Money and the Mind

Dr. Jeff Mallinson joins Andy and Aaron in this jam-packed episode to discuss his family financial history, the dangerous combination of power and money, Christian schools and communities, the organism-like behavior of systems, cryptocurrency, financial tendencies of cult victims, Dave Ramsey, the ethics of debt, living a minimalist lifestyle, selling an underwater-mortgage house in the 2008 real estate crash, traveling and camping in a van, the dream van/vehicle, and more.

Note: The campsite mentioned in the show (which we couldn’t think of in real time) is called Streeter Park in Aurora, Nebraska, and features free camping, free electrical hookups, and more.

Audio intro: Lana Del Rey, “Money Power Glory”
Audio outro: David von Kampen, “Aurora” (feat. Andrea von Kampen)

Links:
Jeff Mallinson.com
Dr. Mallinson on Twitter
Protect Your Noggin website
Protect Your Noggin podcast
The Christian Difference: An Explanation & Comparison of World Religions
Virtue in the Wasteland podcast
ViW: Antiwisdom episode
Boondockers Welcome: Boondocking and Free RV Camping
RV Camping with Harvest Hosts
Mitsubishi Delica

Bio (lightly edited):
Dr. Mallinson is the Professor & Chair of History and Political Thought at Concordia University, Irvine. He has a D. Phil. from Oxford University and is a speaker, podcaster, and writer. He specializes in the history of ideas, especially as they shed light on the ways in which religious and philosophical ideas can both emancipate and enslave people. In addition to several scholarly book chapters and articles, he is author of Sexy: The Quest for Erotic Virtue in Perplexing Times (New Reformation Press, 2017), Faith, Reason, and Revelation in Theodore Beza: 1519-1605 (Oxford University Press, 2003), and associate editor of The Encyclopedia of Luther and the Reformation (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017). He is focused these days on rethinking the methods of religious education and outfoxing religious wolves, which is the mission of his podcast and curriculum called Protect Your Noggin, co-hosted with his wife Stacie. He is the faculty in residence for Concordia's Honors Living and Learning Community. For fun, he enjoys writing poetry and long-term boondocking in a truck bed camper, and developing a small off-grid farm in rural San Diego County.

Tony Vincent joins the show to discuss his journey to self-employment, challenges and stresses, setting your business apart from others, imposter syndrome, Tony’s favorite classroom tool, and more!

Links:Follow Tony on Twitter
Shapegrams
Learning in HandTony Vincent (@learninginhand) - Instagram

Send us an email! [email protected]

Articles to educate and learn how to help:
The Real Reason White People Say 'All Lives Matter'Take an implicit bias testJustice in JuneBlack Workers, Already Lagging, Face Big Economic RisksSamuel Sinyangwe: Research-based solutions to stop police violence75 Things White People Can Do for Racial JusticeAnti-racism resources for white peopleHow The Crisis Is Making Racial Inequality WorseMovies to Watch to Educate Yourself About Racism, Protests | Time

Podcasts:
The Breakdown with Shaun KingShaka Senghor | Writing My WrongsRatchet & Respectable

Books:
The Miseducation of the Negro by Carter G WoodsonI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouI’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing BrownBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesEvicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Welcome to Money and the Mind! On this episode, we discuss:

-Nihilistic password security questions
-Common phobias
-Andy’s fears/phobias
-Aaron’s phobia and related anxiety
-Money-related fears
-A money avoidance story
-Actionable steps and resources

Links:
Saving $1,000 in 30 days
Negotiating a raise (video)
Negotiating a raise (blog with scripts)

Dr. Brad Klontz joins the show to discuss early money memories, how we’re wired to make poor financial decisions (and why that’s empowering), what separates the wealthy from the ultra-wealthy, teaching young people, the usefulness of understanding Money Scripts and financial flashpoints, money avoidance, workaholism, a simple tactic for saving, and more!

Links:Dr. Brad Klontz website
Money Mindset YouTube channel
Dr. Klontz on TikTok
Dr. Klontz’s new Money Mammoth book
Mind Over Money book
Research articles
Financial Health Academy
Find your Money Script
Sprinter vansFinancial Flashpoints episode
Money Scripts episode

Send us an email! [email protected]

Bio from Dr. Klontz’s website (lightly edited):
Bradley T. Klontz, Psy.D., CFP is a Co-Founder of the Financial Psychology Institute and an Associate Professor of Practice in Financial Psychology at Creighton University Heider College of Business. He is a Managing Principal of Your Mental Wealth Advisors, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Former President of the Hawaii Psychological Association. He has partnered with organizations including Capital One, JP Morgan Chase, Mutual of Omaha, and H&R Block in efforts to help raise public awareness around issues related to financial health and financial psychology.

Dr. Klontz was awarded the Innovative Practice Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association for his application of psychological interventions to help people with money and wealth issues and his innovative practice in financial psychology for practitioners across the country.

Dr. Klontz has been a columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning, On Wall Street, and PsychologyToday.com, and has co-authored/co-edited six books on the psychology of money.

His work has been featured on ABC News’ 20/20, Good Morning America, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Time, Kiplinger’s, Money Magazine, NPR, and many others.