Episode 43: Money

Money. It's not a topic many people feel comfortable talking--or even thinking--about. It can be particularly hard for perfectionists to address issues with money. In this episode Shannon and Janine talk about some strategies for getting past perfectionistic barriers to having a good relationship with money.

Discussion topics include:

• How money can be fraught with emotions

• How perfectionism can prevent you from doing the things that could help you feel more comfortable and confident around money

• Shannon and Janine’s favorite financial tool, You Need a Budget (YNAB)

• How even Janine has gotten a little perfectionistic with YNAB (but she’s using it anyway)

• The fact that sometimes you have to just start something and use it before you can figure out how best to use it for you

• Avoiding perfectionism when it comes to your taxes

• Trying not to sweat the small stuff around taxes

• How money stuff doesn’t have to be hard--especially if you keep good-enough records

• Keeping track of passwords, so you can easily log in to your financial accounts

• Shannon’s love for the password manager, LastPass

• Creating a plan for sharing passwords and other information in the event of a tragedy

• How there’s no one right way to do money and taxes

• The importance of knowing why it’s important to you to improve your relationship with money