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We review the longest study ever conducted on happiness and reveal the answer with our thoughts and experiences!

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Nothing ruins a family trip or sports activity like getting sick. So we try to do the little things that will help our whole family stay healthy.  We're sharing a few of our best tips for staying healthy.

While traveling through Europe our little guy Jack complained of an upset stomach. This persisted for a while and we started to get worried.  We realized we needed to heal his gut.  Shannon found an amazing probiotic from Seed that worked wonders.  For more on Seed and to get a special 25% off for Life's a Tripp podcast listeners click here https://seed.com/tripp and use code 25TRIPP

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The term "worldschool" is gaining popularity as more families travel abroad and teach children about the world.  Our experiences moving to Hawaii and Puerto Rico and starting to travel internationally have been both fun and educational.  We're sharing three reasons why we feel it's so important to take our five young kids and jump on an airplane to somewhere new!

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How do you know if you're ready for another child? What if your spouse isn't on board for more?  In today's expensive and sometimes scary world is it the right time to have kids? We share our experience in planning our family and getting prepared to welcome a sixth into our family!

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What we feed our minds is manifest in our circumstances, our attitude, and how we attract goodness into our lives.  It's helpful to pause and consider the music we listen to, the movies and shows that we watch, the books we read - and the example we set for our families with the content we consume. 

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We recently had the "sex talk" with our 8-year-old daughter.  It was a positive experience for us and her. It doesn't have to be a scary or taboo topic.  With a simple plan and some ideas you can successfully talk to your kids about this important subject, before they hear about from someone else!

Fertilization video: https://youtu.be/_5OvgQW6FG4?si=nvy2sAXX9Ra7C1c7

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We have so many great activities and events that we sign up for, but sometimes it gets in the way of spending quality time together as a family.   There is nothing more important than spending time together with our kids and creating memories with them.  In this episode we think back on some of our favorite family experiences and what we are doing now to be more intentional about eliminating distractions and being together as a family. 

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Money, money, money!  We didn't always have a great relationship with our money, but as we learned more and improved our mindset about money we discovered how to make more of it, keep more of it, and use it for the good of our family and others.  

In this episode we talk about our common sense personal finance,  saving vs. spending, and ultimately creating a strategy to invest in real estate and create more passive income so we can make time to do the things we love with the people we love.  

Wherever you  are in your financial journey, we hope our experience and ideas will motivate you to keep moving forward and adopt the smart money moves that work for you and your family's goals.  Thanks for listening!

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We all struggle to find that balance of good sleep for our kids.  Sometimes we just need to do our best on very little sleep, but there are some things we can do to create a positive sleeping environment for our kids - as well as mom and dad!  If you're in the middle of raising young kids and wondering if you're doing it right, this episode will be like melatonin to your ears!

In the show we mentioned Mary Ruth's Sleep Gummies as well as the popular Liquid Nighttime Multimineral. Shop with code ST20 for 20% off all products! https://www.maryruthorganics.com/