Martinis and Your Money Podcast Shannon McLay

If you're listening to this episode on the day it debuted, you're officially listening on my birthday, April 19th. For my final season of the show, I thought I would bring on the woman who was there from the beginning. Not only the woman who gave me life but also my hero, my mother, Jamie. She joins me to share family stories, especially how my grandparents built a church in Queens, NY, and relive some funny stories of my youth and what I was like growing up  (spoiler alert, I've always been a type A overachiever). I hope you enjoy hearing more about the woman who raised me and the family that inspired my journey.  
For more information, visit the show notes:https://www.martinisandyourmoney.com/show-notes/episode527-shannons-mom

We are now in April, and I only have seven more months left of new episodes for Martinis and Your Money. As sad as I am to say goodbye to this podcast, I'm equally excited about the final season of episodes I'm delivering to you every Friday. Each month of this final year is broken down by subjects that are important for anyone's financial health journey, and I'm bringing to you the best guests around each of these subject matters but also sharing with you the best tips and practices I've learned in the last 15+ years.  
April is a short month as far as Fridays are concerned, and it's also my birthday month, so I decided to talk about a subject that I personally used to hate but now I love, and that's budgeting and frugality. Joining me today is who I consider to be my OG Queen of Frugality, and that is long-time Martinis and Your Money friend, guest, and Happy Hour Co-Host, Liz Thames, aka Mrs. Frugalwoods. Liz joins me today to talk about why we both love the frugal approach and the crazy expensive purchase she recently made, and she shares her best tips and suggestions for someone new to a frugal journey.  
For more information, visit the show notes:https://www.martinisandyourmoney.com/show-notes/episode526-frugalwoods

I only have seven more months left of new episodes for Martinis and Your Money. As sad as I am to say goodbye to this podcast, I’m equally excited about the final season of episodes I’m delivering to you every Friday. Each month of this finally year is broken down by subjects that are important for anyone’s financial health journey and I’m bringing to you the best guests around these subject matters but also sharing with you the best tips and practices I’ve learned around these areas in the last 15+ years.

April is a short month as far as Fridays are concerned and it’s also my birthday month so I decided to talk about a subject that I personally used to hate but now I love and that’s budgeting.
Joining me today is Kim Bigby, a financial trainer at Financial Gym and longtime budget lover. Kim joins me today to share her thoughts on budgeting and we both share best practices on finding budgets for clients and our secret for success here at Financial Gym.
For more information, visit the show notes:https://www.martinisandyourmoney.com/show-notes/episode525-budget-dirty-word

2024 will be a big year for me personally and professionally, but unfortunately, it means the end of new content for Martinis and Your Money in October. My plan for this final season is to highlight a new financial topic each month. This month, I'm talking about relationships and money. It's estimated that money problems lead to 20-40% of divorces and from my seat as a financial planner for over the last 12 years, I can tell you that those numbers are accurate.  
This month, we're going to talk about the pitfalls money can have on relationships and the solutions to building a financially healthy and safe foundation for two people to navigate. Last week, I spoke with Tracy Coenen about financial infidelity, and this week, I'm talking to podcast listener and Financial Gym client Dolores about her personal experience with financial infidelity. Dolores joins me to share how she hid tens of thousands of dollars of debt from her partner and why their relationship is stronger than ever despite the infidelity.     
For more information, visit the show notes: https://www.martinisandyourmoney.com/show-notes/episode522-financially-naked-dolores