When you think about budgeting or money, how does it make you feel? Exhausted or Excited? 
 
For many, budgeting and talking about money brings stress. It can cause physical and mental fatigue and can even strain relationships. If unmanaged, money can hurt a lot more than it can help, but today’s guests are here to fix that and make learning about money easy and fun. 
 
Stacking Benjamins podcast host Joe Saul-Sehy and bestselling finance author Emily Guy Birken have teamed up to dominate the personal finance space with their new book Stacked: YOUR SUPER-SERIOUS GUIDE TO MODERN MONEY MANAGEMENT. In the book, Joe and Emily share a step-by-step guide to financial literacy, delivered with their signature blend of shrewd advice and laugh-out-loud humor. They cover everything from investing and budgeting, to side hustles and personal finance apps, while also sharing stories of their own successes and failures and insights from previous podcast guests.
 
Key discussion points from this episode include:
3 Reasons People Struggle With Money - 6:00
Talking About Money With Your Honey - 11:00
Stop Shouldn’t On Yourself - 18:20
Begin With The End In Mind - 23:00
Increase Your Income - 26:00
Ask For A Raise or Change Jobs - 32:25
Every Family Needs A Money Philosophy - 42:50




Connect With Joe & Emily:
Book: Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management 
40 City Book Tour: https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/stacked/
 
Joe Saul-Sehy 
Twitter: @AverageJoeMoney
Website: http://www.stackingbenjamins.com/



Emily Guy Birken: 
Twitter: @emilyguybirken
Website: http://www.emilyguybirken.com/



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Stop Shoulding On Your Money Takeaways
 
“We should think of budgeting like laundry.” - Emily Guy Birken
“You’re never done with money.” - Emily Guy Birken
“Our budget meeting is a conversation.” - Joe Saul-Sehy
“As a culture we don’t talk about money.” - Emily Guy Birken 
“Begin with the end in mind.” - Joe Saul-Sehy
“More money is not going to solve your problems if you have a spending problem.” - Joe Saul-Sehy
“Change jobs for a higher salary.” - Emily Guy Birken
“Solve the ‘raise’ problem from your boss's point of view, not yours.” - Joe Saul-Sehy




Redefining Wealth Rapid Wisdom Questions
 
And with that, let’s dig into Joe & Emily’s responses to our Redefining Wealth Rapid Wisdom Questions.
 
Define Success:
“Success is when you are filling your days in ways that feel satisfying and reflective of not only your values, but also your strengths.” - Emily Guy Birken
 
“Success is when I am living an intentional life according to the values I’ve stated and doing what I know is the plan.” - Joe Saul-Sehy
 
Define Wealth in 3 Words or Less:
"Having Enough.” - Emily Guy Birken
“Contentment.” - Joe Saul-Sehy 
 
One Book that Has Helped You Redefined Wealth For Yourself:
Emily: Your Money Or Your Life by Vicki Robin
Joe: Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon 
 
Fill-in the Blanks … “My name is ___ and the truth about wealth is ___”:
“My name is Emily Guy Birken and to me, the truth about wealth is it’s available to all of us if we are able to embrace abundance.”
 
“My name is Joe Saul-Sehy and to me, the truth about wealth is getting STACKED does not mean having more money, it means having more life and building everything to build a better life.”




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