All tagged personal finance
Living at home as an adult while your mom forces you to log into your bank account and lectures you about transactions. AITA for wanting financial privacy? Sherry and Val share their thoughts and explore the nuances of the situation.
Mom's probably coming from a place of concern, but the approach creates shame and resentment instead of trust. Learn how to set firm financial boundaries while living at home, have the conversation from a calm place instead of yelling, understand what's driving mom's behaviour, and shift from berating to support.
When you're tuned out with your money, the costs add up fast. Forgotten subscriptions, fraud charges, payroll errors, and credit card insurance scams can drain hundreds from your account without you noticing.
Sherry and Val discuss why ADHD makes it so easy to avoid checking statements, the shame that builds, and the simple five minute weekly habit that catches problems before they cost you. Stop trying to categorize months of old transactions and start fresh with a system that works when it gets boring.
Big financial decisions don't have to send your ADHD brain into a spiral. In Episode 103 of Mind + Money, Sherry and Val break down why ADHD brains panic over big purchases and financial decisions, and how financial clarity helps you finally make decisions that feel right for your life. If you're tired of making money choices from a place of fear, this one is for you.
In this episode of The Mind + Money Podcast, we dig into how these offers really work, when they can be helpful, and when they’re just adding fuel to the fire. We break down the fine print, explain the real costs, and share client experiences with balance hopping.
In this episode of Mind and Money, hosts Sherry and Val get personal with their financial confessions, sharing their challenges with impulsive buying and justifying purchases as "rewards." They reflect on how past financial decisions shaped their current money mindset and dig into how self-awareness can improve spending habits. For anyone with ADHD, this episode is packed with relatable moments, practical insights, and gentle encouragement to rethink your relationship with money.
In this milestone 52nd episode, Val and Sherry get real about how they have built consistency with their podcast—despite their sometimes scattered, always busy ADHD minds!
Are you curious how a couple of ADHD entrepreneurs managed to crank out a full year of weekly episodes? Tune in to catch our behind-the-scenes chat and steal a few nuggets of inspiration for your own entrepreneurial or life journey to find strategies to help you build consistency.
It’s a damn good listen if you’re ready to kick procrastination to the curb and make some magic happen.
In this episode, we’re diving into a sensitive but important topic—how to support a loved one with ADHD who’s struggling to manage their finances. We’ll break down how ADHD can affect money management, the best ways to offer help without creating conflict, and strategies to foster teamwork around financial goals. Whether it’s your spouse, partner, sibling, or friend, this episode will help you approach the conversation with empathy, patience, and actionable solutions.
Money shame is something that Val and Sherry have been seeing more and more, and they want to help you take steps to work through your money shame. In this episode, they share actions you can take and how you can work your money shame.
This episode is a mix of Reddit tips and things Sherry and Val do that work for them.
They help you ask yourself, what can you tweak to make your life easier, and how can you reject social norms and things society says you should or shouldn't do to make your life work for you?
When we find ourselves stuck in the paycheque-to-paycheque cycle, it can feel like there’s no way out. We're not here to sugarcoat anything, and we don't have any magic pills that will let you snap your fingers and be out of it. However, we do have actions you can start to take today to help.
Got 10 minutes? Tune into hear the verdict to the question Am I The Asshole for this gift exchange scenario.
Val and Sherry also share about some of their holiday gifting traditions.
Have you heard of these trends on social media? They've been popping up in our scrolling and we wanted to share more about them and why we love them, especially for amazing ADHD brains.
Tune in to hear more about them and why we think you should embrace them to help your bank account and your brain!
