Art of Money Podcast

I hope the last mocha brought you in touch with something in your relationship with money that’s a bit deeper than the typical “save 20% of what you earn and build up your 401k” kind of advice that tends to get attention in the personal finance world. It’s not that I disagree with advice like that. Its just…there is SO MUCH more to creating a healthy relationship with money than the “spend less th...

Today’s Money Mocha is a portion of a much longer conversation I had with Amy Bradbury, who is a profitability powerhouse, financial strategist, and QuickBooks guru who helps entrepreneurs with cash flow, systems, and business models. Amy discusses the number one perspective shift she guides entrepreneurs through who are working on trying to figure out how much money their business needs to operat...

Money touches every part of our lives, in one way or another, every single day. And every day we go about our lives making money decisions both large and small, we’re most often running some very old scripts unconsciously in the background, like an app that runs quietly in the background of your laptop. These scripts are powerful, and many of them were created unintentionally far in the blurry, fa...

To start out this first Money Mocha, I have a quick question for you: what do you do when life throws a money curveball at you? Not a ball of money (which would be nice), but something super unexpected and not something you would want to happen. Do you have a plan in place? Do you have any tools you can use as the financial stress meter starts to quickly spike into the red zone? If you don’t have...

When you infuse money with your deepest values, big change starts to happen. Resistance melts away and you start feeling more coherence and peace around money. The best news? You can start making this shift today with my simple tool: Values-Based Bookkeeping. Pour yourself a cuppa and relax while I tell you the story of Values-Based Bookkeeping: a simple, profound re-naming practice you can start...

“When life changes, money changes. And, when money changes, life changes”. Sudden Money Author and money pioneer, Susan Bradley. Find out more here: baritessler.com/podcast

The Art Of Money Book Reading - Boulder Bookstore by Bari Tessler

In this Episode, I interview Michael Bovee, the Founder of the Consumer Recovery Network. He’s a family man and debt geek. Super geek, actually, but he promises to use his superpower for good because most people need help when it comes to debt and credit.

I’m excited to share with you an interview I did this week with Student Loan expert, Travis Hornsby. His company helps people figure out when someone should pay off their student loans or seek forgiveness programs and the best path forward.

Monique Malcolm: I know many of you are grappling with the key themes Monique and I discussed. We talk about different ways to break through money ceilings as an entrepreneur (hint: I love hard work…but it doesn't always have to BE hard work!). Then we delve into how Monique found herself in $35k worth of debt + how she halved debt that in just 6 months!! We talk about the EXACT moment she knew so...

In this open-hearted interview, we delve into how Randi transitioned from soul-sucking jobs into running a business she adores; older motherhood; how to enforce elegant boundaries when it feels difficult; what caused her to dig a consumer credit-shaped hole for herself in her 20’s, and the lifelines that helped her begin to climb out of it. The 3 key things that helped Randi get out of debt will b...

Cait Howerton is a Millennial Financial Planner who is savvy, smart, real, and relatable. Hear how she supports the LGBTQ+ community around money, how her parents’ financial struggles impacted her view of money in relationships (hint: she’s uber-careful!), the immense challenge of coming out as queer in a small town, the ways she and her honey navigate difficult conversations and manage their mone...

Christina Rasmussen: Christina’s a well-known author and group educator on grief, and in this no-holds-barred, incredibly intimate conversation, she gets SO real about growing up poor in Greece: including the huge challenges and gifts of a history she has never before shared publicly. She talks about the money and mindset shifts she’s made as she nears 50; and how her relationship to money has shi...

Manisha is a financial powerhouse, with many a TV appearance to her name, who is on the cusp of turning 50 — with so much wisdom to share in her bright, brilliant and thoughtful way. We talk divorce, financial literacy for women, and how visiting family in India + growing up in a money-savvy, feminist family shaped the way Manisha stewards money. Plus, we delve into too-often taboo topics like the...

It was a delight to interview the tenacious Toi Smith, a Business Strategist and Creator of the Game Changer Fund for visionary black women. I have long admired her online. She opens up about what it’s really like supporting four boys as a solopreneur and single Mom, all the ways gender roles in her family were untraditional throughout her childhood, and how she figured out (and raised) her rates!...

Here’s a glimpse at how my business model has shifted over the past 20 years (and the phase I’m growing into next!).

People say money is the biggest reason couples get divorced. But I disagree. Whether you’re just beginning your life together or just celebrated your golden anniversary, these tools and practices have been tested and loved by many couples before you, who have stepped into more intimate, empowered, and peaceful money relationships together. Here are my top tips for talking money with your honey.

A Money Date can be playful, sacred, decadent, spontaneous or scheduled, a quick connection, or luxuriously long - it’s simply time and space for you to connect with your money. And you might be surprised by just how fun and fulfilling they can be! In today’s Money Mocha, you’ll learn... - The “chocolate cake” metaphor for your money relationship - Ultra-quick ideas to shift your mood and make you...

If you’re new to me and all of this Art of Money stuff, you may not know what I mean by doing a “body check in” and why that has anything to do with anything about money. Well, this little technique may not sound like much, but this simple little exercise has changed not only my relationship to money, but has done the same for the thousands of people that have put the Art of Money work into practi...

My jaw dropped when I heard this term: Social justice investing. I was already intimately familiar with SRI - socially responsible investing. But social justice investing?! This is a whole new level of leveraging money for social change. I knew I had to talk to the woman who coined the phrase: Rachel Robasciotti. Rachel is a pioneer in the money field in many different ways. She’s a young, queer w...

Racheal Cook is an award-winning business strategist who believes entrepreneurship doesn’t have to be so complicated. Through her signature online mastermind Sweet Spot Strategy, she helps women entrepreneurs to simplify business and amplify results by designing a business around what works best, for you. In this interview, we discuss bootstrapping your business, how to design your income streams...

Today I have the honor of introducing you to one of the pioneers in this conscious money field: Saundra Davis. We discuss: - How she found herself in a brand-new profession (Financial Planning) at 44. - Why she decided personal finance was THE way she could make real change, particularly in the black community. - How she brings the intuitive, spiritual side of her life into money coaching. - Inter...

Today, I’d like to tell you the real, from-the-trenches story of a big financial trauma I faced — and exactly how I worked through it, in the middle of the afternoon … in my bathtub.

The True Story of How I Hired + Fired a CFO in 3 Weeks Flat by Bari Tessler

Growing up in a wealthy family has its own set of challenges and pain points, and Rebecca articulates these so beautifully and openly. Plus, hear the stages of her money journey and how she relates to her “inner teenager,” especially when she shows up at the Apple Store (so helpful!).