Robin is an accomplished business leader, a great wife, mom, and friend, and now a Jeopardy! Champion too. She’s humble, relatable, and serves up massive value. Five Key Takeaways First, if a direction is clear in work, business, family, or game show competition, go for it, even if you’re scared. People regret the things they didn’t do more than things they tried and failed. Second, Robin tells the story of how the Clue Crew made her feel between show recordings. What can you do in your daily work to honor the people with whom you interact? Third, and related, do special things to let the people you love know you love them. Take your spouse on a date; give your wife a three-night momcation at the beach. Let one kid direct how the family spends the time on an entire Saturday. I promise, I’m preaching to myself here! Fourth, ask what kind of role model you want to be for your kids. How can you help them see you as fully human? What can you do for your adult parents as you ponder their humanity, and the brevity of life? Fifth, when you make a mistake, do what you can to make it right, then move on quickly; you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube. It’s what you do next that matters. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/35

Executive Life and Leadership Coach Itir Keskiner shares her thoughts on how and when coaching plays an important role in our lives. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/34

J.'s story highlights the benefits that come from not only participating in an industry, but also serving that industry. J found success as he curated content designed to support the personal finance bloggers. Key-takeaways are: First, if you're doing work that makes you miserable, get out, even if that work makes you money. Second, though J. ventures found success, he notes that 80% of his online startups fizzle. There's probably no reason for you to expect to do better. Third, stubbornness and commitment are the keys to getting things done when the going gets tough. Fourth, net worth tracking is an important part of financial planning. Personally, it's one of my favorite activities to do, both with clients and with my wife. Fifth by focusing on the vital few, Jay freed up white space to include more time for activities like being with his family, reading, and taking naps! For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/33

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What if you could cut your family’s food, entertainment, clothing, and miscellaneous budget from $2400 to $1600 per month, just by switching the payment method from credit card to cash? That’s what happened in the Miner family when we got serious about budgeting. And what if you could adopt this approach without handling physical currency? Amy and I discuss physical and virtual cash-envelope budgeting and other family budget hacks to live on one income. Big ideas from today’s conversation: 1) How you budget is less important than that you do it and that you budget, and create the budget as a team 2) Budgeting is not about the "right" tool or app. It's about a process for telling your money where to go, rather than wondering where it went 3) Amy and I share a case-study grocery budget for a single-income family. For more on this, access my Hacking the Grocery Bill whitepaper at workpantsfinance.com/resources 4) Use physical currency (or a virtual envelop budget), for grocery, entertainment, clothing, miscellaneous or other categories that are routine budget busters for your family For more information, visit the show notes at https://workpantsfinance.com/31

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The topic of kids and money is a key part of your life plan, let alone your financial plan. Teaching children to work, earn, give, save, and spend will give them dignity, agency, learning, and experience. It will make them more helpful to you, and more interesting to other adults they meet – including prospective employers and clients! You start with your beliefs about work and money: What are your presuppositions? You’ll need a philosophy for money: Feel free to adopt mine: We work to earn, so we can give generously, save largely, and spend wisely. You’ll need to teach your children that work is needed, and how to do it. This creates a time-cost now, but the pot of gold is just over the horizon – and it’s really there. One day when you are doing something for your work or business only you can do, when you’re going on a run in the park, or taking your wife on a date while your child is mowing the lawn or vacuuming the living room, you’ll be so glad you made the time-investment of time up front. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/29

My guest is my bride of 20 years, Charity Miner. She tells the story of how she got started on a homeschool career, why Charity and I believe this is the best education option for our family, and why homeschooling is more achievable than you think. If you'd like to exert control over your family's time and take vacations in may and late September, rather than July, or if you just want a glimpse of our family's story and habits, this episode is for you. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/28

Want more orders in your business? Try asking customers and prospects to buy! Josh Miner, the 14-year-old Small Batch Homeschool Roaster brings solid wisdom for entrepreneurs of any age. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/27

Philip “PT Money” Taylor of FinCon and PTMoney.com serves up general wisdom and specific recommendations as he tells the story of his transition from work as a CPA to launching a successful blog and the industry event for creators in the Personal Finance and FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) world. Key takeaways from the episode include: The power of time-blocking in your job or business The importance of enjoying and appreciating where you are right now, even as you work to create the future you want. Post-2020, physical connection is more important than ever. Let your customers craft the event – have a vision, but poll the community. Don’t make the thing you create – whether a conference or piece of content – about you, the creator. Instead, make it about the person you’re trying to serve. For example, even though you hear a lot of my voice, this podcast is for you: MBA’s, entrepreneurs, and other high-income professionals who work hard and sacrifice a lot in your jobs and businesses. Every one of you has massive productive capacity for earning income and building wealth. Work Pants Finance exists to teach you how to be a debt-free millionaire in your thirties, forties or fifties, and to provide encouragement and inspiration along the way. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/26