Andy and Aaron discuss the fear of opening up one’s own practice, good networking vs. not-good networking, hidden contracts, the financial benefit of friends, Ted Lasso, and more.Note: A few instances of language in the back half of this episode. Also, my microphone must not have been working correctly, so apologies for low sound quality.Audio outro: Led Zeppelin, “Friends”Links:“Are We Sure This is Good?” podcastJordan Harbinger 6 Minute Networking

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Ep53: Self Employment Fears and the Power of (Good) Networking

Aaron goes solo for this short episode on reducing complexity and adding meaning.Links:Living A Happier (Financial) Life By Deliberately Choosing "Less" by Meghaan Lurtz (Article from Kitces.com; the paper copy I was working from didn’t include a byline so I didn’t properly attribute Meghaan during the recording.)Dr. Mallinson episodeStrangers in Paradise: How Families Adapt to Wealth Across Generations by Dr. James GrubmanAudio outro: Phantogram, “Into Happiness”

Ep52: Happier Finances, Happier Times

We are joined by the Millennial Mental Health Channel hosts Eddie Carrillo (LMHP) and returning guest Dr. Justin Romano in this crossover episode. We discuss the wonders of the brain, the prefrontal cortex and decision-making, client financial struggles and the health care/insurance industry, helping with impulsivity, young people and financial “disorders,” and more. (Hang on to the very end for a surprise.)Links:‎Millennial Mental Health Channel on Apple PodcastsNebraska Football NerdcastNYT: The Therapy GenerationManaging Impulsivity episodeSend us an email! moneyandthemind@gmail.com

Ep51: Four Brains with Eddie Carrillo and Dr. Justin Romano

Andy and Aaron dive into Aaron’s own impulsive spending habit as a faux-exercise in a therapeutic approach (noting Andy’s important caveats at the beginning). We discuss justifying purchases, guilt-free spending, displays of status in high school, and more!Audio outro: Arcade Fire, “Everything Now”Pictured: Aaron&apos;s dog with the new T-Mac 2 shoes.

Ep50: Ron Fauxs to Therapy

Content warning: We talk about trauma in this episode.Andy and Aaron discuss trauma and whether anyone hasn’t experienced it, a story of someone consumed with money, how Andy might respond to this person’s story in therapy sessions, ways to help, and more.Audio outro: Hazel English, “Make It Better”Links:Ramit Tweet with storyMillennial Mental Health ChannelFinancial Flashpoints episodeFI/RE episodeKevin Love’s story: “Everyone Is Going Through Something”Ted LassoFreshStart.llc

Ep49: Working Through Trauma

Financial coach Scott Aspelin joins the show to discuss what financial coaching even is, common financial stressors, Scott’s own financial stress story, celebrating financial achievements, the “C’s,” an anecdotal link between financial success and therapy, finding a financial coach, and more. Audio outro: Rebelution, “De-Stress”Link: Aspelin Financial CoachingFacebook pageEmail Scott: scott@aspelinfinancialcoach.comSend us an email! moneyandthemind@gmail.com

Ep48: De-Stressing Your Financial Life with Scott Aspelin

Andy and Aaron discuss what they’ve learned over the course of the show so far, whether it’s possible to be objective, why some wealthy people bother to use social media, money-related hopes for the next 5-10 years, and more.Audio outro: Barrett Strong, “Money (That’s What I Want)”Links:Empower Omaha

Ep47: What We've Learned (So Far)

Friend of the show Terp joins Andy and Aaron to discuss a brief history of currency, the rule of 72, the basics of cryptocurrency, what it means to “mine,” Terp’s mining venture, Terp sends Andy a Litecoin in real time, tax implications, volatility, risks, how to avoid a scam if you’re interested in mining, and more!(Note 1: Apologies for missing our most recent biweekly episode; we had some issues with our audio files and they weren’t recoverable.)(Note 2: We mentioned that no crypto exchange traded fund is available. While true in the U.S., crypto ETFs do exist internationally; Terp mentions one called Grayscale. See the “How to” link below.)Audio outro: Foo Fighters, “Ballad Of The Beaconsfield Miners”Links:CoinbaseHow To Buy A Bitcoin ETFIMDB: Banking on Bitcoin documentarySatoshi paperInvest Like the Best: Hash Power podcast episodesSend us an email! moneyandthemind@gmail.com

Ep46: Mining for Crypto with Terp

Dr. Kristy Archuleta joins Andy and Aaron to discuss growing up on a farm, development of financial therapy as a (relatively) new academic study, the intensity of financial arguments, is a lack of arguments in a relationship healthy?, financial vulnerability, the benefits of self talk and taking a walk, a separate bank accounts success story, conflicts in estate planning and wills, strategies for conflict resolution, women in farming, and more! (Apologies for a few instances of choppy audio.)Audio outro: The Head and the Heart, “Take a Walk”Links:Kristy Archuleta | UGAJournal of Financial Therapy"Knives Out" trailerWomen Managing the FarmBio (lightly edited):Dr. Kristy Archuleta is a Professor in the Financial Planning program at the University of Georgia, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and a Certified Financial Therapist-I™. Prior to joining the faculty at UGA in 2018, she was an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Personal Financial Planning program at Kansas State University. Her research and teaching interests relate to financial therapy, couples and money, and effective mechanisms to improve financial and overall well-being. She has co-edited two books: Financial Planning and Scales and Financial Therapy: Theory, Theory, Research, and Practice and published numerous scholarly articles.Dr. Archuleta is a co-founding board member and Past-President of the Financial Therapy Association, co-founding Editor of the Journal of Financial Therapy, and a co-founder of Women Managing the Farm. She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors and the National Consumer Education Foundation, the Financial Therapy Association Certification Committee, and the Editorial Boards for Financial Planning Review, Journal of Financial Planning, and Korean Financial Planning Review. She is commonly featured in podcasts and major news media outlets, such as the New York Times, Investment News, and CNBC, to name a few. Her cutting-edge research contributions, along with her co-authors, have been recognized with awards such as the 2019 National Endowment for Education sponsored Research to Practice Outstanding AFCPE Conference Paper Award and the Outstanding Journal Article Award given at the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education annual conference in 2014 and 2020. Dr. Archuleta is a recipient of the Kansas State University College of Human Ecology Myers-Alford Outstanding Teaching Award and the Oklahoma State University College of Human Sciences Distinguished Alumna Award.

Ep45: Money & Relationships with Dr. Kristy Archuleta

Real estate broker and friend Sarah Wilkinson joins Andy and Aaron to discuss the wild real estate market, the best way to get an accurate market value of your home, what to know about buying a home and picking a realtor, behaviors of prospective buyers, and more.We set the over/under for “The Office” references at five - how many will we hit?(Note: We&apos;ll be back to every-other-week episodes after this.)Audio outro: Talking Heads, “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)”Links:Emerald Realty on InstagramLinktree: Emerald RealtyReal Estate Right Now | Holderness Family VlogsThe Take2 FoundationHomefield ApparelThe Cabin Land on InstagramSend us an email! moneyandthemind@gmail.com

Ep44: Home Buying and Real Estate ("Is it reeeal good?") with Sarah Wilkinson

Dr. Jeff Mallinson joins Andy and Aaron in this jam-packed episode to discuss his family financial history, the dangerous combination of power and money, Christian schools and communities, the organism-like behavior of systems, cryptocurrency, financial tendencies of cult victims, Dave Ramsey, the ethics of debt, living a minimalist lifestyle, selling an underwater-mortgage house in the 2008 real estate crash, traveling and camping in a van, the dream van/vehicle, and more.  Note: The campsite mentioned in the show (which we couldn’t think of in real time) is called Streeter Park in Aurora, Nebraska, and features free camping, free electrical hookups, and more.Audio intro: Lana Del Rey, “Money Power Glory”Audio outro: David von Kampen, “Aurora” (feat. Andrea von Kampen)Links:Jeff Mallinson.comDr. Mallinson on TwitterProtect Your Noggin websiteProtect Your Noggin podcastThe Christian Difference: An Explanation & Comparison of World ReligionsVirtue in the Wasteland podcastViW: Antiwisdom episodeBoondockers Welcome: Boondocking and Free RV CampingRV Camping with Harvest HostsMitsubishi DelicaBio (lightly edited):Dr. Mallinson is the Professor & Chair of History and Political Thought at Concordia University, Irvine. He has a D. Phil. from Oxford University and is a speaker, podcaster, and writer. He specializes in the history of ideas, especially as they shed light on the ways in which religious and philosophical ideas can both emancipate and enslave people. In addition to several scholarly book chapters and articles, he is author of Sexy: The Quest for Erotic Virtue in Perplexing Times (New Reformation Press, 2017), Faith, Reason, and Revelation in Theodore Beza: 1519-1605 (Oxford University Press, 2003), and associate editor of The Encyclopedia of Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017). He is focused these days on rethinking the methods of religious education and outfoxing religious wolves, which is the mission of his podcast and curriculum called Protect Your Noggin, co-hosted with his wife Stacie. He is the faculty in residence for Concordia&apos;s Honors Living and Learning Community. For fun, he enjoys writing poetry and long-term boondocking in a truck bed camper, and developing a small off-grid farm in rural San Diego County.

Ep43: Money, Power, Glory, and Vans with Dr. Jeff Mallinson

Andy and Aaron discuss what leads to burnout, apathy, signs of stress, validity of emotions, Dave Ramsey, how to work through the stress cycle, the best help for stress, applications to personal finance, and more.Links:Brené Brown with Emily and Amelia Nagoski on BurnoutBurnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress CycleKelly McGonigal interview: The Upside of Stress

Ep42: Burnout

Tony Vincent joins the show to discuss his journey to self-employment, challenges and stresses, setting your business apart from others, imposter syndrome, Tony’s favorite classroom tool, and more!Links:Follow Tony on TwitterShapegramsLearning in HandTony Vincent (@learninginhand) - InstagramSend us an email! moneyandthemind@gmail.com

Ep41: Shaping a Side Hustle with Tony Vincent

Dr. Brad Klontz joins the show to discuss early money memories, how we’re wired to make poor financial decisions (and why that’s empowering), what separates the wealthy from the ultra-wealthy, teaching young people, the usefulness of understanding Money Scripts and financial flashpoints, money avoidance, workaholism, a simple tactic for saving, and more!Links:Dr. Brad Klontz websiteMoney Mindset YouTube channelDr. Klontz on TikTokDr. Klontz’s new Money Mammoth bookMind Over Money bookResearch articlesFinancial Health AcademyFind your Money ScriptSprinter vansFinancial Flashpoints episodeMoney Scripts episodeSend us an email! moneyandthemind@gmail.comBio from Dr. Klontz’s website (lightly edited):Bradley T. Klontz, Psy.D., CFP is a Co-Founder of the Financial Psychology Institute and an Associate Professor of Practice in Financial Psychology at Creighton University Heider College of Business. He is a Managing Principal of Your Mental Wealth Advisors, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Former President of the Hawaii Psychological Association. He has partnered with organizations including Capital One, JP Morgan Chase, Mutual of Omaha, and H&R Block in efforts to help raise public awareness around issues related to financial health and financial psychology. Dr. Klontz was awarded the Innovative Practice Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association for his application of psychological interventions to help people with money and wealth issues and his innovative practice in financial psychology for practitioners across the country.Dr. Klontz has been a columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning, On Wall Street, and PsychologyToday.com, and has co-authored/co-edited six books on the psychology of money.His work has been featured on ABC News’ 20/20, Good Morning America, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Time, Kiplinger’s, Money Magazine, NPR, and many others.

Ep40: Our Financial Wiring with Dr. Brad Klontz

Andy and Aaron discuss the progression from dopamine to buyer&apos;s remorse, regret vs. shame, rumination, purchases that tend to lead to remorse, and more.Resources:Thinking in Bets by Annie DukeYour Money and Your Brain by Jason ZweigInvesting: The Greatest Show On Earth | Morgan HouselThe Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry SchwartzThe power of low expectations | Get Rich Slowly

Ep39: Buyer's Remorse

Welcome to Money and the Mind! On this show, we explore personal finance, psychology, and provide resources to help on your financial journey. Hosted by Andy, a mental health therapist, and Aaron, an accountant.

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