"I'm just not good with money." So many lawyers believe this or similar statements about their abilities with money. But all of them stem from the mistaken belief that some people are inherently good with money. That some people have the "X factor" and others don't. It's not true, and if you keep believing that, it will keep you from taking the necessary steps to make the progress you want to make with your money. In this episode, let's talk about the truth about people who are good with money and how believing there's an X factor is hindering you in your finances. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/188 for the full episode show notes.

One of the biggest drivers of my financial journey has been the opportunity to be more generous. Improving your finances will increase your capacity for generosity, but it's possible to make room for generosity at each stage of your financial journey. In this episode, let's talk about the importance of generosity and some of my personal experiences with it. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/187 for the full episode show notes. Join us in Money Mastery for Lawyers at https://www.rhothomas.com/join.

When we're thinking about managing our money, we often think about the strategies like paying off debt vs. investing or how much we should save. But there's one piece of the money management puzzle that makes a much bigger difference in your financial situation than any of the strategies. In this episode, let's talk about what that piece is and why it has such a big impact on your finances. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/186 for the full episode show notes. Join us in Money Mastery for Lawyers at https://www.rhothomas.com/join.

Let's talk about the best way to achieve your big money goals. Lawyers often want to go after the biggest goal from the outset, but that's typically a recipe for failure. A better approach is to identify the small steps that lead to that big goal and go after those instead. In this episode, let's talk about the importance of taking those small steps in the right direction and why this approach leads to more success. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/185 for the full episode show notes. Join us in Money Mastery at https://www.rhothomas.com/join.

What's not moving you to where you want to be with your finances? The start of a new year is a great time to reflect on those things so you can let them go and implement new things as we come into 2024. In this episode, let's talk about a few things to leave in 2023 and a few new things to implement to move forward with your finances in 2024. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/184 for the full episode show notes. Join Money Mastery for Lawyers at https://www.rhothomas.com/join.

Every piece of financial advice isn't meant for you. Often people have opinions about what we should do and how we should handle our money, but they don't have the same goals or vision that we have. That makes their advice largely inapplicable. In this episode, let's talk about the importance of being mindful of who we take advice from and filtering the advice we receive through our vision for our lives. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/183 for the full episode show notes. Join us in Money Mastery for Lawyers at https://www.rhothomas.com/join.

Closing your eyes and hoping for the best is not a good money management strategy. At the same time, you don't want to be obsessing over every penny. I've been on both ends of the spectrum, and both sucked in different ways. In this episode, let's talk about a better way to approach your finances that doesn't suck and keeps you moving toward your goals. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/182 for the full episode show notes. Join us in Money Mastery for Lawyers at https://www.rhothomas.com/join.

Sometimes good financial advice can actually hurt your finances. That's exactly what happened to some of my clients and to me when we followed the common advice to maximize our contributions to our retirement accounts. In this episode, let's talk about our stories of saving for retirement to the detriment of our finances, why that advice wasn't the best for us, and the importance of considering your personal financial situation in applying any financial advice you receive. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/181 for the full episode show notes. Join Money Mastery at https://www.rhothomas.com/join.

Whether you believe you can or believe you can't, you're right. Your belief makes all the difference in your ability to achieve your goals. The way you look at your goals and what other people have done dictates what you achieve. In this episode, let's talk about a recent conversation I had with one of the first readers of my original blog and the importance of believing that you can achieve the things you want to achieve. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/180 for the full episode show notes. Join us in Money Mastery at https://www.rhothomas.com/join.

We spend a lot of time wishing we could be further along. But we often miss all the good things we already have going on and overlook the fact that someone else is wishing they could be where we are now. In this episode, let's talk about being grateful for our present circumstances, even as we work toward our goals. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/179 for the full episode show notes. Join Money Mastery for Lawyers: https://www.rhothomas.com/join.