Tyler Smith

Coaching Around Personal Finance & Productivity

Stories and insights of a personal finance coach and lifelong learner.

✅ Why I love action lists and you should, too

Hey friends, One idea I've been thinking about lately is the more responsibility you assume, the more problems you face. A new relationship. A new child. A new pet. A new job. A new business. A new volunteer position. A new personal goal. A new home. A new hobby. Each enriches your life. Each...

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15 days ago • 3 min read

Why we feel lost sometimes 🤷‍♂️

A client and I had an insight this week as we chatted: we spend so much more in this life than our money. We also spend our time and our attention. We can spend our money, our time, and our attention in a “default” way, which tends to be the path of least resistance. Or, we can spend with...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Subscriptions dancing around a camp fire

Death By 1,000 Subscriptions 💀

a synthwave style image of a television, a pair of headphones, a cardboard box, a dslr camera, and a dvd dancing around a camp fire in the woods at night" by DALL-E 2 Quick, don't think, just answer--how many subscriptions do you have? I asked myself this question and had no clue. So I...

6 months ago • 1 min read

My Furnace Broke Down 🥶

My Furnace Broke Down Do unexpected expenses ever derail your financial progress? My furnace stopped working last week when it was 13° F outside. Great. As I awaited the diagnosis, I wondered how much it would cost and began to regret dipping into my emergency fund recently for some very,...

6 months ago • 1 min read

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