
ADHD Money Talk
When your brain and your bank account are constantly fighting, it's time for a new approach.ADHD Money Talk is the podcast that finally addresses what traditional financial advice misses: how ADHD fundamentally changes your relationship with money. From impulse spending and financial avoidance to the shame spiral that keeps you stuck, we tackle the real challenges that come with managing money when your brain works differently.
Latest episodes

Apr 18, 2022 • 29min
Nine Key Investing Concepts Every Beginner (and Pro) Should Know
Today we are going to talk about 9 key investing principles and concepts that every beginner (or pro) investor should understand.I have been fielding more and more questions from clients about how to get started investing, and so I thought it was a great time to roll out a few episodes on the topic. It is important to me that fellow ADHDers that don't have investing experience understand some key concepts and principles before they embark on an investing journey so that they are prepared for success. Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Help Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinHead over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Apr 11, 2022 • 20min
ADHD and Lifestyle Creep
In this episode I talk all things lifestyle creep through the ADHD lens!Join my Facebook group!Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Head over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Apr 4, 2022 • 18min
Is Buying or Leasing more ADHD-Friendly?
It's time for a new car. Should you lease or should you buy? In this episode, I'll talk about the differences between the two options and confess my preference. I believe one option is more ADHD-friendly than the other. Outline of the ShowYour old car is breaking down! [00:45]Buying a car [3:36]Used vs. New [6:40]Leasing [8:47]Join My Facebook Group!Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Help Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinHead over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Mar 28, 2022 • 34min
I'm Out of Debt, Now What? & Can you see ADHD on a Brain Scan?
In this episode, we're tackling the remaining steps in the ADHD Money Mastery Ebook. Specifically, we are talking about building out your full life happens (emergency) fund, starting to invest in a Roth or traditional IRA, pre-funding large expenses, and maxing out your 401(k). I also talk about recent research I read about which suggests that we may be able to see ADHD on brain scans in the future, or at least be able to use them to help in the diagnosis process!Outline of the ShowADHD brain scan [4:05]Building your full emergency fund [7:15]Investing with a traditional IRA [11:20]Investing with a Roth IRA [15:50]IRA Rules [19:30]Prefunding expenses [27:21]Maxing out 401(k) [28:58]Challenge [30:38]Resources and Articles mentioned in the showBrain Scans measure ADHD Inattention - Additude MagazineIRA Contribution Limits - NerdWalletJoin My Facebook Group!Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Help Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinHead over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Mar 21, 2022 • 14min
Avoiding the ADHD Debt Cycle and Financial Burnout
You've spent six months repairing your financial situation. You are completely out of debt. But now you are tired prone to a slip-up. Your credit cards with zero balances are staring at you begging to be used. This is the most important time of your journey, and when you may be the most vulnerable!Outline of the showHyperfixating on improving your finances [3:35]Yo-yo diet [4:00]How to avoid financial burnout [6:40]Join My Facebook Group!Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Help Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinHead over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Mar 14, 2022 • 53min
Facing your Money Monster with Christine Luken
This week I am switching it up and pulling out an interview I recorded many months ago for my old podcast, Invest Smarter. This was going to be my last episode for that podcast, but I instead decided I would hold onto it for a time to release on ADHD Money Talk because it is so relevant!My guest, Christine Luken, is the financial Lifeguard. She empowers high-earning individuals to master their money!We talk about budgeting, the money monster, paying with cash, guilt, shame, and so much more. Check out her website at: https://www.christineluken.com Join My Facebook Group!Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Help Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinHead over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Mar 7, 2022 • 22min
Yes, There's a Word for That: Procrastivity! & Are You Leaving Free Money on the Table?
You know that thing that happens where you need to do a big important thing, but then you do a million little not important things instead? Well, there is a word for that. Procrastivity. In today's show, I talk about what it is, examples of how it affects us, and how we can cut it out!Next, I talk about getting free money. We ADHDers already pay a thing called the ADHD tax. That is late fees, things we don't need, and the food we don't eat. Well, to help offset the tax, we might as well take the free money that is offered to us. And what I am talking about is making sure you get your full match through your 401(k) at work.Finally, I'll answer a listener question about how to study for an exam while you are also working! Lucy wants tips on how to actually sit down and study.Outline of the ShowProcrastivity [2:45]Get your free money! [11:25]Sitting down to start studying [16:23]Join My Facebook Group!Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Help Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinHead over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Feb 28, 2022 • 27min
Are These Three Things Killing your Budget?
In this episode, we continue the budget conversation. Specifically, we are talking about budget killers. For ADHDers and neurotypicals alike, food, one-off purchases, and subscriptions are the most common reasons we find ourselves harmful each month. I talk about ways to mitigate these dangerous spending habits!Outline of the ShowWhy my budgets failed [2:05]Mistakes I made setting up my budget [6:27]The three categories that were holding me back [9:40]How I spend less on food [12:00]One-time expenses [16:45]Subscriptions [19:55]Get rid of Amazon Prime! [22:37]Listener Question [22:25]Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Help Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinHead over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Feb 21, 2022 • 34min
Hyperfixations & Budgets & Taxes, oh my!
The main thrust of today's show is to tell you about the 50/30/20 budgeting rule. It is a rule that can help you diagnose where your most significant budgeting issues lie. That leads me to a conversation about one of the most critical issues ADHDers have with sticking to budgets: hyperfixations. Hyperfixations can be very expensive. I talk about how two of my hyperfixations cost me a lot of money. They aren't inherently a bad thing. The problem is when it causes you to spend money you do not have!I start the show off with a discussion on taxes with simple tips to prepare. I end the show with two listener questions. One is on what to do with a tax refund, and the other is on cryptocurrency!Outline of the showMy ADHD financial planning service [00:18]Update on my life [00:57]Taxes [3:30]A story on wealth building [7:25]The 50/30/20 rule [11:05]A tangent on my homebuying experience [16:52]Hyperfixations [20:44]Fending off hyperfixation spending [24:48] Listener question on tax refund [25:38]Listener question on cryptocurrency [28:40]Want to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Help Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinHead over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter

Feb 14, 2022 • 25min
Ideas to Make More Money! & ADHDers are Creative...and Dramatic?
Today on the show, we are talking about making more money! Now, this is not just to have more money. It is really because you've realized how important financial security and peace of mind are to you, and you have decided that one of the ways you can improve your life and the life of your family is by having more income. So we get into various ways to potentially make some more money on the side without much investment!I also talk about ADHD and creativity. Specifically, a study from 2018 suggests ADHDers are more creative than our neurotypical peers. I also talk about ADHD and drama. I read an article that really hit home for me about why we can self-sabotage by inviting drama into our lives unwittingly. Outline of the showADHD and creativity [3:00]ADHD and drama [4:40]Making more money [9:38]Start your own business on the side! [10:15]All of the other ways to make more money [15:05]Listener question on credit card selection for a beginner [20:02]Articles Discussed in the show.Why We Crave the Drama That Sabotages RelationshipsNew evidence that the “chaotic mind” of ADHD brings creative advantagesHelp Me Out!If you enjoyed this podcast, the best way to help me spread the word is to leave the podcast a genuine review on Apple Podcasts! If you don't have Apple, leave a review on my website, or give me five stars on Spotify.Click here to leave a review on AppleClick here to leave a review on my websiteGive me five stars on SpotifyConnect with me!InstagramLinkedinWant to work with me?Check out my ADHD Planning & Coaching service.Head over to our YouTube channel for the full experience on future episodes.Learn more about ADHD-friendly financial coaching Follow me on YouTubeSubscribe to the newsletter