

Money Feels
Bridget Casey and Alyssa Davies
Money Feels is the new alternative to the personal finance community. We're here to drop the shame, guilt, and judgement so you can learn how to heal your relationship with money alongside your internet besties, hosts, and unfiltered experts — Bridget and Alyssa
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Feb 23, 2023 • 51min
17: TFSA vs. RRSP
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance. We've now launched our Patreon! Subscribe for bonus episodes and extra content from your hosts.In today's episode, we discuss the following:What is the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)?What can you use the TFSA for?What is the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)?What can you use the RRSP for?Which account should you choose?How can you use the RRSP and TFSA together?What should you choose when you have a pension?Is a pension enough?Follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

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Feb 16, 2023 • 52min
16: Does Money Buy Happiness?
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance. We've now launched our Patreon! Subscribe for bonus episodes and extra content from your hosts.In today's episode, we discuss the following:Does more money provide more happiness?Why are people unsatisfied no matter how much wealth they attain?Focusing on time over moneyWhy don’t the ultra-wealthy stop working? How can people be happy if they can’t be rich?References:Buying Time Promotes Relationship SatisfactionHappy Go Money by Melissa LeongValuing time over money predicts happiness after a major life transitionHappy Money: The Science of Smarter SpendingPeople actually are happier when they make more money: Wharton studyHow Happy Are Millionaires?Follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

Feb 9, 2023 • 58min
15: Mixing Love and Money
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance. We've now launched our Patreon! Subscribe for bonus episodes and extra content from your hosts.In today's episode, we discuss the following:Dating and moneyWhat are the common issues couples face when it comes to money?How your individual upbringings display in your relationshipHow do you talk about money with your partner?How to eliminate stress and shameWhat’s the best way to manage your money in a relationship?Combining or separating finance studyHow to protect yourself financially in a relationship Learning to save and spend as a teamFollow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

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Feb 2, 2023 • 51min
14: The Psychology of Consumerism
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance. We've now launched our Patreon! Subscribe for bonus episodes and extra content from your hosts.In today's episode, we discuss the following:What is consumerism?The Century of the Self documentaryOur behaviours and why we buy thingsSunk-cost fallacyThe negative impacts of consumerismHow to navigate your spending habitsFollow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

Jan 26, 2023 • 1h 9min
13: Hot Takes on Income Classes
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance. We've now launched our Patreon! Subscribe for bonus episodes and extra content from your hosts.In today's episode, we discuss the following:What is the socioeconomic class?How do we measure low, middle and high-income classes?The thresholds for each income classThe erosion of the middle classThe working rich and their behaviours How to uplift the lower-income classesBooks and podcasts we mentioned:Plutocrats by Chrystia FreelandThe Sum of Small Things by Elizabeth Currid-HalkettRest is Resistance by Tricia HerseyYou’re Wrong About - Online Shopping EpisodeFollow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

Jan 19, 2023 • 54min
12: Raising Financially Confident Kids
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance. We've now launched our Patreon! Subscribe for bonus episodes and extra content from your hosts.In today's episode, we discuss the following:Giving our kid's allowances'Average allowance pay in CanadaHow we talk about money in our householdsThe best way to save and invest for your kidsTeaching financial literacy vs passing down generational money traumaThe tooth fairy and SantaFollow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

Jan 12, 2023 • 1h 7min
11: Setting Financial Goals
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance. We've now launched our Patreon! Subscribe for bonus episodes and extra content from your hosts.In today's episode, we discuss the following:Habits over goalsOur personal financial goals for 2023 and The Year CompassHow we manage our money plansRanking the importance of our financial goalsOur words of the yearBook recommendations for 2023:Atomic Habits by James ClearThe Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan HolidayDie With Zero by Bill PerkinsThe Mountain is You by Brianna WiestThe Gift of Fear by Gavin de BeckerFour Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidFollow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 4min
10: Written in the Stars
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.In the season finale of our first go at Money Feels, we do our birth chart readings and enjoy a few laughs before taking a break for the holiday season. Thanks for listening to season one of Money Feels! We can't wait to be back with more money conversations in the New Year!Follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

Dec 15, 2022 • 53min
9: Misogyny in Money
We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.In today's episode, we discuss the following:Internalized misogynyWealthy women + empathetic joyMale-dominated industriesWomen’s experience with moneyOur comment sections'Fighting the patriarchy'Book recommendations:Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PerezHood Feminism by Mikki KendallWhite Feminism by Koa BeckFollow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!

Dec 8, 2022 • 51min
8: Die With Zero
The podcast explores the concept of 'Die With Zero' by Bill Perkins, challenging the idea of saving money for retirement. It discusses the importance of planning for retirement and estimating life expectancy. The hosts share their thoughts on the book and how it gave them permission to spend more freely. It emphasizes the need to plan for the decline in health and mobility after retirement. The correlation between age, spending habits, and travel preferences is explored. The concept of evolving in life and prioritizing experiences is discussed, along with the importance of creating memorable experiences and leaving a legacy through early giving.


