Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken: Stop Shoulding On Your Money

Redefining Wealth with Patrice Washington

Patrice Washington

Education:self-improvement, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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When you think about budgeting or money, how does it make you feel? Exhausted or Excited? For many, budgeting and talking about money brings stress. It can cause physical and mental fatigue and can even strain relationships. If unmanaged, money can hurt a lot more than it can help, but today’s guests are here to fix that and make learning about money easy and fun. Stacking Benjamins podcast host Joe Saul-Sehy and bestselling finance author Emily Guy Birken have teamed up to dominate the personal finance space with their new book Stacked: YOUR SUPER-SERIOUS GUIDE TO MODERN MONEY MANAGEMENT. In the book, Joe and Emily share a step-by-step guide to financial literacy, delivered with their signature blend of shrewd advice and laugh-out-loud humor. They cover everything from investing and budgeting, to side hustles and personal finance apps, while also sharing stories of their own successes and failures and insights from previous podcast guests. Key discussion points from this episode include: 3 Reasons People Struggle With Money - 6:00 Talking About Money With Your Honey - 11:00 Stop Shouldn’t On Yourself - 18:20 Begin With The End In Mind - 23:00 Increase Your Income - 26:00 Ask For A Raise or Change Jobs - 32:25 Every Family Needs A Money Philosophy - 42:50 Connect With Joe & Emily: Book: Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management 40 City Book Tour: https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/stacked/ Joe Saul-Sehy Twitter: @AverageJoeMoney Website: http://www.stackingbenjamins.com/ Emily Guy Birken: Twitter: @emilyguybirken Website: http://www.emilyguybirken.com/ This episode is brought to you by KIN Apparel, the brand who’s hoodies and pillowcases are more than just apparel, they’re hair care. As we considered sponsors for the first annual Alumni Retreat, we had the privilege of partnering with KIN and gifting the ladies with the amazing KIN pillowcases. At KIN Apparel, they line their pillowcases with satin, a smooth and soft material that by nature helps hair retain moisture and stop breakage. KIN Apparel is also committed to making quality and inclusive products to serve the Black community and those with kinky/curly hair! To learn more, check them out on all social media platforms @KINapparel_ or https://www.kinapparel.org/ Stop Shoulding On Your Money Takeaways “We should think of budgeting like laundry.” - Emily Guy Birken “You’re never done with money.” - Emily Guy Birken “Our budget meeting is a conversation.” - Joe Saul-Sehy “As a culture we don’t talk about money.” - Emily Guy Birken “Begin with the end in mind.” - Joe Saul-Sehy “More money is not going to solve your problems if you have a spending problem.” - Joe Saul-Sehy “Change jobs for a higher salary.” - Emily Guy Birken “Solve the ‘raise’ problem from your boss's point of view, not yours.” - Joe Saul-Sehy Redefining Wealth Rapid Wisdom Questions And with that, let’s dig into Joe & Emily’s responses to our Redefining Wealth Rapid Wisdom Questions. Define Success: “Success is when you are filling your days in ways that feel satisfying and reflective of not only your values, but also your strengths.” - Emily Guy Birken “Success is when I am living an intentional life according to the values I’ve stated and doing what I know is the plan.” - Joe Saul-Sehy Define Wealth in 3 Words or Less: "Having Enough.” - Emily Guy Birken “Contentment.” - Joe Saul-Sehy One Book that Has Helped You Redefined Wealth For Yourself: Emily: Your Money Or Your Life by Vicki Robin Joe: Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon Fill-in the Blanks … “My name is ___ and the truth about wealth is ___”: “My name is Emily Guy Birken and to me, the truth about wealth is it’s available to all of us if we are able to embrace abundance.” “My name is Joe Saul-Sehy and to me, the truth about wealth is getting STACKED does not mean having more money, it means having m

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0:00.0	I always thought, if I make a little bit more money,
0:02.2	it'll solve my credit card problem.
0:03.6	It'll solve the fact that I can't get a car note.
0:05.8	Nope, nope.
0:07.4	It's the biggest myth going.
0:09.6	It's the biggest, I think it's one of the biggest money myths
0:13.0	out there is that, oh, if I made more money,
0:15.3	this would be easier.
0:17.0	And I would always tell people,
0:18.4	you would make more money and still be you.
0:20.8	You're listening to The Redefining Wealth Podcasts with Patrice Washington.
0:39.0	This is where you come every week to learn more about what it means
0:42.0	to chase purpose, not money.
0:44.1	But I'm super excited about this particular season of the podcast
0:47.9	because we are really going all in on practical money tips
0:53.0	and things that you just need to incorporate in your financial life.
0:56.8	Now, if you're brand new here, here's what you need to know.
0:59.6	This community believes that wealth is so much more than just money and material possession.
1:05.1	We do believe in the original 12th century definition of wealth,
1:09.2	which says it's about the condition of well-being.
1:12.7	So my guests today, yes, they're going to give some practical financial guidance
1:17.9	around budgeting and some other things,
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