The Jesse Mecham Show

177 - Guilt-free spending 22.06.2015 6:40 ↓

The point of having money is to spend it. Also, an attorney joke that takes most of the time.

175 - The Dashmat Principle 08.06.2015 5:20 ↓

High-ticket items deaden your sensitivity to spending amounts you would otherwise weigh carefully. Proceed with caution!

173 - Pick a Card, Just One Card 25.05.2015 6:13 ↓

Unless your hobby is credit card shenanigans, pick just one (maybe two) credit cards and call it good.

171 - Close An Account, Then Another 11.05.2015 4:55 ↓

Question your financial scar tissue. Are all of those accounts still (really) necessary?

170 - Simplicity Matters 04.05.2015 3:44 ↓

We want active engagement. Simplicity promotes that, which is why we like it.

169 - Pruning 27.04.2015 5:46 ↓

When it comes to lasting, positive financial change, don't do what I did.

168 - Quarterly Checkup 20.04.2015 4:33 ↓

It's that time of year for you to do a quick pause and evaluation. It'll do you good.

167 - The Gift of Tax Season 13.04.2015 4:14 ↓

Windfall schmindfall. Just fall back on Rule One.

Special 03: Interview with Carl Richards - Self-Awareness 07.04.2015 11:52 ↓

How much should you save? And would it be possible to not beat yourself up so much?

166 - Punching With the Rolls 06.04.2015 4:41 ↓

When budgeting with a partner... Rule 3 can be tricky. How do you deal with overspending together?

Special 02: Interview with Carl Richards - Goals & Guessing 31.03.2015 14:02 ↓

How do you view financial goals? What if you saw them more as guesses?

165 - Who's on First? 30.03.2015 4:49 ↓

When budgeting with a partner... establish a workflow, ownership, simplification, etc.

Special 01: Interview with Carl Richards - Why? 24.03.2015 14:35 ↓

It's a therapy session folks! Gettingn down to the WHY behind money will bring you absolute clarity. It's Rule One.

164 - There's No Party Like a Budgeting Party 23.03.2015 3:36 ↓

When budgeting with a partner... have a regular budgeting meeting. Make it fun. 

163 - You Need Your Space 16.03.2015 3:46 ↓

When budgeting with a partner.... have some individual space. You need some fun money. 

162 - Make It Joint 09.03.2015 4:02 ↓

When budgeting with a partner... keep it simple. You merged your lives—merge your finances.

161 - Lay it All on the Table 02.03.2015 3:40 ↓

When budgeting with a partner.... be clear about what you bring to the table. All of it. Debts, habits, passions, etc. 

159 - Your Money or Your Life 16.02.2015 3:27 ↓

A shoutout to a classic that everybody should read.

158 - YNAB's 10 Year Anniversary 09.02.2015 3:23 ↓

A look back, with an anniversary four months late.

157 - When You're Spending More than You Bring In 02.02.2015 3:01 ↓

Then budgeting is even more important.