Duey Freeman, an expert on building healthy relationships, discusses the importance of establishing healthy relationships with people, nature, and money. Topics include the effects of relationship deprivation, the core of building healthier relationships, trust issues and the minimum parts of a relationship, and creating contact around resources.

When did we start letting numbers define us as human beings? The amount of money you have in the bank, your credit score, your net worth – these all indicate something important in our modern, currency-driven world. But the one thing it shouldn’t define is who we are. In this latest episode of Intuitive Finance, join us as we dive into bringing relationships back at the heart of personal finance and redefining what it really means to be successful in our money stories.   Show Highlights [02:59] The quantifiable versus the experiential [04:26] Bringing relationships back into focus [06:59] From “I’ll get the next one” to creating currency [09:03] The creation of debt instruments [11:40] Proposing a new financial revolution framework [11:59] Being human-centered [13:53] Establishing meaningful interactions [15:45] Redefining success   Links and Resources 🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com 🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain 🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

How often have we seen ourselves and other people around us be defined by their wealth? Is money and the accompanying pressure why some people struggle with work-life balance? How is earning money for the family resulting into less time for them? Is it really just one or the other? And why does being rich somehow negate being a good person?  Hold on. What is money in the first place? Why does it matter so damn much? And how do we start to navigate our complex relationship with it? Listen in as we define money – what it is and isn’t, what it means for us and our relationships, and how it all fits in with the rest of our individual stories.   Show Highlights [01:19] The problem with most money stories [05:06] What is money, really? [10:52] What money isn’t [12:55] Money and false choices [19:42] False choices and the end goal of one’s work [21:58] What Intuitive Finance sets up   Links and Resources 🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com 🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain 🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

From surviving and thriving under a savage mindset not so long ago, let’s now take a peek at how we can grow from there. Welcome to our first-ever episode as Intuitive Finance. What’s next after surviving a hard-fought battle? We can go back to what we have gotten used to and jump right back into the fight. Or we can do the hard thing: sit down, get out of our comfort zones, and reimagine our money stories.  So where do we start?   Show Highlights [02:59] Saying goodbye to the savage mindset [06:31] What makes a healthy relationship? [09:59] Wealth and self-worth [12:45] Attachment and authenticity to self [17:09] It’s all about relationships   Links and Resources 🟢 Intuitive Finance with Dylan Bain → DylanBain.com 🟢 Intuitive Finance Toolkit → DylanBain.com/Toolkit 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain 🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/FiscallySavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Budgeting is key to achieving financial independence, and at first glance, it seems like a simple solution to a complex issue. By understanding your monthly inflows and outflows, you can easily identify where you’re spending too much and cut down on your expenses or you may decide to pursue a side hustle for extra income. But as you go through the process of taking control of your financial life, many things will come up. This is an unavoidable part of the process, and it is the number one reason why budgets fail. In today’s episode, Dylan discusses the emotional excavation that goes along with budgeting and how you can overcome your feelings about money.   Show Highlights [02:15] Why budgeting can bring up feelings of fear [07:02] Why budgeting can bring up intergenerational issues [09:09] Other emotions that budgeting can bring up [19:57] Why budgeting is an ongoing process [21:17] Attachment issues, according to Duey’s Freeman attachment cycle   Links and Resources 🟢 Money & Parenting: What’s Our Role as Parents? → shorturl.ac/moneyandparenting 🟢 Fiscally Savage → FiscallySavage.com 🟢 Fiscally Savage Tools → FiscallySavage.com/tools 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain 🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/fiscallysavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

In our last week as Fiscally Savage, let’s look back at our roots, at where it all started. It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t easy. But what a journey it’s been indeed – defined by life-altering choices, pivotal moments of realization, love and support from family and friends, and an unwavering willingness to grow. Join us as we reminisce how the savage mindset came to be, and the discovery of what life offers beyond just survival.   Show Highlights [01:16] The end of a teaching career [07:27] The beginning of the savage mindset [12:53] Shifting towards an accounting career [17:50] Figuring out the rest of the missing pieces [20:16] Succeeding beyond the comfort zone   Links and Resources 🟢 Fiscally Savage → FiscallySavage.com 🟢 Fiscally Savage Tools → FiscallySavage.com/tools 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain 🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/fiscallysavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

There is an emotional element in our attitudes and decision-making around money. And when that element takes over, financial challenges like overspending can occur. In this episode, Dylan walks us through the emotional wounds that lead to overspending, the ways we fall victim to them, and how we can take back control over our personal finances.   Show Highlights [03:05] The four things that are at the root of most people’s overspending [04:29] How the childlike excitement over having money dovetails with overspending and retail therapy [07:08] How having more money than normal can inflate our sense of safety and security [10:10] On the idea of nobility in poverty [15:41] Self-doubt about money and how it leads to overspending   Links and Resources 🟢 Fiscally Savage → FiscallySavage.com 🟢 Fiscally Savage Tools → FiscallySavage.com/tools 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain 🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/fiscallysavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage   Books Mentioned 🟢 Wild at Heart: Discovering The Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge → shorturl.ac/eldredgewildatheart  

Let’s be real, being audited and paying taxes is nobody’s favorite pastime. So what happens in that off-chance that you win the unfortunately IRS lottery of random selection? In this last installment to our Tax Education series, listen in as we discuss why auditors get a bad rap, who actually gets special attention in audit selections, and what to do when you open your mail one day and you see the official IRS letterhead. Spoiler: Ignoring it is not an option.   Show Highlights [02:12] Why people are so afraid of auditors [07:11] Who makes for a more likely auditing target [11:03] What to do when you actually get audited by the IRS [17:57] 3 ways to help protect yourself in an audit   Links and Resources 🟢 Tax Education Part 3: Tax Planning → shorturl.at/cxTV2 🟢 Fiscally Savage → FiscallySavage.com 🟢 Fiscally Savage Tools → FiscallySavage.com/tools 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain 🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/fiscallysavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

The US Federal Bank recently rolled out a new system called FedNow, and as expected, the media has gone into a frenzy. Is this the start to a surveillance state? Is this just a mask to a central bank digital currency? Are we going to be a cashless society? Let’s take a breather and sit down, look at the history, then at the current state of US financial networks, and specifically, where the new FedNow system fits. Listen in now on our latest episode of Fiscally Savage, as we delve into the basics of FedNow, what it really changes in our current system, and what concerns we should actually have. Spoiler: Don’t get swept by the media frenzy!   Show Highlights [01:04] The Federal Reserve Bank's role [02:21] What is the FedNow system? [05:03] The history of ACH transfers [11:58] Instant payment systems versus digital wallet services [14:21] FedNow pros and cons [15:53] The validity to common FedNow concerns   Links and Resources 🟢 A Brief History Of Central Banking In The US → shorturl.at/zEIS3 🟢 Fiscally Savage → FiscallySavage.com 🟢 Fiscally Savage Tools → FiscallySavage.com/tools 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/TheDylanBain 🟢 Threads → Threads.net/@TheDylanBain 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/fiscallysavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage

Tune in now on Fiscally Savage for another enlightening discussion about the complex world of taxes! In this episode, we continue with our “not tax advice” but rather Tax Education series as we dive into tax planning strategies for both W2 employees and self-employed individuals. Learn about the W-4 form, psychology and its relation to money and taxes, often-forgotten aspects of owning a business, why you need a “tax guy”, and lastly, effective ways to optimize your taxes. Join us as we revolutionize your approach to financial sovereignty and set you on the path to financial freedom and empowerment.   Show Highlights [02:53] What is tax planning? Tax planning for W2 employees [03:42] The W-4 form [06:26] Emotions, taxes, and loss aversion [10:25] Most effective ways for W2 employees to tax plan Tax planning for self-employed individuals [16:57] What most business owners forget [18:32] The self-employment tax [19:19] The importance of having a “tax guy” [23:16] Tax planning must-knows for the self-employed   Links and Resources 🟢 Fiscally Savage → FiscallySavage.com 🟢 Fiscally Savage Tools → FiscallySavage.com/tools 🟢 Instagram → Instagram.com/fiscallysavage 🟢 Facebook → Facebook.com/fiscallysavage 🟢 Twitter → Twitter.com/FiscallySavage