In this episode, we dive into the powerful concept of the abundance mindset—a belief that wealth, opportunities, and success are available to everyone. If the scarcity mindset has been holding you back, we explore actionable strategies to reframe your thinking and take control of your financial future.

What You'll Learn:

• What is an abundance mindset? Discover how this growth-oriented mindset can shift your focus from limitations to possibilities and empower you to achieve financial freedom.

• 5 Exercises to Develop an Abundance Mindset:

  1. Gratitude Journaling: Learn to shift focus from what’s missing to what you already have by recording daily moments of thankfulness.
  2. Reframing Limiting Beliefs: Transform negative thoughts with actionable, positive affirmations using a scarcity-to-abundance worksheet.
  3. Celebrating Small Wins: Track progress toward financial goals with a progress log and reward yourself for milestones.
  4. Visualization: Create a wealth vision board to stay motivated and align actions with long-term financial success.
  5. Learning About Money: Spend 5–15 minutes daily building financial knowledge to reduce fear and boost confidence.

Key Takeaways:

• A positive mindset is foundational to financial success.
• Small, consistent changes can rewire your brain and transform your financial journey.

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In this episode, we tackle a fundamental question: why is building wealth so hard, even though the formula is simple?

• The Simple Formula for Wealth Building: Live on less than you make and save the difference. Sounds easy, right? But why do so many people struggle with it?

• Understanding the Scarcity Mindset: Learn how a fear-based approach to money leads to procrastination, splurge spending, and missed opportunities.

• Identifying a Scarcity Mindset: Take our quick quiz to see if this mindset is holding you back.

• The Impact of a Scarcity Mindset: Explore how it affects your financial decisions and prevents long-term wealth building.

• Preparing for Change: Get ready to transition from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset in the next episode.

• Your mindset about money plays a bigger role in your financial success than your current income or circumstances.

• Avoiding financial risk, focusing on short-term rewards, and delaying savings can sabotage your wealth-building efforts.

• Shifting from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset is critical for financial freedom.

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Join us next time as we explore how to rewire your brain for an abundance mindset and take the first steps toward financial empowerment.

The Fresh Start for Life Podcast is back! Don explains that the reason the show was on hiatus for so long was because he had some staffing issues at the law firm and he has been busy doing all the initial consulations. However, he created a new role in the firm called Debt Relief Consultant and he hired Taylor Kasten to fill that role. Taylor joined Don for the episode to discuss her role and background. Taylor shares her personal financial journey, including her experience with student loan and credit card debt. She emphasizes the importance of financial education and teaching her own kids about money. Don and Taylor then discuss their favorite personal finance books and the general lack of financial education in today's socieity. They also talk about Taylor's role as a debt relief consultant which involves meeting with clients, understanding their situation and finding solutions to help them get a fresh start.

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NOTE: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED IN 2022. Don Golden interviews Charles Laputka, a bankruptcy lawyer from Allentown, Pennsylvania, about his journey to becoming a lawyer and his passion for helping people with their personal finances. Charles shares his experience working in the banking industry and how it led him to becoming a bankruptcy lawyer. He also talks about the importance of taking a holistic approach to bankruptcy and helping clients rebuild their credit and financial lives after the discharge. Charles emphasizes the need for financial education and offers tips on personal finance like setting up automatic savings and charging appropriately for small business owners. The episode concludes with Don and Charles talking about their partnership and the free access Charles provides his clients to the Fresh Start For Life program created by Don. The Fresh Start for Life program teaches people how to rebuild their credit to around 700 within 12-24 months of their discharge. 

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When most people think of a coach they think of the person who taught them to play a sport or who leads their favorite pro or college team. However, coaches aren't just for sports. There are all kinds of coaches in the world. There are life coaches, business coaches, nutrition coaches and yes, even personal finance coaches. In this episode we interview Carrie Williams of Running Valley Financial Associates, LLC and she talks about how she helps people get on track with their finances so they can create and travel down their own path to financial freedom. 

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If you start with the letter A then you draw a line to the letter B and A represents where you are right now in your financial journey and B represents where you want to go, otherwise known as your financial goals, which do you think is the most important? Would it surprise you if I told you that knowing where you are right now is not as important as knowing exactly what your financial goals are or where you want to go in the future? 

In this episode, America's Chief Results Officer, Blaine Oelkers explains this concept in detail and teaches us other techniques to help us reach our financial goals. 

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There are some very basic rules of personal finance. If you learn and follow those rules, you will are perfectly capable of reaching financial freedom. We like to call these The Golden Rules of Financial Freedom. 

In this episode, bankruptcy attorney Don Golden tells us about his clients who usually have nothing saved for retirement. Seeing so many people suffer financially led Don to become passionate about helping people reach their financial goals. He talks about his personal finance story and introduces us to the first Golden Rule of Financial Freedom, you have to set a goal, develop a plan and follow it! 

What’s the most important thing when it comes to going from broke and bankrupt to financially free? Learning to manage your money. And the most important part of managing money is knowing how to budget. Figuring out a budget often strikes people as scary or a hassle, but it doesn’t have to be.   

On today’s show, we’re joined by Bobbi Olsen. Bobbi is a budget coach and the cohost of a budgeting podcast called Centsable Chat. Listen to the episode to hear what Bobbi has to say about the debt snowball versus the debt avalanche, how to allocate money, and her own journey from struggling with debt to financial freedom.  

Topics Discussed in This Episode:  

• How Bobbi got interested in personal finance and budgeting 
• What resources Bobbi used to educate herself about personal finance 
• How long Bobbie was struggling before  
• Bobbi’s radio career 
• Debt snowball versus debt avalanche 
• How Bobbi counsels her clients about the debt snowball versus the debt avalanche 
• Whether it’s possible for everyone to get fully out of debt or be able to retire 
• The first step for someone to take to get on track 
• Bobbi’s podcast, Centsable Chat 
• How to think about your budget 
• What leveraging is 
• Allocating your budget 
• What to do about unexpected expenses 
• Enjoying the benefits of a worry-free financial life 
• The number-one reason for budgeting 
• The intent of Centsable Chat 
• How Bobbi’s budget-coaching business works  

Links and Resources:  

Centsable Chat

Playing With fire sounds dangerous, but the FIRE movement is actually not about danger. In a way, it’s more about safety – or at least, having a safety net. Today, it’s not realistic to plan to work for the rest of your life. People are living longer thanks to better health practices and medicine, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re able to work for all of that extra time. So how can you make sure that you have the money you need to live on when you reach a point where working is no longer feasible or desirable? The answer lies in financial independence. Listen to the episode to learn more about the FIRE movement and the journey toward financial independence. 

Topics Discussed in This Episode: 

• Your position following a bankruptcy filing
• What the fire movement is all about
• How you reach financial independence
• Whether it’s realistic to work for the rest of your life
• The financial independence mindset
• Investing for your future
• Compound interest
• How to start saving 

Links and Resources: 

Choose FI

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What can happen when you fall behind on your credit card payments? Most people know that they can expect a hit to their credit score and perhaps phone calls from creditors, but often they believe that since the debt is unsecured, nothing more serious can happen. However, this is not the case. Ignoring your credit card debt can be very dangerous to your financial situation. In this episode, we’ll be talking about what happens when you fail to pay your credit card debt and what you can do when you find yourself falling behind. 

Topics Discussed in This Episode: 

• What it means when a credit card company charges off your debt
• What happens when a credit card company sells your debt
• What to do if you’re receiving phone calls from a company that has purchased your debt
• How you can be taken to court for your credit card debt
• What happens when you ignore a lawsuit filed by a creditor
• What your options are when you’re having financial difficulties
• What to do if you’ve been sued
• When to consider bankruptcy as an option 

Links and Resources: 

Free Bankruptcy Book