Values-Based Spending with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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This week of financial wellness content is brought to you by Wealthfront. Learn more here https://www.wealthfront.com/headspace. Generic money advice often feels empty because it ignores our unique priorities. In this episode, Lindsay Bryan-Podvin explores how to align your spending with your core values to create lasting financial habits that feel authentic — and can help reduce money-related stress and anxiety. Learn more about financial wellness from Lindsay here. Nothing in the ad for Wealthfront should be construed as investment advice, tax advice, or an offer or recommendation of any specific account or strategy. APY on deposits as of April 30, 2025, is representative, subject to change, and requires no minimum. Funds are swept to program banks where they earn the variable APY. Bonus offer terms & conditions apply and details can be found on the marketing partner’s promotional page for Wealthfront. The Cash Account is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week of financial wellness content is brought to you by Wealthfront.
0:06.7	Savings should feel like progress, not pressure.
0:09.2	And with the Wealthfront cash account, it can.
0:11.4	You earn a 4% annual percentage yield on uninvested cash from program banks with no account fees or minimums,
0:19.3	and you get instant fee-free withdraws to eligible
0:22.8	accounts. No stress, no guesswork. Right now, get a $50 bonus when you deposit $500 into your
0:29.3	first cash account at wealthfront.com slash headspace. Wellfront is not a bank. Rate is subject to
0:35.7	change. For more information, see the episode
0:37.5	description.
0:39.0	Headspace Studios. Hi, my name is Lindsay, and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Wednesday morning.
0:57.6	We're continuing our journey into the emotional side of money by looking at values-based spending.
1:04.4	Generic financial advice doesn't always resonate because what matters to each of us can be very
1:09.0	different. Today, we'll talk about how to align
1:12.5	your spending habits with your own personal values to create lasting change.
1:18.4	You need to have six to eight months saved in an emergency fund. If you have any debt, you need to
1:24.5	focus on paying that off as soon as possible.
1:28.6	Blanket financial advice like this assumes that we have the same everything.
1:33.2	We have similar incomes, expenses, lifestyles, and access to different financial products
1:39.1	and services.
1:40.7	And these blanket personal finance rules are so prescriptive instead of realistic.
1:48.0	It's so important for folks to understand that blanket financial rules are that way for a reason.
1:55.2	The more generic you can be with your advice, the broader audience you can reach.
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