Meaning over Money

With 280+ episodes and a 5.0-star rating on Apple Podcasts, we provide concise, straight-to-the-point, short-form episodes centered around money...except it's not really about money.

In each episode, host Travis Shelton dives into cultural trends, current events, and behavioral nuances revolving around work and money. We often dive into topics such as investing, budgeting, relationships, behavioral science, careers, generosity, and much more. Are you ready to redefine the role work and money play in your life? More importantly, are you ready to be challenged toward a more meaningful life?

Most episodes are 10-20 minutes, conducted solo by host Travis Shelton, but we also bring in special guests who we believe can add value to our audience.

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Travis Shelton 6/1/22 Travis Shelton 6/1/22

124 - Don't Let the Selfishness of Others Steal Your Generous Spirit

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Sometimes when we're generous, we'll get taken advantage of. Host Travis Shelton recently posted a $100 Starbucks gift card on our podcast Facebook group to bless some of our listeners. In addition to hopefully bringing a few smiles to people's faces, we expected two things to happen. The first: people would abuse the gift. Wow they didn't disappoint!!! In today's episode, we talk about how this all played out (you won't even believe it), why it can be so demoralizing when we get taken advantage of, and why it's so important we don't let the selfishness of others rob us of our generous spirit. We think this is such an important concept to embrace along our giving journey. It's inevitable we'll be hurt, taken advantage of, and our gifts abused......however, it shouldn't cloud the bigger picture or prevent us from growing in our generosity. If nothing else, it helps us get better, more impactful, more creative, and even more generous along the way.

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**After buying a bunch of drink and food items, this person came back 6 minutes later and purchased a pound of beans.**

**This person bought a few drinks….then purchased a $10 gift card with my gift card…then purchased a second $10 gift card with my gift card.**

**Someone must have been bummed when the gift card ran out of money, so they decided to just redeem my points for a free coffee.**

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Recently, I woke up on a Monday morning. As you know, Cole and I, we love Mondays. It's our favorite day of the week. As I was coming into the office, I had an idea: I wanted to buy coffee for some of our listeners. So I bought a Starbucks gift card. I bought a hundred dollar Starbucks gift card, I screenshotted the barcode, and posted it in our Facebook community.

Now, if you're not part of our community, you should be. You should hop over to Facebook. There's a link in the show notes, but we have a private group on Facebook where you can come discuss the content, suggest ideas, provide feedback, and engage with other listeners. We would love to have you here, but anyway, that particular morning, I bought a hundred dollar Starbucks gift card and posted it in the community.

I essentially just said, I hope y'all have a great Monday. Please buy yourself a coffee on me. And that was it. I was excited to do that because, well, as you know, I love generosity and giving is my favorite thing in the world. So it filled my tank to be able to surprise a handful of people with free coffee for the day.

I was excited to do it, but I also did it for another reason. It was a bit of a social experiment because I wanted to do podcasts on two particular topics. I knew both of them would shine right through this little exercise. And when I gave the gift, there were two things I knew were going to happen.

Today's episode is about one of them and I'm gonna save the other one for a follow up episode. But here's one thing I knew was gonna happen. There would be a handful of selfish people that abuse the gift. I knew that going in. I knew it was going to happen, but I still wanted to give the gift. I wanted to see what would happen, how would this play out? I'm gonna share how this actually played out.

I posted a barcode to the gift card and said, “Hey, please buy yourself a coffee on us.” So let's see how this actually played out.

The very first person who redeemed was at a Starbucks in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They bought two drinks and four food items. Okay. Not really the spirit of what I was offering, but okay.

But here's the kicker, six minutes later, maybe surprised that it actually worked, they ended up buying themselves one pound of whole beans. So they could have coffee all week, presumably. I thought, “Wow, that was really interesting that somebody would read that message. Go buy themselves two drinks, four food items, and then six minutes later buy a pound of whole beans at the same store.” So that was number one.

Shortly thereafter, somebody in Sacramento bought themselves two drinks. Okay. I mean, that's pretty consistent with what I had asked and what I had offered, so awesome. Except for one minute later they bought a $10 gift card with my gift card. And then one minute after that, they bought another $10 gift card with my gift card. Ouch. Ouch. Buying a gift with a gift. Buying a gift card with the cash that I had provided on my gift card. Ouch. That one stung a little bit.

Then this was my favorite. After a little while longer, the gift card I think was coming to an end. I think somebody tried to use it and it didn't provide a gift for them. So they actually went in and redeemed all of the points on my account for a free drink. They went in and there wasn't money on my card, but there were points and they redeemed the points for a drink for themselves. That was a crazy one!. That was one I didn't even expect.

That was my experience. That's not all that happened, but those are three pretty significant things that really raised my eyebrows. I'll just summarize again, somebody bought two drinks, four food items, then six minutes later they bought a pound of whole beans for themselves. That somebody was in Tulsa.

Somebody in Sacramento bought themselves two drinks. Then they bought themselves a $10 gift card, and then they bought themselves another $10 gift card. Awesome.

Then somebody redeemed my points for a free drink. So I shared this story with several people. I do a lot of my client work out of a co-work space that has a coffee shop and co-work. I reserve a conference room for all my clients. The office, the podcast studio where we record, it's not that nice. So right down the street is where I do all of my client meetings. And I was there that morning for a meeting after I had given this gift card. I was sharing with several of my friends, some of the baristas there, the story with them. The thing that I kept hearing, every time I shared the story, they said, “Wow, that sucks. I bet you'll never do that again.”

That was the theme. I bet you'll never do that again. I bet you regret it. I bet you wish… And the list goes on. That's the thing I want to focus on today. Every time we're generous, we open ourselves up to be taken advantage of. Every time we do something kind, there is somebody out there that wants to abuse it.

Every time we offer a gift, there's somebody that wants to take your inch and make it their mile. That's a theme. There's something to that. It always has happened and it always will happen. And even though I knew this was going to happen, it's one of the reasons I did this. I knew this was going to happen.

Now the results were even more spectacular than I could have imagined. Even knowing this was what was going to happen. A part of me was hurt and a part of me says, “Screw this, I'm not gonna do this.” But the whole point of doing this was to make the argument that we cannot let the selfishness of a few rob us of our generous spirit.

And it won't for me. It won't because I knew this was going to happen. I really wanted to make this argument and I'm going to make this argument and I hope that you agree. You don't have to, but I hope you do.

The more you give, the more opportunities people have to take advantage of you, to abuse you, to do something that is insincere or incongruent with your intent in your heart.

It's happened so many times to us. Every time it does, there's like a little piece of you that wants to say “I'm not doing that again. I'll just keep this for me. I'm not gonna do that again. I don't wanna risk having somebody take advantage of me again.”

Every time a gift is abused or misused, it can make us want to be a little bit less generous. I've seen a lot of generous people fizzle out in their generosity because of frustration, regret, and tension. And I think that's a tragedy. I think it's a tragedy when we let the selfishness of a few rob us of our generous spirit.

One gift that my wife and I gave, one in particular hurt us more than anything. I don't want to go into details. As I've mentioned, a lot of our giving is anonymous and if I give too many particulars, it might out the gift. But we gave a gift. It was a larger gift. It was several thousand dollars for a specific purpose to a specific person.

And because it was anonymous, which is one of the beautiful things about being anonymous, that you kind of get a front row seat and nobody knows you have a front row seat. So we gave this gift, and then we kinda saw how things played out. We were able to watch, because nobody knew it was our gift to begin with.

So we are right there. It was right in the open for us, and my wife and I witnessed the person who received the gift do something that was totally dishonoring to the gift. They turned a gift into a curse. They did something that took this thing that could have been a blessing in their life anonymously and tried to manipulate it into something totally different.

It really grossed me out and it was one of the few times I could say to myself, “I wish I could get a do-over.” I wish I could get that back. I wish I could reassess that gift and maybe use it in a way that would be a better blessing to somebody else. I really wished that then.

Obviously, I can't hop into a DeLorean and go back in time. But something that one of my mentors said to me at some point in my journey is they said, “Travis, your role is to give the gift. Your role is to give the gift, do the right thing for the right reasons, and trust that it will be a blessing. And what happens after that is not in your hands. That is not on you. That's not your fault. That's not your abuse.” They said, “You need to honor God with your generosity….period.”

That has helped. It doesn't fully help. There are times where I still have that feeling like, oh man, I wish I could get that one back. But then I realized it's not really about me.

I did the right thing for the right reasons and that's all I can do. I've also acknowledged over the years, the more times I'm generous, the more I'm opening myself up to being taken advantage of, and I've had to just live with that. I've had to concede that it will happen and I have to be okay with that because I cannot let the selfishness of a few rob me of my generous spirit.

Now, one thing is it might not happen every time. For example, this Starbucks gift card, maybe next time I give the gift, I'll do it differently. Or I'll frame it up differently. Or I will do something else differently. As I'm talking about it, my mind's going blank. I don't know what, but something.

I may not give the same gift in the same way next time, because I've learned from this experience. Partly I knew how it was gonna go, but I may not do the same thing exactly the same way next time. But I can promise you, there will be a next time. I can promise you there will be generosity to come.

There's been several generous things. And I don't mean to be flippant about the word generous. We have given gifts since that incident. That incident will not rob us of our generous spirit. It won't, but a lot of you, if you're practicing generosity and you're trying to explore and expand what it means to be generous in your own life, you are going to get burned.

You are going to be taken advantage of. And this is me asking you, maybe pleading with you, don't let the selfishness of a few rob you of your generous spirit.

Despite being taken advantage of once in a while, I can tell you with 100% certainty that generosity is still the best thing in our life, and nothing else comes close.

If that's true, I will gladly be taken advantage of from time to time because I know the bigger picture. And the bigger picture is so much more powerful and beautiful than a couple bad apples taking advantage of me.

So I hope that helps. I hope you continue to exercise generosity. I hope that when, not if, when somebody takes advantage of you, it doesn't rob you of your generous spirit.

Travis Shelton 6/1/22 Travis Shelton 6/1/22

123 - What REALLY Adds Value To Your Life?

Today's episode is short and simple. We're going to do a self-assessment to determine the top 10 things that add value to your life. It's an odd concept, and probably not something you've thought about much along the journey. Here's how it works. Spend some time thinking about what's really important to you. What are the 10 things that add the most value to your life. It can be anything. A product, an activity, a service, a possession.....be creative as you want. Once you inventory your top 10, determine if they line up with your financial and life decisions, or does there appear to be a gap between our values and our behavior? Also, if you're married, what does the overlap look like between you and your spouse?

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Travis Shelton 5/25/22 Travis Shelton 5/25/22

122 - The Misperception of Being Controlled vs. Having Control

Often, people perceive the idea of handling their money well as "being controlled." Being controlled by their spouse, or a budget, or by an overall lack of freedom. This idea is what can oftentimes push people away from making wise financial decisions. The reality is actually the opposite. This is far less about being controlled as it is having control. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton explains why this distinction makes all the difference in the world and why the truth behind this should be a catalyst for everyone to get control of their finances. There's a freedom that comes on the other side of gaining control, and that freedom looks absolutely nothing like being controlled!

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Travis Shelton 5/25/22 Travis Shelton 5/25/22

121 - Investing: The Power of Time

As a continuation of some of our previous investing episodes, today we talk about the massive impact time adds to the investing mix. When we think about investing, we tend to think of it linearly. An up-and-to-the-right slope of constant progress. However, reality is a bit different. There's nothing consistent about it.....and at some point in the journey, the line skyrockets upwards. Why? Time! When investing, time is the secret sauce. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton shares an example of a young 23-year-old couple who have a golden opportunity to absolutely crush this investing stuff. Also, we discuss the power time has to reduce (and essentially eliminate) the risk we expose ourself to investing in the stock market. Hope you enjoy!

As a continuation of some of our previous investing episodes, today we talk about the massive impact time adds to the investing mix. When we think about investing, we tend to think of it linearly. An up-and-to-the-right slope of constant progress. However, reality is a bit different. There's nothing consistent about it.....and at some point in the journey, the line skyrockets upwards. Why? Time! When investing, time is the secret sauce. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton shares an example of a young couple 23-year-old couple who have a golden opportunity to absolutely crush this investing stuff. Also, we discuss the power time has to reduce (and essentially eliminate) the risk we expose ourself to investing in the stock market. Hope you enjoy!

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Travis Shelton 5/25/22 Travis Shelton 5/25/22

120 - Gaining Control of Your Variable Income

One of the most challenging and frustrating pieces of personal finance is gaining control of a variable income. For a multitude of reasons, many families have an inconsistent income that can make it difficult to manage. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton explains an odd but simple way for families with variable incomes to regain control. If implemented well, we can actually create an unprecedented level of consistency and predictability....while reducing the amount of pressure we feel from month-to-month. We hope this episode gives you some simple and tangible tools to navigate your own situation!

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Travis Shelton 5/25/22 Travis Shelton 5/25/22

119 - Investing: Taking the Bad With the Good

The stock market is having another brutal run, so it's a great opportunity for us to beat on the drum of risk, patience, and the big picture. Many people are getting anxious about what's happening to their investments. If you've listened to any of our past investing episodes, this is exactly what we've been talking about. This isn't unexpected, but rather is part of normal and healthy stock market. If we're invested patiently and broadly, we have absolutely nothing to fear. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton shares some reasons why all this mess is just part of the normal rhythm of investing. After all, in order to succeed over a long period of time, we must take the bad with the good.

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Travis Shelton 5/11/22 Travis Shelton 5/11/22

118 - To Combine or Not to Combine

Should married couples combine finances? This has become an increasingly debated topic in the personal finance world. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton explains our position (very strong position!) on the topic. In short, we believe strongly in the idea of spouses combining finances...more so than most any topic we discuss on this podcast. We explain why this has become an increasingly common question, why we think this decision matters, and the serious implications stemming from how couples elect to navigate this topic. If you're married or plan to get married soon, we hope this episode moves the needle for you. This is huge decision and we have a very strong opinion on this one.

Should married couples combine finances? This has become an increasingly debated topic in the personal finance world. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton explains our position (very strong position!) on the topic. In short, we believe strongly in the idea of spouses combining finances.....more so than most any topic we discuss on this podcast. We explain why this has become an increasingly common question, why we think this decision matters, and the serious implications stemming from how couples elect to navigate this topic. If you're married or plan to get married soon, we hope this episode moves the needle for you. This is huge decision and we have a very strong opinion on this one.

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Travis Shelton 5/11/22 Travis Shelton 5/11/22

117 - Living Below Your Structure

When it comes to money, a common piece of advice you've probably heard is "live below your means." On the surface, this idea makes intuitive sense and indeed can create a debt-free life. It's practical and it's intuitive. However, as one of host Travis Shelton's friends recently explained, this mindset can lead us down a self-serving, entitled, and narcissistic path. It's a path where we continually reward ourselves with nicer cars, bigger houses, and more glamorous trips. It's the pursuit of more. Instead, she proposed an alternative mindset. For each of us to establish our base standard of living, i.e. "structure", then giving the majority of the excess. Doing so creates a life of service to others, while also maintaining margin in our life to be in a position to make life/career shifts as we're called to do so. There are three main routes we can pursue with excess: hoarding, materialism, or unhinged generosity. This is the case for the third option. Yes, we understand the counter-cultural nature of this idea. But as you know, our job isn't to tell people what to do. Rather, it's to share a different perspective, help people see this money stuff from a different angle, then make the best decision for their journey.

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116 - Preparing for Financial Windfalls

Sometimes we are blessed with a financial windfall. Whether it's a one-time chunk of money coming in (tax refund, bonus, extra paycheck, etc.) or a monthly expense that goes away (which in effect creates additional income), we sometimes have moments where there will be more money coming in than prior months. When this happens, it can be easy to let squander the opportunity or make a poor decision. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton explains the six things we can do to ensure we're making a decision that moves us close to our goals and adds value to our journey.

Episode 017 - All Income is Created Equal

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Travis Shelton 5/5/22 Travis Shelton 5/5/22

115 - The Chicken and Egg of Financial Privilege

One of the most common criticisms we receive about our content is our perspectives come from a place of financial privilege. Translation: most people can't view and handle work/money they way we discuss it. If we're going to be fair, let's go ahead and acknowledge host Travis Shelton probably does have some level of financial privilege. That's not under debate. What is under debate is whether it's the chicken or the egg. Does he have these perspectives because he has financial privilege....or does he have financial privilege because he has these perspectives. In today's episode, Travis discusses the three ways people acquire "financial privilege", why so many people sabotage themselves from moving forward in their finances, and what his experience has been working with people who are absolutely NOT financially privileged. Spoiler: they oftentimes move forward to the point people start calling them "privileged." We hope this is a thought-provoking episode, and ultimately encouraging to you and your journey.

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Travis Shelton 4/27/22 Travis Shelton 4/27/22

114 - Bending the Culture of Student Loans (with Kristina Ellis)

In today's episode, host Travis Shelton sits down with Kristina Ellis, who is the newest personality at Ramsey Solutions. Kristina has an amazing story, which includes earning $500,000 of scholarships that propelled her to attend her dream college debt-free. This impacted her life so much she ultimately committed her career to helping others do this money and college stuff better. She is the author of two books (linked below) and has spent much of the last decade speaking to and working with young people to approach college in a better way. We discuss our culture's toxic college-at-any-cost mindset, how student debt is crippling this entire generation, and how we as students/parents can take a better path. We're grateful for Kristina taking the time to join us, and hope this conversation adds value to your journey. Whether you're a teenager, parent, expecting parent, or someday parent, this episode has some tangible takeaways for you. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback and questions!

If you'd like to connect with Kristina, here's where you can find her:

Kristina's Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/iamkristinaellis/

Teacher Appreciation Giveaway: http://kristinaellis.com/teacher

Where you can find Kristina's books:

Confessions of a Scholarship Winner: https://amzn.to/3vOQXXs

How to Graduate Debt-Free: https://amzn.to/38qpDH2

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Travis Shelton 4/27/22 Travis Shelton 4/27/22

113 - Financially Preparing for Kids

We recently polled our IG followers about what topics we should cover on the podcast. Two people immediately asked about financially preparing for kids, so here we are! It's a bit of a bad news, good news situation. Bad news: yes, kids cost a lot. Good news: they cost whatever we spend on them. In other words, parents have a tremendous amount of control over what kids cost. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton discusses some of the costs needed before a child is born, the ongoing costs incurred after theta child is born, and a few other important considerations to think about along the way. Whether you're a current parent, a soon-to-be parent, or a someday parent, we hope this episode adds value to your journey.

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Travis Shelton 4/20/22 Travis Shelton 4/20/22

112 - Give What You Have, Not What You Don't

Generosity is awesome! For us, there's nothing better. But whenever we start to think about generosity and giving, it can be easy to minimize ourselves. "I don't have enough to make a difference." "I'll just wait until I have more to give." "Giving is something those other people are able to do." Don't worry, we've done it too! In today's episode, host Travis Shelton talks about the importance of focusing on what we DO have, rather than dwelling on what we DON'T have. It sounds like splitting hairs, but it can make all the difference in the world. When we stop comparing ourselves to others and simply give in accordance to our financial abilities, amazing things can happen. This isn't about keeping score, or doing more than the next person. It's about being faithful with what we're blessed with, giving joyfully and sacrificially, and knowing it was a gift worth giving.

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Travis Shelton 4/20/22 Travis Shelton 4/20/22

111 - "Help, I Have a Spending Problem!"

Do you or someone you know struggle to keep spending under control? In today's episode, host Travis Shelton addresses a question that came in from a listener who believes they have a spending problem. Spending isn't bad (we've talked about this idea often), but an overspending problem can cause significant issues. Financial issues, relational issues, psychological/emotional issues. In today's episode, we discuss the nine things we can do to help get our spending in check. And by spending "in check", we don't mean to stop spending. Rather, how we can regain control, create intentionality, and spend on things which truly add value to our life. Spending should be fun, so let's get back to basics!

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Travis Shelton 4/13/22 Travis Shelton 4/13/22

110 - The Loss of a Friend: A Reflection on Legacy

We discussed the idea of legacy in episode 106, but we didn't dive too deep into why we're talking about it now. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton discusses his recent experience losing a close friend/mentor. He shares a few memories, reflects on the impact she had on him (and countless others), and explains the profound impact legacy can have in the lives of others. When we talk about the idea of meaning over money, his friend Pat is a perfect example of what it looks like to simply live with meaning.

Episode 106 - St. Peters Basketball and the Pursuit of Legacy

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Travis Shelton 4/13/22 Travis Shelton 4/13/22

109 - Giving Yourself a Break on the Journey

Oftentimes when people are pursing a big financial goal such as paying off a bunch of debt, saving up for a car or house downpayment, or building their emergency fund, the process can start to get exhausting. After all, this stuff is hard! Doing the right thing isn't easy......which is why most people aren't doing it! At some point in the journey, people can break. We don't want that! Instead of burning out, it can be a great decision to take a break in the middle of the process to take a breather, let loose a bit, and refresh yourself before jumping back on the progress train. In theory, this slows down the process of reaching your goals. However, it's far better than burning out and quitting before making it to the finish line. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton explains what this can look like, what it looked like in his own journey, and why you should consider it in yours.

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Travis Shelton 4/7/22 Travis Shelton 4/7/22

108 - Investing: The Choice Between Taxes and Freedom

Whenever we decide to invest, of course we need to decide what to invest in. This is obvious, and much discussed. Mutual funds, individual stocks, ETFs, bonds, REITS......so many choices. However, there's one major decision that often gets overlooked: where to invest it. What type of account should our investments live in? Conventional wisdom says to jam everything humanly possible into a 401(k) to minimize our annual tax bill. However, there's more to the story. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton discusses some of the considerations we need to think about when deciding where to invest. When we invest to minimize taxes, it can cost us some of our freedom. We'll discuss how to give this a thoughtful approach, look at it from different angles, and hopefully equip you to make the best decision for your journey.

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Travis Shelton 4/7/22 Travis Shelton 4/7/22

107 - Success Isn't Linear: Embrace the Hockey Stick

Do you ever work hard, do the right thing, make the right choices.....only to find yourself waiting (oftentimes impatiently) for the resulting success? We're glad we aren't the only ones! In today's episode, host Travis Shelton discusses how frustrating it can be when success doesn't come when we think it should, how common this phenomenon is, why remaining patient is vital, and why it matters. We can control what we can control, and unfortunately, we can’t control the timing of our success. This is a problem/struggle many of us deal with, so hopefully you find this episode uplifting and encouraging for your own journey.

Article referenced in this episode: https://www.dsmpartnership.com/news-media/blog/success-isnt-linear-embrace-the-hockey-stick

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Travis Shelton 3/31/22 Travis Shelton 3/31/22

106 - St. Peters Basketball and the Pursuit of Legacy

Over the last few weeks, the 15-seed St. Peters Peacocks have made history in the NCAA men's tournament. It has gone further than any 15-seed team in the history of the tournament, forever cementing its legacy in college basketball lore. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton discusses the idea of legacy and why it's important for each of us to think about it. We hope this episode shines a completely new light on the subject and gives you something to think about in your own journey. We previewed this episode with a handful of people, with each one surprised by the direction we took with this content. We hope you enjoy!

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Travis Shelton 3/31/22 Travis Shelton 3/31/22

105 - Bad Financial Behavior is Learned

Study after study shows the majority of humans struggle handling money. This isn't a surprise to any of us, as all we need to do is look around us. In today's episode, host Travis Shelton shares a story about a recent experience teaching a group of teens. There was a moment (or multiple moments) where something was quite visible. A few of these teens had not yet been exposed to a lot of financial education (formally or informally), and thus were dumbfounded by "normal" practices and advice. They fairly pointed out how absurd some of these normal decisions/behaviors were. This moment was yet another affirmation that our bad behavior around money is learned, not inherent. At the core, these kids understood sound principles......but have been (and will continue to be) slowly re-educated to handling money the world's way. It's sad, but it's also a beautiful opportunity. If money behaviors are learned, that means we all have an opportunity to learn (and teach!) a better way.

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Meaning over Money

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