The Debt Free Dad with Brad Nelson
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Brad Nelson is the founder of Debt Free Dad. As a dedicated single father, Brad is passionate about empowering everyday people to take control of their finances and achieve a happier, less stressful life. Through The Debt Free Dad Podcast and his online course, Roots of Personal Finance, Brad provides practical financial advice and support.
Today, Brad Nelson shares insights into the common struggles couples face with money and how women are increasingly taking charge of financial responsibilities in households. The conversation highlights the role of budgeting and saving as essential components of financial stability.
He also emphasizes the need for a deep-rooted desire to change and set clear short-term and long-term financial goals. He also discusses the challenges people face in giving up certain expenses, such as high car payments and excessive spending on dining out, which can hinder financial progress.
Moreover, Brad Nelson shares personal experiences of overcoming financial hardships, including losing a home in foreclosure and navigating through family health challenges. He emphasizes the importance of having a budget, setting financial goals, and making short-term sacrifices to achieve long-term financial freedom. The episode concludes with a discussion on teaching children about financial responsibility and seizing teachable moments to instill positive money habits within the family.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. The Dad Edge Movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:07.3 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this |
| 0:12.2 | generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:16.1 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the |
| 0:20.3 | amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 0:23.4 | We are here to change the world. |
| 0:26.6 | We are here to change relationships. |
| 0:28.9 | We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers |
| 0:32.3 | so no man goes to their grave with |
| 0:34.0 | regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention |
| 0:39.8 | passion, purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.0 | We are the Dad Edge, and we're here to change the game. Hey, what's going on gentlemen? |
| 0:53.2 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. I'm Larry |
| 1:05.4 | Hagner, your host and founder of this podcast, this show and movement. Hey, |
| 1:08.6 | first of all, before we get started today, I just wanted to wish you guys a very happy Father's Day this weekend. It's a big |
| 1:16.4 | weekend for all of us and listen what we do is dads, husbands and fathers like |
| 1:21.3 | this stuff doesn't go unnoticed. |
| 1:22.7 | You guys are out there working really, really hard. |
| 1:25.5 | You're out there providing, you're out there leading, you're out there doing your dad thing, |
| 1:29.4 | the husband thing, the man thing. |
| 1:31.6 | And listen, I just want to take a moment here to acknowledge and |
| 1:34.0 | appreciate you for number one taking time to listen to this podcast but number |
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