Start your financial self-care routine

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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There are things we're supposed to do routinely for our health: brush our teeth, shower and exercise. There's a version of that for financial health too. We'll talk about those tasks — and go beyond the number-crunching to explore how our mental health affects our finances. This episode originally published August 15, 2023.

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0:16.9	You're listening to LifeKit.
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0:22.8	Hey, everybody, it's Mariel.
0:25.4	There are these things that you're supposed to do every day, week, month, and year to stay healthy.
0:31.8	Like brush your teeth twice a day, floss, once a day, shower every so often.
0:40.2	Go to the doctor, get that colonoscopy, move your body at least 150 minutes per week. I know, it's a lot, and we're not doing all of these things
0:46.0	consistently. Give yourself a break. Do your best. The reason I bring this up is that there's a version
0:51.6	of this for your financial health. When it comes to money,
0:54.7	there are certain things you should do to take care of yourself, and they have a cadence, daily,
0:59.4	weekly, monthly, and yearly. You could almost plot them out on a calendar. On this episode of Life
1:05.1	Kit, we're going to walk through that calendar with you. We'll talk about the super practical stuff.
1:09.6	You know, here's when to check on your
1:10.9	tax withholdings and your investment accounts, but we'll also go beyond the number crunching.
1:15.7	Because something I always tell people is the overwhelmed, overstimulated, exhausted brain
1:20.6	cannot engage in financial planning. That's coming up after the break.
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