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The Everyday Money Podcast is a weekly show designed to help you manage your money better. Hannah offers expert insights into key topics, from investing and budgeting to homebuying. Every episode includes practical tips you can apply to your own finances.

The internet is full of contradictory personal finance advice. But you don’t need to spend hours listening to different experts and comparing every money management technique to figure out which ones work best. 

Instead, tune into the Everyday Money Podcast for trustworthy financial advice and simple, effective tips from a Certified Financial Planner™.

Featured Episode

What’s the difference between budgeting versus spending awareness? I want to start this off by acknowledging that many people have to budget. The majority of people in this country live paycheck to paycheck, and the consequences of them not budgeting are so severe they can’t imagine a world where they don’t budget. 

On the flip side, many people are so busy they don’t have time to budget. So many clients that walk through my doors don’t know how to budget, and they might not even know how much they’re spending on a monthly basis! 

If you can relate, keep reading because I want to give you some tools to help you on your budgeting journey (and if you want a concrete way to start budgeting, check out my BudgetingBlocks™).

Why Budgets Fail

When you think about budgeting, do you think about all the times you’ve failed to stick to a budget? Do you ever wonder why it’s so hard to just look at your money and make sure you’re not spending too much? It seems easy in practice — but the truth is, budgeting is...

What is Generational Wealth & How Can You Build It?

I have had so many conversations recently about “generational wealth.” Between clients, friends, and family bringing it to my attention, I know that there is so much talk about what generational wealth is and how people can build it. At the end of the day, I know most...

Weeding Out Good vs. Bad Financial Advice

Recently, I had a client call me to talk about her situation — which is honestly one of the most unique I’ve ever dealt with!  So, my client had been out to dinner with a good friend of hers, and while talking about her financial situation, the friend said: “Well, you...

When You’re Building a Career & Want to Be a Mom

There are SO many people, and especially women, who are thinking about having kids, but can’t help but wonder: “What will that mean for my career?”  As participants in our society, one of our biggest assets is human capital. This means how much money we’re making,...

What Makes You Happy?

​I’ve worked with a lot of clients who are nearing retirement. One of the biggest conversations I have with them is: what are they retiring TO?  When thinking of retirement, it’s just as important to decide what you’re retiring to as well as decide what you’re...

Wealthy Vs. Well-Off

I had a conversation this week with somebody who asked me: “How do I make sure that I build wealth instead of simply becoming well-off?”  It got me thinking — what is the difference, and how do you actively choose to become one over the other? A lot of this is going...

Do You Need A Budget?

“Do I REALLY need to budget my money?”  I get this question quite often, and it’s a really interesting question. As a financial planner, you might assume that my answer would be “yes” immediately. But I have the advantage of seeing perspectives and lifestyles from all...

How Financial Planning Is Different For Millenials

I’ve been a financial planner for well over a decade now, and I’ve worked with all sorts of clients, at many different stages in their life. Some have been looking to retire, others have been living in retirement communities for awhile, and others are just getting...

Can You Afford Your Next Large Purchase?

Making a big purchase can make you feel a lot of different things: excited, anxious, unsure. All of which is totally normal, and honestly, it’d be worse if you weren’t having mixed emotions about it!  One thing you can do to help facilitate those bigger purchases, or...