Martinis and Your Money Podcast

Making Changes with the Happy Hour Ladies

The Year of Less with Cait Flanders

Unexpected Employment: What to do when you're suddenly out of a job

New years always make me think about making new starts. So today I’m talking Amy Ogden, Senior Vice President of Brand at J Public Relations and lifestyle blogger at Sips of Sunshine about the new start she made in what felt like late in life for her. She shares the events that led up to her big decisions and how it changed her life for the better. Let Amy’s story and the New Year remind all of us that we’re capable of making big changes in our lives at any stage of our life.

Year End Happy Hour Review 2017

The current financial planning model stinks - especially for millennials! Douglas Boneparth, President of Bonefide Wealth and co-author of "Millennial Money Fix", joins me to talk about what exactly the Millennial money problem is and how it can be fixed. We also get into some reasons why the current financial planning model stinks, especially for Millennials, and how you can find a good financial planner to work with. Find more in the show notes at http://financially-blonde.com/mmpodcast/

There really is such a thing as a millionaire mindset or a way of thinking that leads to wealth building. Host of the Stacking Benjamins Podcast, Joe Saul-Sehy, joins me to talk about the millionaire mindset and how he’s helping people cultivate it better. Remember that at the end of the day, financial success is truly all about a mindset. Most of us aren’t born with it so don’t be afraid to invest in tools and resources to help you become more successful and flex your millionaire attitude more.

Get to Know My Financial Trainers

I’m blonde, not dumb, but the facts around gender roles and personal finance unfortunately speak for themselves: Women earn 30% less than men, don’t invest as much, and are targeted for more consumer and credit products than men. And they live longer. Hilary Hendershott, a financial planner and host of Profit Boss Radio, talks about this and a women’s wealth-building event called Profit Boss Live in San Jose on January 19, 2018. For info visit http://financially-blonde.com or http://ProfitBossLi

Today’s episode is airing on the day after Thanksgiving in the US, so with giving on our brains, this episode we’re talking about ways that we give, how it impacts us financially and when it makes sense to give money vs. time. My biggest takeaway is to make sure that you balance financial giving with your current financial situation. I understand a generous heart, but not at the risk of your own financial security.

iPhone fever? Talatt and Tai McNeely from His and Her Money join me about the euphoria following the new model of iPhone - and what that means for our money. We discuss this problem of prioritizing stuff over financial health -- and how we can fix it.

Deep in Debt, but now Full of Life: FinGym Client, Chante Moyorga

Ms. Our Next Life and her husband have been blogging about their path to financial independence. We talk about her post FI plans which she plans to enact at the end of this year. My biggest takeaway is that Financial Independence - like any goal - is a possibility for anyone. Remember that your vision of Financial Independence will look different than other people’s. But I highly encourage you to start laying out the plan now for how you get there. Find more at http://financially-blonde.com.

Pet Parenthood - Happy Hour Style

Open enrollment is the time where you can sign up for or change your healthcare benefits to begin in January of 2018. Making the right elections or understanding your options is an important financial decision for you to make so I invited Charleton Lamb from Just Works to answer some questions around this timely and important topic. For information, go to http://financially-blonde.com