The Money Mindset Challenge

10/13/23 • 49 min

This episode is all about rethinking our spending. It's based on this blog post written by Suzanne.

Elizabeth and Suzanne discuss a hands-on exercise that you can try to simplify your finances.
Change the way you think about your day-to-day spending versus your larger financial goals.
We discuss specifics about our own relatable experiences with recognizing spending habits across different categories, and changes we made.
We dig deep into specific areas like subscriptions, gym memberships, restaurants, hobbies, and entertainment/random spending.
We calculate our monthly savings achieved just by reassessing where our current dollars are going.
Reduce your financial stress.

Previous podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:
The Done List
Simple Living and How to Stop Rebelling Against Yourself

We'd love to hear from you, email us at [email protected] to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions about this episode. Have a question about applying simple living to your life? Or let us know about something you'd like us to discuss on a future episode about making intentional choices.
Learn more about the hosts of Destination Simple:
Elizabeth Cancade, holistic personal chef at Living Simply Kitchen. Follow Elizabeth on Instagram.
Suzanne Goulden, Intentional Living Consultant. Follow Suzanne on Instagram.

This episode is all about rethinking our spending. It's based on this blog post written by Suzanne.

Elizabeth and Suzanne discuss a hands-on exercise that you can try to simplify your finances.
Change the way you think about your day-to-day spending versus your larger financial goals.
We discuss specifics about our own relatable experiences with recognizing spending habits across different categories, and changes we made.
We dig deep into specific areas like subscriptions, gym memberships, restaurants, hobbies, and entertainment/random spending.
We calculate our monthly savings achieved just by reassessing where our current dollars are going.
Reduce your financial stress.

Previous podcast episodes mentioned in this episode:
The Done List
Simple Living and How to Stop Rebelling Against Yourself

Previous Episode

Writing a "Done" List

This episode conversation launches from Suzanne’s blog post: The “Done” List.

In this episode we talk about the benefits of writing a list of the things you’ve done through your day. It’s something we encourage you to try! Listen in to the benefits of writing a “done” list.

Topics from our discussion:

· Comparing the to-do list to the “done” list.

· A great way to observe and evaluate a busy life.

· How we use to-do lists.

· Suzanne makes play time a priority in her daily life.

· Using the done list during burnout recovery.

· Accomplishing the mundane things counts.

· Gain perspective on your time.

Next Episode

When You Have to Make a Change

Elizabeth and Suzanne welcome you to season two of the Destination Simple Podcast!
In this episode:

Suzanne and her husband made a big life-changing decision which conflicted with Suzanne's minimalist values. How did she work through the chaos?
When is it okay to make decisions that conflict with your lifestyle values.
Was the experience worth the conflict?