159 | Quick Fix Debt Solutions

Have you ever considered a consolidation loan? Or used a bonus or refund to pay off your debt? So many lawyers look to these solutions as the answer to their debt problem. But often the results don’t last, and the lawyers end up right back where they...

158 | Change Is Required

If you want to change your finances, something has to change. You can’t change staying the same. In this episode, let’s talk about the requirement for change, including two examples from attorneys with things keeping them from the changes they want to make...

157 | Crash Money Dieting

Many lawyers approach achieving their money goals in the same way people approach losing weight—depriving themselves to get to the goal as quickly as possible. But that approach often ends up setting them further back and keeping them from achieving their goals. In...

156 | Paying Off $50k of Debt in a Year

Lawyers tend to be familiar with debt—myself included. About 95% of law students take out student loans, and many lawyers delay life events like getting married or buying a home because of their debt. In this episode, I’m sharing the first year of my journey out...

155 | Rewind: Thoughts About Money

The way you think about money and the way you think about your ability to manage it play a huge part in whether you’re able to achieve your money goals. You’re always able to choose what you think. In this episode, I’m sharing some of my top thoughts...

154 | Nobody Is Coming to Save You

Many lawyers view their financial situation as something that just happens to them. They treat their finances as if they’re powerless to change them and have to just do what they can to survive. But if you don’t change your finances, no one is going to do...

153 | The Skill of Guilt-Free Spending

Feeling guilty when you spend money happens for two reasons: (1) you think you shouldn’t be spending the money, and (2) you didn’t plan to spend the money. But spending money without guilt is a skill you can learn, just like any other money skill. In this...

151 | Why You Hate Managing Your Money

Let’s talk about why you hate managing your money. It all comes down to a few things that you’re believing about yourself, about money, about money management skills, and/or about whether your efforts will pay off. In this episode, let’s explore the...

150 | Passive and Productive Action

There are three stages of action: no action, passive action, and productive action. Many lawyers get stuck in the passive action stage, and it’s a dangerous place to be. If you actually want to improve your finances, you need to get to the productive action...