Episode 1 of The Unofficial History of Personal Finance.  In this new series, Beau goes back 12,000 years to the beginning of human civilization to attempt to answer the question:  "How did we get here?"      Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon

Episode 1 of The Unofficial History of Personal Finance.  In this new series, Beau goes back 12,000 years to the beginning of human civilization to attempt to answer the question:  "How did we get here?" <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a>

The Unofficial History of Personal Finance Series - E1

Bob Lai

Bob Lai (https://www.tawcan.com/) joins Beau at a conference in Washington, D.C. to share his personal finance story. (Recorded in-person on September 6th, 2019 before the pandemic. Published on April 11th, 2021.)

Bob Lai (<a href="https://www.tawcan.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tawcan.com/</a>) joins Beau at a conference in Washington, D.C. to share his personal finance story. (Recorded in-person on September 6th, 2019 before the pandemic. Published on April 11th, 2021.)

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In this solo episode, Beau attempts to answer the question: How does someone get into debt?

In this solo episode, Beau attempts to answer the question: How does someone get into debt?

101 - How Does Someone Get Into Debt?

Week 18 of the COVID-19 series features Acquania Escarne. Acquania is the creator of The Purpose of Money which is a podcast and an online community for women building generational wealth for their families one dollar at a time.   In this episode we discussed Acquania's COVID-19 experience so far and how as a US diplomat responsible for Asia, she has been working on COVID-19 related matters since January 2020.   Acquania will be back to tell her full personal finance story on a future episode(especially how she started saving at 16 and lived in many places around the world), but in the meantime, if you want to hear more about her background, please check out her podcast: https://thepurposeofmoney.com/podcast/ https://thepurposeofmoney.podbean.com/e/how-i-saved-80k-for-retirement-in-2019/

Week 18 of the COVID-19 series features <a href="https://thepurposeofmoney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Acquania Escarne</a>. Acquania is the creator of <a href="https://thepurposeofmoney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Purpose of Money</a> which is a podcast and an online community for women building generational wealth for their families one dollar at a time.   In this episode we discussed Acquania's COVID-19 experience so far and how as a US diplomat responsible for Asia, she has been working on COVID-19 related matters since January 2020.   Acquania will be back to tell her full personal finance story on a future episode(especially how she started saving at 16 and lived in many places around the world), but in the meantime, if you want to hear more about her background, please check out her podcast: <a href="https://thepurposeofmoney.com/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepurposeofmoney.com/podcast/</a> <a href="https://thepurposeofmoney.podbean.com/e/how-i-saved-80k-for-retirement-in-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepurposeofmoney.podbean.com/e/how-i-saved-80k-for-retirement-in-2019/</a>

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Week 17 of my COVID-19 series is a solo episode where I talk about my experience being a parent during a pandemic. I don't pretend to know what it's like to be a single parent, have more than one child, or have older children, but I go through what it's been like for me since Henry was born almost 18 months ago. Links to the podcast episodes about parenting that I mentioned: Debt Free in 30 Episode 307 with Julie Wildman: https://youtu.be/pj2K5v5jMpo Because Money Podcast S6 Ep5 - Welcome to Parenthood: https://becausemoney.ca/s6-ep5-parenthood/ Not directly connected to parenting, but something I mentioned in the episode, here's Alan Whitton aka Big Cajun Man on the Maple Money Podcast talking about the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan:   https://maplemoney.com/podcast/disability-tax-credit-rdsp/

Week 17 of my COVID-19 series is a solo episode where I talk about my experience being a parent during a pandemic. I don't pretend to know what it's like to be a single parent, have more than one child, or have older children, but I go through what it's been like for me since Henry was born almost 18 months ago. Links to the podcast episodes about parenting that I mentioned: Debt Free in 30 Episode 307 with Julie Wildman: <a href="https://youtu.be/pj2K5v5jMpo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/pj2K5v5jMpo</a> Because Money Podcast S6 Ep5 - Welcome to Parenthood: <a href="https://becausemoney.ca/s6-ep5-parenthood/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://becausemoney.ca/s6-ep5-parenthood/</a> Not directly connected to parenting, but something I mentioned in the episode, here's Alan Whitton aka Big Cajun Man on the Maple Money Podcast talking about the Disability Tax Credit and the Registered Disability Savings Plan:   <a href="https://maplemoney.com/podcast/disability-tax-credit-rdsp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://maplemoney.com/podcast/disability-tax-credit-rdsp/</a>

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Week 16 of the COVID-19 series features my friends Brynn Byrne and Aaron Yeger, co-hosts of the new podcast "That Was a Show?". We talk about Brynn and Aaron's COVID-19 experience and how the pandemic has affected their personal finances, but mostly I wanted them on to talk about their awesome new podcast.  I can't explain it better than them so here's the summary direct from their podcast page: The podcast about failed or forgotten sitcoms from the 80s and 90s. Many sitcoms have stood the test of time and have millions of adoring fans—but those shows were diamonds in the rough. This podcast is not about those diamonds, it's about the rough. Some sitcoms were briefly popular in their time, some were cancelled almost immediately. You probably won't recognize most of these, and you'll say 'that was a show?' As I said in the episode, it's important that podcasts promote other podcast, especially those of a different genre.  I listen to a lot of personal finance shows but I also listen to shows like This American Life, Invisibilia, "How Did That Get Made?", and other non-financial podcasts.  These podcasts are doing fine on their own but there are some podcasts that are excellent but people just don't know about them yet.  If you are a child of the 80s and 90s and enjoy talking about television, you will love this show like I do.   PODCAST Click below to listen to the first 4 episodes and subscribe today so you get the new episodes that are planned to drop every 2 weeks:  Anchor:   https://anchor.fm/thatwasashow Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmwWJWVBHOYLYSgpe1zqR?si=nXFtZok4ReKQVANhuvnmJA   CONTEST Until July 31st, you could win a "That Was a Show?" t-shirt, featuring the amazing show cover art by Brian Walker.  Head to Instagram to find the details on how to enter:   https://www.instagram.com/thatwasashow/   MERCHANDISE:  https://www.redbubble.com/people/thatwasashow/shop

Week 16 of the COVID-19 series features my friends Brynn Byrne and Aaron Yeger, co-hosts of the new podcast <a href="https://anchor.fm/thatwasashow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"That Was a Show?"</a>. We talk about Brynn and Aaron's COVID-19 experience and how the pandemic has affected their personal finances, but mostly I wanted them on to talk about their awesome new podcast.  I can't explain it better than them so here's the summary direct from their podcast page: The podcast about failed or forgotten sitcoms from the 80s and 90s. Many sitcoms have stood the test of time and have millions of adoring fans—but those shows were diamonds in the rough. This podcast is not about those diamonds, it's about the rough. Some sitcoms were briefly popular in their time, some were cancelled almost immediately. You probably won't recognize most of these, and you'll say 'that was a show?' As I said in the episode, it's important that podcasts promote other podcast, especially those of a different genre.  I listen to a lot of personal finance shows but I also listen to shows like This American Life, Invisibilia, "How Did That Get Made?", and other non-financial podcasts.  These podcasts are doing fine on their own but there are some podcasts that are excellent but people just don't know about them yet.  If you are a child of the 80s and 90s and enjoy talking about television, you will love this show like I do. PODCAST Click below to listen to the first 4 episodes and subscribe today so you get the new episodes that are planned to drop every 2 weeks:  Anchor:   <a href="https://anchor.fm/thatwasashow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/thatwasashow</a> Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmwWJWVBHOYLYSgpe1zqR?si=nXFtZok4ReKQVANhuvnmJA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/2cmwWJWVBHOYLYSgpe1zqR?si=nXFtZok4ReKQVANhuvnmJA</a> CONTEST Until July 31st, you could win a "That Was a Show?" t-shirt, featuring the amazing show cover art by Brian Walker.  Head to Instagram to find the details on how to enter:   <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatwasashow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thatwasashow/</a> MERCHANDISE:  <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/thatwasashow/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.redbubble.com/people/thatwasashow/shop</a>

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Week 15 of the COVID-19 series features my friend Rubina Ahmed-Haq. Every Sunday for the last 15 weeks, right before I record The Personal Finance Show, Rubina and I record an episode of the Dear Rubi podcast.  Dear Rubi is a column podcast where we take questions from listeners and discuss the personal finance issues of the day that concern most Canadians.  So if you like the conversation that Rubina and I had today on the show, search for Dear Rubi wherever you listen to podcasts and click the subscribe button.   For Rubina's full personal finance story, check out episode 68 from back in February 2019:   https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/rubina-ahmed-haq/ Dear Rubi Website:  https://dearrubi.com/ Rubina's website: https://rubinaahmedhaq.com/

Week 15 of the COVID-19 series features my friend <a href="https://rubinaahmedhaq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rubina Ahmed-Haq</a>. Every Sunday for the last 15 weeks, right before I record The Personal Finance Show, Rubina and I record an episode of the <a href="https://dearrubi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dear Rubi</a> podcast.  Dear Rubi is a column podcast where we take questions from listeners and discuss the personal finance issues of the day that concern most Canadians.  So if you like the conversation that Rubina and I had today on the show, search for Dear Rubi wherever you listen to podcasts and click the subscribe button.   For Rubina's full personal finance story, check out episode 68 from back in February 2019:   <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/rubina-ahmed-haq/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/rubina-ahmed-haq/</a> Dear Rubi Website:  <a href="https://dearrubi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dearrubi.com/</a> Rubina's website: <a href="https://rubinaahmedhaq.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rubinaahmedhaq.com/</a>

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Week 14 of the COVID-19 series features Danielle Desir. Danielle is the founder of WOC (Women of Colour) Podcasters, travel and personal finance blogger, podcaster, and author of 2 books (with a 3rd on the way). In this episode we discussed Danielle's COVID-19 experience so far, starting with her trip to China in December 2019 just before the pandemic; her level of anxiety about leaving the house (which I understand well), let alone travelling anywhere during this time; and, why it's more important now than ever to have a space for women of colour podcasters. Danielle will be back to tell her full personal finance story on a future episode, but in the meantime, if you want to hear more about her background, please check out this episode of the Money Nerds podcast (hosted by my pal Whitney Hansen): https://www.themoneynerds.com/danielledesir/   Danielle's Blog:  https://thoughtcard.com/ Danielle's Podcast:  https://podcast.thoughtcard.com/ WOC Podcasters:  https://wocpodcasters.co/ Danielle's Book about Iceland:  https://thoughtcard.com/iceland-travel-guide/ Danielle's Book about affording travel:  https://thoughtcard.com/affording-travel-book/

Week 14 of the COVID-19 series features <a href="https://danielledesir.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Danielle Desir</a>. Danielle is the founder of <a href="https://wocpodcasters.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOC (Women of Colour) Podcasters</a>, <a href="https://thoughtcard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">travel and personal finance blogger</a>, <a href="https://podcast.thoughtcard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcaster</a>, and author of 2 books (with a 3rd on the way). In this episode we discussed Danielle's COVID-19 experience so far, starting with her trip to China in December 2019 just before the pandemic; her level of anxiety about leaving the house (which I understand well), let alone travelling anywhere during this time; and, why it's more important now than ever to have a space for women of colour podcasters. Danielle will be back to tell her full personal finance story on a future episode, but in the meantime, if you want to hear more about her background, please check out this episode of the Money Nerds podcast (hosted by my pal Whitney Hansen): <a href="https://www.themoneynerds.com/danielledesir/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themoneynerds.com/danielledesir/</a> Danielle's Blog:  <a href="https://thoughtcard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thoughtcard.com/</a> Danielle's Podcast:  <a href="https://podcast.thoughtcard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcast.thoughtcard.com/</a> WOC Podcasters:  <a href="https://wocpodcasters.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wocpodcasters.co/</a> Danielle's Book about Iceland:  <a href="https://thoughtcard.com/iceland-travel-guide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thoughtcard.com/iceland-travel-guide/</a> Danielle's Book about affording travel:  <a href="https://thoughtcard.com/affording-travel-book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thoughtcard.com/affording-travel-book/</a>

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Week 13 of the COVID-19 series features Jackie Porter Jackie is a Canadian CFP, author of "Single by Choice or Chance", financial confidant, and recent winner of the Mackenzie Investments award for "Female Trailblazer of the Year". In this episode we discussed: -Jackie's book and the importance of financial empowerment. -COVID-19 stories from Jackie's financial planning clients and how "we're all in this together but differently". -The importance of being able to pivot and constantly having "beginner's mind" and learning experiences in business and in life. -Jackie's personal experience with racism in her industry and personal life and how she has been impacted by the anti-racist protests going on in the world right now. Jackie will be back to tell her full personal finance story on a future episode, but in the meantime, if you want to hear more about her background, please check out this episode of the Mind Your Business podcast:   https://www.themybpodcast.com/podcast/episode/79b3a9a3/153-jackie-porter-author-and-financial-confidant

Week 13 of the COVID-19 series features <a href="https://askjackie.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jackie Porter</a> Jackie is a Canadian CFP, author of "Single by Choice or Chance", financial confidant, and recent winner of the Mackenzie Investments award for "Female Trailblazer of the Year". In this episode we discussed: -Jackie's book and the importance of financial empowerment. -COVID-19 stories from Jackie's financial planning clients and how "we're all in this together but differently". -The importance of being able to pivot and constantly having "beginner's mind" and learning experiences in business and in life. -Jackie's personal experience with racism in her industry and personal life and how she has been impacted by the anti-racist protests going on in the world right now. Jackie will be back to tell her full personal finance story on a future episode, but in the meantime, if you want to hear more about her background, please check out this episode of the Mind Your Business podcast:   <a href="https://www.themybpodcast.com/podcast/episode/79b3a9a3/153-jackie-porter-author-and-financial-confidant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themybpodcast.com/podcast/episode/79b3a9a3/153-jackie-porter-author-and-financial-confidant</a>

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Week 12 of the COVID-19 series features Kassandra Dasent. Kassandra currently lives in Florida, was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada (Montreal). In this episode we discuss Kassandra's experience with COVID-19 so far, and how it has affected her ability to see her mother in Montreal, and her step-child in Trinidad.  We also discuss the current anti-racist protests around the world, Kassandra's experience with explicit and implicit racism in her own life, and what we can all do to help change the way Black people are viewed in the US, Canada and everywhere. Kassandra will be back to tell her personal finance story on a future episode, but in the meantime, if you want to hear her story, please check out these podcast episodes: https://www.journeytolaunch.com/episode114/ https://paychecksandbalances.com/kassandra-dasent/ For more about the Black Tax, check out this interview on Journey To Launch with Shawn Rochester: https://www.journeytolaunch.com/episode158/

Week 12 of the COVID-19 series features <a href="https://www.kassandradasent.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kassandra Dasent</a>. Kassandra currently lives in Florida, was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada (Montreal). In this episode we discuss Kassandra's experience with COVID-19 so far, and how it has affected her ability to see her mother in Montreal, and her step-child in Trinidad.  We also discuss the current anti-racist protests around the world, Kassandra's experience with explicit and implicit racism in her own life, and what we can all do to help change the way Black people are viewed in the US, Canada and everywhere. Kassandra will be back to tell her personal finance story on a future episode, but in the meantime, if you want to hear her story, please check out these podcast episodes: <a href="https://www.journeytolaunch.com/episode114/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.journeytolaunch.com/episode114/</a> <a href="https://paychecksandbalances.com/kassandra-dasent/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://paychecksandbalances.com/kassandra-dasent/</a> For more about the <a href="https://blacktaxed.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Tax</a>, check out this interview on Journey To Launch with Shawn Rochester: <a href="https://www.journeytolaunch.com/episode158/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.journeytolaunch.com/episode158/</a>

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The Personal Finance Show is a place for people to tell their personal finance stories.  Everyone has a personal finance story.

Beau&#39;s platform is not only important, but he tries to make finance fun and easily digestible. I love the layout of his show. The shorter podcasts, like this one, work really well for me to gain valuable information in a condensed timeline, which is awesome. Love his personality and his guests!

Makes Finance Fun!

Great insight 👍🏾. -The Nerditude Podcast

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The Personal Finance Show

Joe Saul-Sehy

Joe Saul-Sehy wants you to learn about money, but he doesn’t want you to think you’re learning anything. Joe is the creator and co-host of The Stacking Benjamins Show, one of the top personal finance podcasts in North America. Joe also co-hosts a new podcast called Money in the Morning. The running joke on Stacking Benjamins is that you won’t learn anything about money by listening to the show, and if you do learn something, you should keep it to yourself. Joe figured out a way to make personal finance fun and entertaining, and somehow got over 130,000 people to subscribe to the Stacking Benjamins podcast along the way. But Joe’s history with money is not all sunshine and roses. He’s made his share of money mistakes over the years and that’s what makes him so effective as a host of a personal finance podcast. I’m very happy to have Joe on the show and I’m flattered that he has invited me to be on the infamous Stacking Benjamins roundtable coming up on a Friday sometime in the next few months. Joe joined me from Detroit, Michigan to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE95 - Bettina Schneider  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Joe Saul-Sehy wants you to learn about money, but he doesn’t want you to think you’re learning anything. Joe is the creator and co-host of <a href="https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Stacking Benjamins Show</a>, one of the top personal finance podcasts in North America. Joe also co-hosts a new podcast called <a href="https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/mitm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Money in the Morning</a>. The running joke on Stacking Benjamins is that you won’t learn anything about money by listening to the show, and if you do learn something, you should keep it to yourself. Joe figured out a way to make personal finance fun and entertaining, and somehow got over 130,000 people to subscribe to the Stacking Benjamins podcast along the way. But Joe’s history with money is not all sunshine and roses. He’s made his share of money mistakes over the years and that’s what makes him so effective as a host of a personal finance podcast. I’m very happy to have Joe on the show and I’m flattered that he has invited me to be on the infamous Stacking Benjamins roundtable coming up on a Friday sometime in the next few months. Joe joined me from Detroit, Michigan to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/bettina-schneider/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">95 - Bettina Schneider</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

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Robert Farrington

Robert Farrington wants you to think before you click the button and accept your student loans. Getting an education is an investment and you should spend some time thinking about what you’re investing in and what kind of return your investment will provide. For example, you may not even need a degree at all to work somewhere you like and that pays well. You may need a degree to get promotions and more responsibility but that might not be until later and who knows, your employer might even help pay for your schooling. We have been brainwashed over the years that to get a “good” job you have to spend a lot of money on school, and then eat ramen noodles while living in a tiny apartment and work 12 hour days to repay your loans. After the interview with Robert I realized that some part of me is still brainwashed, and it actually scared me a little. Robert worked at Target for over 16 years. He mentioned this right at the beginning of the interview and I totally didn’t hear him say that he only stopped working there 2 years ago. So I kept asking him questions like “So what was your next job” not fully comprehending that he was always at Target until he decided he was making enough from his side hustles and he wanted to spend more time with his family. I realized that there’s this part of me that still finds it hard to believe that someone would work in retail for that long and it’s scary to think that I have these notions in my brain somewhere, when I don’t actively believe this is true. But on auto-pilot, the notion that guided me to my next questions were that he must have got a better job. No one works at Target for 16 years. It really sucks but it seems I’ve been brainwashed to think that this is not a good job, without even knowing what it is that Robert even did for 16 years. Of course there are people who spend their whole lives in retail and are very happy. Robert actually ended up with a lot of responsibility, managing several hundred employees and millions in sales. But he shouldn’t be any less valuable to me as a human being if he simply pushed carts and stocked shelves for 16 years instead. Especially when on the side he was building a web empire that now has millions of visitors per month. Even more ironic is that I’ve been driving for Uber since last September. And I’m sure there are people that think it’s odd that someone with a university degree and 15 years working in accounting and finance would be an Uber driver. But I actually really like it and it fits with my flexible schedule. I decided that even though it makes me seem like a classist jerk, I needed to talk about this. Maybe you do this too and you don’t even realize it. Talking about it openly is the only way to shake off these archaic notions about what is good or bad, what is the right path and all the other societal norms that seem to only cause us to spend money we don’t have and take jobs we don’t want. So as Robert suggests, before we just press a button and fund our future with debt, we need to spend more time thinking about what it is we want. Are you going to be able to pay back this debt? What kind of job will you get after you graduate? If you’re going to take on tens of thousands in debt, shouldn’t you at least have a general answer to these questions? Why is the default: get the loan and figure it out later. Personally I think we have it all backwards. We should try working in jobs in our areas of interest or curiosity, make some money, and then take whatever training or schooling is necessary to move forward in that area of work, if we enjoy it. Why is a 4 year degree the thing that everyone cares about? Logically it doesn’t make sense. Most people hire someone who works well with others and then train them how to do the job. We’re focusing on the wrong things and it’s creating a society that is trapped by huge amounts of debt. As Robert wrote in a recent post on his site The College Investor, student loans should be your last option. If you do decide that you want to go to school before you have enough money to pay for it, there are so many options to explore before going straight to student loans. If you or someone in your family is in the process of deciding how to pay for school, I fully recommend going to thecollegeinvestor.com and reading everything. Robert joined me from his home in Southern California to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE88 - Ericka Young  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Robert Farrington wants you to think before you click the button and accept your student loans. Getting an education is an investment and you should spend some time thinking about what you’re investing in and what kind of return your investment will provide. For example, you may not even need a degree at all to work somewhere you like and that pays well. You may need a degree to get promotions and more responsibility but that might not be until later and who knows, your employer might even help pay for your schooling. We have been brainwashed over the years that to get a “good” job you have to spend a lot of money on school, and then eat ramen noodles while living in a tiny apartment and work 12 hour days to repay your loans. After the interview with Robert I realized that some part of me is still brainwashed, and it actually scared me a little. Robert worked at Target for over 16 years. He mentioned this right at the beginning of the interview and I totally didn’t hear him say that he only stopped working there 2 years ago. So I kept asking him questions like “So what was your next job” not fully comprehending that he was always at Target until he decided he was making enough from his side hustles and he wanted to spend more time with his family. I realized that there’s this part of me that still finds it hard to believe that someone would work in retail for that long and it’s scary to think that I have these notions in my brain somewhere, when I don’t actively believe this is true. But on auto-pilot, the notion that guided me to my next questions were that he must have got a better job. No one works at Target for 16 years. It really sucks but it seems I’ve been brainwashed to think that this is not a good job, without even knowing what it is that Robert even did for 16 years. Of course there are people who spend their whole lives in retail and are very happy. Robert actually ended up with a lot of responsibility, managing several hundred employees and millions in sales. But he shouldn’t be any less valuable to me as a human being if he simply pushed carts and stocked shelves for 16 years instead. Especially when on the side he was building a web empire that now has millions of visitors per month. Even more ironic is that I’ve been driving for Uber since last September. And I’m sure there are people that think it’s odd that someone with a university degree and 15 years working in accounting and finance would be an Uber driver. But I actually really like it and it fits with my flexible schedule. I decided that even though it makes me seem like a classist jerk, I needed to talk about this. Maybe you do this too and you don’t even realize it. Talking about it openly is the only way to shake off these archaic notions about what is good or bad, what is the right path and all the other societal norms that seem to only cause us to spend money we don’t have and take jobs we don’t want. So as Robert suggests, before we just press a button and fund our future with debt, we need to spend more time thinking about what it is we want. Are you going to be able to pay back this debt? What kind of job will you get after you graduate? If you’re going to take on tens of thousands in debt, shouldn’t you at least have a general answer to these questions? Why is the default: get the loan and figure it out later. Personally I think we have it all backwards. We should try working in jobs in our areas of interest or curiosity, make some money, and then take whatever training or schooling is necessary to move forward in that area of work, if we enjoy it. Why is a 4 year degree the thing that everyone cares about? Logically it doesn’t make sense. Most people hire someone who works well with others and then train them how to do the job. We’re focusing on the wrong things and it’s creating a society that is trapped by huge amounts of debt. As Robert wrote in a recent post on his site <a href="https://thecollegeinvestor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Colle</a><a href="https://thecollegeinvestor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ge Investor</a>, student loans should be your last option. If you do decide that you want to go to school before you have enough money to pay for it, there are so many options to explore before going straight to student loans. If you or someone in your family is in the process of deciding how to pay for school, I fully recommend going to <a href="https://thecollegeinvestor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thecollegeinvestor.com</a> and reading everything. Robert joined me from his home in Southern California to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/ericka-young/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">88 - Ericka Young</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

87 - Robert Farrington

Shanah Bell

Shanah Bell wants you to lead a happy, unorthodox life. You can be successful without following the traditional 9 to 5 career path option. It’s true. But to get there, you have to be open to opportunity and change, and sometimes you have to be a bit of a PITA, which I recently learned is an acronym for Pain In The Ass. In fact, Shanah’s new book is called The Art of Being a PITA. It guides new adults and recent college graduates through the ins-and-outs of living life the way they want to. The way that no one talks about. As she tells it, most people believe you are a pain in the ass if you do things that are contrary to societal norms. For example, if you don’t follow this checklist: 9 to 5 job, marriage, house, kids, work until 65, retire and then finally do what you want, society is like, stop being a pain in the ass and just do what the rest of us are doing. Shanah’s path is a bit different. She figured out how to do many, many different things for money, on her own terms. Because this show is about her personal finance story, we didn’t spend a lot of time delving into the 56 jobs Shanah has had, but if you’re interested in the details, pick up a copy of the book, where she goes through each job and the lessons she learned from each one. Since she wrote the book Shanah has added 4 more jobs: dog boarding, cooking classes, AirBNB, and, of course, author. Shanah joined me from her home in Raleigh, North Carolina to share her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE86 - Stacy Yanchuk-Oleksy  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/shanahbellauthor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shanah Bell</a> wants you to lead a happy, unorthodox life. You can be successful without following the traditional 9 to 5 career path option. It’s true. But to get there, you have to be open to opportunity and change, and sometimes you have to be a bit of a PITA, which I recently learned is an acronym for Pain In The Ass. In fact, Shanah’s new book is called <a href="https://www.adaptivenourishment.com/the-art-of-being-a-pita/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Art of Being a PITA</a>. It guides new adults and recent college graduates through the ins-and-outs of living life the way they want to. The way that no one talks about. As she tells it, most people believe you are a pain in the ass if you do things that are contrary to societal norms. For example, if you don’t follow this checklist: 9 to 5 job, marriage, house, kids, work until 65, retire and then finally do what you want, society is like, stop being a pain in the ass and just do what the rest of us are doing. Shanah’s path is a bit different. She figured out how to do many, many different things for money, on her own terms. Because this show is about her personal finance story, we didn’t spend a lot of time delving into the 56 jobs Shanah has had, but if you’re interested in the details, pick up a copy of the book, where she goes through each job and the lessons she learned from each one. Since she wrote the book Shanah has added 4 more jobs: dog boarding, cooking classes, AirBNB, and, of course, author. Shanah joined me from her home in Raleigh, North Carolina to share her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/stacy-yanchuk-oleksy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">86 - Stacy Yanchuk-Oleksy</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

85 - Shanah Bell

Stacy Yanchuk-Oleksy

Stacy Yanchuk-Oleksy wants you to see a non-profit credit counsellor if you have credit problems. Stacy is Director of Education and Community Awareness at the Credit Counselling Society. If you’ve listened to episode 76 of the show, you know that I had credit problems 11 years ago. I filed a consumer proposal with a licenced insolvency trustee, under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of Canada. My case was severe so I skipped the first step that many take and that’s going to see a credit counsellor first to discuss options. There are a lot of great people out there looking to actually help you get out of debt. Whether you see a counsellor or a trustee, most will help you make the right move for your debt situation. As Stacy and I discuss in the interview, just make sure that you don’t pay anything upfront for debt solutions and don’t just click on the first link in the online search. There are websites and companies that appear to be offering debt settlement solutions, but they are just payday lenders in disguise. Make sure you find out about the company that you’re dealing with. The legitimate trustees and non-profit credit counsellors have nothing to hide. They have names of staff and locations and they are active on social media. Stacy is very proud of the free workshops and educational resources that the Credit Counselling Society provides in order to try to prevent Canadians from getting into unmanageable debt in the first place. The most important thing to me is that you know what your options are when you’re in trouble. And I fully recommend you take advantage of free consultations with as many organizations as you can handle. Go meet them in person and talk to them about solutions. Everyone’s situation is different and the more information you have from multiple sources, the better you will be at determining which solution works for you and more importantly, the one you can live with. Stacy joined me in the studio in Hamilton to tell her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE87 - Robert Farrington  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Stacy Yanchuk-Oleksy wants you to see a non-profit credit counsellor if you have credit problems. Stacy is Director of Education and Community Awareness at the <a href="https://www.nomoredebts.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Credit Counselling Society</a>. If you’ve listened to episode 76 of the show, you know that I had credit problems 11 years ago. I filed a consumer proposal with a licenced insolvency trustee, under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of Canada. My case was severe so I skipped the first step that many take and that’s going to see a credit counsellor first to discuss options. There are a lot of great people out there looking to actually help you get out of debt. Whether you see a counsellor or a trustee, most will help you make the right move for your debt situation. As Stacy and I discuss in the interview, just make sure that you don’t pay anything upfront for debt solutions and don’t just click on the first link in the online search. There are websites and companies that appear to be offering debt settlement solutions, but they are just payday lenders in disguise. Make sure you find out about the company that you’re dealing with. The legitimate trustees and non-profit credit counsellors have nothing to hide. They have names of staff and locations and they are active on social media. Stacy is very proud of the free workshops and educational resources that the Credit Counselling Society provides in order to try to prevent Canadians from getting into unmanageable debt in the first place. The most important thing to me is that you know what your options are when you’re in trouble. And I fully recommend you take advantage of free consultations with as many organizations as you can handle. Go meet them in person and talk to them about solutions. Everyone’s situation is different and the more information you have from multiple sources, the better you will be at determining which solution works for you and more importantly, the one you can live with. Stacy joined me in the studio in Hamilton to tell her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/robert-farrington/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">87 - Robert Farrington</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

86 - Stacy Yanchuk-Oleksy

J. Money wants you to know that Budgets Are Sexy. That’s the title of the personal finance blog that he started 11 years ago, and even though you may never think budgets are sexy, the point that J. is trying to get across is that personal finance doesn’t have to be boring. In 2008 J. started posting monthly net worth updates in addition to his regular content. In 137 months, J. has grown his net worth from just under $59,000 to almost $920,000. And you don’t have to wonder how he did it. Just go to Budgets Are Sexy and click on the Net Worth link. You’ll see all 137 posts and can drill down on any one of them. J. has always been about full disclosure, which is one of the main reasons he still remains anonymous. As we discuss in the interview, I have met him at FinCon, but I don’t know his last name or whether his first name is actually Jay or a name that starts with J and I don’t know where he lives. Including Budgets Are Sexy, J.’s personal finance projects have reached over 30 million views, but most importantly, J. is just a great guy and we are lucky to have him in the personal finance community. If you like what you hear today, I recommend you sign up for J.’s daily emails. After 11 years, and now a father of 3, J. is still doing what he can to make personal finance fun and engaging. J. Money joined me from an undisclosed location in the US to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE90 - Sonya Smith-Valentine  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

J. Money wants you to know that <a href="https://www.budgetsaresexy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Budgets Are Sexy</a>. That’s the title of the personal finance blog that he started 11 years ago, and even though you may never think budgets are sexy, the point that J. is trying to get across is that personal finance doesn’t have to be boring. In 2008 J. started posting monthly net worth updates in addition to his regular content. In 137 months, J. has grown his net worth from just under $59,000 to almost $920,000. And you don’t have to wonder how he did it. Just go to Budgets Are Sexy and click on the <a href="https://www.budgetsaresexy.com/net-worth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Net Worth</a> link. You’ll see all 137 posts and can drill down on any one of them. J. has always been about full disclosure, which is one of the main reasons he still remains anonymous. As we discuss in the interview, I have met him at <a href="https://finconexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FinCon</a>, but I don’t know his last name or whether his first name is actually Jay or a name that starts with J and I don’t know where he lives. Including Budgets Are Sexy, J.’s personal finance projects have reached over 30 million views, but most importantly, J. is just a great guy and we are lucky to have him in the personal finance community. If you like what you hear today, I recommend you sign up for J.’s daily emails. After 11 years, and now a father of 3, J. is still doing what he can to make personal finance fun and engaging. J. Money joined me from an undisclosed location in the US to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/sonya-smith-valentine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">90 - Sonya Smith-Valentine</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

89 - J. Money

Ericka Young

Ericka Young wants you to be intentional and have a plan before you spend any money. This applies to every single situation that involves money, which is pretty much everything. As Paula Pant says at the beginning of her podcast, you can afford anything, but not everything. Unfortunately because of loans and credit cards, we think we can afford everything. This happens to too many people. They make good money, and can pay the bills, but the bank account doesn’t grow and the credit cards stay at the same level. When you start out in debt, that’s what you know, and it becomes normal. But living on credit creates this mindless spending, which can easily get out of control. You make decisions without thinking and sometimes those decisions have consequences. There are so many people like Ericka who could easily break free of the mountain of debt that they are trapped under, if only they would step back and have a closer look at their financial situation and whether their spending habits align with their financial goals. One day Ericka looked at her low bank balance and her high credit balance and asked herself: What’s going on here? The process she went through was so motivating that she knew she wanted to help others achieve the same thing. Ericka launched Tailor Made Budgets in 2005 and has been helping people change their money habits ever since. Ericka joined me from Indianapolis, Indiana to share her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE89 - J. Money  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Ericka Young wants you to be intentional and have a plan before you spend any money. This applies to every single situation that involves money, which is pretty much everything. As Paula Pant says at the beginning of her podcast, you can afford anything, but not everything. Unfortunately because of loans and credit cards, we think we can afford everything. This happens to too many people. They make good money, and can pay the bills, but the bank account doesn’t grow and the credit cards stay at the same level. When you start out in debt, that’s what you know, and it becomes normal. But living on credit creates this mindless spending, which can easily get out of control. You make decisions without thinking and sometimes those decisions have consequences. There are so many people like Ericka who could easily break free of the mountain of debt that they are trapped under, if only they would step back and have a closer look at their financial situation and whether their spending habits align with their financial goals. One day Ericka looked at her low bank balance and her high credit balance and asked herself: What’s going on here? The process she went through was so motivating that she knew she wanted to help others achieve the same thing. Ericka launched <a href="https://www.tailormadebudgets.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tailor Made Budgets</a> in 2005 and has been helping people change their money habits ever since. Ericka joined me from Indianapolis, Indiana to share her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/j-money/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">89 - J. Money</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

88 - Ericka Young

Darryl Brown

Darryl Brown wants you to stop complaining about bad financial advice and do something about it. If you walk into a bank, give them money, don’t ask questions and do zero research on investing, then you’ve pretty much given up your right to complain if you’re not happy with the results. Instead of complaining about things, let’s be proactive. This is your money. It’s important. You work hard for it. So why not spend a bit of time on it. Yes, I’ve said this a lot. I know it’s hard to do the work yourself. It takes time and a personal interest in investing. So it might make more sense for you to pay someone a fee to help you figure it all out. And this is where a lot of people get confused. They think that walking into a bank or going to a company that sells financial products is the best way to invest their money in a way that achieves their financial goals. They don’t charge upfront fees so that sounds great to most people. But as I’ve said many times, if a financial services company doesn’t have the product that is best for your goals, they are not going to tell you to go somewhere else. They are never going to make money if they send business away. If you walk into a Mazda dealer and you start talking about how much Ford means to you and you love Ford products and it becomes really obvious to them that you are going to have a significantly better life if you buy a Ford, they will NEVER say, “I don’t think a Mazda is the right car for you.” As a salesperson, that is possibly the worst thing you can do for your career. They will instead try their best to change your mind and fit your desires into their available range of products. Darryl started his company You &amp; Yours Financial so that he could provide truly unbiased advice. He is not at all interested in forcing you into a box so that you fit the financial product he sells. He doesn’t sell financial products at all. A quick glance at Darryl’s Twitter feed and you can see that he has no patience for the financial BS that’s out there. Darryl is only interested in providing you with a completely unbiased opinion and an investment solution that is truly right for you. Darryl joined me in the studio in Hamilton to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE94 - Joe Saul-Sehy  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Darryl Brown wants you to stop complaining about bad financial advice and do something about it. If you walk into a bank, give them money, don’t ask questions and do zero research on investing, then you’ve pretty much given up your right to complain if you’re not happy with the results. Instead of complaining about things, let’s be proactive. This is your money. It’s important. You work hard for it. So why not spend a bit of time on it. Yes, I’ve said this a lot. I know it’s hard to do the work yourself. It takes time and a personal interest in investing. So it might make more sense for you to pay someone a fee to help you figure it all out. And this is where a lot of people get confused. They think that walking into a bank or going to a company that sells financial products is the best way to invest their money in a way that achieves their financial goals. They don’t charge upfront fees so that sounds great to most people. But as I’ve said many times, if a financial services company doesn’t have the product that is best for your goals, they are not going to tell you to go somewhere else. They are never going to make money if they send business away. If you walk into a Mazda dealer and you start talking about how much Ford means to you and you love Ford products and it becomes really obvious to them that you are going to have a significantly better life if you buy a Ford, they will NEVER say, “I don’t think a Mazda is the right car for you.” As a salesperson, that is possibly the worst thing you can do for your career. They will instead try their best to change your mind and fit your desires into their available range of products. Darryl started his company <a href="https://www.youandyoursfinancial.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You &amp; Yours Financial</a> so that he could provide truly unbiased advice. He is not at all interested in forcing you into a box so that you fit the financial product he sells. He doesn’t sell financial products at all. A quick glance at <a href="https://twitter.com/darrylcabrown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Darryl’s Twitter feed</a> and you can see that he has no patience for the financial BS that’s out there. Darryl is only interested in providing you with a completely unbiased opinion and an investment solution that is truly right for you. Darryl joined me in the studio in Hamilton to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/joe-saul-sehy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">94 - Joe Saul-Sehy</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

93 - Darryl Brown

Robert Brown

Robert Brown wants you to not be afraid of a little hard work. Robert grew up on a dairy farm. His father worked the farm while also working a full-time job at General Motors. Robert learned about working for money early and also about patience and delayed gratification. There are a lot of things that we buy today with borrowed money that we could easily put off until we have money in the bank, and we might even get a better deal if we wait. Robert realized over time that many Canadians hadn’t learned what he did on the farm and as a result they were spending money before they earned it, and doing things like buying houses they actually couldn’t afford. They didn’t understand the concept of compound interest or how to save for the future while still being able to live a comfortable life today. After over 25 years of working in the restaurant and food service industries, Robert decided to write a book about personal finance. He would write it in a way that Canadians would understand. The book he wrote is called Wealthing Like Rabbits and it’s now a Canadian bestseller. Robert joined me from Ajax, Ontario to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE92 - Kelley Keehn  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Robert Brown wants you to not be afraid of a little hard work. Robert grew up on a dairy farm. His father worked the farm while also working a full-time job at General Motors. Robert learned about working for money early and also about patience and delayed gratification. There are a lot of things that we buy today with borrowed money that we could easily put off until we have money in the bank, and we might even get a better deal if we wait. Robert realized over time that many Canadians hadn’t learned what he did on the farm and as a result they were spending money before they earned it, and doing things like buying houses they actually couldn’t afford. They didn’t understand the concept of compound interest or how to save for the future while still being able to live a comfortable life today. After over 25 years of working in the restaurant and food service industries, Robert decided to write a book about personal finance. He would write it in a way that Canadians would understand. The book he wrote is called <a href="http://www.wealthinglikerabbits.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wealthing Like Rabbits</a> and it’s now a Canadian bestseller. Robert joined me from Ajax, Ontario to share his personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/kelley-keehn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">92 - Kelley Keehn</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

91 - Robert Brown

Week 8 of the COVID-19 series features my cousin Jay who lives in Berlin, Germany. Every week during the pandemic Beau will find someone in a different part of the world with a different personal pandemic experience to share their perspective and tell their story for others to hear.  In this episode Jay shares his COVID-19 experience so far in Germany, where he currently lives with my cousin Liz and their son Hudson.  Jay works for a company called HERE Technologies and Liz is an experienced travel writer, having most recently researched and written for 20 Fodor's guidebooks over the last 8 years. For Jay, Liz and Hudson, travel is their way of life.  Though they are ok financially during this pandemic and acknowledge their privilege in this regard, this doesn't diminish the fact that they may have to rethink how they live and earn in the "new normal" that emerges after the COVID-19 dust has settled.   (As we discussed in the episode, Hudson has his own Instagram account called Hudson in Hotels and can be found here:  https://www.instagram.com/hudsoninhotels/)

Week 8 of the COVID-19 series features my cousin Jay who lives in Berlin, Germany. Every week during the pandemic Beau will find someone in a different part of the world with a different personal pandemic experience to share their perspective and tell their story for others to hear.  In this episode Jay shares his COVID-19 experience so far in Germany, where he currently lives with my cousin Liz and their son Hudson.  Jay works for a company called HERE Technologies and Liz is an experienced travel writer, having most recently researched and written for 20 Fodor's guidebooks over the last 8 years. For Jay, Liz and Hudson, travel is their way of life.  Though they are ok financially during this pandemic and acknowledge their privilege in this regard, this doesn't diminish the fact that they may have to rethink how they live and earn in the "new normal" that emerges after the COVID-19 dust has settled.   (As we discussed in the episode, Hudson has his own Instagram account called Hudson in Hotels and can be found here:  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hudsoninhotels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hudsoninhotels/)</a>

COVID-19 Weekly Update 8

Week 6 of the COVID-19 series features César Tánchez from Guatemala.   Every week during the pandemic Beau will find someone in a different part of the world with a different personal pandemic experience to share their perspective and tell their story for others to hear.  In this episode César shares his COVID-19 experience so far in Guatemala, which has less than 700 cases of the coronavirus and only 17 deaths as of today.  For comparison, the global numbers as of today are almost 3.5 million cases with nearly 250,000 deaths.   César also explains how there is no employment insurance in Guatemala and how the pandemic is changing the way the people of his country view saving for the future and personal finance in general. Search for César's podcast, "Trascendencia Financiera con César Tánchez", wherever you get your podcasts.

Week 6 of the COVID-19 series features <a href="http://cesartanchez.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">César Tánchez</a> from Guatemala.   Every week during the pandemic Beau will find someone in a different part of the world with a different personal pandemic experience to share their perspective and tell their story for others to hear.  In this episode César shares his COVID-19 experience so far in Guatemala, which has less than 700 cases of the coronavirus and only 17 deaths as of today.  For comparison, the global numbers as of today are almost 3.5 million cases with nearly 250,000 deaths.   César also explains how there is no employment insurance in Guatemala and how the pandemic is changing the way the people of his country view saving for the future and personal finance in general. Search for César's podcast, "Trascendencia Financiera con César Tánchez", wherever you get your podcasts.

COVID-19 Weekly Update 6

Week 5 of the COVID-19 series features Tom Drake from Alberta.   Every week during the pandemic Beau will find someone in a different part of the world with a different personal pandemic experience to share their perspective and tell their story for others to hear.  In this episode Tom shares his COVID-19 experience so far, which includes getting officially tested and having to isolate under quarantine law.  Tom and Beau also discuss investing during an economic recession like this and what to be careful of at a time when no one can predict how the economy will be affected and for how long.

Week 5 of the COVID-19 series features <a href="https://maplemoney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Drake</a> from Alberta.   Every week during the pandemic Beau will find someone in a different part of the world with a different personal pandemic experience to share their perspective and tell their story for others to hear.  In this episode Tom shares his COVID-19 experience so far, which includes getting officially tested and having to isolate under quarantine law.  Tom and Beau also discuss investing during an economic recession like this and what to be careful of at a time when no one can predict how the economy will be affected and for how long.

COVID-19 Weekly Update 5

Week 4 of the COVID-19 series features Jordon Cox of the UK.  Beau and Jordon discuss: -Jordon's trip to Disneyworld that was cut short and for which he's still trying to get some money back -His recent health issues and how that affects his susceptibility to the virus -How the UK is handling the COVID-19 pandemic and the rules in place to protect the British people -How 1/3 of the National Health Service (NHS) workers have been compromised by COVID-19 and the system is overwhelmed. -How the pandemic has affected Jordon's ability to make money and what financial relief exists in the UK -That a podcast host should never ask this question during a lockdown: "Where is your boyfriend now?" -How the British people are excellent at queuing(standing in lines) which is very evident during a pandemic.

Week 4 of the COVID-19 series features <a href="https://jordoncox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jordon Cox</a> of the UK.  Beau and Jordon discuss: -Jordon's trip to Disneyworld that was cut short and for which he's still trying to get some money back -His recent health issues and how that affects his susceptibility to the virus -How the UK is handling the COVID-19 pandemic and the rules in place to protect the British people -How 1/3 of the National Health Service (NHS) workers have been compromised by COVID-19 and the system is overwhelmed. -How the pandemic has affected Jordon's ability to make money and what financial relief exists in the UK -That a podcast host should never ask this question during a lockdown: "Where is your boyfriend now?" -How the British people are excellent at queuing(standing in lines) which is very evident during a pandemic.

COVID-19 Weekly Update 4

In the third weekly episode of the COVID-19 series, Beau calls Australia to speak to Michelle from frugalityandfreedom.com to discuss:  How COVID-19 has affected her life so far   How Australia and New Zealand are handling the pandemic   How Michelle's personal finances have been impacted   Financial independence and frugality   The live event industry and how it has been decimated   The importance of staying positive and taking care of your mental health during times like this   Building other forms of capital other than financial capital to help you adapt to changes in the world or your circumstances     Links to things Michelle mentioned in the episode: Rich &amp; Resilient Living blog - Looking Beyond Financial Capital on the Path to Financial Independence http://www.richandresilientliving.com/looking-beyond-financial-capital-on-the-path-to-financial-independence/ Nomad Numbers - Nomad life during COVID-19: exiting Bali and home quarantining in Taiwan https://www.nomadnumbers.com/nomad-life-during-covid-19-exiting-bali-and-home-quarantining-in-taiwan/ Website &amp; social links: FrugalityandFreedom.com Twitter @FrugalityFreedm Instagram @FrugalityandFreedom

In the third weekly episode of the COVID-19 series, Beau calls Australia to speak to Michelle from <a href="http://frugalityandfreedom.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">frugalityandfreedom.com</a> to discuss: <ul><li> How COVID-19 has affected her life so far </li> <li> How Australia and New Zealand are handling the pandemic </li> <li> How Michelle's personal finances have been impacted </li> <li> Financial independence and frugality </li> <li> The live event industry and how it has been decimated </li> <li> The importance of staying positive and taking care of your mental health during times like this </li> <li> Building other forms of capital other than financial capital to help you adapt to changes in the world or your circumstances </li> </ul> Links to things Michelle mentioned in the episode: Rich &amp; Resilient Living blog - Looking Beyond Financial Capital on the Path to Financial Independence <a href="http://www.richandresilientliving.com/looking-beyond-financial-capital-on-the-path-to-financial-independence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.richandresilientliving.com/looking-beyond-financial-capital-on-the-path-to-financial-independence/</a> Nomad Numbers - Nomad life during COVID-19: exiting Bali and home quarantining in Taiwan <a href="https://www.nomadnumbers.com/nomad-life-during-covid-19-exiting-bali-and-home-quarantining-in-taiwan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nomadnumbers.com/nomad-life-during-covid-19-exiting-bali-and-home-quarantining-in-taiwan/</a> Website &amp; social links: <a href="http://frugalityandfreedom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FrugalityandFreedom.com</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/frugalityfreedm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@FrugalityFreedm</a> Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/frugalityandfreedom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@FrugalityandFreedom</a>

COVID-19 Weekly Update 3

In the second weekly episode of the COVID-19 series, Beau talks about:  Emergency-fund shaming and how we're in survival mode now and there is no point in telling someone they should have had an emergency fund   Hopefully going through a pandemic without an emergency fund will give you the perspective to start saving once you have surplus income again   What if you are in a position where you have no surplus income so you can't build savings?   The dangers of relying on credit as your emergency fund   This new world of video and how we need to be patient with those who aren't familiar with new technology, and how to protect yourself from hacking with online passwords for video meetings.   How everyone's situation is different and we can't give blanket financial advice at a time like this, or ever, really. 

In the second weekly episode of the COVID-19 series, Beau talks about: <ul><li> Emergency-fund shaming and how we're in survival mode now and there is no point in telling someone they should have had an emergency fund </li> <li> Hopefully going through a pandemic without an emergency fund will give you the perspective to start saving once you have surplus income again </li> <li> What if you are in a position where you have no surplus income so you can't build savings? </li> <li> The dangers of relying on credit as your emergency fund </li> <li> This new world of video and how we need to be patient with those who aren't familiar with new technology, and how to protect yourself from hacking with online passwords for video meetings. </li> <li> How everyone's situation is different and we can't give blanket financial advice at a time like this, or ever, really. </li></ul>

COVID-19 Weekly Update 2

Beau returns from his podcasting sabbatical to provide a personal update and talk about the COVID-19 global pandemic in Canada as of March 29, 2020. Links mentioned in the episode: Hoyes, Michalos &amp; Associates Inc. Debt Free in 30 podcast on Apple Podcasts or YouTube Canada Emergency Response Benefit Infographic by Matthew Siwiec Podcasts for US Listeners:  Money With Friends, Stacking Benjamins

Beau returns from his podcasting sabbatical to provide a personal update and talk about the COVID-19 global pandemic in Canada as of March 29, 2020. Links mentioned in the episode: <a href="https://www.hoyes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hoyes, Michalos &amp; Associates Inc.</a> Debt Free in 30 podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/debt-free-in-30/id914550159" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBd1vf4gtOj8QE5JdiNFRQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MatthewSiwiecInfographicv2-scaled.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canada Emergency Response Benefit Infographic</a> by <a href="http://www.ffcoach.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Siwiec</a> Podcasts for US Listeners:  <a href="https://www.moneywithfriendspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Money With Friends</a>, <a href="https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stacking Benjamins</a>

COVID-19 Weekly Update 1

This is the 100th episode of The Personal Finance Show! My special guests today are Tanja Hester and Kara Perez, the hosts of my favourite podcast, The Fairer Cents, and James Mwombela, who is a CFP and Associate Planner at Grid 202 Partners. Episode 100 isn’t about someone’s personal finance story. It’s about an important personal finance topic. Today’s topic is financial privilege.   My goal with this episode was to encourage you to think about privilege and how it affects your life and your finances. Most people understand obvious financial privilege.   If you come from a wealthy family, you have an easier time than someone who doesn’t come from money.   Having to work as a teenager to pay bills is very different than choosing to work as a teenager to buy the things your parents won’t buy you.   Graduating with student loans puts you in a very different financial starting position from someone who’s parents saved up and paid for their schooling.   Working to save for retirement is very different from working to pay your bills and make the minimum payments on your credit cards. But as we discussed in the episode, there are also less obvious layers of privilege, like your gender, the colour of your skin, or whether you are an immigrant, which may affect your ability to make money.   Like Darryl Brown from episode 93 of the show who didn’t think that anyone would want him to be their financial advisor because he’s black.   Or Nico Barawid from episode 67 who’s parents were both doctors, but were discriminated against financially because they had immigrated from the Phillipines.   There is still a lot of work to be done to increase Indigenous people's access to culturally relevant financial education resources, as Bettina Schneider and I discussed in episode 95.  Women are 80% more likely to live in poverty in retirement than men, as Saijal Patel mentioned in episode 77.  This is not surprising if you consider that women only gained the right to open a bank account in the 1960s. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act was only enacted in 1974, which made it unlawful for a creditor to discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, marital status, or age.   Think about that for a second -  45 years ago, it was so normal to financially discriminate against anyone who wasn’t a white male, that they actually had to make a law to tell financial institutions to stop being racist and sexist. On the other hand, white men have been able to open bank accounts and get credit since banks were invented hundreds of years ago.  And it’s not like everyone stopped being racist and sexist on the day the law came out. As we discussed in the episode, this discrimination still exists, though it’s not as explicit as it once was. I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t think this is a problem.  There isn’t anyone I know who would explicitly say that they don’t believe everyone should have equal opportunity to make money and build wealth. So let’s do something about it. Let’s talk about it on podcasts like this.   If you have the opportunity to use your privilege for good, to help someone who might have less advantages than you, do that. Remember that privilege is just perception.  There’s no logical reason why gender or race or all of the other differences we mentioned should impact your ability to make money.  It’s all in our heads and to stop it we need to change our thinking and our actions. So that’s my 100th episode.  I’ll be back soon with new episodes so if you haven’t subscribed to the podcast, please do that now, so you know when the new episodes are up.  If you liked this episode, check out the other 99 episodes and please leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. And if you have any questions or just want to say hello, you can always email me at beau@beauhumphreys.com.  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon

This is the 100th episode of The Personal Finance Show! My special guests today are <a href="https://ournextlife.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tanja Hester</a> and <a href="http://www.bravelygo.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kara Perez</a>, the hosts of my favourite podcast, <a href="https://thefairercents.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fairer Cents</a>, and James Mwombela, who is a CFP and Associate Planner at <a href="https://grid202partners.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grid 202 Partners</a>. Episode 100 isn’t about someone’s personal finance story. It’s about an important personal finance topic. Today’s topic is financial privilege. My goal with this episode was to encourage you to think about privilege and how it affects your life and your finances. Most people understand obvious financial privilege.   If you come from a wealthy family, you have an easier time than someone who doesn’t come from money.   Having to work as a teenager to pay bills is very different than choosing to work as a teenager to buy the things your parents won’t buy you.   Graduating with student loans puts you in a very different financial starting position from someone who’s parents saved up and paid for their schooling.   Working to save for retirement is very different from working to pay your bills and make the minimum payments on your credit cards. But as we discussed in the episode, there are also less obvious layers of privilege, like your gender, the colour of your skin, or whether you are an immigrant, which may affect your ability to make money.   Like <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/darryl-brown/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Darryl Brown from episode 93</a> of the show who didn’t think that anyone would want him to be their financial advisor because he’s black.   Or <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/nico-barawid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nico Barawid from episode 67</a> who’s parents were both doctors, but were discriminated against financially because they had immigrated from the Phillipines.   There is still a lot of work to be done to increase Indigenous people's access to culturally relevant financial education resources, as <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/bettina-schneider/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bettina Schneider and I discussed in episode 95</a>.  Women are 80% more likely to live in poverty in retirement than men, as <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/saijal-patel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saijal Patel mentioned in episode 77</a>.  This is not surprising if you consider that women only gained the right to open a bank account in the 1960s. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act was only enacted in 1974, which made it unlawful for a creditor to discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, marital status, or age.   Think about that for a second -  45 years ago, it was so normal to financially discriminate against anyone who wasn’t a white male, that they actually had to make a law to tell financial institutions to stop being racist and sexist. On the other hand, white men have been able to open bank accounts and get credit since banks were invented hundreds of years ago.  And it’s not like everyone stopped being racist and sexist on the day the law came out. As we discussed in the episode, this discrimination still exists, though it’s not as explicit as it once was. I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t think this is a problem.  There isn’t anyone I know who would explicitly say that they don’t believe everyone should have equal opportunity to make money and build wealth. So let’s do something about it. Let’s talk about it on podcasts like this.   If you have the opportunity to use your privilege for good, to help someone who might have less advantages than you, do that. Remember that privilege is just perception.  There’s no logical reason why gender or race or all of the other differences we mentioned should impact your ability to make money.  It’s all in our heads and to stop it we need to change our thinking and our actions. So that’s my 100th episode.  I’ll be back soon with new episodes so if you haven’t subscribed to the podcast, please do that now, so you know when the new episodes are up.  If you liked this episode, check out the other 99 episodes and please leave me a review on Apple Podcasts. And if you have any questions or just want to say hello, you can always email me at <a href="mailto:beau@beauhumphreys.com">beau@beauhumphreys.com</a>. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a>

100 - Financial Privilege

Beth MacMillan

Beth MacMillan wants you to prioritize travel. In 2011, Beth and her husband, Mark, decided to use their saved up money and take a 6 month honeymoon around the world. You don’t have to save $20,000 and buy round-the-world tickets like Beth did, but if you’re interested in travel at all, you can pick up a lot of tips by listening to Beth’s story. To be able to travel, you need 2 things, time and money. Maybe you have the time, but not the money, so you feel like you can’t afford to go anywhere. Maybe you have the money, but not the time, so you can just fly somewhere for a weekend or a week and it doesn’t seem worth the effort. There will always be barriers to travel, and if you have disposable income, there are a million things you can spend your money on instead of travelling. However, if you have the desire to travel, there are ways to make it a priority in your life. Every time you have extra money, you make a choice to use that money for something that is important to you. It doesn’t have to be a lot of money, as Beth and I discuss in the episode. For Beth, travel was always top of the list. Maybe you’re the same. Maybe you don’t even realize it yet because you haven’t been anywhere. Personally I believe every dollar spent on travelling is totally worth it. The “return on investment” of travel isn’t dollars but it’s a higher quality of life. But that’s just me. And Beth, of course. P.S. If you want to ask Beth any questions about travel or concussions, you can email her here.NEXT EPISODE100 - Financial Privilege with Tanja Hester, Kara Perez, and James Mwombela  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Beth MacMillan wants you to prioritize travel. In 2011, Beth and her husband, Mark, decided to use their saved up money and take a 6 month honeymoon around the world. You don’t have to save $20,000 and buy round-the-world tickets like Beth did, but if you’re interested in travel at all, you can pick up a lot of tips by listening to Beth’s story. To be able to travel, you need 2 things, time and money. Maybe you have the time, but not the money, so you feel like you can’t afford to go anywhere. Maybe you have the money, but not the time, so you can just fly somewhere for a weekend or a week and it doesn’t seem worth the effort. There will always be barriers to travel, and if you have disposable income, there are a million things you can spend your money on instead of travelling. However, if you have the desire to travel, there are ways to make it a priority in your life. Every time you have extra money, you make a choice to use that money for something that is important to you. It doesn’t have to be a lot of money, as Beth and I discuss in the episode. For Beth, travel was always top of the list. Maybe you’re the same. Maybe you don’t even realize it yet because you haven’t been anywhere. Personally I believe every dollar spent on travelling is totally worth it. The “return on investment” of travel isn’t dollars but it’s a higher quality of life. But that’s just me. And Beth, of course. P.S. If you want to ask Beth any questions about travel or concussions, you can email her <a href="mailto:beth@thepersonalfinanceshow.com">here</a>.NEXT EPISODE 100 - Financial Privilege with Tanja Hester, Kara Perez, and James Mwombela <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

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Sarah Li Cain

Sarah Li Cain wants you to be open to opportunities and to make independence a priority. Sarah was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Canada, has lived in Australia, South Korea and China, and is currently in the US. Sarah worked mainly as a teacher, but the key to her survival and success was to be open to opportunities along the way. Knowing that she couldn’t be a teacher in the US if she moved there from China with her husband and new son, Sarah looked into ways to make money online. Sarah ended up finding freelance writing as something she could do from anywhere in the world and focused on personal finance writing. Today, Sarah makes over $100,000 a year working part-time from home, creating content for financial brands and online publications. It’s not easy to create in-demand content and get paid for it, but her desires to be independent and to be free to spend her time the way she wants, keep her on track. Sarah is also the host of the Beyond the Dollar podcast, where she has deep and honest conversations about how money affects our well-being. Sarah joined me from Jacksonville, Florida to share her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE99 - Beth MacMillan  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Sarah Li Cain wants you to be open to opportunities and to make independence a priority. Sarah was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Canada, has lived in Australia, South Korea and China, and is currently in the US. Sarah worked mainly as a teacher, but the key to her survival and success was to be open to opportunities along the way. Knowing that she couldn’t be a teacher in the US if she moved there from China with her husband and new son, Sarah looked into ways to make money online. Sarah ended up finding freelance writing as something she could do from anywhere in the world and focused on personal finance writing. Today, Sarah makes over $100,000 a year working part-time from home, creating content for financial brands and online publications. It’s not easy to create in-demand content and get paid for it, but her desires to be independent and to be free to spend her time the way she wants, keep her on track. Sarah is also the host of the <a href="https://beyondthedollar.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond the Dollar</a> podcast, where she has deep and honest conversations about how money affects our well-being. Sarah joined me from Jacksonville, Florida to share her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/beth-macmillan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">99 - Beth MacMillan</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

98 - Sarah Li Cain

Bridget Casey

Bridget Casey wants us all to get rich together. The good news is that Bridget already did most of the work for you. All you have to do is follow her instructions. You don’t have to spend years studying the stock market and get an MBA in finance. She already did that so you don’t have to. Bridget took all of her personal finance skills and education and spent countless hours crafting online courses for you. Her stand-out course is called the Six-Figure Stock Portfolio. She created this course because there’s nothing like it online right now and as you heard in the intro clip, her students are doing very well. Bridget started her website Money After Graduation in 2012 and today she has over 3,000 visitors per day. Bridget also makes personal finance videos on YouTube where she has over 6,500 subscribers and over 500,000 views of her videos. Bridget joined me from Edmonton, Alberta to share her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE98 - Sarah Li Cain  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

Bridget Casey wants us all to get rich together. The good news is that Bridget already did most of the work for you. All you have to do is follow her instructions. You don’t have to spend years studying the stock market and get an MBA in finance. She already did that so you don’t have to. Bridget took all of her personal finance skills and education and spent countless hours crafting online courses for you. Her stand-out course is called the <a href="https://sixfigurestockportfolio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Six-Figure Stock Portfolio</a>. She created this course because there’s nothing like it online right now and as you heard in the intro clip, her students are doing very well. Bridget started her website <a href="https://www.moneyaftergraduation.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Money After Graduation</a> in 2012 and today she has over 3,000 visitors per day. Bridget also makes personal finance videos on YouTube where she has over 6,500 subscribers and over 500,000 views of her videos. Bridget joined me from Edmonton, Alberta to share her personal finance story.NEXT EPISODE <a href="https://www.thepersonalfinanceshow.com/e/sarah-li-cain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">98 - Sarah Li Cain</a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

97 - Bridget Casey

Erin Lowry

Erin Lowry wants you to know that words have power, especially when it comes to your money. Saving and investing are not the same thing. For example, if someone is saving for retirement, they might not even be aware that they are actually investing their money. Very few people put their retirement money in a savings account. It’s much more likely that if you have your retirement money invested in an index fund, or some kind of portfolio of stocks and bonds that are subject to risk and growth. But if we keep using the word “save” when we talk about retirement, we miss the opportunity to learn about our investments. If we say “invest” for retirement, you might be triggered to ask “What’s my money invested in?” You might be thinking, Beau, everyone knows the difference between saving and investing, and people know where their retirement money is invested. Unfortunately, that’s just not true. I read yesterday that 40% of Canadians keep their TFSA contributions in a simple savings account. Why are Canadians doing this? Well, it’s in the name. TFSA stands for Tax-Free Savings Account. The Canadian government called it a savings account. But it’s not a savings account. It’s a tax shelter. Where the RRSP, or Registered Retirement Savings Plan, was created to save you taxes now, only for you to pay them later when you withdraw money in retirement, the TFSA allows you to take after-tax money you already have and protect it from ever being taxed again. So the TFSA is not for savings, because savings might grow, if you’re lucky, at 1% per year. You can afford the taxes on 1%. What you want in your TFSA is your highest growth investments. If you have $10,000 in Canadian bank stocks, for example, and you say they are part of your TFSA, and then grow by 10% this year, you pay no tax on that 10%. Not this year or any year after that. That $10,000 could grow to $100,000 and you never pay any tax. So should this program created to shelter your investment growth from future taxes be called a Tax-Free Savings Account? Absolutely not. It’s a terrible name and it’s confusing Canadians. Words have power.   Like the words "broke" and "poor" are not the same thing. This is something that Erin and I discuss in the episode, as she has now written two books: the first one is called Broke Millennial and the most recent one is Broke Millennial Takes on Investing. And there’s a third book in the series coming soon, which we also discuss in the episode. Erin joined me from New York City to share her personal finance story. NEXT EPISODE 97 - Bridget Casey  Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach  Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon To register for my next available personal finance webinar click here.

<a href="https://brokemillennial.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erin Lowry</a> wants you to know that words have power, especially when it comes to your money. Saving and investing are not the same thing. For example, if someone is saving for retirement, they might not even be aware that they are actually investing their money. Very few people put their retirement money in a savings account. It’s much more likely that if you have your retirement money invested in an index fund, or some kind of portfolio of stocks and bonds that are subject to risk and growth. But if we keep using the word “save” when we talk about retirement, we miss the opportunity to learn about our investments. If we say “invest” for retirement, you might be triggered to ask “What’s my money invested in?” You might be thinking, Beau, everyone knows the difference between saving and investing, and people know where their retirement money is invested. Unfortunately, that’s just not true. I read yesterday that 40% of Canadians keep their TFSA contributions in a simple savings account. Why are Canadians doing this? Well, it’s in the name. TFSA stands for Tax-Free Savings Account. The Canadian government called it a savings account. But it’s not a savings account. It’s a tax shelter. Where the RRSP, or Registered Retirement Savings Plan, was created to save you taxes now, only for you to pay them later when you withdraw money in retirement, the TFSA allows you to take after-tax money you already have and protect it from ever being taxed again. So the TFSA is not for savings, because savings might grow, if you’re lucky, at 1% per year. You can afford the taxes on 1%. What you want in your TFSA is your highest growth investments. If you have $10,000 in Canadian bank stocks, for example, and you say they are part of your TFSA, and then grow by 10% this year, you pay no tax on that 10%. Not this year or any year after that. That $10,000 could grow to $100,000 and you never pay any tax. So should this program created to shelter your investment growth from future taxes be called a Tax-Free Savings Account? Absolutely not. It’s a terrible name and it’s confusing Canadians. Words have power. Like the words "broke" and "poor" are not the same thing. This is something that Erin and I discuss in the episode, as she has now written two books: the first one is called Broke Millennial and the most recent one is Broke Millennial Takes on Investing. And there’s a third book in the series coming soon, which we also discuss in the episode. Erin joined me from New York City to share her personal finance story. NEXT EPISODE 97 - Bridget Casey <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://booking.beauhumphreys.com/free-15-minute-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to book a FREE 15-minute personal finance consultation with Beau Humphreys, Personal Finance Coach</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/beauhumphreys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to become a patron of The Personal Finance Show via Patreon</a> To register for my next available personal finance webinar <a href="https://beauhumphreys.com/webinar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

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