one to support them?

How many financial setbacks can a person have and still reach financial independence? Well, our guest this week has gone through it all, including ​divorce and three short sales. But just 6 years later, she has reached financial independence despite having to start over and over again.

In this episode, we tackle a study which claims that up to a third of women are dating men for the free food! Is this even true? Is dating so bad these days that women are faking interest in men just to get a free meal?

In this episode, our friend Wade talks to us about his own experience going through an “amicable divorce”. He talks us through the pros and cons of the process, what he wished he could have done differently, and how it turned out for him and his family.

In this episode, our guest and author Tarra Jackson, a.k.a “Madam Money”, talks to us about her new book “The 4 Financial Languages: The secrets to communicating about Money”.

In this episode, our guests Adrianne and Adam discuss quitting their jobs, selling their house and cars and escaping their suburban life. Now, they are financially independent, living their dream and traveling the country in an RV!

In this episode, we put my co-host Joel on the hot seat. At the beginning of his relationship, he was the spendthrift partner. But over the years, he’s made the dramatic transformation into the responsible financial guru he is today. How was he able to do this? What changes can you expect from your partner? And what are the things you can do to motivate your partner to change?