Childfree Life by Design

​​The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Dr. Jay talks with childfree content creator, Tiffany J. Marie about advocating for the childfree community. They discuss the challenges of handling negative comments and judgemen...

​​The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss ESGs. ESGs investing, short for Environmental, Social, Governance, is based on the concept of avoiding companies that include oil, weapons manufacturing,...

​​The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill for their August book club selection.  Written by Napoleon Hill and published in 1937, Think & Grow Rich is th...

​​The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss how investing impacts your financial plan. This podcast is part of a larger series on investing. When it comes to investing, people often can feel overwh...

​​The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay continue their discussion on investing & dig deeper into where you should be investing. If you haven’t already, listen to Investing 101 & Invest in What...

The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss the 8 No-Baby Steps. Knowing where to start when it comes to finances can often be confusing & stressful. The 8 No-Baby Steps were designed to be a fin...

The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Dr. Jay talks with LeNora Faye & Cody Hetzel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of International Childfree Day! LeNora is a childfree lifestyle advocate, speaker, and moderator w...

​​The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins. Each month Bri & Dr. Jay discuss a different book. For the month of July, they discuss Collins’s ever-popula...

The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Dr. Jay talks with Heather & Scott. As DINKs they embrace the gardener & the rose approach to life where one person is growing while the other is supporting. For them, this...

​​The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss different investment options to help you understand what they are. You’ll hear Dr. Jay give Bri a quiz on the different types of investments & gain a...

The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss all things investing. Throughout the episode, you’ll learn the number one rule of investing and some things to watch out for. When it comes to investing th...

​​The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss the book “Die With Zero” by Bill Perkins. You’ll hear some of their greatest takeaways as well as Bri’s initial reaction to the book. Although the book i...

​​ The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri talks with Ashley Maready about what it’s like being LGBTQIA+ in America. Together they share their individual stories of realizing they’re queer & coming out publicly. T...

The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Dr. Jay talks with Ashley Maready on what it means to be a soloist.  A museum curator turned full-time freelancer she now spends her time writing & editing for different clients...

Anna (from We’re Not Kidding) and her husband, Grant, agreed to have their financial planning process recorded and shared. Get a rare look behind the scenes of what it is like to work with a CFP® professional. This is the sixth session. Here is the first session , second session , third session , fourth session , & fifth session . In this session, we walk through business planning. Anna is a C...

The Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, Bri & Dr. Jay discuss the latest information regarding federal student loans as of June 7, 2023. With federal student loan payments restarting soon, now is the time to prepare....

Disclaimer: Anna and Grant have agreed to have their financial planning sessions recorded and shared. They are not being paid for this session or paying for financial planning with Dr. Jay Zigmont, PhD, MBA, CFP®. If you are watching this session, remember that the advice Dr. Jay is giving to Anna and Grant is for them only, and should be considered education or entertainment for your purposes. Fo...

Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, is a financial and lifestyle podcast that explores the unique perspectives and concerns of childfree individuals and couples. In this episode, the Bri & Dr. Jay delve into the topic of Long Term Care (LTC), discussing when to start thinking about it, what to do about it, the different options available, and the cost of lon...

Disclaimer: Anna and Grant have agreed to have their financial planning sessions recorded and shared. They are not being paid for this session or paying for financial planning with Dr. Jay. If you are listening to this session, remember that the advice Dr. Jay is giving to Anna and Grant is for them only, and should be considered education or entertainment for your purposes. For previous sessions...

Childfree Wealth Podcast is a show hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, focusing on finances for childfree and permanently childfree individuals. The show covers a wide range of financial topics, including budgeting, investing, saving, and planning for the future. In this episode, Bri and Dr. Jay use their expertise and experience to provide listeners with practical advice and strategies...

Disclaimer: Anna and Grant have agreed to have their financial planning sessions recorded and shared. They are not being paid for this session or paying for financial planning with Dr. Jay Zigmont, PhD, MBA, CFP®. If you are watching this session, remember that the advice Dr. Jay is giving to Anna and Grant is for them only, and should be considered education or entertainment for your purposes. Fo...

Childfree Wealth Podcast is a show hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, focusing on finances for childfree and permanently childfree individuals. During the month of May, they are the topics of financial independence & retirement. In this episode, they explore the concepts of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) and FILE (Financial Independence Live Early) and how they differ. W...

Disclaimer: Anna and Grant have agreed to have their financial planning sessions recorded and shared. They are not being paid for this session or paying for financial planning with me. If you are watching this session, remember that the advice I am giving to Anna and Grant is for them only, and should be considered education or entertainment for your purposes. For previous sessions in this series...

Welcome to the Childfree Wealth Podcast, hosted by Bri Conn and Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®. This month, we'll be discussing retirement in the United States as it pertains to childfree individuals. We'll explore how the traditional retirement plan that we are taught from a young age doesn't fit childfree individuals and why retirement is a choice for us. As childfree individuals, instead...

In this episode, you’ll get a behind the scenes look at a real financial planning session with Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®. Anna (from We're Not Kidding) and her husband, Grant agreed to have their financial planning process recorded and shared. In this introductory meeting, Dr. Jay’s goal is to get to know Anna & Grant and understand what matters to them.  While each couple has their own story...