Paid Parental Leave and It's Life-Long Benefits | Isabelle Hau

Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for Families

Andy Hill

Parenting, Kids & Family, Business, Investing

4.9 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Paid parental leave can have lifelong benefits for families — but why is the U.S. so far behind? Isabelle Hau, author of Love to Learn and Executive Director at Stanford's Accelerator for Learning, joins the show to break down how paid leave improves the lives of parents, children, and workplaces. Also, Stacey Blackshear from Virginia shares how she and her husband achieved Coast Fire with $500k by 40 years old — and how it's helping them create more time and freedom for their growing family! EPISODE RESOURCES Isabelle Hau (Website): https://www.isabellehau.com/ Stacy Blackshear (Website): https://www.rewirebehavior.com CHAPTERS 0:00 - Open2:30 - What is Paid Parental Leave and Why It Matters3:40 - Benefits for Children and Parents7:00 - The U.S. Paid Leave Problem: 80% Without Access8:00 - Why Other Countries Get It Right (and We Don't)9:00 - Companies Leading the Way on Paid Leave10:30 - Paid Leave’s Impact on Retention and Productivity11:30 - Ideal Time Off: 12 Weeks to 6 Months13:00 - The Rising Importance of Paternity Leave14:30 - Advice for Workers and Employers16:50 - Isabelle Hau's New Book and Final Thoughts17:30 - Stacey Blackshear - Coast Fire19:00 - Financial Lessons from Divorce and New Beginnings21:00 - Investing Smartly and Building Wealth25:00 - Slowing Down Work to Focus on Family28:00 - Teaching Good Money Habits to Kids32:30 - Stacey’s Advice for Financial Freedom34:15 - How to Connect with Stacey MKM RESOURCES: MKM Coaching: Want 1-on-1 support with your family finance journey? Book a time with me today. Coast FIRE Calculator: A free calculator to help you find out when you can slow down or stop investing for retirement. Mortgage Payoff Calculator: A free calculator to help you see how fast you can become mortgage free. YouTube: Subscribe for free to watch videos of these episodes and interviews. RECOMMENDED RESOURCES (SPONSORS AND AFFILIATES): Monarch Money - Best Budget App for Families & Couples Empower - Free Portfolio Tracker Crew - HYSA Banking Built for Families - Get an Extra 0.5% APY with my partner link Ethos - Affordable Term Life Insurance Trust & Will - Convenient Estate Planning HOW WE MAKE MONEY + DISCLAIMER: This show may contain affiliate links or links from our advertisers where we earn a commission, direct payment or products. Opinions are the creators alone. Information shared on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Marriage Kids and Money (www.marriagekidsandmoney.com) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. CREDITS: Podcast Artwork: Liz Theresa Editor: Johnny Sohl Podcast Support: Nev Maraj Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.5	There's one really interesting research in Norway showing that paternity leave also drives considerable outcomes and better outcomes
0:40.4	for both the child and a father. So having fathers also consider taking time off and not saying
0:47.1	it's a mother-only question is very important from an employer discussion perspective and a societal one.
1:00.0	This show is dedicated to helping you, strengthen your family tree and live financially free.
1:07.0	Welcome to the Marriage Kids and Money podcast, everybody. This is Andy Hill,
1:11.3	and today we're going to do two things. First, we're going to talk about the lifelong benefits
1:16.8	of paid parental leave. Isabel Howe, author of Love to Learn, the transformative power of care
1:24.0	and connection in early education, and the executive director of the Stanford Accelerator
1:29.4	for Learning program joins us to share how these benefits are life-changing for the mother,
1:36.4	the father, and of course, the child. Second, we're back with our Coast Fire family segment. This
1:42.0	month we're featuring Stacey Blackshear from Virginia.
1:46.2	Stacey and her husband Hamilton recently achieved Coast Fire, and we're going to talk about
1:51.1	how they did it and what their future looks like now with two young babies at home. All right,
1:57.7	let's jump into today's show.
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