Build A Wealthy Spirit

Sammie and Michelle read The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz per our listeners suggestions and we are inspired! Join us as we discuss a book revered by Oprah, Tom Brady and Status Post Adulting fans.  The Four Agreements:Agreement 1: Be Impeccable With Your WordAgreement 2: Don't Take Anything PersonallyAgreement 3: Don't Make AssumptionsAgreement 4: Always Do Your BestShow Notes:Spotify was downMar 13, 2022 - Daylight Saving Time StartedDaylight saving time 2022 begins March 13. Here's why Arizona doesn't adjust its clocksThe Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel RuizToltec (Wikipedia)Maya (Wikipedia)What is Māyā? (Youtube)The MitoteTemazcal (Wikipedia)Status Post Adulting Episodes Mentioned:#34: Action Changes Things (A.C.T)#8: Sober CuriousStatus Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

Sammie and Michelle talk about how motivation is dumb and take a look at better ways to get "motivated" or find inspiration through taking action. Show Notes:"762: Apocalypse Creep" - This American Life"This American Life (TAL) is an American weekly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass" not NPR (Wikipedia)12 Beautiful Taco Bells You Never Knew Existed1989 Loma Prieta earthquake"Because it happened during a national live broadcast of the 1989 World Series, the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, taking place between Bay Area teams San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, it is sometimes referred to as the 'World Series earthquake', with the championship games of the year being referred to as the 'Earthquake Series" (Wikipedia)Eckhart TolleBuddhaStatus Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

How you do one thing is how you do everything. Show Notes:The Tinder SwindlerKnow Your Aura with Mystic MichaelaRelevant videos: How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything & How you do one thing is how you do everythingMunduLentContent Corner: Change Your Patterns - Know Your Aura with Mystic MichaelaStatus Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

The United States economy is down...at least right now. Sammie and Michelle decide to take this opportunity to look at how to best prepare yourself for an economic downturn in order to make sure you are both financially secure and can breathe easy. It's normal for the market to go up and down, and having an emergency fund in place means that you can handle any unexpected changes. Show Notes:"Down Like The Economy" - Down by Jay SeanToyota Commercial Instagram Reel Water FI/RE Dating App#50: Dating Apps Episode Stocks to Extend Drop on Deepening Ukraine Tension: Markets Wrap Retail Sales Jumped in January, Another Sign of the Economy’s Resilience (New York Times)S&P 500March 2020 Market Crash (Wikipedia)Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)Does Market Timing Work?A Guided Meditation for When the Stock Market Is Dropping#56: Tackling Credit Card Debt with John & David of Debt Free Guys | Queer Money Podcast Status Post Adulting is an entertainment podcast and not financial advice. Always refer to experts in their fields including but not limited to lawyers, financial advisors and others when it comes to making important financial decisions. Status Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

John and David of Debt Free Guys and Queer Money Podcast join Sammie and Michelle to talk about credit card debt. We had an amazing conversation discussing how they got into credit card debt, how it mirrors so many other people's stories and the best ways to get out of credit card debt including their Debt Lasso Method. Where to find John and David:  The Debt Free Guys: debtfreeguys.com Queer Money Podcast: queermoneypodcast.com or listen here  Debt Lasso Method: 7-Step Credit Card Debt Slasher Follow on Instagram: @queermoneypodcast and @debtfreeguys References: Profit and Prejudice: The Luddites of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Paul DonovanAfford Anything with Paula PantJulie McCoy from The Love Boat "Debt Avalanche vs. Debt Snowball: What's the Difference?" (Investopedia) Groupthink #19: The 5 People You Surround Yourself With"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes." - Mahata Gandhi Status Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

Sammie and Michelle take a look at what makes someone and Introvert or an Extrovert and share some tips for all types of people.Show Notes:Oprah and Amy Schumer on Being Secret Introverts | SuperSoul Conversations | Oprah Winfrey NetworkYou Can Only Maintain So Many Close Friendships (Dunbar interview)Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Status Post Adulting Episodes mentioned:#51: How to BudgetStatus Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

Sammie and Michelle take a look at Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. Burkeman puts life in the perspective of the average human lifetime of 4000 weeks. Much shorter than people expect and yet there is a lot of freedom in embracing that life is short and that we must make commitments and sacrifices in those 4000 weeks so that we can live our lives to our fullest.   Show Notes:Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanEconomic Possibilities for our Grandchildren by John Maynard KeynesKeynes Predicted We Would Be Working 15-Hour Weeks. Why Was He So Wrong? - NPR"2. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard." Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie WareThe Psychology of Money by Morgan HouselIf you are interested in our sponsor,  Ana Luisa, we encourage you to check out their beautiful jewelry. Use promo code: STATUSPOSTADULTING for 10% offhttps://shop.analuisa.com/statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Episodes Referenced:#1: What is Status Post Adulting? Rethink the Status Quo#17: The Upside of Being Off Social MediaStatus Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

In our increasingly digital world, we must take ownership of our online footprint and do what we can to stay protected. Sammie and Michelle bring on Nikhil, a cybersecurity enthusiast, to discuss the surprisingly simple ways to safe online. If you are imagining movie like cybersecurity hackers saving the day, think again. Like most things, it's the little things we are letting slip through the cracks that create vulnerabilities online.  Show Notes:The pyramid we reference is from Preparing for the future of security requires focusing on defense and diversity By Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer of FacebookThe pyramid from bottom to top: Abuse, Password Reuse and Mass Compromise, Unpatched Systems, Phishing and Targeted Attacks  Definition Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)Colonial Pipeline ransomware attackAna Luisa1Password (mentioned in podcast) iCloud Keychain and Google provide password managers The 20 Most Hacked Passwords in the World: Is Yours Here?Top 200 Most Common Passwords"DoorDash confirms data breach affected 4.9 million customers, workers and merchants" (2019, TechCrunch)Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil PostmanStatus Post Adulting Episode Mentioned: #29: The 80/20 PrincipleCheck out our sponsor Ana Luisa: Use promo code STATUSPOSTADULTING for 10% offhttps://shop.analuisa.com/statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

Check out our sponsor, the jewelry company Ana Luisa! Use promo code: STATUSPOSTADULTING for 10% off their beautiful pieces. Link: https://shop.analuisa.com/statuspostadultingSammie and Michelle take a deep dive into the difference between systems and goals. They talk about why it's important to know what distinguishes the two and how to optimize your systems to better reach your goals.  Show Notes:Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott AdamsZebra Cakes Partner: Ana Luisa Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth Status Post Adulting Old Episodes Mentioned:#45: Calculating Your Savings Rate #46: Habit StackingCheck out our sponsor Ana Luisa! Use promo code: STATUSPOSTADULTING for 10% offhttps://shop.analuisa.com/statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!

This week on Status Post Adulting, Sammie and Michelle talk about how to create a budget.  Budgeting is all about designating where you future dollars will go.  You can have a very strict budget or you can loosely budget. Show Notes: Episode #50 Dating AppsYNAB aka You Need a BudgetEpisode #21 Tracking your SpendingMint Budget TrackerDave Ramsey and budgeting for ChristmasCapital One 360 Savings AccountPersonal Capital Buying Lattes Is Not Keeping You From Being Rich by By Paul B. Brown, New York Times"This is my concept of a “Stupid Mistakes” sub-savings account. Everyone should have one." - @ramitesethi 50/30/20 Rule Budgeting Status Post Adulting Instagram: @statuspostadultingStatus Post Adulting Email: statuspostadulting@gmail.comFind all show notes at statuspostadulting.comFind more show notes and interact with the Build A Wealthy Spirit community at buildawealthyspirit.com!