Everyone has a sense of time, yet its concept is hard to define and understand. Some days feel long but years feel short. Jordan Grumet (a.k.a Doc G), a Hospice Doctor, Host of ‘Earn & Invest Podcast’ and the Author of ‘Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life’ brought us to his journey from internal medicine to personal finance. Jordan also teaches us the Art of Subtraction and Modifying our Perception of Time Passing ...
Jul 29, 2022•57 min•Ep. 227
Creating a financial plan and making a habit to fulfill it is easier said than done. In this last episode of our Radical Middle series, it is all about sticking to your financial plan based on the dream life you envisioned! We unravel how psychology, our financial decisions, and willpower are all intertwined components to help us recognize ourselves such as our capabilities in saving smarter. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3oiCIHn 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! ht...
Jul 26, 2022•57 min•Ep. 226
When we look at the ends of the spectrum of financial planning, we either get a one-page financial plan with limited deviations to financial planners who will give you a three-ring binder of stuff. For the second part of our ‘Radical Middle’ series, we will guide you into making a one-page financial plan that is attainable and will give you enough room for flexibility and customization. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3yK3b5r 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! https://...
Jul 22, 2022•47 min•Ep. 225
Just because a recession may be inevitable doesn't mean you shouldn't care about it. Together with us is a proud mom, Financial Analyst, and host of Finance Explained by Family Finance Mom, Meghan Rabuse who helped us break down some important economic concepts in relation to finances. Join us as we unravel the concept of recession and learn what we can do about it. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3PzbYxH 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodc...
Jul 19, 2022•59 min•Ep. 224
If being a millionaire is not your goal, it’s okay! Designing your dream life is what you want and not what you’re being told to achieve. Let’s design our dream life from our own hopes and desires while not running ourselves thin. In this first part of our ‘Radical Middle Series’, we also ran through some questions to ask ourselves in figuring out the life we have always dreamed of. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3OWxoFd 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! https://www....
Jul 15, 2022•54 min•Ep. 223
Nobody’s budget is perfect as there is no universal guide that can be applied to everyone else’s finances. With this in mind, we still want to normalize a less restrictive budget and present them with challenges that are actionable and achievable. Budgeting is non-negotiable for a lot of people so, in this episode, we discussed a few creative and nonrestrictive budgeting tips for us to live in the radical middle! 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3NVqIpt 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal ...
Jul 12, 2022•47 min•Ep. 222
Throughout our frugal journey, we have placed great importance on generosity and creating a habit of giving back. However, there’s always a deeper layer on finding the purpose in giving. Derrick Kinney, a podcast host, author, and CEO of Good Money Framework introduces us to his meaningful concept of Generosity Purpose and the 3 Money Levers. We also discussed taking control of our own money and investing in the Eternal Economy. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3O0tauO 📑 Get our FRE...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 221
We’ve all heard it repeatedly: Money can’t buy you happiness. This is something that has consoled all of us when we’re short on budget. But what if we tell you that money can indeed buy you happiness? We share stories wherein money has brought us joy and memorable experiences no one can ever take away from us. Sit back as we change your perspective on money and happiness in a positive yet practical way. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3xYV58q 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBo...
Jul 05, 2022•55 min•Ep. 220
Housing market is crazy hot right now as sales have continued to soar this 2022. More than 93 percent of homes purchased by corporations as of May 2021 were bought for under $300,000, and many of them were in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Tagged along with high demand is having fast-paced decision-making. In this episode, we run through some home buying tips to help you decide quickly yet efficiently in acquiring your dream house. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/39RM3SX 📑 Get ...
Jul 01, 2022•51 min•Ep. 219
Hold on tight! Our long-awaited and months of hard work for this year's Frugal Summit is about to go down (in the best way possible)! We’re giving you a little tease as we share snippets from our upcoming 2022 Spending Symposium on June 27. If you haven’t signed up yet, maybe this is your sign to get on board with us. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3OjRRn2 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 Submit your bill of the week and...
Jun 24, 2022•55 min•Ep. 218
Living in an RV may seem like a dream for travelers and minimalists but it’s not always as easy and fancy as it seems. In this episode, Jill breaks down her minimalist RV lifestyle and non-traditional methods such as house sitting, renovating an RV and trailer to sell, and more, together with her supportive husband Eric in order to pay their debt. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3tUcXjV 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 Su...
Jun 17, 2022•52 min•Ep. 217
What does it take to pay off a huge debt? How does one stay motivated in paying them? Jen candidly shared her journey of paying off her $78,000 debt in just two years, attached to the harsh realities of rising from it and staying motivated. Paying huge debt may feel unobtainable in just a short amount of time, but with this episode, Jen's story will surely change how you should view your debt. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3N6nxeR 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! h...
Jun 10, 2022•47 min•Ep. 216
Consumerism has enticed us to acquire the bigger, the shinier, and the newer. And for Miranda Anderson, a creative who did a 12-month no shopping challenge with her family, to say that consumption comes at the expense of our creativity is an understatement. Today, we talk about creativity over consumerism, balancing the opposing energies of creating vs consuming, and creativity and society’s focus on the end game. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3NOwZUs 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal...
Jun 03, 2022•55 min•Ep. 215
Buying groceries can be overwhelming when one goes spontaneously and ends up buying unnecessary items on the way out. We gave simple tips on how to plan your money reserved for groceries and shared fun episodes when shopping for groceries. By the next time you step foot in the grocery, you're fully equipped and ready to put into action our tips. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3NlPdMH 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 Subm...
May 27, 2022•43 min•Ep. 214
“Lower your expenses, Increase your income” is a piece of advice we might have already seen in articles that talk about achieving financial goals. However, nothing ever comes easy when you are saving your first $100K and moving forward. In this episode, we break down realistic and attainable ways to save your first $100K, while also setting bigger goals for you. 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3PwQH8E 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast....
May 20, 2022•49 min•Ep. 213
Debt can feel insurmountable and even debilitating at times, especially if our debt reaches the 6-figure mark. This is exactly where Kate from ‘Living that Debt Free Life’ was at prior to tackling $105K of student loan debt, and she’s got some great insights and tips in her story to help the rest of us on our debt payoff journey. Regardless of the reasons we find ourselves in debt, we hope Kate’s story will provide encouragement and motivation as you work towards your own financial goals! 🎙️ Ge...
May 13, 2022•46 min•Ep. 212
How expensive should clothing really be? Whether you're a trendsetter or just like to dress well when going out, changing just a few of your spending habits on clothes can put you on the fast track to giving more room in the budget. Thankfully, there are a few tricks to save money on clothes without sacrificing your style and fashion. So sit back and enjoy your new wardrobe! 🎙️ Get full show notes here! https://bit.ly/3vwqIFr 📑 Get our FREE Modern Frugal Living eBook here! https://www.frugalfr...
May 06, 2022•55 min•Ep. 211
You will be very unpleasantly surprised to know how much waste we put out each day. Zero-waste lifestyle goes beyond reusable shopping bags, shampoo bars, eco-toilet papers, and glass jars. In fact, going for the zero-waste lifestyle seems very intimidating at first and does have some start-up costs. If you are looking to reduce your carbon footprint, this episode is perfect for you. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3vsNNZt 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 210
Ah, adulting. Adulting is weird and nothing can ever fully prepare you for being an adult. We all need a little help sometimes, so we sit down with Ashley as she talks about Financial Adulting and overcoming scarcity mindset to thrive financially. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3jVNcdo 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill-of-the-week/ 💸 http://frugalfriendspodcast.com/club 👉🏼 https://www.youtube.com/frugalfriends 💃🏼 https://www.instagram.com/frugalf...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 209
Using a budget helps us make more informed financial decisions. And that's what we're all here for. In this episode, Jen and Jill talk about some important points to help you create a budget so you can identify what goes into your expenses and make sure that you can live within what fits your lifestyle. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3NjHOOA 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill-of-the-week/ 💸 http://frugalfriendspodcast.com/club 👉🏼 https://www.youtube...
Apr 15, 2022•55 min•Ep. 208
We're turning 4! We started Frugal Friends Podcast with one mission— to create a community where frugality is embraced by choice, not out of obligation. Four years later and that mission remains the same. Grab your favorite drink and join your frugal friends as we look back and highlight what we've learned on frugality, podcasting, and our lovely community. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3irtJ3w 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 💸 http://frugalfriendspodcast.com/club 📣 https://www.frugalfriend...
Apr 08, 2022•55 min•Ep. 207
Death changes everything in an instant. Navigating through life while `dealing with loss and grief can feel overwhelming and consuming, but they are not permanent states. Join us as we sit down with Keisha to find out the lessons she learned from loss and building Holistic Wealth to live an intentional life. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3N9aSIP 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill-of-the-week/ 💸 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitlist/ ...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 206
It is never too early or too late to start saving for retirement. In fact, the best time to start saving is today. Whether you're just getting started or already saving, join us on this episode as we talk about all the things you need to know about saving that will enable you to be comfortable and secure after you stop working. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3tX7acz 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill-of-the-week/ 💸 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com...
Mar 25, 2022•53 min•Ep. 205
Sometimes spending money is a whole lot easier than saving money! Spending money often gives us what we want in the moment, but it can derail us from our financial goals or debt payoff plans. Today we're talking about strategies to move from spending to saving so that we can get the most out of budgets! 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3M8XLGR 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill-of-the-week/ 💸 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitlist/ 👉🏼 ...
Mar 18, 2022•52 min•Ep. 204
Finances look different for single moms. Budgeting and paying off debt while parenting solo presents more challenges when you don't have someone to share expenses with. Join us on this episode as we talk to Maggie of the friends on FIRE podcast on how she was able to pay off her mortgage as a divorced single mom. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/34Z5Wox 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill-of-the-week/ 💸 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitl...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 203
When you become a pet parent, it's just impossible not to go gaga over them. And whether you’re a parent to a kid or a furry baby, it requires your time, energy, and (wait for it) money to keep them healthy and happy. In this episode, Jen and Jill discuss several ways to help you in saving expenses without sacrificing your fur (or scaly) baby's health and breaking the bank. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3psccwf 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill-of-th...
Mar 04, 2022•52 min•Ep. 202
In both subtle and not-so-subtle ways, advertising and marketing tactics are being implemented everywhere to try to get us to spend money and buy more. While marketing in and of itself is not bad; we should be aware of the emotional and psychological ways brands are able to influence us to spend on something we may not even need or want. Listen in as we discuss some behind-the-scenes marketing strategies that could help us save money and spend more intentionally. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3t17Ht8 📑 ht...
Feb 25, 2022•58 min•Ep. 201
Ever found yourself sticking to old, boring finance guides that have been possibly passed down from four generations? We feel 'ya. For our 200th episode, we're joined by Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken, the authors of STACKED and they are here to show us how personal finance can be fun, and share some tips for staying motivated on the debt-payoff and savings building journey. 🎙️ https://bit.ly/3uQUnuc 📑 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/ebook 📣 https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill-...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 200
We know there is no 'one-size-fits-all' in the personal finance space, but there are a few tenets and pathways that can really help us achieve some of the financial milestones we're dreaming of! There's many benefits to minimalism and today we're looking specifically at how the practices of minimalism can have a positive impact on our budget. Get full show notes here! Get our FREE 7-Day No-Spend Challenge Workbook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/free Join the waitlist for Club BFF: ht...
Feb 11, 2022•54 min•Ep. 199
We know we can't avoid death or taxes, but it sure is worth considering how to prolong life... and pay less in taxes (legally of course). We're taking a look at some of the lesser known ways we can see a lower tax bill at the end of the year based on the nuanced situations in which we may find ourselves! Get full show notes here! Get our FREE 7-Day No-Spend Challenge Workbook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/free Join the waitlist for Club BFF: https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club...
Feb 04, 2022•53 min•Ep. 198
