Overcoming Financial Stress With The Saver And The Spender

In the last episode I talked with Dr. Mike Simon about meal prepping and announced our 2018 meal prep challenge.  After thinking about it we want to change the focus to mostly meal prepping for time and budget savings and not focusing on the nutrional/ weight loss aspect.  In this episode I talk about some modifications to the rules and how my first time meal prepping went from last night.  I wanted to beta test the challenge to make sure it would work and be able to answer questions and give some tips before we start.  Join the Meal Prep Challenge here: www.FiscalFitnessPHX.com/mealprepchallenge   You can find out more about Fiscal Fitness Phoenix financial coaching here You can find out more about Financial Coach Academy here

Meal prepping is huge right now and for a few major reasons.  First of all, the cost savings of meal prepping compared to what you spend on random shopping trips and eating out is tremendous.  Secondly, the time efficiency of meal prepping is huge. You may remember we talked about it with Dimir from LifeHack Bootcamp on episode 13 in which he said that spending 2-4 hours on a Sunday meal prepping is significant less the time it takes to cook individual meals and eat out.  Lastly, when you meal prep, you are in total control of the quality of what you put in your mouth and the portion size as well.  Win-win-win. In today's episode we talk with Dr. Mike Simon, from Crossover Physical Therapy in St. Michael, Minnesota, about his experience with meal prepping, how much money he saves every week on groceries and eating out (and it's a crazy number!), how much weight he has lost and much more. He also goes over his tips and best practices for getting started with meal prepping, where to purchase your food and what

We are starting a new feature of The Saver and The Spender.  We are calling them "Sprints" and they are quick one topic episodes that will give you a lot of information in a short period of time.  Our podcasts can be 60 minutes and some people enjoy that length and some people are in the mood for something a little shorter.  We hope you enjoy the first sprint and if you have any ideas for a future Sprint episode please let us know. In today's Sprint episode we highlight how we have clients use cash for day to day spending.  There are a lot of methods for using cash and they work for some people.  We feel like using cash should not be restricting.  When you use cash you should feel like you can see your money clearly, you aren't guessing with how much you have to spend, you have a clear budget and you have a boundary that is actually very freeing.  You can find out more about Fiscal Fitness Phoenix financial coaching here You can find out more about Financial Coach Academy here

It's the beginning of holiday shopping season and more people are just saying no to the constant consumerism of the holidays.  People have had an awakening that they own too much stuff. We're giving ourselves too much, we're giving our kids too much and we're all feeling kind of sick to our stomachs about it.  Do you agree with these statements? In episode 23 we discuss the psychology of gift giving and why research tells us people don't really care about how much you spend on presents, how people are shifting their holiday traditions to make memories and personalize the family experience rather than spend out the wazoo on presents, give you some ideas for your family so you can start new fun traditions and gift ideas that will create memories without having to spend a lot of money. Check out our blog here with all the links, lists of ideas and all the info you need! http://fiscalfitnessphx.com/episode23/    You can find out more about Fiscal Fitness Phoenix financial coaching here You can find out mor

In this episode Kelsa talks with financial advisor to the stars Shanna Tingom about passive vs. active investing and other topics to help clear up some confusion people have been having with investments over the past few years.   You can reach Shanna at here You can find out more about Financial Coach Academy here

  Vanessa Shaw   Vanessa Shaw is an international Business and Success Coach, Wealth Mentor and Inspirational Speaker. Both lauded by her clients and admired by peers, her zone of genius is helping ambitious entrepreneurs and business leaders earn more income, make a bigger impact, and enjoy greater freedom. Leveraging years of experience working with startups to billion-dollar companies – and possessing a natural gift to connect with any audience – Vanessa is also a highly sought-after speaker and authority who can deliver moving and inspirational talks that empower attendees to get out of their own way and play a much bigger game in business and life. Her workshops and events, including her annual 3-day signature BIG BOLD EVENT, BOUTIQUE BUSINESS INTENSIVES, and BOLD WOMEN IN BUSINESS, demonstrate her natural ease and presence on stage and an ability to deliver practical insights and inspiration for those aspiring for more success in their business and life. She is a highly-accredited Business & Exe

The Credit Score Spectacular is here!  We dive into the Equifax breach, how to see if your information was taken and what to do if you were affected. We also go over the mysterious credit score, what it means, how to improve your score, what actions lower your score, mistakes people make with their credit score and much more! You can see if your credit information was affected here: https://trustedidpremier.com/eligibility/eligibility.html If you weren't affected you don't have to do anything. If you were affected, you can find out about credit freezes and freeze all three credit score companies here: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs You can read our entire blog post about the Equifax breach here: http://fiscalfitnessphx.com/equifax-breach-need-know/ September 27th is Connect~Inspire~Go.  Get your tickets here https://www.connect-inspire-go.com/ Get two free tickets to the Arizona Ultimate Women's Expo here: http://www.azwomensexpo.com/ExhibitorComp   You can find out more