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Ep. 495: Building Your Money Machine with Mel Abraham Jun 05, 2024

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Making money is an important part of life—you need it to live! But it’s far more important to build a money system that takes care of you, so that if at any time your ability to earn money goes away, you’re still set up to live a happy life. Today, we have Mel Abraham on the show to open a dialogue about money because, as Mel says, financial freedom is your birth right, and he’s on a mission to help you get there. Plenty of us dream about being wealthy, but there’s a difference in having wealth and having a rich life. With your money machine running, you’ll be able to have both.

yourmoneymachinebook.com

@melabraham9

The beginnings of an entrepreneurial money mindset [2:22]

A wealthy vs. a rich life [8:31]

Finding purpose in and out of your job [11:25]

Wealth is all about behaviors and choices [15:53]

Fund your Top 3 Joy Points [19:55]

Navigating different spending styles in a relationship [23:28]

How to facilitate money conversations [30:49]

Don’t wait until it’s too late [37:48]

Wills, trusts, life insurance [42:07]

The insurance all entrepreneurs need [48:17]

Your earnings journey should fund your money machine [50:17]

When to start building your money muscles [56:41]

A book to help you claim your financial freedom [1:01:17]

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Ep. 494: You're Giving Me the Ick May 31, 2024

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There’s this phrase we’ve been seeing online lately, maybe you’ve heard of it. Women and girls keep talking about things men do that give them “the ick” and we’re a little lost. Some people are saying things as basic as putting cream in their coffee gives them the ick, and others are saying that even a man wearing a hat is ick-worthy. Is there anything a man can do that *doesn’t* give the ick? Or are we fundamentally misunderstanding the concept of what is and isn’t giving ick. There is one thing we can all agree on though: the people getting the ick over stupid hats are right. No one needs to see that.

Are we too liberal with the “ick”? [2:23]

Dudes just can’t win [3:33]

Icks are abundant at the beginning of a relationship [4:20]

The generational divide [5:57]

You’re wasting your time [9:29]

Are we just not getting it? [10:36]

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Ep. 493: I Don't Wanna But I Have To May 29, 2024

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There are a million tasks on our to-do lists that we need to get done—and we don’t want to do any of them. There are so many little things we should be doing on any given day and the mental load of trying to remember them all is fucking exhausting. We know we should be eating healthy, going on walks, going to the gym, getting dental work, filing taxes, doing laundry, responding to emails (and the list goes on…) but goddamn it, we don’t want to! If you’re feeling the same, maybe it’s time we all cut our losses and get some help for the things we know we need to do but don’t, no shame necessary.

All the things we should be doing—and don’t [6:24]

The mental load of being alive [7:24]

An exhausting, never-ending to do list [9:18]

Making space in our routines [11:35]

Make peace with your weaknesses [14:26]

Let people help you [18:06]

Things don’t always stay the same [19:57]

Good enough is okay [21:56]

The Black + White thinking is messing us up [23:09]

The small, unsexy stuff makes the biggest difference [24:58]

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Ep. 492: Who Gets Custody of the Dog? May 24, 2024

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Custody battles can be ugly, especially over the one thing most important in our lives: our dogs. When a relationship ends, everything that was once “yours” as a couple needs to be divided up, including the pets. Sometimes it’s straightforward—if the dog likes you more, we say you get to keep it—but what if your ex still wants time with the dog? Can you split custody of a pet without it being a red flag for new partners? But most importantly, why do men have the audacity to think that they get to keep the dog when we’re the ones taking care of it? 💁🏻‍♀️

Who gets custody (of the dog)? [1:20]

Would you date someone who shares custody of a pet? [4:00]

If you screw me over, I keep the dog [5:59]

The logistics of sharing time with a pet [7:09]

Missing a pet that goes with the ex [11:01]

Staying together for the dog [13:21]

Dating someone with shared dog-custody [16:28]

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Ep. 491: What to Do When Your Partner is Hotter Than You May 22, 2024

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Attractive people just get more out of life, whether we want it to be true or not. But when you’re dating someone who’s just really attractive, it means they get a lot of attention, and it’s not always a good thing—for them, or for you. But hey, even if your partner is the hotter one in the relationship, maybe you should be proud instead of insecure. After all, you’re the one they fell for, even if you are ugly (😜). Of course, you can always sabotage your partner’s looks, or even better, only date people who are slightly less hot than you. Or we guess there’s the healthy way to cope, by working on your own insecurities. But that seems less fun.

Is pretty privilege real? [3:09]

We look better in groups [7:42]

When pretty privilege turns into harassment [9:49]

Being attractive isn’t attention-seeking [13:08]

Sabotaging your partner’s good looks [14:47]

Matching your partner’s attractiveness [17:41]

How do people pick their partners [20:01]

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Ep. 490: Get A Life May 17, 2024

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You need to get a life. No, really. We don’t mean it as an insult—and trust us when we say this applies to us as well—but sometimes as girlfriends, wives, mothers, or just people pleasers in general, we spend so much of our lives doing so much for others that we forget to leave room to do anything for ourselves. For whatever reason, we lose ourselves, and it’s about time you dedicate some time and energy into doing something just for you. When you start doing things for you—when you get a life—you become a happier, more interesting person, you’re able to pull yourself out of a funk, you improve your relationships, and you finally get excited about your own life.

Rediscovering what lights you up [1:21]

The pandemic, grief, and PTSD [2:52]

Say yes when people invite you places [3:40]

Try something new [4:36]

Plan a trip or an outing [5:48]

Get obsessed with taking care of yourself [7:20]

It’s okay to be a little “selfish” [9:22]

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Ep. 489: Friendships in the Digital Age May 15, 2024

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Sometimes the easiest way to keep up with friends is to follow along with their lives through social media, but people fall through the cracks, and occasionally you’ll see a friend posting a picture of their baby when you never knew they were pregnant to begin with. We aren’t besties with every single person we’ve ever had a friendship with, and there are plenty of people we care about but don’t always click with, for whatever reason. But in our experience, if you want a friend, you have to be a friend, and that looks like showing up for each other, being vulnerable, and allowing yourself to be seen in your full-humanity.

Are you responsible with keeping up with friends on social media? [2:16]

Unrequited friendships [4:43]

Judgement holds a friendship back [6:05]

What defines close friendship [8:59]

Closeness needs reciprocity [14:06]

Give people the chance to hold it down [15:50]

You can’t keep up with everyone [19:34]

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Ep. 488: Starting a Shopify Business May 10, 2024

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In 2020, Danny J and her boyfriend decided to experiment with starting a Shopify business, and in the process, they learned a lot. Starting an online business doesn’t have to look like starting a personal brand, and anyone can build one as long as you have the tenacity required. It may take some trial and error, but if you can learn as you go, you can build a thriving business without ever having to show your face.

Anyone can start a Shopify business [1:09]

A brief history of Make Me Yellow Co [2:54]

When the business started to pick up steam [8:14]

Building a system and scaling [11:11]

Understanding your operating costs [12:34]

Not every idea will be a good one [14:39]

Research your competitors [16:23]

Test out all the variables [17:42]

Running a business without showing your face [20:25]

You can build and sell a business, too [22:35]

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Ep. 487: Can Charisma Be Taught + Why Should You Care? May 08, 2024

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Charisma—we all want it, but what exactly is it? And if we don’t have it naturally, are we just screwed? There’s a pervasive myth about charisma that you either have it or you don’t, and if you don’t have it, you can’t be taught, but we think that’s bullshit. Sure, some people are naturally charismatic, but you can definitely develop your own charisma, and it starts by understanding everything that makes someone charismatic. Once you know the areas you might need some work on, it’s easy to get tactical and work on feeling more likable.

What is charisma? [1:16]

Someone with power can impact others [3:53]

How power translates on the internet space [5:38]

Being present with the people you speak to [7:26]

Warmth by showing people you care [10:26]

Get tactical about your charisma [15:40]

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Ep. 486: If You Don't Have Anything Nice To Say, Don't Say It At All May 03, 2024

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We’re in need of online etiquette coaching, and quickly. We grew up being taught that if you can’t saying anything nice then you shouldn’t say anything at all, but that doesn’t seem to fly on the internet anymore. Our name for it is drive-by trolling: some stranger rolls into your comment section, says something so incredibly rude (that they’d never say to your face), and then gets mad if you try to defend yourself. And of course, they face no consequences for their asshole behavior. We’re sure it’s just a way for them to feel significant or important in some way, but we’re sick of being kicked around by some stranger on the internet that doesn’t have the confidence to share their own lives online. Maybe it’s time for some internet hall-monitors?

No one is teaching online etiquette [5:05]

Consequences for being a drive-by asshole [9:17]

A way to feel significant [12:59]

We feel entitled to free content [16:32]

Creators are people too [19:32]

Where are the internet police when you need them? [21:32]

The vulnerability in sharing your life [23:12]

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