Craft Your Money Story

015: 3 Common Finance Questions You Shouldn't Ask We all ask questions about how to get ahead with money. But what if we're asking the wrong stuff? The quality of our life is determined by the quality of our questions. So let's make sure we're asking the right ones. Today we're diving into 3 commonly asked questions, why they're not the best, and what you should be asking instead. Thanks for listening! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ Minute - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mapped-out-money-minute/id1507076604 Krista Stryker 12 Minute Athlete - https://www.12minuteathlete.com/ Levi Allen Untethered - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac_t4pNYr1g Stuff We Like - Smoothie Bowls - https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/how-to-build-the-ultimate-smoothie-bowl/ Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.

014: How We're Thinking About Home Buying (NCQ1) This is our first Nick's Curious Questions episode! We're deep diving into our decision to focus on real estate investing, and how we've used lots of questions to help us figure out our next steps. We hope you find it more entertaining than our little dog, Margo, who you might hear snoring occasionally in the background. Thanks for spending time with us! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ Newsletter - https://mappedoutmoney.com/ Paula Pant's Your First Rental Property Course - https://courses.affordanything.com/ Retire Early with Real Estate by Chad Carson - https://amzn.to/3e65fZ0 Stuff We Like - Joel Runyon at Impossible HQ - https://impossiblehq.com/ Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.

013: 4 Steps To Retire Early Without Financial Independence (FIRE Movement) Is there a way to achieve 80% of what you value about retirement with only 20% of the time investment? We think so! Check out this episode for the four steps we used to do this in our own life. Thanks for listening! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRqvJFJ6LLQ62lKmOUXATw Your Money or Your Life - https://amzn.to/38cpz9C Mr. Money Mustache - https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/ 2 Frugal Dudes - https://2frugaldudes.com/ Tread Lightly, Retire Early - https://treadlightlyretireearly.com/ Afford Anything - https://affordanything.com/ Stuff We Like - Rubberbanditz - https://amzn.to/2YJvWOV Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.

012: How to Painlessly Save Money Through Conscious Spending Most people think of a budget as being a restrictive "diet" for their money. But we're sharing why, for us, a budget is just the opposite. Check this episode out if you need a plan to save money that you can actually stick to. Thanks for listening! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ Resources Page - https://mappedoutmoney.com/resources/ I Will Teach You to be Rich by Ramit Sethi - https://amzn.to/2YoCi5Q I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott - https://amzn.to/3dkRipK Stuff We Like - Berkey Water Filter - https://amzn.to/2V6zZSU Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.

011: For Recent Graduates - 5 Thoughts on Money and Success Here are some of the most helpful mindsets and strategies that we aim to implement in our own lives and wish we had learned as new graduates. And with each item on the list, we include some thoughts for parents of graduates as well. We hope you enjoy this episode! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ Newsletter - https://mappedoutmoney.com/ JP Sears TEDx Talk - https://youtu.be/79zra755WgA Mel Robbins TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_robbins_how_to_stop_screwing_yourself_over?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://amzn.to/2ULRGaj Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins - https://amzn.to/2Y4MLDD Jocko + Jordan Peterson - https://youtu.be/5E6oLjv1qzk Tom Papa on The Gabby Reece Show - https://www.gabriellereece.com/tom-papa-comedy-family-and-keeping-your-perspective/ Stuff We Like - Take Every Wave - https://amzn.to/2XZtfbr Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.

010: Why You Should Budget and Most Popular Budgeting Methods We love budgets! And we hope you will too after listening to this episode. Thanks for spending time with us! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mappedoutmoney Stuff We Like - Running! - Find a race near you at https://race-find.com/us Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.

009: Four Reasons Financial Success Requires You To Be A Noob Paul Graham's article on being a noob inspires us to keep pursuing growth in all aspects of our life. But today, we focus specifically on how being a noob can help you on your journey to financial success. Thanks for spending time with us! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ Minute - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mapped-out-money-minute/id1507076604 Paul Graham on Being a Noob - http://www.paulgraham.com/noob.html Creative Pep Talk with Andy J. Pizza - https://www.creativepeptalk.com/ Gabby Reece on Danica Patrick's Pretty Intense podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gabby-reece/id1465014169?i=1000461983801 Gary Vee - https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/this-generation-will-be-fine-why-social-media-wont-ruin-us/ Austin Kleon - "If you want to be interesting, you have to be interested." - https://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/131619001431 Stuff We Like - The Man in the Arena - https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/manvotional-the-man-in-the-arena-by-theodore-roosevelt/ Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.

008: A few lessons we learned from reading Mary Laura Philpott's I Miss You When I Blink. Hope you enjoy! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ Products - mappedoutmoney.com/products Stuff We Like - The Vision Driven Leader by Michael Hyatt https://amzn.to/2LE3

007: In the midst of the Coronavirus, lots of people are wondering how to handle their money in a crisis. This episode highlights seven tips that have helped us feel financially stable despite widespread uncertainty. Thanks for listening! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ Minute Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mapped-out-money-minute/id1507076604 In this Episode: You Need A Budget (YNAB) - mappedoutmoney.com/ynab Mint - https://www.mint.com StrengthsFinder 2.0 - https://amzn.to/2WYfpof The Simple Path to Wealth - https://amzn.to/2zoskaT The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing - https://amzn.to/3bqkdaN Alarmy - https://alar.my/ Thomas Frank Morning Routine - https://youtu.be/nABiSKQuMvQ Matt D'Avella Morning Routine - https://youtu.be/5-IggORYVT0 Jocko Morning Routine - https://youtu.be/dk6ByPLVTA8 12 Minute Athlete - https://www.12minuteathlete.com/ The Artist's Way - https://amzn.to/2SQuV3V The Sacred Enneagram - https://amzn.to/2SQuW7Z The One Thing - https://amzn.to/3dxnvL2 The Obstacle is the Way - https://amzn.to/2yC8Nnn Atomic Habits - https://amzn.to/3bnWsAl Stuff We Like - The Gabby Reece Show - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gabby-reece-show/id1492179907 *Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.

006: Good financial habits don't always start with money. If you've tried everything to get on the same page with your spouse when it comes to finances (or if you're single and struggle to successfully manage your money)... Start here! Thanks for listening! Featured Links: Sponsor - MO$ Resources Page - http://mappedoutmoney.com/resources James Clear's Atomic Habits - https://amzn.to/2YtiCON He Read She Read podcast - http://hereadsheread.org What Should I Read Next podcast - https://modernmrsdarcy.com/what-should-i-read-next Strong Sense of Place podcast - https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts Art of Manliness podcast - https://www.artofmanliness.com/podcast Seth Godin's Stop Stealing Dreams TED Talk - https://youtu.be/sXpbONjV1Jc Stuff We Like - Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast - https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ Some featured links may be affiliate links. If you use them, Mapped Out Money may get a small commission — but there is no extra cost to you.