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Welcome to the Your Money Style Blog!
At Your Money Style, we're here to help you take control of your finances in a way that works for YOU. Our blog is your go-to resource for practical tips and insights on everything from earning more income, investing wisely, managing debt, saving smartly, and budgeting effectively. We believe in making personal finance easy to understand and empowering you to make confident money decisions.
Along with our in-depth articles, you’ll find podcast show notes and a variety of resources designed to spark real conversations about money—no shame, no stigma, just a focus on building financial wellness. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to level up your financial journey, we’ve got you covered!
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Raising Tiny CFOs: How to Talk to Your Kids About Money
The first money lesson you ever absorbed wasn't something you chose — it was handed to you, probably before you were old enough to question it. In this episode, Maddie and Meghan dig into how that happens, what to do differently, and a real, working system for raising kids who grow up with a healthy relationship to money from the start. Whether or not you have kids of your own, this episode is also about something else: noticing the money beliefs you're still carrying, and wh
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23 hours ago2 min read
CFO Corner Week 22: Your Debt Is Shrinking (Have You Noticed?)
Halfway through the year is the perfect time to stop, zoom out, and actually measure how far you've come with your debt. In this episode, we walk you through a simple three-step exercise to calculate exactly how much debt you've paid off since January — and why seeing that number changes everything. What We Cover Why paying off debt feels slow even when you're doing everything right The psychological trap that makes people quit before they see results A simple 3-step mid-year
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Jun 41 min read
Why Your Brain Is Working Against Your Wallet (And What to Do About It)
You sat down to finally look at your finances. You got as far as typing in your login. And then you closed the laptop and watched TV instead. That wasn't irresponsibility. That was psychology — and scientists have studied, named, and documented exactly what was happening in your brain in that moment. In this episode of Deeply Invested, Maddie and Meghan walk through five psychological concepts that quietly sabotage even the most well-intentioned money decisions. Not as a lect
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Jun 12 min read
CFO Corner Week 21: 6 Months Down — Here's What Your Money Actually Did
January's budget was built on good intentions. Your bank statement right now shows you what actually happened. And that gap — between what you planned and what you spent — is exactly where the insight lives. In this episode of CFO Corner, Meghan is doing a mid-year money check-in: walking you through how to pull your year-to-date spending data, what patterns to look for across your major categories, and how to make one intentional optimization before the year is over. No comp
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May 282 min read
Can Money Actually Buy Happiness? Here's What the Science Really Says
"Money can't buy happiness." It's on Instagram captions, Thanksgiving tables, and a decade's worth of personal finance content — all citing the same 2010 Princeton study. The problem? That study had a flaw. And in 2023, the researchers came back together to reanalyze everything. In this episode of Deeply Invested, Maddie and Meghan dig into the actual science of money and happiness — not to tell you that you need to earn more, but because the real findings are genuinely surpr
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May 252 min read
CFO Corner Week 20: Did Your Raise Actually Build Wealth
Getting a raise feels great — for about two weeks. Then the money quietly disappears into a slightly nicer version of your old life, and three months later your bank account looks basically the same. Sound familiar? That's lifestyle inflation, and it's one of the most common (and most invisible) wealth killers for high earners. This week on CFO Corner, we're doing a raise audit. No shame, no judgment — just data. Whether you got a bump at your annual review, negotiated a high
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May 212 min read
Don’t Get Played: The Side Hustle Truth Nobody Posts About
If your scroll looks anything like ours, you've seen at least three ads this week promising you can make $10,000 a month from your phone. No experience. No boss. No problem. Here's the thing — some of those people are telling the truth. But a lot of them are making their money by selling the dream to you, not actually living it. In this episode, Maddie and Meghan pull back the curtain on the side hustle content flooding your feed. They break down the universal red flags every
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May 183 min read
CFO Corner Week 19: The Side Hustle Episode for People Who Hate Hustle Culture
Most side hustle content treats extra income like a personality. Wake up at 5am. Grind through every weekend. Sacrifice your summer to fund your future. That's not what we're doing on CFO Corner. In this week's 10-minute check-in, Meghan offers a realistic, low-pressure look at what's actually possible in the pockets of time summer naturally gives you. Because extra income isn't just about the money — it's about options. And options are how you build your version of wealth. W
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May 143 min read
Financial Self-Care Is the Self-Care No One's Talking About
We've all bought into the idea of self-care — and rightfully so. Taking care of yourself matters. But there's a quieter form of self-care that almost no one is talking about, and it might be the most powerful one of all. No amount of candles, bath salts, or spa days will fix the low-level anxiety of not knowing how much is in your account. A mental health day won't pay down your debt or build your emergency fund. A lot of us are doing the feeling of self-care without doing th
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May 112 min read
CFO Corner Week 18: Check Your Credit Report
Your credit report is one of the most important financial documents you'll ever read - and most people never look at it. In Week 18 of CFO Corner, we're starting a habit that will serve you for the rest of your life: regular credit monitoring. May is the perfect time for a mid-year credit check. You're far enough into the year that real activity has shown up on your report, but you still have plenty of time to fix anything that looks wrong before year-end. In this episode, yo
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May 62 min read
How Your Friends Are Quietly Shaping Your Spending
You had no intention of spending $200 this weekend. And then Friday happened. It started as "just dinner." Then someone suggested drinks. Then the Uber surge hit because it was late. Then late-night food, because obviously. By Saturday morning, you're staring at your bank account thinking, "…how?" If that scene felt a little too familiar, this episode is for you. In today's episode of Deeply Invested, we're talking about something that quietly shapes almost every financial de
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May 42 min read
CFO Corner Week 17: Do This Before You Book Your Summer Vacation
Here's a pattern that plays out every single summer: someone says yes to the trip, books the plans, and then figures out how to pay for it after the fact. The vacation is great. The credit card bill in August? Not so much. This week's CFO Corner is designed to break that cycle - before it starts. Host Meghan walks you through a focused, practical summer savings check-in so that when summer actually arrives, you can enjoy it without the financial stress or the post-vacation
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Apr 293 min read
The Investing Mistakes We Made (So You Don't Have To)
Nobody talks about the learning curve of investing - the missteps, the confusion, the moments where you thought you were doing everything right and found out later you weren't. That's exactly what this episode is about. Maddie and Meghan sit down for one of their most honest conversations yet, walking through the real investing mistakes they made early on. Not to embarrass themselves (okay, maybe a little) - but because so many people are sitting on the sidelines waiting
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Apr 263 min read
Nobody Is Coming to Save Your Career: It’s Time to Start Advocating for Yourself
When was the last time you advocated for yourself at work - without waiting to be noticed? If you're being honest, it's probably been a while. Most of us are quietly operating on a set of myths that are keeping us stuck: If I just work hard enough, someone will notice. My manager will look out for me. It's not the right time yet. I don't want to seem pushy or greedy. Here's the truth: no one is thinking about your career as much as you are - not your manager, not HR, not
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Apr 203 min read
CFO Corner Week 15: Are You Overpaying for Insurance?
Welcome back to CFO Corner - your weekly 10-minute money check-in with Meghan. This is the space where we slow things down, take one intentional action, and make sure your money is actually working for your life. This week's task: reviewing your insurance coverage. Not the most exciting topic - but one of the most worth doing. Insurance is the kind of thing that quietly pulls money out of your account every single month, and most people haven't looked at their policies sinc
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Apr 152 min read
The Biggest Financial Decision Nobody Talks About
Nobody talks about this - but who you choose to date or marry is one of the most consequential financial decisions of your life. Not because love isn't real, or because you should swipe right based on a credit score - but because your finances and your relationships are deeply, unavoidably connected. In this episode, Maddie and Meghan get into all of it. What you'll hear in this episode about the Biggest Financial Decision: Your financial life doesn't exist in a vacuum. A
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Apr 132 min read
CFO Corner Week 14: Wait, I'm Paying for That?
Welcome back to CFO Corner! We're at Week 14, and this one is equal parts practical and satisfying. This week Maddie is walking you through what she calls the Unsubscribe and Cancel Audit - a simple exercise to find out exactly what you're paying for every month, cut what you're not using, and reclaim money that's been quietly slipping through the cracks. Why now? Two reasons. First, it's spring - and spring cleaning isn't just for your closet. It's the perfect time to look a
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Apr 72 min read
So You Got a Raise… Now What?
It's that time of year when a lot of companies give out annual raises - and while a bigger paycheck is worth celebrating, it's also one of the easiest times to fall into a trap: lifestyle creep. You get the raise, your spending quietly adjusts upward, and a year later your bank account looks exactly the same as it did before. One year of that? Not a disaster. Year after year? Your wealth never grows - and the habit compounds (in the worst way). In this episode, Meghan and
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Apr 62 min read
CFO Corner Week 13: Spring Into Your Savings Goals (Your Q1 Checkpoint)
LISTEN HERE March means we're officially three months into the year - and that makes it the perfect time to do what every good CFO does: review the numbers, check the progress, and adjust where needed. In this episode of CFO Corner, Meghan walks you through a simple quarterly savings check-in. It takes about 10 minutes, it works whether you're ahead, behind, or somewhere in between, and it's one of the most effective habits you can build for staying connected to your financ
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Apr 12 min read
The Financial Glow-Up No One Talks About
LISTEN HERE What Is A Financial Glow-Up? There's a phase in every financial journey that nobody warns you about. You're budgeting. You're saving. You might even be investing for the first time. You're doing all the things - and yet it doesn't feel like it's working. Your bank account doesn't look dramatically different. No one's congratulating you. And it's really easy to wonder if any of it is actually worth it. This episode is about that phase. And more importantly, it's a
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Mar 303 min read
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