Podcast Episodes

#414 - What I Hope My Kids Know When They Move Out

My oldest is wrapping up his freshman year of high school, and I can feel how fast it’s all going. This episode is about what I hope he—and all my kids—know before they leave home.

It’s not a checklis…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Introducing: What We Spend

Imagine if you could ask someone anything you wanted about their finances. On What We Spend, people from across the country and across the financial spectrum are opening their wallets—and their lives…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

#413 Office Hours

It’s time for another Office Hours episode! Every quarter, you send in your questions and challenges, and I offer a Lazy Genius lens to help you navigate them.

You don’t need someone else to solve you…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

#412 - 6 Common Mistakes When Naming What Matters

Naming what matters is the whole foundation of everything we do here, and I think it’s also one of the most challenging. Today, I’m going to share six common mistakes when naming what matters so that…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

#411 - 10 Things to Do Before Taking a Trip

As we get a little closer to spring break and summer which inevitably involves a trip or two, I wanted to do an episode to help us think about trips with a little more intention. The ten things apply…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

#410 - How to Deal with All the Paper

I did an episode on organizing paper over five years ago, and it’s solid. But it’s time to look at it again. Because paper is everywhere. It’s like Michael Scott said in that episode of The Office wh…

Published on 9 months ago

#409 - How to Parent When Your Kid Is Annoying

Kids are wonderful. Kids are also annoying. Parenting asks us to love them while they push our buttons, and if we don’t think ahead, we might react in ways we regret.

In this episode, three things to …

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

#408 - Three Surprising Steps to a Clean House

If you think like a Lazy Genius, there are three surprising steps to a clean house. They’re a short little row of dominoes that impact how you see your home and what you do to keep it clean. And mayb…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

#407 - How to Create a Flexible Weekly Plan

This kind of episode is like Christmas for me. I love talking about planning but with a compassionate, flexible bent. We do not need anymore rigidity or weird shame spirals about failed plans. No tha…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

#406 - Big Sister Pep Talk: You’re Not Selfish

I’m always honored when you all say I’m the big sister you’ve never had, and I think sometimes we need a good ol’ pep talk from a big sister. Today’s is about selfishness.

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Published on 10 months ago