The Reframe

By The Reframe PodcastEducation Self-Improvement

The Reframe episodes

July 21, 2025 Ep. 60 - Fuel Your Happiness… And Save The Planet?
Let's chat about how we can step up our personal wellbeing game while also showing the Earth a little love! Today we dive into how we can "feed two birds with one scone" whether we're looking at travel, food, fashion... and even our digital devices.

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41 min
July 20, 2025 A Mea Culpa on Audio Quality... And A Promise That It's on the Upswing!
Man, I goofed on the last episide. But audio quality is getting better going forward! Thanks for your patience.
3 min
July 14, 2025 Ep. 59 - A Listener Money Story: Jennifer, a 31-Year-Old Scottish Veterinarian
This week, please join to hear listener Jennifer tell her money story!
Jennifer's story started in Northern Scotland as the daughter of two parents with widely divergent approaches to money, and now as an early-30s veterinarian she's found her own solid financial footing.
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38 min
July 07, 2025 Ep. 58 - 45 Things I've Learned In My First 45 Years
Tune in to hear 45 lessons I've learned in my first 45 years, ranging from friendship to finances, marriage to style, work to parenting.
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20 min
June 30, 2025 Ep. 57 - The What, Why, and How of a Super Fun “Use It Up” Challenge
Let's talk philosophical "whys" and tactical "hows" of undertaking a challenge to Use It Up all throughout the house. Join for discussions of Granny Habits, jelly jar cocktails, and creative combos to help us use our things, rather than letting them go to waste.

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30 min
June 23, 2025 Ep. 56 - Tiny Home System Improvements with Big Payoff
Feeling frustrated with how your systems at home are working (or not working)? Let's talk about applying principles of minimalism to improve our home systems, starting with two questions: Can I remove something? Can I move something?

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21 min
June 17, 2025 One Year of Podcasting!
One Year Podcast Anniversary!

A big warm thank you, and a small request…
1 min
June 16, 2025 Ep.55 - Are You FI-Curious? Part 3: Doing the Deep Work of Finding Your “Enough”
Reaching FI moves from fantasy to reality as we define what our "enough" is. Join this week when we discuss how to find our own highly-personal versions of "enough," so that we can ditch fear-base or performative spending and enter the world of confident, joyful Financial Independence

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19 min
June 09, 2025 Ep. 54 - Are You FI-Curious? Part 2: Controlling Large Fixed Expenses, The Earlier The Better
In Part 2 of the "Are You FI-Curious" series, let's go ahead and anger the Fancy House People, the Private School People, and the Country Club People.
Not really (or at least not intentionally?)... but we do walk through the true, full costs of these large, fixed expenses. And we analyze what it costs us in "life years" when we choose these luxury options over more modest -- but still totally awesome --alternatives.
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31 min
June 02, 2025 Ep. 53 - Are You FI-Curious? Part 1: Finding Your Favorite Flavor of Financial Independence
Face off: Jimmy Choos + ZoomLife to 65, or the freedom to shape our days when we still have a spring in our steps?
This week we start a three-week series exploring FI (financial independence) and FIRE (financial independence, retire early) at a 101 level.
The first steps: figure out how much we realistically want to spend, then translate it into an invested asset "FIRE" number.

Join in, and please share your thoughts! Email is [email protected], and Instagram is Minimal(ish)_Mom.

Recommended resources:
https://www.insideoutmoney.org/
https://lizgetsloaded.com/
https://earlyretirementnow.com/
https://earlyretirementpodcast.com/
48 min