Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast

On this month’s digital episode, Pete and Nikki walk through some of the tools and processes that help to simplify and streamline personal money management. We’ll dig into tools around managing and scanning paper for systems that enable immediate and frictionless action. We’ll talk about transaction micromanagement, and the perils it brings, along with tools that allow for automatic reporting where it counts. And we’ll talk about the importance of a spending diary, if you’re having trouble with focus, and give you some ideas for tools that can help you build up your awareness for your own behavior around money! Links & Notes Scanbot (iOS) CamScanner (iOS/Android/Windows Phone) Google Drive (Android) Scannable (iOS/Evernote) FileThis Mint Personal Capital Dave Ramsay’s Envelope Method Explained DayOne (iOS) DayJournal (Android) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You’ve been working hard to get your day-to-day habits under control, but what about your long-term strategy for your money? Are you thinking about your budget? Your savings? Retirement? This can be the most challenging to get started, but it doesn’t have to be painful — and it can even be fun! This week on the show, Nikki Kinzer and Pete Wright talk about setting up a financial plan, the tools and resources you’ll need to start budgeting and offer a variation on a debt reduction plan to get you saving smartly today! Links & Notes 10 Reasons Why Financial Plans Aren’t Just For the 1% by Forbes Dave’s Budgeting Forms Mint.Com The Total Money Makeover - By Dave Ramsey Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - T.Harv Eker The Millionaire Next Door - By Thomas Stanley and William Danko Dave Ramsey’s Snowball Debt Reduction Plan ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Now is the time! If you've thought about joining a coaching group for support as you learn about your ADHD, today is your day. It's open enrollment in small group coaching with Nikki in ADHD Moms or ADHD Professionals groups, and thanks to great feedback from current members, we've made some changes that we're excited to share with you today. This is a brief special episode to get you up to speed — if you've been thinking about joining a group, now's the time to make it happen. Sign up today! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You know that giant stack of bills, statements, and un-opened envelopes sitting in piles around your house? It’s time to get those under control! This week on the show, we walk through a process for getting your financial paperwork under control. From purging what you don’t need, to building a system for maintaining the paper you do need, we’ve got you covered with tools, checklists, and resources to get your finance paper in order! Links & Notes Download the Important Documents Checklist Scanbot — Scan with your iPhone or iPad Getting Things Done® Podcasts Download The Paper Solution ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You know how sometimes when you’re really focused on one thing, other things might fall out of focus? Like, for example, your spending? This week on the show, we talk about impulse buying that comes to many struggling with ADHD. We’ve got three strategies for regaining control over the spending bug, and considerations for making sure you don’t get slapped down the road! Links & Notes Debtors Anonymous How to Find Help Treating a Shopaholic Shopping Addiction Treatment Options ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you’re struggling with ADHD, the data suggests you likely have trouble with money. Not only are you likely to make less money, you’re more likely to be spending it and tracking it less responsibly than your peers who aren’t faced with ADHD. It’s a harsh reality. This week on the show, we’re talking all about money, the importance of your personal financial belief systems and how to begin to find clarity in your approach to money and take back control of your saving! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We’ve asked the question before, but this week we answer it in detail. What does it mean to get organized just enough? It means getting organized for you, and not for any organizing system. This week on the show, we take on a question from a listener that bundles such important concepts as balance, organizational aspiration, and shame around ADHD and living the organized lifestyle. It’s a big show, a big question, and hopefully offers you a big and inspired summer organizing season! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It’s summer, and we’re gearing up for our own vacations, so we thought we’d use the opportunity to reflect on the importance of downtime to our emotional and physical health — particularly when fighting the busy signals of ADHD. We’ve got research and resources and terrific tips from listeners that should help you build a vacation plan you can count on to keep your stress low and your energy up! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Thanks to our fantastic listeners, we have received some great questions, comments, and resources to share after our focus and online shopping shows from the last few weeks. This week, we’re talking about notifications, focus, the perils of the return policy in online shopping, and how to exercise your balance muscles while struggling with hyperfocus! Thanks to all who wrote in to share, and keep those comments coming! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It’s summertime! And for many of us, summer means travel. If you’re struggling with ADHD but have a tendency toward the digital, we have four areas for you to think about in this week’s podcast to keep you organized and informed. First, are you using the tools your travel partner has created to their greatest? Second, did you check for your travel destination’s app? Third: TripIt! And finally, we have a tool to help you craft the perfect road trip! All that, and a discussion of Pete and Nikki’s aversion to camping this week on The ADHD Podcast! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★