Beyond The Dollar - Deep and Honest Conversations On How Money Affects Your Well-Being

In this season finale, we’re going to dig deeper into the idea of what it means to go back to a job after taking a stab at entrepreneurship. How can someone accept the fact that they’ve “failed”, how does one deal with a bruised ego, and well, is it really the end of the world? You see, these questions about your vocation, it’s more than about how you make money. It’s actually a larger question about your worth. About how ‘badass’ you are. You bucked the conventional trajectory, congrats! How cool are you that you get to dictate your own schedule, work from the beach and be your own boss! And well, if you go back to a job, is it a message to the world that you suck? That you can’t make it or there’s something wrong with you. What will people say? For references mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/110

Julianna Estall, a DCR, or designated crisis responder, comes on to talk about the time she checked herself into a mental facility, and how much it really cost her. We also discuss how she’s more empathetic towards others' financial situations when it comes to mental health, and why she does not regret the thousands of dollars she’s spent (and continues to speed to take care of her needs). For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/109

This week episode recaps last week's conversation with Maggie Germano on motherhood versus ambition. It'll to dive into the “conflict” that is parenthood and your career, why it’s more important than ever to communicate our needs, and why understanding that balance is a total myth will help you with your finances. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/108

Maggie Germano comes on the show to talk about the perceived conflict that is motherhood and ambition. She shares how she’s embrace the uncertainty as to comes to her income and business goals, emotions she’s facing, and what’s she’s not willing to give up as a mother. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/107

This week's episode recaps Sarah's conversation with Jen Smith (episode 105) where she shares the story of being laid off at 37 weeks pregnant, and her body going into a seizure as a result of the stress. This episode dives into how your body can react when you’re dealing with high stakes financial situations like Jen did. You'll also learn some simple and practical ways you can manage stress and what to do when an unexpected financial situation happens. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/106

Jen Smith comes on the show to talk about the time her and her colleagues experienced a massive layoff at her former job, a few weeks before she was to give birth. She shares her experience navigating healthcare insurance, how she grew her income with the help of her network, why her body reacted by going into a seizure, and what this experience taught her about her ambition and relationship to work For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/105

This week's episode recaps Sarah's conversation with Alyssa Davies last week, which dives into what really might be going on when you are shopping impulsively, even if it’s not a full-fledged addiction. Plus you'll learn how to recognize your emotional triggers and how to achieve balance when it comes to your shopping habits through reflection questions. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/104

Alyssa shares her experience of being addicted to clothes shopping in her early 20s. She goes into how she knew it became a problem, the emotional triggers leading her to spend all that money, and what she does now to ensure she has balance and trust in her financial life. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/103

This week's episode recaps a conversation with Kassandra Dasent last week, where she shared her experience flying to another country to be at her mother's deathbed before she died of COVID-19. It'll dive into what it means to be a financial caretaker, the exact feeling Kassandra felt when she was able to drop everything to be with her mom knowing she can pay for whatever it cost, and questions you can ask to help you cultivate those same feelings yourself. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/102

Kassandra Dasent shares her harrowing experience flying from the U.S. to Canada smack dab in the middle of the COVID pandemic to be by her mother’s death bed. She also goes into detail exactly how much she spent, how she was able to pay for it all in cash, why she has no regrets and what this experience has really taught her. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/101

This episode dives deeper into the phrase “use money as the final filter” and how last week's guest, Jason Vitug uses this to make his money decisions. A lesson learned where he regretted not so was pushing off a flight to save money, only to not be able to see his late 97-year old grandmother before she passed. You'll learn questions you can think about on how to move beyond the question of survival once you have the financial means to do so. For resources mentioned in this episode, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/100

Jason decided to save a few hundred dollars (even though he could more than afford it) back at the end of 2019 on flights to the Philippines to see his 97 year old grandmother and pushed the trip to the spring of 2020. Well, we all know what happened, a global pandemic and Jason never got to see his grandmother before she passed. He comes on the show to talk about the regret and raw emotions he feels about the financial decision he made that led to him not seeing his grandmother before her passing, why we need to use money as the final filter since so many of us default to savings, and how we can move beyond the question of survival once we have the financial means to do so. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/99

Join host Sarah Li-Cain as she previews stories and topics of humans who've navigated around life through the lens of money. Season 8 premiers June 16, with honest conversations and questions designed to get you to ask how you can trust yourself to better your relationship with money.

***ENCORE EPISODE*** Amanda Holden, founder and investing teacher at Invested Development came on to chat about her sexual assault while on a greyhound bus on the way to a work presentation, why she regrets not reporting the incident to the police, the real opportunity costs as it pertains to sexual trauma and some of the hard questions we need to think about when it happens to us. Stick around to the end where I’m going to debrief our conversation and what we can all do to support each other during such trying times. For resources mentioned, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/59

***ENCORE EPISODE *** Andrew Wang shares the time he and his wife decided to adopt a child overseas. He shares the financial and emotional journey they went through, including why him and his wife decided to adopt overseas, how much time and money he spent through the entire process and challenges he didn’t anticipate. Stick around to the end where I’m going to distill some takeaways from our conversation, including resources and questions to ask yourself before seeking an adoption agency. For more information (including resources mentioned), go to http://beyondthedollar.co/58

#98: This season finale looks at how alcohol affects your financial life (it's not what you think) and how giving up our vices offers us one of the biggest opportunities to learn about who we are and what we need to thrive. This episode features four people who come from seemingly different walks of life - J.D. Roth, Katie Holte, Marcus Garrett and Scott Maderer. While on the surface it seemed like the journey all four of them went on felt like worlds apart, the humanity they discovered in themselves, the lessons learned, and what it meant in their financial lives and beyond wasn’t all that different. For more information, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/98 *theme music by Donovan Dorrance

#97: Brianne is a recovering love addict, and one of her beliefs was that her prince will come and take care of her - to the point where she would hoard her money instead of spending it. Mark, well he happily took on this role, even in the midst of his spending addiction. They both come on the show to talk about their individual addictions, how it affected their finances and what it really took for them to turn it around. Plus, the conversations they have now that their son is in the picture. For resources mentioned in this episode, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/97 *theme music by Donovan Dorrance

#96: Doing internet searches can literally save your financial life. That's what happened to Carter. At 16, he was more concerned about where he was going to live, how to pay for college with no financial help from his parents, and the biggest one of all, grieving his parents who died within two years of each other. He talks about how his experience growing up in a dangerous neighborhood -South side of Chicago to be exact - plus his parents' deaths lit a fire under him to to get a better handle on his money and ultimately his life. For resources mentioned in this episode, head to http://beyondthedollar.co/96 *theme music by Donovan Dorrance

ENCORE EPISODE: Host Sarah brought on her close friends and money mastermind group, Jackie Lam – an advocate for freelancers, Kate Dore, a Certified Financial Planner candidate, and Taylor Milam, and English teacher who freelances on the side. They chat about how they met, how they became so open to talking about money (both in their business and personal lives), and what they feel others can do when looking for a support system around their finances. For resources mentioned in this episode, head to http://www.beyondthedollar.co/37

ENCORE EPISODE: Rich Jones and Marcus Garrett, hosts of the popular podcast Paychecks and Balances join me to chat about the differences between the idea of outward success and how it’s not always cracked up to be. We also get candid about our feelings on how others respond to our upbringings or our “advantages” in life and it’s merely our parents looking out for our best interest. For resources mentioned in this episode, go to https://www.beyondthedollar.co/42