Love, your Money - Wealth, Money, and Financial Advisor for Women

Once upon a time, managing your finances meant sitting across from an advisor in a big office, flipping through stacks of paper.  But times have changed and thanks to technology, you can work with an expert financial team from anywhere—without sacrificing trust, personalization, or expertise. In fact, you might prefer working with a virtual advisor, and we’re going to explain why! In this episode,...

Welcome back, Money Lover! In today’s episode, we’re tackling a financial risk I see far too often: holding too much of your employer’s stock.  If you’ve built up a significant position in company shares through stock options, RSUs, or other equity compensation, this conversation is for you. Many people assume that because they work for a successful company—especially one of the Magnificent 7 (App...

Many people wait until tax season to think about their taxes, only to feel overwhelmed and unprepared. But the truth is, tax season isn’t really a “season” at all!  Tax planning is an ongoing process that plays a crucial role in your financial success, and should be a consideration all year long. Because when approached strategically, proactive tax planning and preparation can help you keep more o...

Welcome back, Money Lover! In today’s episode, we’re diving into a topic that I’m incredibly passionate about: protecting women’s wealth. This is a conversation that applies to everyone—whether you’re a woman looking to safeguard your financial future or someone who wants to support the women in your life. Protecting wealth isn’t a new topic around here. It’s the final step in our 7 Steps to Wealt...

A lot of people have purely romantic notions about marriage, but the truth is that marriage, in its simplest form, is a contract that provides legal protection. That contract is meant to cover ownership of real estate, division of assets, determination of healthcare directives, and more. Not everyone wants to enter into the terms of that contract, but their relationships still deserve respect and...

It’s often said that money is one of the most common sources of conflict in a marriage, and a leading cause of divorce. Today’s episode has me rethinking that positioning: What if money isn’t the one to blame, and the actual culprit is a lack of communication? You’ve likely heard me talk at length about the 7 Steps to Wealth, which is the framework I used to climb out of debt and build lasting wea...

Today I’m joined by the brilliant Beatriz Victoria Albina (a.k.a. Béa) for a conversation about something I’m incredibly passionate about: empowering women to own their truth, author their lives, and thrive in mind, body, relationships, and finances. Béa is a Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, breathwork meditation guide, and the host of the Feminist Wellness Podcast. Her work helps those social...

Today on Love, your Money® , I’m thrilled to bring you a conversation with someone I personally listen to nearly six days a week: award-winning broadcast journalist Erica Mandy.  After a decade-long career in TV news, Erica left the traditional newsroom to create and host the popular daily news podcast, The NewsWorthy–a show that delivers the day’s news in a way that’s convenient, unbiased, and en...

Today’s topic is a highly requested one: how ADHD impacts your finances. I’ll be honest, normally when I have a guest on the podcast, I’m at least a little bit familiar with the topic we’re going to discuss–but today is different. Until this conversation, I had next-to-no experience dealing with ADHD. But I do know it’s a common issue as more and more adults–especially women–receive ADHD diagnoses...

Have you heard the phrase “be stubborn about your goals and flexible about your method”? It’s pretty good advice. Attachment and unwillingness to release the plans we’ve made or the expectations we have can be very costly, which is something that today’s guest has learned a lot about in the last few years. But thanks to healing core wounds and reprogramming her subconscious, she’s been able to wor...

Listen up: There’s going to be dollar signs flying at you after this episode. Okay, I might be exaggerating, but listening to today’s guest WILL change how you show up in crucial conversations in the workplace–and what opportunities those conversations open up for you. Melody Wilding is an award-winning executive coach, human behavior professor, and the author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking...

Want to help your child get into their top choice college with $75,000 of scholarship money? Then pay attention Money Lover, because today we’re talking about what you need to know–and what you can do–to make that happen. Choosing and paying for the right college is something that has frustrated many parents for many years. Dr. Pamela Ellis has made it her mission to help families navigate the adm...

I know many of you have wondered what sets financially successful individuals apart when it comes to their money routines, particularly at year end–because you ask me! Every year, I get emails and DMs asking if I have any tips for ending the year knowing you’ve made the most of it financially, and setting yourself up for future success. So today, we’re talking about end-of-year routines that wealt...

Are you good at accepting compliments or help from others? Because today’s guest really had me thinking about how often I see women deflect kind words or struggle to receive support–and how that could be negatively impacting their wealth. I’m absolutely chuffed to welcome Cathy Heller back to the show. Cathy is a teacher, author, and host of one of the top spiritual podcasts, Abundant Ever After,...

You have made it to the final step in the 7 Steps to Wealth framework, Protect! This is the step that ensures everything you’ve worked so hard to build can’t be lost due to unforeseen–or even semi-predictable–circumstances. This step might just be the easiest to ignore–because implementing it isn’t the most fun thing on your to do list. Believe me, I get it! It’s a lot more exciting to earn money...

I don’t record a bonus episode every time a major event takes place, but I do find cause for chiming in when I see something sparking questions, curiosity, and potential concerns amongst my clients and community. In this case, that “something” is the 2024 presidential and congressional elections, which are officially in the books. As I’m sure you know, Donald Trump won the presidency and Republica...

Not only is today’s episode centered on one of the juiciest of the 7 Steps to Wealth… it’s also one of my favorites because the topic is downright FUN. Welcome to Step 6: Invest. This is where the money game gets exciting, and it really starts to feel like the rules are working in your favor.  Each of the previous steps has been pretty responsibility heavy, requiring mental, emotional, and physica...

We’re officially at (almost) everyone’s favorite step: Earn! This is what most people think about when they imagine building wealth. After all, more money seems like the obvious solution to financial problems, right? Increasing the dollars that come into (and stay in) your accounts is definitely an important piece of the wealth building puzzle, but it will only solve your financial problems IF the...

Welcome to one of the most elusive steps of the 7 Steps to Wealth framework: Ask. This step is life changing, because when you embody the Ask step, it means you embody the expectation that you will reach financial freedom. That said, this step is also especially difficult for women. I’m going to explain why that is–and what you can do to overcome that obstacle–because mastering the practice of ask...

I often say there are two worlds of money: the one that lives in your bank account, and the one that lives in your head. And the only way to make that second world real is to talk about money, which many people are hesitant to do. But I have been behind the scenes of so many peoples’ bank and investment accounts, and deep in conversation about their money stories. Over the years, I have witnessed...

If you're going to be financially free, you need a plan for your wealth that doesn't require you to tick and tie and count and measure and categorize every single day. You need a plan for savings. You need a plan for spending. You need a plan that will ride the ups and downs without tanking your goals. And you need that plan to be as elegant and easy to execute as possible. Today we’re g...

Have you decided to be rich? That might seem like a very straightforward question, and most people would probably say, “Of course I’ve decided to be rich. I’m listening to this podcast, after all!” But I think most people haven’t truly decided to be rich yet, and I want to dig into what I mean by deciding to be rich: Are you making decisions every day that help you build and preserve wealth? Most...

It’s been about five years since I last spoke with today’s podcast guest, George Kinder, but it feels like just yesterday we talked about how good financial plans enable you to achieve life goals–and what freedom means. Since then, he’s managed to write another incredible book called “The Three Domains of Freedom,” so I was incredibly excited to bring him back onto the podcast to talk about what i...

Hey Money Lover, today we’re doing something a little bit different, inspired by a post I saw on Instagram. Someone had screenshotted a crowdsourced question from Reddit, then brought it over to Instagram to offer commentary on the situation. I was reading this post and attempting to collect my jaw off the floor the whole time, because it was a series of those “Am I the A-hole” or “Should I leave...

Emotions and money are so intertwined because our feelings are a part of everything we think and do. But a lot of people ignore or avoid their emotions because they don’t know how to identify or regulate them–and that’s a costly mistake. While that might feel easier in the moment, you end up missing out on a lot of important information–and those blind spots can cause you to make choices that aren...