Welcome to the Modern Husbands podcast, where any combination of Dr. Bruce Ross, Christian Sherrill, and Brian Page host national experts who share winning ideas to manage money and the home as a team.
Today we welcome Carl Richards for the second of a two part series. Carl is a Certified Financial Planner™ and bestselling author known for turning complex money ideas into simple, powerful insights. He created The Sketch Guy column for The New York Times, where for a decade he used nothing but cardstock and a Sharpie to help readers rethink their relationship with money.
Carl built and sold a successful investment firm and has spoken at financial events around the world. His books, including The Behavior Gap, The One-Page Financial Plan, and his latest, Your Money: Reimagining Wealth in 101 Simple Sketches, have reached a global audience and been translated into multiple languages. Through Behavior Gap Radio and his newest project 50 Fires, he continues to explore how money intersects with meaning, relationships, and a well-lived life. Enjoy the second of our two part series with Carl. We will pick up where we left off from our last episode. Enjoy the show!
Show Notes
00:00 Introduction
06:24 Many couples struggle not just with money decisions, but with who thinks about the money. How do you see the mental load showing up in financial management?
5:50 What advice would you give couples where one partner is the “default financial manager” and the other is disengaged?
17:58 Why do we keep making the same money mistakes even when we “know better”?
23:55 You’ve said “getting ahead is a trap.” That’s countercultural. What should people aim for instead?
29:10 Rapid fire questions: For these questions, say the questions back and provide a succinct instinctual response:
One money belief you’ve changed your mind about?
A financial rule people should break?
A financial rule people should never break?
Best way to start a money conversation with your spouse?
One word you want people to associate with money?
34:38 Where can listeners learn more about you and purchase your new book, Your Money?
35:39 If listeners take away just one idea from your work, what do you hope it is?
Purchase Carl's book on Amazon, or folks can head to their favorite local bookstore: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-Reimagining-Wealth-Sketches/dp/1804091715
Listeners can save an additional 5% by using the code YourMoney5 at checkout. https://bulkbooks.com/products/your-money-reimagining-wealth-in-simple-sketches
Follow Carl on social media:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinkingcarl/
https://x.com/behaviorgap
https://www.instagram.com/behaviorgap
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