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A collection of audio articles by Brian Plain. Brian is a financial planner who helps Gen X families live better by blending what works for them emotionally and financially.

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    • May 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Expecting the unexpected

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 1:54


    Not knowing what lies ahead doesn't mean you can't prepare for whatever it might be.

    Learning to let go

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 2:23


    Expecting everything to go the way you want can be a recipe for disappointment.

    A simple way to feel better

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 2:05


    How conscious are you being about your consumption?

    When in doubt, make it personal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 2:29


    The world goes mad sometimes. But that doesn't mean you have to go along for the ride with it.

    Is your ‘check engine light' on?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 1:56


    Ignoring the noise doesn't mean you should ignore how you feel.

    There's no such thing as...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 1:54


    There's no certainty to be found in an always uncertain world but here's what is within your control.

    Those simple money decisions? Here's why they're not so easy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 2:02


    Money decisions get complicated in the minefield of your emotions.

    Turning down the volume

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 2:55


    Feeling burnt out and/or a little numb? That's a sign it's time to turn down the volume in your life.

    One simple way to get back on track

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 2:19


    Your next step is the only one that really matters.

    How to make friction your friend this year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 2:25


    Sometimes one small change can is all you need to make a big difference.

    Counting our joys

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 2:27


    While we're all fighting our own battles, we'll find plenty to be joyful about if we remember to look for it.

    Don't get hurt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 2:34


    See the potential but don't forget to look at how you might get hurt.

    The next money question to ask

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 1:48


    Is your cash is flowing the right way? Here's a question to help you find your answer.

    The most important money question to ask

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 3:38


    Put yourself in drivers seat by knowing how your cash is flowing.

    Find your manageable middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 2:11


    You can't shut off your inner monologue but you can manage it.

    Turning that ‘should' into a ‘could'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 1:54


    Turn that 'should' into a 'could' and start being more intentional in your life choices.

    How to get unstuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 2:06


    Create a list of activities ahead of time that help out when you get stuck.

    Overcoming our regrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 1:43


    It might be too late to change what caused our regrets but that doesn't mean we can't learn from them.

    Where to find the motivation to get things done

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 1:55


    Taking action is where you'll find motivation – not the other way around.

    The lie we tell ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 1:40


    It's a lie we all tend tell ourselves often without even realizing it.

    A simple way to lift your mood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 1:39


    Changing your environment doesn't have to be limited to your vacations.

    Addition by subtraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 1:58


    Getting ALL THE THINGS out of your head can help reduce the overwhelm that tends to sneak up on you.

    Time to recalibrate your autopilot settings?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 2:01


    It's a good idea to review from time to time what we've put on autopilot and see if any adjustments might be needed.

    Keeping showing up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 2:06


    The secret to success isn't easy but it is accessible to anyone.

    Make it figure-out-able

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 2:26


    If you can't know what's going to happen ahead of time, how do you prepare for life's many uncertainties?

    Practice spending the money

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 1:49


    Being responsible about money should enable you to spend freely on what really matters to you.

    Falling off the horse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 2:23


    Striving for perfection can be a useful motivator but expecting it is a fool's errand. The key is realizing that you will get knocked down and fall off the horse from time to time.

    A matter of perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 1:39


    What you make of your life starts with how you see it.

    How to move from overwhelmed to actionable

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 1:58


    The best way to escape feeling overwhelmed starts with realizing you don't have to do it all at once.

    Learning to love one's fate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 2:43


    Start measuring yourself against your actions, not the outcomes that are out of your control.

    Comparing yourself to others is a sign you need to do this

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 2:02


    Comparison becomes your default when you're not clear on what uniquely matters to you.

    We're all going to die someday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 1:51


    Acknowledging the inevitable of death can help bring urgency to what really matters in our lives.

    A different kind of list this year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 2:27


    What can you do LESS of so you can do MORE of what really matters?

    How to be more present this holiday season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 2:14


    Wouldn't it be great to be able to quiet that inner critic and be more present this holiday season instead?

    Moving from "more" to "enough"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 2:02


    Contrary to popular belief, nicer, bigger, and better things are NOT all that stand between us and eternal happiness.

    The unexpected path to serenity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 1:59


    While it's not possible to only do a single task at all times, we can start paying more attention to our…well…attention.

    Are you reacting or responding?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 2:33


    Where are you reacting in your life that you want to be responding instead?

    How diversified is your identity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 2:34


    Diversification isn't just for your investments.

    Having "enough" isn't a dollar figure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 1:19


    You won't find your sense of self worth in your net worth.

    Threading the needle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 2:56


    There are no absolutes when it comes to managing your money and how it flows because at the end of the day, we're all trying to thread the needle.

    I have an idea...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 2:13


    Remember to ask yourself this question before you fall in love with your good idea.

    How to get out of your own way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 4:00


    Not worrying enough or worrying too much about your finances gets in the way of you living your best life. Here's how you can avoid both.

    When in doubt, do this

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 2:31


    Two simple words can help make an often cruel world a more tolerable place – both for ourselves and others.

    A Superpower Hiding In Plain Sight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 2:03


    Before making any big life changes, remember to try the superpower that's available to you at any moment first.

    What are you going to do now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 2:45


    Graduation season is upon us and with it comes an important question we'll ask ourselves for the rest of our lives.

    What if it all falls apart?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 2:14


    Don't let worrying about the worst possible outcome prevent you from enjoying the present. Take action instead.

    What would Mary Poppins do?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 2:27


    Aside from being one of the all-time great nannies, Mary Poppins shared some wisdom we could all put to good use.

    Cost or investment? You decide.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 1:42


    One person's cost can be another person's investment.

    An antidote for managing life's uncertainty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 2:27


    A solution for manage life's uncertainty is readily available once you know what you're looking for.

    3 simple words for an uncertain world

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 2:09


    Here's how we can navigate being certainty-seeking machines in a largely uncertain world.

    What's your operating system?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 2:15


    Financial planning done right provides a flexible financial framework that acts as your own personalized operating system.

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