Think Enriched

By Amy Robles

Think Enriched shares steps to help you organize, focus, and take care of those in your life and still have time for you.

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February 19, 2016The 80/20 rule in money & relationships
How does the 80-20 rule work in your life? Are you spending your money & time in life the way you want?
In this episode we discuss:
The Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule.
Defining the 20/30/50 rule.
50% of your income goes to the fixed costs: rent, utilities, food (groceries), and clothes
20% goes to the future costs: pay off debt, investments, savings, emergency fund and retirement.
30% fun costs: (lifestyle) cell phone, cable, internet, movie nights, date nights, gym memberships, travel
February's challenge is about relationships. The way we build relationships is shown by how we spend our time.
80% of our time is spent with people you have to spend time with (co-workers, classmates)
20% of our time is spent with people you choose to spend time with (how are we showing our loved ones)
How are you spending 20%of your time that you want to spend time with?
What does it mean to Think Enriched? It's not all puppy dogs and rainbows.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Jon Stolpe: the 7 Week Stretch Challenge
Pauline Stockhausen, find her episode here.
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February 05, 2016Pauline Stockhausen: Social Media & Your Money
Social media and your money? Oh yeah! They are connected. Today we talk to social media expert, Pauline Stockhausen, who shares her money story and how she uses social media the smart way.
We discuss:
How meeting a minimalist impacted her entire family.
How she moved from a large 5 bedroom home to a 2 bedroom and the change that has made on her family & perspective.
Pauline describes how being "house poor" has added so much stress and what that felt like to eliminate it.
In just a few quick months they've been able to pay off $10K
That six month rush of working to pay off the debt...then fall off the plan of discipline.
"The poor mentality," how people struggle and buy more than they can afford to keep them in a poor situation.
"Saying no I don't need that was really hard!"
I stopped shopping to avoid the temptations.
When you do a budget, you think you are going to miss out on stuff...Being broke has been such a great thing for our family because we've been together on the beach, swimming in the ocean. It's like we have a more fulfilling life when we're poor.
You have money and you spend it, or you realize that it's a tool and a budget helps you align your priorities and spend your time on a more fulfilling life.
As a social media expert, Pauline shares how she stays positive while being online several hours a day.
Social media can be a lot of drama, watch how you spend your time in groups.
An influencer is someone who leads online. It's not about the number of followers, it's about the person who helps you do better.
Finding influencers online who speak to you directly.
A great social media influencer is like "A snapshot of bliss."
Process and appreciate what we have learned in life.
Social media makes everything more accessible.
How we met online and became fast friends (it wasn't a woo-woo moment, either.)
Take those online relationships and make them real life relationships.
The key is to be 100% genuinely YOU. That's the entire secret.
Follow the people who are doing what you want to be doing.
The curvy woman's fashion show in New Zealand...how Pauline learned to walk the runway.
"Just because you're a bigger woman doesn't mean your life ends."
Decide what you want to achieve online, or ask yourself, "Who do you want to connect with?"
Look at the messages on your newsfeed, is it positive? A quick unfollow made a big difference.
Clearing that space gives you space & time to move forward.

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February 01, 2016Connect with an Influencer. Social Media & Your Money
In this quick episode, you'll get a brief introduction to the challenge of February: Make the Connection.
This week we are focusing on connecting with influencers in the world.
Consider Oprah, Tony Robbins and financial gurus who teach to help others.
Follow one influencer mindfully knowing the opportunity cost of your time. (Opportunity cost is understanding the decisions that using your
How do you use social media to do better in the world. Take this quick quiz to review exactly what kind of message you are sending out to the world.
This week's challenge is:
Pick 1 or 2 influencers (worth your time) to learn from this week.
Read their blog, watch them on YouTube, listen to their podcast.
Eliminate mindless scrolling.
Create more meaning with those in your circle of influence.
Later this week we'll have an interview with a social media expert who is maximizing influence online.
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January 29, 2016Money, Time & Energy. Your limited resources.
Tiffany Han, host of Raise Your Hand Say Yes, and my former coach, shares her powerful money story with us today. We talk in depth about how to focus on changing your behavior, how to move forward and what our real limited resources are.
She is one amazing human!
Today we discuss:
Her money story. How she ignored it until she had communion with money.
To welcome money & abundance in her life, she set 2015 as the year to fall in love with money.
She had a once a month "Money Love Day."
Tiffany made it a positive experience going through the books.
How to make the budget match your real life. What is on paper needs to find the system that works for you.
Finding someone else's system is a great place to start. Build on that and make it work for you.
Tiffany's parable of the planners.
The power of baby steps to make progress. The needs to wants things.
The awareness of the lack of habit makes you uncomfortable. The shame, emotion & guilt can hold you back.
Self-talk influences every facet of life.
Creativity brings blessings, but you don't have to believe that voice in your head. You choose what you listen to and how to move forward.
Say to yourself, "I wonder what would happen if..."
Just get curious.
How do you know when you are ready to work with a coach: Recognize what you need will help you find the right person.
Be willing to ask for help & be vulnerable.
It's okay to be uncomfortable, it means you're making progress.
Decide how you want to spend your money and get really deliberate.
Money, Time & Energy: these are the available resources.
Start today. Do something NOW. Anything you can do now will make your life better down the road.
"A year ago you'll wish you started today."
It's not scary. It's just numbers.
You get to decide who has the power.
It's uncomfortable? So what. Move on.
Whatever it is, do that. Those things that make you feel empowered will transcend into other areas of your life.
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January 22, 2016Drive Your MoneyBus
"Drive Your MoneyBus," a phrase I say regularly.
You were given a MoneyBus as an adult. No one can drive that bus but you.
Your MoneyBus may look different than others. It doesn't matter, you are the one driving.
You have to study and practice to get an actual driver's license, but it's not like for money.
Money matters, but it's only part of the equation. A life that hase
The MoneyBus is a powerful piece of machinery. It's always moving either forward or backward. You have to control it.
The gas that powers this engine is your income. Use it wisely. Make smart decisions. Determine wants/needs.This gives you more to use.
You need a map or GPS, your budget. This is your plan to get you from this paycheck to the next.
If the conditions change, you stop, make adjustments and you "recalculate" the plan.
Driving the MoneyBus is a big responsibility. It can take you directly to the destination or run straight in the gutter.
Your MoneyBus doesn't look like others. Start with where you are, with the size of the vehicle you have and move forward.
That small vehicle can transform into a sedan. You have more space to work with and can live more comfortably.
You have even more power at your fingertips.
The MoneyBus is loaded. You are able to help others on their journey as you continue on your journey.
You can find even more opportunities to enrich lives with your MoneyBus!
So go on, now. Drive Your MoneyBus!

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January 04, 20162016. Make it Your Enriched Year.
Make 2016 your Enriched Year!
"How you think matters." When you are talking to yourself, you make all the difference in your life.
This podcast is part personal journal of my ups and downs as we are paying off all of our debt and getting our finances completely in order; and, in big part, it is learning from those who have been successful with money. We talk to money experts and regular Joes that have made significant strides with their financial situations.
Imagine a pie chart of life, all the important things in your life are in there. Money is like an oval that touches every aspect of that pie chart. When your finances are in order it directly impacts other parts of your life.
What you are learning from money management strategies?
Christmas 2013, we made the goal to pay of $5,000 of credit card debt in 2014.
We are a single income family household and we have been able to:
Learn how to set up our own budget
We made a budget, worked through trial & error. And the fights. Oooh, the fights... (we've talked about those fights on this episode.)
I was on a "shopping detox" and didn't even realize it.
We held each other accountable even on the tough days and paid off $25,000 of debt in 2014.
We traveled, visited family, and were able to still pay off another $15,000 of debt in 2015.
An additional phase of Thinking Enriched in my personal life, weight loss and tracking my calories, steps and workouts.
Thinking about the goal is the first step. Getting off your hiney is the other part of the equation to achieve any goal.
Monthly challenges are part of listening in to Think Enriched.
January's Challenge is the Pantry Challenge. It's basically 30 days to help you: avoid waste in the kitchen; ensure you are eating healthy well-balanced meals; and clearly, save money. The basic steps are:
Make an inventory of your pantry, freezer, and dry goods that you have stocked up throughout the years.
Plan meals around these items so to eat up some of that food and avoid waste or continuous shopping of items you or your family doesn't eat much.
Spend as little as possible at the grocery store for the time frame allotted (the month of January.)
Share your Friday Wins in the Crew.
When you write down your goal, you have your mind in order and focused on achieving it. When you get to work on that goal, you exercise the discipline to make it possible. Having both parts of this equation makes you unstoppable!
Goals are like dominoes. Set and achieve one and it will roll you right on to the next. And the next.
That's what Think Enriched is all about. Will you join me on this journey?
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December 08, 2015You can do everything right and still end up at Square 1.
Holiday episode, Paul Sating, creator of multiple podcasts, shares his financial journey. He has retired from the military, has a full-time job, real estate income, and shares highs and lows through it all.
We discuss:
His wealth-building mentality & the mentors who walked him through the mechanics of finances.
The power of a 15-minute conversation to help his financial foundation.
The most important principle for him with finances is simply debt management.
Looking at debt can be overwhelming.
When it comes to debt: "Mitigate then Eliminate."
Learning the value of hard work in a farming community. His first job at $3 per hour, then working 3 jobs when he was 16.
How you make a goal about your finances so that you can live the life you really desire.
How you have to define happiness for you.
The sleeplessness that comes through having debt.
He owns 3 homes and is earning income from most of them.
When you are moving regularly, consider purchasing a home in each area. The housing market conditions can work for you or against you.
The housing decisions that have to be made as you move regularly, such as: Buy or rent? School zones to be considered? On base housing or off base?
Re-financing helped him survive to ride out the housing market ups and downs.
How he chose a quality property manager? Customer service. Prompt responses Meeting his needs as a homeowner.
Serving in the military, he had a steady income consistently. After working overseas, he had a young family and hit a very low point financially.
How he was able to pull himself out of the low point to make ends meet financially.
The consolidation loan helped him pull out of the financial mess.
Minimalism: He was a minimalist when he had to be.
The focus to make it through the financial struggle.
Money is important but is second to the relationships in his life.
How divorce turned his life & finances upside down.
How he struggled to put his children through a safe school.
"I did all the right things...and here I was, back at square one. I had to get up, brush myself off, and start up again."
"Sometimes the best step is to just start and go with it."
"Stay focused on the end of the tunnel."
He would rather have the life moments than driving the nice ride.
He test drives the Infinity regularly.
Money & marriage: how it works for them. She is carefree and he is disciplined.
His daily tracker/ and every penny how they counted the money.
The budget was on the fridge even in front of the kids' artwork.
The validation moments: to see each one of the sections on the bar chart to remind yourself how much you've accomplished.
The happy medium they have found as a couple in their financial journey.
The question that woke him up to enjoy life: "How much do you need to save before you are good?"
Podcast Washington, so much creativity and
Why he loves to podcast. It's his medium. "I can listen to who I want to, when I want to."
The Q. His podcast on Positive Humanism. "Sometimes the questions are more important than the answers."
His podcast is helping him be accountable to himself by focusing on the positive.
Atheist Apocalypse: a fictional comedy, an audio drama, talking about the end...
All the work that goes into making a podcast.
Enjoying the journey of creating.
No matter where you are: the student loan debt, or credit card debt, this is temporary. Stay disciplined, stay focused and keep at it.
Make sure you have a reward periodically. Something to keep you on track.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Q Podcast (explicit)
Theqpodcast on Twitter
The Atheist Apocalypse (PG-13)
AApodcastshow on Twitter
Think Enriched Virtual Tip Jar
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November 23, 2015Your Money & the Hierarchy of Needs
Remember in college Psych class you learned about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Basically, there were 5 levels when Maslow first defined it. Now, they've added a few more for a total of 8 levels of needs to achieve self-actualization. And, Maslow hypothesized, that only 2% of our society achieve this. Where are you in the levels?
Biological/ Physiological Needs: air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep.
Safety Needs: protection from the elements, security, order, law, stability, freedom from fear.
Love/ Belongingness Needs: friendship, intimacy, affection & love, from work group, family, friends, romantic relationships.
Esteem Needs: achievement, mastery, independence, status, dominance, prestige, self-respect, respect from others.
Self-Actualization Needs: realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth & peak experiences.
Now let me tell you my story.
Point is:
If your basic needs (level 1 & 2) are not being taken care of, personally or financially, you won't have the space in your mind to focus on building the bigger things in life.
By making your regular needs automated, personally and financially, you are able to free up that space to focus, create and build your wealth.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Think Enriched Virtual Tip Jar
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Simply Psychology
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November 17, 2015Dave Lee|It's called Personal Finance for a Reason
Dave Lee, from Waves of Tech, is usually talking tech and what's happening in the industry, but have you heard his money story? Wowza.
This guy gets it.
We talk about:
Waves of Tech, part of Modern Life Podcast Network
Dave & Steve's integrity really shines through! We talk about their public discussion of the award show that was in poor taste.
You control your own identity & reputation. Make sure you are choosing wisely and are sending out the message that you want to be known.
His credit card debt was up to $14,000.
He studies personal finance continuously, why? To keep himself honest.
"I'm just fed up with not having the money that I earn in my bank account."
How he did the envelope system: Every Monday he
"It's called personal finance for a reason!"
Ask yourself these 3 questions on every payment you make:
Can I live with this payment?
Can I live without this item?
Can I make the payment lower?
He went to the local credit union every week: He paid off the payments in cash to see the cash be paid off.
"I'm a pretty quiet person. But to be successful in this, I had to talk about this to everybody."
People all around him in the workplace got involved helping him get out of debt. They
Someone told him, "You spend lots of time on money." His response, "Yup. If I spend my time & effort on a weekly basis on money, that's time well spent."
"Don't cheat yourself. Treat yourself."
"It's a good feeling to wake and know, I don't have any debt."
Compare items on an hourly rate. Is it worth it to work an extra 6 weeks of the year for this item?
How he walked his younger sister through this process.
Having the first conversation is the toughest.
Listing it out is the most crucial. Do you have an accountability partner?
People learn about personal finance in different ways. The key is to find what works for you. I made it as tangible as possible.
Talking about money in his relationship.
"90% of finances is your mindset." Changing behavior & perspective on what financial freedom means.
You can always talk yourself into something, just like you can talk yourself out of something.
His plan is set to retire in 20 years
International Podcast Day: started in 2014, trending on Twitter
This year, Sept 30th, had 30+ hours of video streaming in 11 different hours
"The power of podcasting," is making a difference in the lives of others
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Think Enriched Virtual Tip Jar
Dave Lee
Steve Lee
Waves of Tech
Modern Life Podcast Network
Steve Stewart
Episode: Money & Marriage in our Home
International Podcast Day
IntlPodcastDay on Twitter
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BLAB Session: November 18, 7pm, Pacific
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November 13, 2015Holiday Budget Crunch Time
Looking at the calendar, there are only 6 weeks until the holidays are here! That means (for most of the us) you have 3 paychecks to get ready. Here's a suggestion on how to prioritize, shop, and get ready so you can enjoy the holiday cheer!
Make your 2 lists. (The first list will be split down the middle):
Column A: Names of those you absolutely MUST buy a gift for
Column B: Those who it would be really nice to give to.
List 2: Realistically, write the amount of money from each separate paycheck between now & the holidays you can spend on gifts.
Understand the consequences:
You can buy it all on credit cards, but you'll have to pay interest. This could really set you back for your 2016 goals.
Shopping & delivery: How valuable is your time?
Handmade goods, baked goodies are fun to make: How much time do you really have?
Shopping online: Consider paying a couple bucks to pay for wrapping, instead of spending days wrapping all the gifts.
Delivery time: Are the gifts going to the neighbor's house or across town?
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Think Enriched Virtual Tip Jar
You've heard of the Think Enriched Crew, but are you in yet?
You can win 1 of 3 copies to be given away of StrengthsFinder 2.0">Gallup Strengths Finder 2.0.
Give the show a RATING & REVIEW.
That's it! You are now entered to win 1 of 3 copies being given away (just in time for the holidays.)
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BLAB Session: November 18, 7pm, Pacific
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