House of FI
99 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsWelcome to House of FI! We are glad you're here. Our mission is to help other families on the road to financial independence. If you dream of retiring early but are unsure how to do that AND raise your family, you are in the right place. Our guests will share their journey to financial independence, early retirement and debt freedom. Our guest experts will share valuable information that will help you get to your financial goals sooner. Come on in!
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You Matter - Prioritizing Your WHY Even When It's Hard
October 16, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBSometimes life can be so hectic and overwhelming. We get so involved in planning and checking off goals that the WHY of why we do it all anyway can get drowned out. In today's episode, Wendy and Curtis will be sharing about their week at the FI Chautauqua in Portugal and how being in the quiet of such a beautiful country surrounded by like-minded fellow-FIers helped them come to some hard decisions. Chautauqua also allowed Wendy and Curtis to look back and see how far they have come i...
ENCORE Episode Creating a $45,000 a Year Side-Hustle
October 02, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 43.2 MBThere is no one way to Financial Independence. However, if you want to speed up your timeline to Financial Independence and Early Retirement - one of the best ways to do that is to increase your income via a side-hustle or a small business. Today we share one of our favorite side-hustler extraordinaires, Julie, from the Millennial Boss blog and The Fire Drill Podcast. Not only is Julie killing it in her regular jobs, but she blogs, podcasts and has found multiple ways to add income int...
1st Generation Immigrant - the Climb from Poverty to Financial Independence
September 25, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 42.2 MBPatrick Aime grew up in poverty and unrest in Rwanda but he had a dream of coming to the United States to make his own destiny. His pathway to the United States was via sports. First, he finished high school in Belgium and then came to the United States to play basketball in college. In this Encore Episode, you will hear how Patrick achieved made his way to America - achieved success, made a lot of money and then lost it all. It was devastating, but Patrick used the grit and determinat...
Encore Episode - From 70 Hours a Week to Stay at Home Dad
September 18, 2019 10:30 - 31 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week, we speak with Dan Shaw. In this encore episode, we will hear how Dan engineered his retirement in just five years. He was working 60-70 hours a week and was miserable. He decided he had had enough and after a particularly hard day at work began executing a plan to become Financially Independent. He and his wife buckled down on their spending, ramped up their retirement accounts, optimized their taxes and increased their income via rental properties. He and his wife hit the...
Increase Your Savings Rate the Fourth Tenet of the FIRE Movement
September 13, 2019 10:30 - 16 minutes - 14 MBIn today's bonus episode, Wendy and Curtis discuss the fourth tenet of the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) Movement - which is to increase your savings rate. In previous episodes we discussed the previous three tenets which are: 1. Rejecting Consumerism 2. Redefining Retirement 3. Tax Optimization A good portion of the United States population has saved less than $200,000.00 towards their retirement. Many will simply have Social Security as their only means of in...
Suddenly Single - Parenting and Financial Insecurity
September 11, 2019 10:30 - 42 minutes - 34.5 MBEleven years ago Dawn Holley found herself single after the unexpected death of her husband. As anyone can imagine, her world was turned upside down. In this episode, we have a candid discussion with Dawn about the challenges of parenting and picking up the pieces of her life financially unprepared. With no safety net, Dawn had to make very quick decisions about what items she could sell in her home - just to survive. She packed up what was left and moved herself and her son into her pa...
Investing in Real Estate to Reach Financial Independence
September 04, 2019 14:56 - 53 minutes - 56.9 MBIn this encore episode, we discuss how to use real estate investing as a means to Financial Independence. As we dive into our first go at real estate investing (well, really our second - but that's a whole notha' story), we thought this was a perfect show to come back to as we update you on our progress. David Greene of Bigger Pockets was our guest on this episode and it is a great overview of the BRRRR method of real estate investing. It's a really great show. We will see you all ba...
BONUS Episode - Redefining Retirement, How We Plan to Retire at 55
August 30, 2019 10:30 - 10 minutes - 9.97 MBIn today's show, we discuss the Second Tenet of FI which is Redefining Retirement. For some, that means retiring in the traditional sense and not working at all; for others, it simply means choice or freedom to do what you want. This may mean working on passion projects or just working less. It also means rejecting the traditional retirement age of between 65 and 75. Choice, Freedom and Retiring "to" something were the common themes when others were asked what Financial Independence mea...
How to Travel the World with Kids
August 28, 2019 10:30 - 43 minutes - 37.4 MBIs it your dream to travel the world, but the one thing that prevents you is that you have children? In today's episode, we talk to Vicki Van Essen, who has traveled the world full time with her husband and children for the past year. When asked if it was everything she dreamed of, she responded... ...you'll have to listen to the full episode to hear her response! IT BEGAN WITH AN IDEA The dream began percolating several years ago before Vicki's second son was born. She and her husb...
BONUS Episode - The Tenets of FI/RE
August 23, 2019 10:30 - 10 minutes - 9.88 MBAs the FI/RE movement becomes more mainstream, explaining what the core values and beliefs are can be daunting. In this episode, Wendy and Curtis explain six of the core tenets of the community. Each tenet also embraces specific actions, mindsets, and strategies that flow from the core tenet. THE SIX FI/RE TENETS 1. Rejection of Consumerism 2. Redefining Retirement 3. Tax Optimization 4. Increased Savings Rate 5. Community 6. Life-Optimization In this episode, we...
The Future of Airbnb as a Short-term Rental Investment Option
August 21, 2019 10:30 - 38 minutes - 32 MBIn today's show, we are investigating a hot topic in the real estate investing world, we are looking at Airbnb investing and asking the question, "is it still a viable option for short-term rental investing." You cannot have a conversation about real estate investing without, eventually, having it turn to people wondering if they can take advantage of the popularity of Airbnb and VRBO as options. Erin has been renting out properties as short-term rentals since 2014. At that time she a...
Second Chances in Life, Marriage and Money
August 14, 2019 10:30 - 54 minutes - 43 MBBrandon Cunningham has an incredible story of determination, second chances and of finding financial freedom after divorce and two close calls with death. At 27 years old, already a husband and a father, Brandon had a devastating stroke. His recovery was slow. But he was still able to finish college without significant delay and then began a career. Sadly, over the years he and his wife grew apart and the marriage did not survive. After the divorce, Brandon found himself in debt and ...
BONUS Episode - Let's Talk Numbers
August 09, 2019 10:00 - 12 minutes - 10.2 MBIn this episode, we update listeners on how the sale of our home has added $2800.00 back into our budget and payoff all our consumer debt. The decision to sell the house was difficult but after much thought and running the numbers, it was the one decision that could super-charge our progress and help us achieve our long term financial goals. With the proceeds from the sale, we paid off all of our consumer debt. This included our cars and all of our credit accounts. The only debt that...
Episode 54 - Getting UNstuck, Creating Work You Love
August 07, 2019 10:30 - 47 minutes - 38.3 MBOn this week's show, we have a wonderful conversation with Alan and Katie Donegan, who have reached Financial Independence and are now doing work that brings them happiness and fulfillment. Alan and Katie tell us steps you can take to find that happiness for yourself. Discovering the FIRE movement….. Alan and Katie initially thought they would achieve financial independence through real estate investments. They read Rich Dad Poor Dad and began purchasing real estate. As Alan be...
We'll Be Right Back
July 31, 2019 10:30 - 2 minutes - 2.62 MBHello House of FI Family! As you know we are on the move this week and beginning a new adventure as renters again. So, we are taking a week off. But, don't go anywhere! We are excited to come back next week as we celebrate our One Year Anniversary! Woo Hoo! In the meantime, we have several great episodes to go back and listen to - or if you have not, to give them a try. Episode 32 with Curtis and I as we discussed his journey from Reluctant to Spouse to On Fire Fully Committed FIR...
BONUS EPISODE - Our Weekly Wrap-Up and Celebrations!
July 26, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MBIn today's Bonus show, we hear again from Chelsea Brennan of Smart Money Mamas and about the Mamas Talk Money Summit coming on October. To stay in the loop about the summit, you can get on the waitlist for the here. It's going to be an AMAZING event, so keep yourself informed about it! WE HAVE SOME AWESOME NEWS! We hit a HUGE milestone..... WE CELEBRATED 100,000 DOWNLOADS! ....and we want to say Thank you! We could not have hit this milestone without all of YOU. So to al...
The Myth of the Modern-day Superparent - a Round Table Discussion
July 24, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBThe Myth of the Modern-day Superparent. No BECKY, you cannot do it all. Today on the show we have an in-depth panel discussion between three busy ladies who tackle the question of how do we have it all? Is it even possible? Likely possible - but not without some collateral damage. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES The first key to finding a balance is to first know what your priorities are as well as having an understanding that there are going to be "seasons" to each priority you may hav...
BONUS Episode - Our Top Picks for Online Savings Accounts
July 19, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 15.2 MBThis week we focus on one of the steps in our 7-Step Money Foundations Course - we are talking about your fully-funded emergency fund. We cover these steps in both our FREE online course as well as our new workbook, Shut Up and Budget. On today's show, we are just going to hit some of the high points. YOUR SAFETY NET One of the most important steps in laying a proper money foundation is to have safety nets. YOUR FULLY FUNDED EMERGENCY FUND IS YOUR SAFETY NET. So what is a ful...
What is Your Money Language?
July 17, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week we speak with Tarra "Madam Money" Jackson, author of The Four Financial Languages. Do you know what your money language is? Tarra describes that we all have a financial language. It's important to know what they are to communicate with each other. The dominant languages are below. How do you know which one you are? Saving - do you get anxious when your bank account gets below a certain dollar amount? Spending - are you chasing after a deal or get a rush after a purc...
Friday Recap - Adding $300 to Your Budget by Flipping Free Stuff
July 12, 2019 10:30 - 7 minutes - 7.32 MBIn this episode, we recap Wednesday's show with Rob and Melissa, Flee Market Flippers, who turned a FREE chair into $115,000.00 in inventory. You can do the same on a much smaller scale and infuse your budget with quick cash. It does not take a whole lot of effort or money to get started. In fact, a man in Canada turned a red paperclip into a house. How amazing it that? Be sure to tune in to next Wednesday's show. We will be speaking with Tarra Jackson, Ms. Madam Money. We talk ab...
Creating an $85,000 a Year Business by Turning Trash Into Treasure
July 10, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes - 36.4 MBIn today's show we talk to Rob and Melissa of Flea Market Flipper! Rob and Melissa have turned flipping items into an $85,000 a year full-time business that allows them to live a life of freedom. They share with us several of their rules for how they decide what to buy to maximize their profits. 1. They typically only spend $20-$50 on an item. 2. If it is a bigger item, it needs to have a large profit margin. 3. Rob does not travel more than 2 hours to pick up an item. 4. Th...
Which is Better - Fidelity or Vanguard?
July 05, 2019 10:00 - 10 minutes - 8.85 MBIn this episode, we take on one of the epic battles of the financial world, who is better - Vanguard or Fidelity. Listener, Tracie, wanted to know why we only hear all the hype about Vanguard and not Fidelity. Tracie writes: "I see many podcasts touting Vanguard index funds, but nobody seems to talk about Fidelity no-cost funds. Perhaps you can share your thoughts on that. I recently moved from a managed account to managing my own money again through Fidelity and they've done right by ...
Why Parent Plus Loans are the Worst Student Loans and Other Money Lessons
July 03, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBIn today's episode Robert Farrington, the College Investor, shares with us why he believes Parent Plus Loans are the worst student loans out there. HOW ROBERT LIVES FRUGALLY IN SAN DIEGO But before we did a deep dive into all things student loans and paying for college, we learned a little more about Robert, his money story and how he and his wife are able to live a filling frugal life in one of the most expensive cities in the United States. Some of the ways Robert and his wife sav...
Living the FI Life in Hawaii
June 28, 2019 10:30 - 30 minutes - 35.3 MBWe love having conversations with our listeners. Every valuable lesson on this journey we have learned has come from the wisdom of others in this community. In today's Friday Bonus Episode, Cathleen of Cooking Up Fire, gives us some practical ways she has been able to live frugally in paradise. Take a peek at some of her tips! Food and Grocery Lessons from Cathleen's Mother: What foods are inexpensive What foods are a good buy and when to stock up on them What food you can ...
How to Create a $45,000.00 a Year Side-Hustle Online
June 26, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 40.3 MBWould it change your life to earn an extra $40,000 a year on a side-hustle? Today's guest has the proof that you can do it and do it will working a full-time W-2 job. MAKING MONEY BLOGGING Julie believes that people can still make money blogging and wants to help other people do it. She has figured out the secret sauce. She first began taking monetizing her blog seriously in July of 2016. It took her about six months to get it right; learning it all by herself by doing Google sea...
Taking Action and Minimizing Risk
June 21, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBWhat a great episode on Wednesday with Doc Green of What's Up Next Podcast. Curt and I have both been mulling over some of the points Doc made. The big takeaways for Curt and I were: The importance of creating an environment for our children to be willing to take action and encounter risk. Also, that risk should be calculated but also you can minimize risk by doing mini-experiments to try out your idea first. We first learned of mini-experiments from Alan Donegan of Pop-up Business ...
Finding Joy and Peacefulness After Financial Independence
June 19, 2019 10:30 - 47 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this episode, we dig deep with Doc Green of What's Up Next. As someone who has reached Financial Independence, but who has also not fully retired, we wanted to know what keeps Doc continuing to work as a physician. What Doc found is that, for him, it boiled down to purpose, happiness, and identity. After a lot of deep thought, Doc says he decided to continue working part-time because he finds joy and fulfillment in his work. Not unlike many other professionals, Doc finds he is driven...
Reflecting on Fatherhood
June 14, 2019 10:00 - 19 minutes - 16 MBHAPPY FATHER'S DAY HOUSE OF FI FAMILY AND SPECIFICALLY OUR DADS! In this episode, we hear Curt reflect on parenthood and how his perspective on parenting and his experience as a dad has changed over the year. We wish all of our dad's a wonderful day celebrating with loved ones and filled with joy and happiness....and doing so frugally! Check back in next week for another wonderful conversation! DON'T FORGET PLUTUS NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL JUNE 30TH... We would love it if you w...
Utilizing Your Military Benefits and Financial Pitfalls to Avoid
June 12, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 44.2 MBThis week on the show we speak with Lacey Langford. She is the founder of LaceyLangford.com a personal finance blog and a boutique financial coaching practice specializing in the unique world of the United States military. Lacey is also the founder and host of The Military Money Show, a podcast all about money and military. She's a U.S. Air Force Veteran, Milspouse, financial coach, speaker, and writer who changes people’s lives from being fearful of money to having control and confidence...
Choosing Happiness on the Journey to FIRE
June 07, 2019 15:13 - 19 minutes - 16.4 MBWe found the FIRE community in early 2016. And you all know how on fire we have been about FIRE ever since. But...that does not mean it has been all unicorns and rainbows. We've had quite a few rainclouds and donkeys make their appearances. One of the things that keeps us from completely coming unglued and reverting back to old money behaviors is focusing on what is most important to us - filling our home with love and laughter. This weekend we had the wonderful opportunity to atte...
The Power of Savings Rate and Compound Interest - Reduce Your Retirement Timeline by 20 Years
June 05, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes - 49.5 MBAs a new immigrant to America, Mark Perry - who will be the first to say it, was clueless about money. He describes coming to the states from South Africa with $200 in his pocket, the most money he ever had in his life, and blowing it all quite quickly, on hockey skates, winter jacket and a carton of cigarettes. MARK'S EARLY JOURNEY He was very fortunate that he had been able to secure a scholarship that paid for the bulk of his education and so he started off on the right foot in that...
BONUS Episode - Weekly Wrap-Up - Recap of Wednesdays Show with Latrina Walden, Creating a Successful Business and Inter-generational Wealth
May 31, 2019 10:30 - 21 minutes - 16.5 MBWEEKLY WRAP-UP On Wednesday’s show, we spoke with Latrina Walden. She’s an amazing mom, professor, nurse and business owner. When we asked her how she does it all, she says it takes a “good support system” and “GRIT!” We believe that. Curt and were greatly impacted by this episode for a couple of reasons. First, we identified with the enormity and the heavy burden debt plays in our lives. For a very long time, the debt left of feeling very hopeless and resolved that i...
The Impact of Creating Generational Wealth
May 29, 2019 10:30 - 46 minutes - 35.4 MB"Whatever it was, we were gonna stop talking about it and we were gonna do it!" Latrina Walden's money story is not unlike so many others in this country - Curtis and I included. She was smart, driven, and had an entrepreneurial spirit, the only problem is she lacked a solid money foundation and was swimming in six-digit student loan debt. FINDING THE FIRE COMMUNITY She felt the burden and was ashamed by the amount of debt she was carrying and through a fortuitous conversation with ...
BONUS EPISODE Our Money Mistakes - College and Student Loans
May 24, 2019 15:05 - 18 minutes - 15.8 MBWe all have money mistakes. Some of us have more and bigger mistakes than others....(slowly raises our hands to both). FAILING FORWARD John Maxwell has a wonderful book called Failing Forward. What he emphasizes is one of the most valuable lessons one can learn in life and it is this... Failure in and of itself is not bad. The most important thing is how you respond to failure. You can learn from it and try again and get better or you can walk away and let it prevent you from g...
Making Unconvential Moves to Pay Off $100,000.00 In Debt
May 22, 2019 10:30 - 40 minutes - 39.4 MBImagine living paycheck to paycheck and swimming in $100,000.00 of debt and working yourself into exhaustion - not seeing any way out of your situation. No matter how hard you have worked - you just can't seem to make any progress. What do you do? The reality is that this scenario is not uncommon in the United States. It can be overwhelming and feel hopeless. In 2015, Kyle Renke and his wife were a young family and had become slaves to their jobs - not making any financial progress...
Listener Case Study - What To Do With an Unexpected Inheritance
May 17, 2019 10:30 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBOften we get questions from listeners behind the scenes. This week, one of our listeners messaged us because she received an unexpected inheritance of about $29,000.00. They still have some credit card debt and unpaid medical bills. She wants to save some and also put some money away for her grandson's college. They only have $400.00 in a small savings account. Before I could begin there were a few things I wanted to know. I wanted to know what the interest rates were on each of...
Breaking Free of Poverty and Reaching Financial Independence
May 15, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 46.7 MBToday we share another community member success story. Jeff, grew up extremely poor. It was not uncommon during his childhood for his family to worry about where they would be living, figuring out how to heat the house as well as meeting other essential needs. HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Jeff's parents, who were factory workers, never had expectations for Jeff to attend college, there was an assumption he would enter factory work as well after high school. However, it became clear very early...
BONUS EPISODE - We Are Weird About Money and That's OK
May 10, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes - 14.8 MBIf you have been in the FIRE movement for any amount of time, the sooner you realize this one fact, the better off you will be. WE ARE WEIRD. We are. We - the collective we - the FIRE community - are weird. We are going against the grain. We are a counter-culture. People will not understand us. We will be judged. Misunderstood. And that's totally OK. Let's all be weird together. We are all in the same Arena. Those who have never stepped foot in the arena, who are not w...
In Pursuit of the American Dream, Immigrant to Millionaire
May 08, 2019 10:30 - 41 minutes - 41 MBGrowing up in Rwanda without electricity, Patrick Aime, never felt he missed out on anything because he didn't know any better. He recalls his childhood fondly. After Patrick's father died when he was a baby he watched his mother work hard to increase her income as a single mom. As her income grew, so did the conveniences of life. They acquired a TV when he was about 12 years old and no longer had to visit his "Rich Uncle's House" to watch American TV shows. It was through these show...
BONUS EPISODE - Side-hustles, Are They Worth It?
May 03, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutes - 22 MBHow many of you are currently side-hustling or considering whether or not to side-hustle and wondering if it's even worth it or not? Well, today Curt and I hash out all of the side-hustles we are currently trying out. We also share how much we have earned in March and April and discuss whether or not it has been a good use of our time. We'll also tell you which ones are total duds and which ones we think are the best! Here is a break down of our earning for March 2019: March Lyf...
The BRRRR Method of Building Wealth with Real Estate
May 01, 2019 10:30 - 54 minutes - 54.2 MBCurt and I are so excited to be speaking today with David Greene from Bigger Pockets. In this episode, we talk about why David believes that Real Estate Investing is "every man's" (and women too!) vehicle to wealth. He discusses who the essential team members he believes are necessary to help you build a successful investment portfolio as well as does a deep dive into explaining the BRRRR method of Real Estate Investing...Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance and Repeat. David is a wealth of kn...
Retired by 46 and Traveling the World
April 24, 2019 10:30 - 59 minutes - 55.9 MBToday’s guests Tim and Amy Rutherford - currently live a life that embraces travel, a healthy lifestyle and living with purpose. They host a successful YouTube Channel that follows their journey across the globe. And they are doing it all as early retirees, in their 40's! THEIR MONEY STORY This wasn’t always their life... In 2014 while traveling - they had an awakening - a realization they were spending their money mindlessly and if they could stop spending so much money - they could...
BONUS EPISODE - Protecting Yourself on the Web
April 19, 2019 10:30 - 25 minutes - 21.1 MBI am sure we have all heard horror stories about someone being scammed by criminals hiding behind a computer screen on the Internet. This week the issue was too close to home when my daughter was almost taken advantage of by a very sophisticated scam while looking for an apartment. What really struck me was the effort the criminals took to appear legitimate. We recently had several people present in our local Financial Independence meet-up about Internet Safety and one of the pres...
Raising Financially Savvy Kids
April 17, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes - 24 MBOn the show today we are getting tips from the Financially Savvy Accountant, Atiya Brown. With her is an extra special guest, her daughter Rayna. Rayna is one Financially Savvy Kid! She has absorbed all the money talks her parents have had with her and put them into a book to teach other children about savvy money habits. Her book is called What Are the Money Rules. ATIYA'S MONEY STORY Atiya did not grow up with much money. She was the oldest of five children and after her father...
Bonus Episode - Side-Hustle Spotlight Commercial Litter Removal
April 12, 2019 14:16 - 29 minutes - 21.7 MBOn today's episode, we are speaking with Brian Winch of CleanLots.com. 35 years ago, Brian began his "side-gig" and in about two months and $200 later he was earning enough money to leave his full-time job. He has since grown into a full-time entrepreneur who runs a business that generates $650,000 a year in revenue....but not only that, he helps others do the same. If you would like to learn more, you can find Brian at cleanlots.com. He also has a book available to help you begin ...
Rebrand and Revive Your Website to Get Results
April 10, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes - 36.7 MBRebrand and revive your website to get more sales. We all want more sales for our business, right? Liz Theresa is a business coach, content developer, and website designer and we are so happy to have her on the show. She's the person who helps you create pretty websites that don't make your potential customers cringe - but also that convert and do what you want them to do - sell YOU! In this episode, Liz explains why branding and website copy, or "language," is SO important. We als...
BONUS EPISODE Listener Progress Report
April 05, 2019 10:30 - 25 minutes - 24.6 MBThe journey to Financial Independence can seem insurmountable to some. We totally understand! It is worth repeating, over and over, to remind us that this is a marathon and not a sprint. What helps along the way is to know that you are not alone. One of our listeners, Maria Palacio, was gracious enough to take time to share the progress she and her husband have made on their journey. Maria shares how she found the fire movement, mistakes along the way, changes they made and getting he...
Finding a Balance Between Frugality and Happiness
April 03, 2019 10:00 - 43 minutes - 37.7 MBToday's guest at the House of FI is Liz Thames, also known to most as Mrs. Frugalwoods. In this conversation we talk about frugality, sustainability, smart money moves for kids in college, and well as a moment of bonding for Curt and Liz over their mutual hatred of dirt. LIZ GROWING UP Like so many of us, money was not discussed in Liz's home growing up. Even so, she was able to learn from her parent's frugality. She grew to appreciate that something does not have to be new to experien...
Bonus Free Family Fun Days
March 29, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 16.1 MBOne of the challenges, especially for larger families, is creating experiences that do not cost a lot of money. Team Mays has gotten pretty good at figuring out FUN ways to spend time with our kids and not deplete our wallets. On today's episode, we have two VERY special guests with us to discuss ideas for things to do with your kids that are FREE. Some of the FREE activities that we have done in our family are: "Drive-In" Movies - get a white sheet and a projector and invite the...
Recovery and Money - The Parallels Between Money and Addiction with Ms. Fiology, Deanna Broaddus
March 27, 2019 10:30 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIf there is one message Deanna Broaddus, who authors the blog Ms. Fiology, would like you to hear today, it is this.... IT IS NEVER TOO LATE! And Deanna speaks from experience. HER ADDICTION Today Deanna shares her journey through addiction from a young girl experimenting with alcohol and how that evolved into drinking and drugging well into her 30's. As a high functioning addict - it was not until the secret she had been hiding came to the forefront, that she eventually made the...