This is Part Two of an interview series, where I discuss reframing our careers and approaches to life at critical junctures. This week, tune in to hear from Meg and Kerri of the Redesigning Health and Home podcast as they share all about the transitions from being home with kids, to entrepreneurship, to podcasting.

Find Meg and Kerri at the ⁠⁠Redesigning Health and Home podcast⁠⁠.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts on friction as our friend. Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Want to beat the winter blues -- support local businesses -- and deepen your ties within the community? Look no farther than a Local Love Day! Tune in this week to learn about organizing and running a day chock-a-block with local adventure, tasty food, and awesome conversations.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts on friction as our friend. Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

It's that time of year! I shared my 2025 goals way back in episode 30, and now it's time to review successes, flops, and everything in between.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Tune in to hear 13 lessons -- from practical to philosophical -- that I learned from a year of thrifting fashion!

No new clothing purchases made their way into my closet this year, but plenty of new-to-me gems did, along with a new appreciation for living la vida secondhand.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

What a treat we have this week! Dr. Sarah Hart Unger -- author of the upcoming Best Laid Plans book -- joins me this week to discuss joyfully planning our lives, from the years down to the days. Whether life is calm or in chaos, Sarah helps her readers level up to live their best lives.

Plus, if you're entering Reflection Season and want to get a jump start on your 2026 hopes, dreams, and goals -- this episode is definitely for you!

Find Sarah at ⁠The Shubox⁠.

And listen to Sarah's podcasts: ⁠Best Laid Plans⁠ and ⁠Best of Both Worlds⁠.

And find Sarah's book, Best Laid Plans: A Simple Planning System for Living A Life That You Love at ⁠Amazon⁠ and elsewhere.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you're at FI and reading to FIRE, it's tempting to go from 100 to 0 in a day. But what if there are some unexpected benefits of taking a step-down approach and going part-time along the path to early retirement?

This week, we discuss the mental, time, and financial benefits of going part-time before declaring full FIRE.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

We've spent nine in-depth episodes talking about earning and burning points. Let's round this out with one final piece: how to track your points and the awesome trips that result!

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Travel portals: a simple booking dream, or a potential nightmare? Tune in this week to learn the pros and cons of booking your points-based travel through bank travel portals.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Let's chat about redeeming points for hotel stays! From private plunge pool luxury to road trip spots to lay your head, we cover it all. This week, we walk through the Big Four programs (Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and IHG), including tools to help you find, book, and rebook hotel travel. We also discuss a solid points-bookable alternative for family travelers who find the drawbacks of hotels to exceed their desirability.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This is a monster episode, packed with 10 principles and tools to help you find and book the best flight redemptions with your hard-earned points. Tune in to learn the mindset, strategies, and specific websites and apps that will help you take your redemptions from "meh" to "wowza!"

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠.

It's back, baby -- another series on travel hacking basics, this time focused on burning all those hard-earned transferrable points we've stashed. This week, we start with six foundational principles to frame up the booking process. Tune in, my friends -- understanding these core points is the first step to getting out there and seeing the world for nearly free.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠.

It's easy to focus on the gaps. Let's focus on the gains. In this week's episode, we discuss four practical ways to see how we're much closer to living our dream lives than we might realize at first blush.

Please reach out!

Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠.

Tune in for a fun -- and maybe ever-so-slightly spicy -- set of against-the-grain opinions on points and miles earning. From signup bonus strategy to annual fee justifications to *gasp* Hyatt, let's get controversial! 

Warning: this episode has a little low-grade swearing, so beware little ears if that's a concern for you.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts on friction as our friend. Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Our insourcing and outsourcing decisions vary by life season. This week, we discuss mental frameworks for making these decisions -- including both good and bad reasons for both -- plus practical points for shifting in either direction. As always, it's all in service to building lives we love.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠.

Let's discuss this pernicious myth, its risks to our health, and how we can push back to protect our well-being and sense of peace.

Tune in for helpful strategies, whether you have 20 years left in the office, or you're financially free but anxious about stepping away from your professional identity.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast.

Let's wrap this series on points and miles earning by going beyond points and miles. How to conjure up cash for non-points travel, with very little effort? Enter the checking and savings account bonus game. Tune in to learn how you can pay for your jungle zip lines, Rockies lift tickets, or Italian cooking classes just by opening a few checking accounts with new banks.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠.

Points earning goes well beyond swiping your card at a store. This week, we discuss how to earn points and miles for paying major expenses such as your mortgage or rent (yes, really!), insurance, taxes, college savings... and more!

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠.

Welcome back for Part 3 of our points earning series! Today we launch into shopping portals: what they are, how to use them, and how they can make the ordinary extraordinary by helping you earn boatloads of points on everyday purchases.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠.

Tune in this week to learn how to earn big on major categories of spending using category multipliers. From groceries to dining, online retailers to travel, we cover it all.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠.

Tune into the Part 1 in a 5 part series on the "earning" side of travel hacking. Today we explore seven key principles related to earning via sign-up bonuses.

Please reach out! Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠.

For the first 64 episodes of this podcast, I've talked generally about FI and FIRE. In episode 65: here's the skinny on where we stand in this journey. From setting the date, to telling the employers, to All The Feels that went along with it -- this is the episode.

Please reach out! I'm at thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, or (for now!) Minimal(ish)Mom on Instagram.

Let's put to rest the silly myth that a frugal or FIRE-focused lifestyle can't also be an aesthetically-pleasing one, filled with loads of lovely adventure!

In this episode, we chat about both the earning and spending sides of the equation, with detailed discussion of seven principles for smart spending on your (aesthetically pleasing) path towards FIRE.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is -- for now -- Minimal(ish)Mom.

Hot takes, throw downs, you name it -- let's talk about whether FIRE (financial independence, retire early) is ethical. We'll explore angles from tax liability to promotion opportunities to parenting.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is ⁠⁠thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com⁠, and Instagram is (at least for now) ⁠⁠Minimal(ish)_Mom⁠⁠.

You won't want to miss this conversation with ⁠Kristin Weekley⁠. Kristin is an award-winning Boston-area realtor on a thought-provoking financial independence journey. Tune in to hear Kristin's insights on charting your own path, in personal finance and in real estate.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts on friction as our friend. Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

All you want to know (and more?) about this re-naming, re-framing adventure!

From travel planning... to time in the sky... to on-the-ground family rhythms, today's episode shares our "lessons learned" (and sometimes, re-learned) from our recent trip to Greece, Malta, and France.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Let's talk global points and miles adventuring for families, made easy. Points and miles travel doesn't require a George Costanza wallet fat with 40 active cards, and it doesn't mean you need to engage in Beautiful Mind-level calculations. In this episode, I share the details on booking a dream family trip to four destinations, requiring 25 airplane tickets and 45 hotel room nights... while keeping it easy breezy. And most importantly, we talk about how you can do the same, while maintaining your sanity.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Let's chat about how we can step up our personal wellbeing game while also showing the Earth a little love! Today we dive into how we can "feed two birds with one scone" whether we're looking at travel, food, fashion... and even our digital devices.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Man, I goofed on the last episide. But audio quality is getting better going forward! Thanks for your patience.

This week, please join to hear listener Jennifer tell her money story!

Jennifer's story started in Northern Scotland as the daughter of two parents with widely divergent approaches to money, and now as an early-30s veterinarian she's found her own solid financial footing.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Tune in to hear 45 lessons I've learned in my first 45 years, ranging from friendship to finances, marriage to style, work to parenting.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Let's talk philosophical "whys" and tactical "hows" of undertaking a challenge to Use It Up all throughout the house. Join for discussions of Granny Habits, jelly jar cocktails, and creative combos to help us use our things, rather than letting them go to waste.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Feeling frustrated with how your systems at home are working (or not working)? Let's talk about applying principles of minimalism to improve our home systems, starting with two questions: Can I remove something? Can I move something?

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

One Year Podcast Anniversary!

A big warm thank you, and a small request…

Each year, we all face the card strategy questions: what should stay, and what should go? Tune in this week to hear my slightly unconventional approach to points and miles earning in 2026, from the POV of a FIRE family looking to minimize annual fees while maximizing earnings.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts on friction as our friend. Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Reaching FI moves from fantasy to reality as we define what our "enough" is. Join this week when we discuss how to find our own highly-personal versions of "enough," so that we can ditch fear-base or performative spending and enter the world of confident, joyful Financial Independence

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimalish_Mom.

In Part 2 of the "Are You FI-Curious" series, let's go ahead and anger the Fancy House People, the Private School People, and the Country Club People.

Not really (or at least not intentionally?)... but we do walk through the true, full costs of these large, fixed expenses. And we analyze what it costs us in "life years" when we choose these luxury options over more modest -- but still totally awesome --alternatives.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Face off: Jimmy Choos + ZoomLife to 65, or the freedom to shape our days when we still have a spring in our steps?

This week we start a three-week series exploring FI (financial independence) and FIRE (financial independence, retire early) at a 101 level.

The first steps: figure out how much we realistically want to spend, then translate it into an invested asset "FIRE" number.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)_Mom.

Recommended resources:

https://www.insideoutmoney.org/

https://lizgetsloaded.com/

https://earlyretirementnow.com/

https://earlyretirementpodcast.com/

Are we trading time we don’t have for money we don’t need? Hot take alert: probably yes, for lots of us. Join me this week as we talk about valuing our time, setting boundaries, and reclaiming agency.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Surprise! (Bad surprise, but still... surprise!). This week we talk about using stoic principles to help walk through hard times with a special and very personal application.

Join in, and please share your thoughts!  Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

In Episode 41, we walked through questions to ask ourselves when exploring our money stories. Today, I share a little sliver of my own money story, focused on how my Most Excellent Mom positively influenced my views on money and its role in our lives. Thank you, Mom. I love you, and happy Mother's Day!

As always, folks, please reach out: theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com or Minimal(ish)Mom on Instagram.

This week, we discuss 101-level booking strategies to help you travel the world for pennies on the dollar, using our family's recent trip to Japan as an example.

Tune in for a blow-by-blow on booking flights and accommodations, including tips on points pooling, snagging "middle class business class", and finding quirky, fun apartments for rent... all for almost nothing.

Stay for the run-down of all our on-the-ground expenses, with a transparent full accounting from boring expenses at home (airport parking! pet care!) to quirky souvenirs (nail clippers and makeup, anyone?).

For any questions or feedback please reach out: Minimalish_Mom on Instagram or theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com.

It's an Oura ring v. Moleskin notebook faceoff, y'all. Not really, but in this week's episode we discuss how to engage in a little "quantified self" fun when you don't want to build up a crust of gadgets, apps, and log-ins to track your life.

Please reach out - theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com or MinimalishMom on Instagram!

Well, seems I talked into the ether for too long last week... we had to break up the episode into two parts! Here's the second one, checking in on my "25 for 25" list after Q1. Hope you enjoy, and please reach out with feedback, ideas, etc.!

Goals are fun. Let's check in to see how the 2025 goals are progressing after Q1!

Let's talk friction -- specifically, how understanding it can help us dial in systems and build lives we love. This week, we discuss five friction questions: where do I want to (1) increase it, (2) decreased it, (3) reallocate it, (4) reassess it, and (5) embrace it.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts on friction as our friend. Gmail is thereframepodcast2025@gmail.com, and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Do you have a lil' shopping habit? Back in the day, I did, for sure. But it felt a little icky... not great for the wallet, not great for the earth, and not actually filling the void I wanted it to fill. In this episode, we talk about identifying the root causes of our shopping habits, and designing custom-tailored approaches to breaking them.

Join in, and please share your thoughts! Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Instagram is Minimal(ish)Mom.

Love the idea of a streamlined, mix-and-match, elegant and minimalist wardrobe? But does the idea of paring down forever and finding your One True Style sound like too too much? Then let's do the minimal(ish) version, and try a capsule wardrobe!

Listen in for discussion about Project 333 v. 10x10 capsules, selecting your style inspiration words, allocating types of clothing across daily activities, and more.

Please reach out: theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, or Minimal(ish)Mom on Instagram.

Love the idea of Financial Independence but find it intimidating... or fear it's a killjoy? Tune in to learn how pursuing FI can be fun, and how you'll feel stronger and more confident along the way.

Please reach out! Email is theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com, and Minimal(ish)Mom on Instagram.

Time to haul out the fine fabrics, the bling-y baubles, and all the special things you've been "saving" for some unspecified future time. Today we talk about using our Good Stuff, because today is definitely worth celebrating.

Please reach out: ⁠Minimalish Mom⁠ on Instagram or theminimalishmompodcast@gmail.com