Money Feels – Détails, épisodes et analyse

It's been a minute since we've chatted. And we miss you. As a bonus to you on the 1st day of the New Year, we wanted to release one episode we recorded for our Patreon members, in which we share some of the best lessons we learned in 2024. Stay tuned for season 7, coming this January <3 

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we discuss our money trauma and gain a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

Thanks for listening to this bonus episode of Money Feels! If you liked this content, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

Most of our listeners know how much Bridget and Alyssa love to read. But we've never done a regular season episode about that. So, we get into this and more in this season six finale episode of Money Feels.

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we discuss our money trauma and gain a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following:

• Our guest, Desirae Odjick
• What we're currently reading
• Book genres and why romance books are so good
• Re-reading books or stopping books that aren't scratching that itch
• Our favourite books we've read this year
• Some of the best money books you should read
• Physical, audio or digital books preference
• How much we spend on books in a year

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

Have you ever wondered why cities are designed the way they are? Or what is the impact of buying a home in a suburban neighbourhood? We dive into this and more in this week's episode of Money Feels!

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following?

• What is urban sprawl? 
• How does urban sprawl impact our economy and our personal finances?
• The socioeconomic impact of community fragmentation
• Transportation is at the core of everything
• Gentrification and economic disparities 
• How to invest in communities and neighbourhoods that already exist
• Is this all the result of the capitalist economy? As always?

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

A lot of people want to know how to invest in their kids. So, we're diving into the account you need to use, and what to be aware of before you open an RESP in this week's episode of Money Feels!

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following?

• What is the Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)?
• What is the purpose of the account, the guidelines and need-to-knows?
• What grants are available and how do you optimize them?
• What happens if your child doesn't pursue post-secondary?
• What type of RESP should you open?
• The dangers of the group RESP
• Red flags to watch for when opening an RESP
• How much do you need for your childs' future education?

Resources:

• Toronto Star piece on the Group RESP
• Predatory Group RESPs

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

Is drinking what's holding you back financially and otherwise? In a society where alcohol is normalized and heavily marketed, we talk about sobriety. In this week's episode of Money Feels, we'll discuss this and more!

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following?

• Our relationship with alcohol
• How to manage relationships, questions and pushback when you stop drinking
• The financial cost of drinking and how sobriety changes this
• How drinking impacts you personally and professionally 
• Tracking your habits to understand your mood better

Resources:

• Alyssa's Habit Tracker
• Our guest: Mallory Rowan on Instagram

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

How do you recover (or prepare) for the most catastrophic financial event in your life? In this week's episode of Money Feels, we'll discuss this and more!

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following?

• Bridget and Annie's divorce story
• Do you need a prenup?
• How does divorce work? 
• What does a divorce cost?
• Discussing child support and the legal system
• Spousal support
• Protecting yourself in your relationship

Resources:

• Our guest: Annie from Unbroke on Instagram and TikTok

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

Why are women attempting to go back in time and become 50s housewives? The tradwife corner of the internet is alarming. Let's discuss this and more in this week's episode of Money Feels!

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following?

• What is a tradwife?
• The differences between SAHM's and homemakers versus tradwives
• How does this social media trend impact women?
• The covert political implications of this niche
• The financial dangers of this lifestyle
• Financial abuse and vulnerability 

Resources:

• The insidious rise of "tradwives"

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

Having a kid is a massive decision. But does it need to be? We bring on Chelsea Fagan of The Financial Diet to break down the realities of being child-free by choice. Let's discuss this and more in this week's episode of Money Feels!

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following?

• Chelsea's story and how she chose to be childfree
• The reality of being a primary caregiver
• Parenting as a single person
• The idea of 'fulfilment' and having kids
• What dominates your identity?
• The downsides of being childfree: friendships and the rich aunty trope
• You can still be involved with children without having them
• Infertility and the for-profit industry rallying for biological kids
• The idea of 'selfishness' in not having children

Resources:

• Chelsea's Instagram
• Chelsea's Book

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

Do you have people to talk with about your money? Do you know what FIRE communities exist? Let's discuss this and more in this week's episode of Money Feels!

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following?

• What even is a subreddit?
• Fat FIRE, Chubby FIRE, HENRY
• What are some common strategies people on these forums use?
• What are the positives and negatives of these worlds?
• Are the people in these subreddits legit?
• What is the value of having communities like these?
• Alyssa's community

Resources:

• Fat FIRE
• Chubby FIRE
• HENRY
• The Neighbourhood Waitlist

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time! 

Is motherhood the biggest financial risk you'll ever take? There are many invisible costs that come with being a mom, but the motherhood penalty is one you shouldn't ignore. Let's discuss this and more in this week's episode of Money Feels!

We're your hosts, Alyssa and Bridget. Welcome to the podcast, where we talk through our money trauma and create a better understanding of building a healthy relationship with finance.

In today's episode, we discuss the following?

• What is the motherhood tax/motherhood penalty?
• How does it impact women?
• Your career progression, salary and long-term wealth
• Hiring biases in mothers versus fathers or child-free folks
• What is the comparison to fathers?
• What policies, like equal paid parental leave, have shown to be effective in reducing the impact of the motherhood tax? 
• How can governments and organizations implement these policies?
• Our society needs mothers

Resources:

• The Feminine Mystique
• Paying the Motherhood Tax
• The Gender Pay Gap is not on Moms
• UBC 'Daddy Bonus'
• Women and Poverty in Canada
• The Baby Decision: How to Make The Most Important Choice of Your Life

Thanks for listening to our first episode of a new season! If you want bonus episodes and more, you can join our Patreon! Until then, follow us on Instagram @mixedupmoney, @bridgiecasey and @moneyfeelspodcast, and we’ll see you next time!