The Jesse Mecham Show

The podcast discusses the evolution of CrossFit fitness and the importance of consistency in enhancing performance over time. It also emphasizes the significance of staying consistent in both fitness and finance, highlighting the benefits of regular routines and personal anecdotes to underscore progress in these areas.

Sometimes creation trumps consumption purely for its own sake; where you're satisfied on a personal level, even though the math doesn't work.

Sometimes the best way to start thinking about making extra income is to think small. Really small. Don't let visions of grandeur slow you down.

There are a few ways to apply Rule Two (Save for a Rainy Day) to your wildly fluctuating income situation. This also applies if you happen to receive windfalls, but are otherwise on a fairly steady income.

Your budget will never be perfect, because you're dealing with imperfect variables (people, external events, and bad data).

The key is to give them a taste of how good it feels to save up and pay for something. Positive, achievable, and life-changing.

(Holiday spending target - current category balance) / six months remaining = your monthly contributions for the rest of 2013.

There are three secrets to budgeting successfully on even the wildest of variable incomes. Here they are.

If you just decide things are great, maybe a monthly budget is a bit too frequent…how long would you last before the lack of frequency/familiarity left you sinking back into your old ways?

YNAB's (very successful) headline on the homepage sends the message of "control," but most people say they don't like budgets because they feel controlled. Which is it?