My client Val didn't know much about personal finance and carried a lot of shame around the debt she and her husband had. They were making more than ever but going deeper into debt, so she reached out for help. During our time working together, Val started paying off that debt and saving money. But the biggest shift for her has been the trust she developed in her ability to make decisions for her finances. In this episode, Val and I talk about our work together, including her thoughts on debt and what it feels like to trust herself now. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/138 for the full episode show notes. Get on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

Many lawyers put off learning to manage their money better because they think it will be hard. Change feels uncomfortable. New sometimes feels hard. But we overlook the fact that it also feels hard and uncomfortable to want to change your situation and not be where you want to be yet. In this episode, let's talk about the concept of choosing your hard and leaning into the discomfort of change. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/137 for the full episode show notes. Get on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

Lawyers often put so much pressure on ourselves to always be striving for the next thing and to get there faster. But when you’re always so focused on what’s next and how far you are from your goal, you make your present experience more difficult than it has to be. In this episode, let's talk about what happens when we're always focused on getting to the next thing in our finances and the importance of focusing on one day at a time. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/136 for the full episode show notes. Get on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

I find that when lawyers are running into issues like rising credit card balances or overdrafting their accounts, it's typically because they're not balancing how they're using their money. There are always three buckets that are competing for your money--your needs, wants, and goals. Often the needs and wants buckets get the bulk of the money, leaving little to nothing for the goals bucket. In this episode, let's talk about your buckets and how to think about your money to make sure that you're funding all three. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/135 for the full episode show notes. Make sure you're on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

My client Ashley found herself in a position where she was making good money but not really paying attention to her finances. She was in a state of passivity, as she calls it. During our work together, she got out of passivity and started taking big action to turn her finances around. She paid off all her credit cards and has implemented a plan with her husband to build their savings and start investing. In this episode, Ashley and I talk about our work together, including her thoughts on the importance of taking action. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/134 for the full episode show notes. Take the first step to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

Listen in as I reflect on 2022. I'm really proud of the work I did and the things my clients accomplished in the past year. And I'm just getting started. In this episode, let's talk about viewing each thing you do as just the beginning of what you're going to do and the importance of lawyers learning to manage their money better. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/133 for the full episode show notes. Get on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

One of my favorite ways to motivate myself when working on a goal is to look at examples of other people who have done what I want to do. Because someone else has done the thing, I know it's possible for me, too. We often want to pick out all the parts of other people's situations that are different from our own and point to those as reasons why they can achieve the thing and we can't. But there's magic in being able to direct yourself to finding the pieces of other people's stories that are similar to yours and drawing inspiration from those pieces. In this episode, let's talk about using other people's achievements to motivate yourself and look at the things some of my clients have been able to accomplish. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/132 for the full episode show notes. Get on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

"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/131 for the full episode show notes. Get on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

We unintentionally prioritize things in our lives when we're not being thoughtful about our choices or the tradeoffs that come along with them. I see it happen all the time in personal finance. When you don't have a plan for your money or don't follow the plan you DO have, it often leads to not being able to achieve your financial goals. When you don't achieve your goals, all the things you spend on end up effectively being prioritized over your goals. In this episode, let's talk about how unintentional priorities show up in your finances, some real-life examples of unintentional priorities from my clients, and how to manage your finances to make sure your money goes where you want it to. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/130 for the full episode show notes. Get on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.

One of the questions I ask all of my clients is, "What is your compelling reason for doing the work to improve your finances?" You'll inevitably experience setbacks and challenges on this road to manage your finances better. Having a compelling reason behind your efforts will mean the difference between giving up and continuing to move forward to achieve your goals. In this episode, let's talk about the compelling reasons that drive me in my finances and my business and how having a compelling reason impacts the way you approach your goals. Head to https://www.rhothomas.com/129 for the full episode show notes. Get on the waitlist to work with me at https://www.rhothomas.com/waitlist.