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Talking about budgeting is such a big deal and can be a bit frightening in the beginning. Today, I'm joined by my friend Nicole Rule, a money coach and dear friend of mine.

Nicole started her journey as a money coach when she had her first child and realized she had to work absolutely every hour of her 40-hour workweek to pay bills. She tried out Dave Ramsey, but it didn't work for her family. Together, she and her husband created a plan that worked.

Knowing your true values is an important part of the budgeting process, just like it does when living an Agile lifestyle.

Part of the reason conversations like this are so tough are because people feel that they might start an argument or they will see that the relationship is not in alignment. It is so important to do this together so that you will get on the same path. 

Nicole also thinks it is important to have a biannual retreat to discuss the overall budget. Weekly meetings are important for the logistics. 

Goals and resolutions like fitness and health and travel are all tied into money. Once you get one area like your money under control, everything else gets lifted up as well. 

Follow Nicole on Instagram and join her Facebook group to learn more. 

Prioritized items are the things that actually get done in your life. It's easy to have shiny object syndrome but you will move mountains for your priorities. 

The best way that we did this, was to sit down and identify our family values. We do this as a whole family.

Once we know our family values we can prioritize what needs to get done and what we want to do. This will make you happier and make a more conducive environment.

If you have any questions, let me know in the Facebook Group!

Babysitters are such a vital part of parenting. Finding and keeping babysitters are so important.

We ask for referrals from friends, hire from preschool and hired friends or children of friends. 

You want to make sure to interview the babysitter and have them play with the kids for a little while. 

What do you do for your current babysitting? Let us know in the Facebook Group!

Travel and vacations are some of the most stressful times as a parent. 

To make everything easier on you, map everything out before you get started.

Start your Scrum board now. Make sure it includes all of the plans made, plans you need to make and all of the things you need to pack.

Let us know in the Facebook Group how smoothly your next vacation goes. 

We can Agile our children's behavioral issues, things like not sitting at the dinner table, hitting, potty training, etc. 

The single most important part of Agiling behavioral issues is to collaborate with your child.

During our weekly meeting we address the problem, use user generated stories to speak about the problem and then everyone pitched in ideas for us to try to fix the problem.

This way, everyone feels heard and has a part in the solution.

Do you have any behavioral issues your kids are struggling with? Let me know in the Facebook Group and we can work through it.

It is crucial that you include personal self-care time in your Daily Stand-Up conversation. 

In my life, for example, I spend my personal time for 30-minutes reading before bedtime and another block of 30- to 60-minute of time for my hobby. 

You mention it in the Daily Stand-Up because your team is there to make sure that you get your time in so that you're happier and pouring from a full cup. This teaches your kids that hobbies are good for you and builds communication skills around self-love.

Find out how to host your own Daily Standup!

Planning ahead will allow you to celebrate birthday parties without stress. Listen to today's episode to hear how we Agile birthday parties in our home so that we can celebrate without chaos, without taxing your budget, and with as little stress as possible. 

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Now, most of you know that I work from home. What you may not know is that my husband also works from home and we share an office for a great deal of our working day (other than recording times or client calls).

This is where the daily stand up comes in. 

(Be sure to sign up for the free daily stand up cheat sheet here.)

If you're working from home with your partner, communication is vital.  

Today, Kendra Hennessy from Mother Like a Boss joins me. We're so aligned with our missions and beliefs. 

We dig into her quote, "Routines are a long-term solution. To Do lists are a short-term fix." A routine is really just a system for your day. When we are working off of to do lists, we never get ahead and are always in "putting out fires" mode.

The to do list will never be done. You have to set boundaries. It's your responsibility to set a boundary but it is not your responsibility to micromanage their feelings about it.

We also talk about running your home like a business and why family check ins are important. Communicating with your kids is important, especially in a way that they understand. For example, I speak in Daniel Tiger speak a lot to explain to my kids. 

We dug into a controversial topic that you choose to be overwhelmed. It is an illusion based off of a feeling. The feeling is very real but overwhelm looks different by person to person because it is a reality we create for ourselves. You can change this feeling, it does not have to be this way. 

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Driving in the car can be super stressful. The kids can be chatty, frustrated, fighting, etc. One of my favorite solutions is to put on a podcast for kids...that I find enjoyable!

Here is a list of our favorites:

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian

Pants on Fire

Chompers

Tumble

Brains On

Do you listen to podcasts with your kids? What are your favorites? Tell me in my free Facebook Group!