Think and Talk Money's motto is "Money Wellness Together." The more we all talk, the more we all benefit. The best way to keep the conversation going? Ask questions! #budgeting #financialindependence #financialliteracy #personalfinancebooks #realestate.

From time to time, I'll post about current events and news I come across that adds to our recent discussions. #creditcarddebt #financialindependence #happiness #mesothelioma #retirement.

Coming up, we're going to do our first Q&A post where I'll answer questions from readers. So many good questions have already come in. Please keep them coming! Leave a comment below, subscribe to our newsletter, or find us on Instagram.

In our last post, we talked about the importance of fueling your savings and how savings differ from investments. Here, we'll discuss how to best optimize your savings so you are protected in times of emergency and can achieve your short-term goals.

In Part 2 of our series on budgeting, we'll use real numbers to create a Budget After Thinking to better align our spending with our true motivations in life. #budgeting #creditcarddebt #financialindependence #personalfinance.

In Part 1 of our series on budgeting, we're going to learn that the art of budgeting is having a plan for your next dollar before you earn it. That way, you avoid having disappearing dollars.

So far, we've talked about why we need to think about money, why we need to talk about money, and Italian beef. Before we dive deep into budgeting, saving, paying off debt, and investing, we need to make sure our money mindset is locked in.

Too many of us are really good at pretending not to worry about money. “Credit card debt?” Everyone has it. “Emergency savings?” My job is secure. “Retirement?” I have so much time. Accept money for the tool that it is.

We can make it easier on ourselves to make consistent, good money choices if we just spent a little time each week thinking and talking about money. Wouldn’t most of us agree that doing new things is easier when we have someone to bounce ideas off of?.

“If you want to get Matt talking, bring up life and money.”. My wife knows me better than anyone. I like thinking and talking about life and money.

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