I've worked with 74 clients since I officially opened my coaching practice 1 year and 7 months ago. That is crazy. Every single client has something in common. Not a single one of them cut back their spending. I never expected them to. And I don't expect you to, either. (Some would say it's impossible to cut spending.) Budgeting has a major branding problem. To most people, budgeting = restriction. Failed plans. Making commitments you cannot keep. Forget that. Boo, that! If I thought budgeting = those things, I would also hate it. But instead, I love it. Because it's not about cutting back. It's about spending more on the things you care about the most. Have a great week! Tyler ❤️ My Favorite Things This Week📚 Book - Normal People by Sally Rooney. If you really love "The Old Man and the Sea" vibes and want to experience them in the context of the hellscape that is modern dating...this book is for you. (I swear I am the worst at book recommendations...) 🎵 Album - "Reverie" by Ben Platt (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube). I LOVE a good cohesive album, and it's been too long since I've listened to one. I just like how Ben Platt frames the whole album in the context of the Titanic sinking. It's so dramatic and I am HERE for it. 🎬 Movie - Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017). I had a very stressful week, so I can't be watching high brow movies, I'm sorry. This one is really fun! Runner up was a movie called "I.S.S." from 2023. It was just SO bad. My friend and I couldn't get over how the villain was just calmly spreading mustard onto a space tortilla during the dramatic climax. I'm sure I'll get back to making my way through the AFI's top 100 American Films soon! Then I can impress you with my elevated taste. 🎙️ My New Podcast Episodes📊 The One Where I Realize I Have Been Running My Business Without A Marketing Plan - Our special guest Juliana Weiss-Roessler talks in depth about getting the right business strategy, brand strategy, and marketing strategy for your business. Once you have those, you can follow the experimental process of plan--implement--measure--repeat to find the marketing channels and approaches that consistently find and convert the right kind of clients for you. ✍️ Quote Of The WeekIt’s generally more comfortable for me to sit alone in my room with the lights off than it is to go out and hang out with people in person. From The teens making friends with AI chatbots by Jessica Lucas. Resurfaced by Readwise. Please consider inviting someone you know to subscribe. ❤️ |
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Many people think managing money is about self-control. Resisting impulse purchases, sticking to a budget, and having the willpower to say no. But personal finance isn’t about willpower. It’s about decision making. Think of it like a muscle. If you’ve never actively decided how to spend your money, if you’ve never practiced weighing trade-offs and making intentional choices, then that muscle is weak. And like any weak muscle, it won’t magically get stronger on its own. I see this firsthand...
Last month I sent an email about the small, frequent, forgettable purchases that quietly drain your money. I concluded that the best way to stop the leak was awareness. But since then, I realized I don’t actually agree with myself. Awareness is valuable, but knowing where your money went after you spent it isn’t the same as stopping the leak in the first place. The real problem isn’t that spending is invisible. It’s that we don’t decide before we buy whether a purchase aligns with what we...
Last week, I asked: What would you do with $5 million? And wow. Your responses were incredible. Some of you mapped out every dollar down to the cent like one reader who planned everything from their exact mortgage payoff amount and finishing the basement to funding a sidewalk for their neighborhood. Others had a simpler plan: Half in Bitcoin, half in VOO. But the most fascinating part? No one said they’d buy a mansion or a fleet of luxury cars. Instead, I noticed four big patterns: Financial...