Inside Out Money

185. The Best Retirement Planning Software - Stress-Test Your Future & Optimize Taxes

We review our favorite and what we think is the best retirement planning software out there: Projection Lab. Ditch the duct-taped or maybe even fancy spreadsheets and exp

184. Teaching Teens About Money - Co-Learning, Setting The Example, and the Power of Psychological Safety - Part 3 of 3

Teaching teens about money requires us to look past the spreadsheets and tackle the exhausting real-world money traps happening right inside our homes. We are wrapping up

183. Teen Money Basics - 4 Hacks for Shifting From Anxiety to Agency - Part 2 of 3

Mastering teen money basics is the ultimate key to transforming Gen Z's financial anxiety into agency and empowerment. In part two of our special series with my 17-year-o

182. The Psychology of Teen Money - Fake Money, Future Anxiety, & The Death of the Allowance - Part 1 of 3

Raising financially confident teens requires us to look past simple budgeting and understand the psychology they face every single day. We are kicking off an actionable t

181. Avoiding Deathbed Regrets - How to Reverse-Engineer Your Money and Life

Examining our deathbed regrets is the ultimate framework for reverse-engineering how we spend our time and money today. We unpack the difference between resume virtues an

180. Social Comparison Theory and 7 Ways to Cure Aspirational Fatigue

Social comparison theory explains why our brains constantly compare our lives to everything we see on social media, leaving us with a heavy dose of aspirational fatigue.

179. Mindset Shifts - Changing Our Minds About Money and Life Choices

We’ve certainly had some mindset shifts about our financial and life choices over the years, and according to Sahil Bloom, adapting your beliefs is the ultimate sign of i

178. Leaving It All Behind - When Burnout Screams for a Boundary

We are experiencing burnout, so we fantasize about leaving it all behind. What does this mean, and how can we find the middle way to achieve balance, boundaries, and ulti

177. The Ultimate FIRE Bridge - The Truth About Deferred Compensation Plans vs. Brokerage Accounts

Are Deferred Compensation Plans (DCPs) the strategic and supercharged path to FIRE, or can a taxable brokerage account get you to the exact same place? We break down exac

176. Outsmarting Your Brain - The Financial Psychology of Behavioral Biases and Mental Traps

We dive into the psychology of money and discuss behavioral biases that explain why we make the financial decisions we do, even when we know better. In breaking down some

175. The High Cost of Staying Comfortable: The Comfort Crisis, Stoicism, and Misogis

Is our obsession with comfort quietly draining our wealth and resilience? Our modern lives have engineered almost all of the friction and discomfort away. We explore the

174. The Friendship Dividend - Why Community Is Your Best Financial Asset - Live from CampFI

They say FI is better with friends, and we definitely think that’s true. Recorded live from CampFI Rocky Mountain week 2.0 with Liz from the Liz Gets Loaded podcast and K

173. Frugal vs. Cheap - How to Build Your Personal Spending Philosophy

There can be a fine line between frugal and cheap, but taking the time to define your own spending philosophy can help to sharpen that line. We tackle our own frugal vers

172. Mid-Year 2026 Expense Review - Broken bones, new roofs, and $130 airport meals

I can’t believe what we spent during the first half of 2026!? Our expenses have definitely added up and even surprised us, which is why we think tracking them is so impor

171. I Spent $9,000 on a Mindset Coach So You Don't Have To - How to Build an Unbreakable Relationship with Yourself

We often focus on the tactical side of wealth, but true financial independence requires mastering your mindset and building an unbreakable relationship with yourself. I r

170. Waffle Week - On Walking Pads, Dupes, Telehealth, Whole Foods, HSAs, Sleepy Ties, and more

Welcome to another Waffle Week, where we ditch the agenda and just see where the financial conversation takes us. We cover the entire spending spectrum, from spending to

169. The choices we make and the ripple effects they have - Compounding your life and finances

Every day we make decisions that seem isolated, but they actually send massive ripples through our long-term financial lives and overall well-being. From the friends we h

168. The Weird, Irrational Psychology of How We Spend - From $25 Airport Muffins to $12 Underwear

We like to think we make rational financial decisions, but the reality is our spending habits are heavily driven by weird, internal cognitive biases. Today, we unpack the

167. How We Automate and Track Our Expenses - Our Favorite Monarch Tips & Tricks

We share our best tips for using Monarch Money to track expenses, manage separate accounts, and keep our financial lives completely organized. We discuss how to remove th

166. The Complicated Path to Wealth - Why the "Simple Path" Isn't Easy

In today’s complex world, society often complicates matters and exploits our desire for quick fixes. We must confront the truth: while the "simple path" to wealth may see