Build A Wealthy Spirit

Finally, we can announce our big changes! The podcast has been rebranded!  After 110 episodes, Sammie and Michelle have rebranded Status Post Adulting to Build A Wealthy Spirit. Over the last two years and 110 episodes, we've fined tuned the podcast to match up with the needs of our community  Moving forward, you can find our show notes, links to anything we referenced and the opportunity to...

Sammie and Michelle look at why if you are pursuing something and growing, they recommend that you don't quit early. Whenever you are pursuing something new, you may not see results right away, but that isn't a sign that you should quit. To become an expert of master, it's important to keep at something. That being said, deliberate practice is also important. However, everything you...

This Valentine's Day, Sammie and Michelle look at the most time consuming relationship in most people's life, their job.  Whether your feeling burnt out, unhappy with your job, stuck in your job or simply sick of your job, they take a look at ways to improve your work situation and fall back in love with your job.   Show Notes: How to Fall Back in Love with Your Job by Carolyn O’Hara Off...

Dr. Jordan Grumet is a hospice physician and is known as "Doc G" of the Earn and Invest Podcast. Doc G joins Sammie and Michelle on Status Post Adulting to talk about his journey as a hospice doctor and discovering financial independence. Doc G wrote the book, Taking Stock, telling the story of how his relationship with the dying taught him about living life as well as balancing being fi...

Sammie and Michelle discuss steps to take if you have lost your job, been laid off, quit, have been fired, or are just getting worried that losing your job is on the horizon. Losing your job and transitioning out of the workplace is stressful. There's a lot of things to think about so Sammie and Michelle put together a guide for anyone who's lost a job.  Show Notes: What to Do After Bein...

Sammie and Michelle have the great pleasure of interviewing Paul Millerd, author of The Pathless Path. Paul wrote The Pathless Path after straying off the default path. The default path was going to university, getting a good job in consulting, going to business school and back to work. He left his job with no plans, moved to Taipei and changed his life when he decided to walk the pathless path. P...

Sammie and Michelle take a look at what a financial runway is, how to calculate your financial runway and the benefits of knowing your runway. Knowing your runway is helpful if you want to take time off work and are wondering how to prepare for a sabbatical and/or if you find yourself unexpectedly out of work and want to know how long you can live off your savings and investments.    Show Notes: B...

Sammie and Michelle talk about this idea they heard from Jillian Johnsrud, "give yourself the gift of being misunderstood." Show Notes: Jillian Johnsrud:  Website Book: Fire the Haters Guest on Podcasts: Podcast: Jillian Johnsrud: Intentional Living, Mini Retirements, Realizing Creative Dreams & Achieving Financial Independence w/ Kids & a 5-Figure Income | Episode 21 Fire the Ha...

Sammie and Michelle are taking a look at their own negative money scripts and reframing them with positive money mantras. They try to see where these limiting mindsets come from and why it's important to reframe.  Money Script 1: People will respect me if I look wealthy Money Mantra: I have confidence that what I do will have an impact and that I'm attracting a community that shares my v...

Sammie and Michelle rethink New Year's Resolutions and goal setting in this episode of Status Post Adulting. They discuss a love of old school New Year's Resolution and also some New Year's Resolution ideas to approach goal setting in a different way. Michelle likes to think of her goals in projects and habits. Sammie set an intention for the year, admitting a lot of her time is alr...

100 EPISODES 100 EPISODES 100 EPISODES 100 EPISODES 100 EPISODES Sammie and Michelle are excited to have recorded 100 episodes of the best podcast, Status Post Adulting. They haven’t missed a week in the last two years and are amped to reflect on this journey. This week, they are sharing the lessons they learned in launching a podcast and recording 100 episodes. If there’s a project you’re conside...

Your resident positivity sisters, Sammie and Michelle, tackle positivity. Not just the benefits of being positive and living a positive life, but also the dark side of positive vibes aka toxic positivity. They look at the toxic positivity definition and toxic positivity examples. Sammie and Michelle discuss their opinion on if positivity is good or bad and how to balance it with self compassion. ...

Sammie and Michelle discuss the power of self compassion. They look at the topic through the lens of Self Compassion by Kristin Neff and share their own experiences with practicing self compassion.  Show Notes: Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff Kristin Neff: The Three Components of Self-Compassion Indian Malayalee tik tok  Driving Dad late to church  Statu...

In the midst of the holidays, Sammie and Michelle reflect on boundaries. How to identify bad boundaries, remembering to respect people's boundaries, and boundaries in relationships, particularly with your family members. They reflect on how in Indian culture, bad boundaries can feel built in to the culture. Show Notes: "If you can’t say no within a relationship, you’ll have to say no to...

Sammie and Michelle are taking a look at their gratitude practice. Perfect timing for Thanksgiving in the United States. They look at how they may have fell off from incorporate gratitude into their life, the benefits, and some steps to get back on the gratitude wagon. Show Notes: The Science of Gratitude Dr. Andrew D. Huberman The Science of Gratitude & How to Build a Gratitude Practice | Hub...

Invest in yourself! Sammie and Michelle talk about the benefits of looking at investing in your health, education, fitness and general growth. They discuss different ways they've done so over the past few years and the results.  Show notes: Alex Hormozi Tweet: S&Me 500 Ramit Sethi   Michelle Writing Course: Write of Passage (David Perell)  Sammie's Rental Course: Your First Rental Pr...

Michelle and Sammie take a look at the famous quote, “Life is a journey, not a destination.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson . They discuss how they have been shifting their mindset to think more about the journey vs the destination.  They look at what "journey based thinking" vs "destination based thinking" look like and how as people, we're influenced to think about the destinatio...

Sammie and Michelle take a look at the idea of FIRE (FI, FI/RE) or financial independence retire early and how it's effected their journey to creating financial security.  Resources: Trinity study (Wikipedia) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Wikipedia) Beginner’s Guide To Reaching Financial Independence by ChooseFI The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement by Mr. Money Mustache  The...

I Bonds are "that investment" right now and the talk of the financial community. Why are I bonds popular right now? Sammie and Michelle take a comprehensive look at I Bonds and give their thoughts.  They answer the questions: What are I Bonds? I Bonds Rates? How much can I invest in I Bonds? How to purchase I Bonds through Treasury Direct? How long do I have to keep my money in I Bonds?...

Sammie and Michelle break down perfectionism on this weeks episode of Status Post Adulting. What is perfectionism? What are the downfalls of perfectionism? How do you fight perfectionism? We share our stories and how we try to beat perfectionism. Show Notes: Definition of perfection   Perfectionism quote: "Don't let perfect get in the way of the good, don't let good get in the way o...

Sammie and Michelle look at the pros and cons of high cost of living areas and low cost of living areas. As people how have lived in small, medium and big cities in the United States and are sharing their perspectives. The best way to think about how to beat high cost of living is considering moving to a low cost of living place. There are trade offs though. We've lived in cities with high co...

Sammie and Michelle have mentioned therapy in the past, and they wanted to dive more into the topic based on listener feedback. They cover their experiences with therapy, how they approach therapy and how they get the most out of their therapy experiences. They also answer the questions: what does therapy mean? how do I know if I need therapy? how to get the most out of therapy? Show Notes: Differ...

This week on Status Post Adulting, Sammie and Michelle tackle the super serious topic of quiet quitting that has been trending on Tik Tok and beyond. They discuss a few questions and give their thoughts.  What is quiet quitting? Is quiet quitting a trend? Is quiet quitting real? Here our thoughts on the topic in this episode as we deconstruct quiet quitting and discuss how quiet quitting  has more...

Take ten minutes to take the Sparketype™ Assessment here!! Sammie and Michelle finish the second half of Jonathan Fields' Sparketypes. They cover the following Sparketypes: Sage, Scientist, Advocate, Nurturer and the Essentialist. Check out episode 86 for part 1 where we cover the Sparketypes Maven, Maker, Warrior, Advisor and the Performer Sparketype.  As a reminder Sammie is a Maven Sparket...

Jonathan Fields spent over a decade researching what makes individuals feel the most "sparked at work". He narrowed down ten common Sparketype® which he defines as "your DNA-level driver of work that lets you know, deep down, you’re doing what you’re here to do" Sammie (Maven, Essentialist) and Michelle (Performer, Maven) have been obsessed with Sparketypes since they discovere...