A Spirited Life

Mark Vasko

Documenting our journey toward financial independence while balancing that with living in the present and enjoying our time in the journey. While we want to work toward financial independence, there’s no guarantee for what tomorrow will bring, so we don’t want to wait to live. We're sharing our journey to help keep ourselves intentional and accountable, as well as to connect with other like minded people to come along with us.

  1. 06/24/2024

    What happens when life is meh? - Ep 22

    This week we talk about what happens when life is just kinda meh? Is that really living a spirited life if things are just kind of rolling along? What do we even mean when we say that life is meh? Listen in to hear us talk through some of this and figure what it means when life is meh and what to do about it. Our whiskey of week: One that we just find to be meh - one that is definitely not meh Music: - "Glass" by Anno Domini Beats #investing #accountability #living #budget #spending #planning #saving #emergency #emergencyfund #homerepair #whiskey #bourbon #life #exciting #boring **Information and topics covered in this podcast / video should not be considered financial advice and are for entertainment purposes only.** **Please drink responsibly and in accordance with your local laws**

  2. 06/17/2024

    Determining how to direct prepaid expenses - Ep 21

    This week we talk about determining how to direct money toward prepaying future expenses. We talk about what the criteria was for us to get to the point where we are looking to prepay future expenses, what to consider when it comes to approaching multiple things or a single thing at a time, ways to consider where to direct money and how to evaluate or consider options, and what we ultimately decided for a couple potential prepaid expenses we were considering. Our whiskey of week: One that we had to decide where to direct our money toward - Bardstown Bourbon Company Collaboration Series with Carter Cellars Music: - "Glass" by Anno Domini Beats #investing #accountability #living #budget #spending #planning #saving #emergency #emergencyfund #homerepair #whiskey #bourbon #travel #meetup #camping #hiking **Information and topics covered in this podcast / video should not be considered financial advice and are for entertainment purposes only.** **Please drink responsibly and in accordance with your local laws**

  3. 06/10/2024

    Day Hikes - Ep 20

    This week, we talk about day hikes. We talk about how we think about what day hikes are compared to other hikes that we and others might look to do, talk a little bit about why we're interested in day hikes now more than ever, and discuss some of the day hikes we've previously been on, and the things we learned about our day hikes with each of those experiences. Our whiskey of week: One that has the name and a picture of the place we went to on the lable - Yellowstone single barrel select Music: - "Glass" by Anno Domini Beats #investing #accountability #living #budget #spending #planning #saving #emergency #emergencyfund #homerepair #whiskey #bourbon #travel #meetup #camping #hiking **Information and topics covered in this podcast / video should not be considered financial advice and are for entertainment purposes only.** **Please drink responsibly and in accordance with your local laws**

  4. 06/03/2024

    Where we've been - Ep 19

    This week, we talk about what we've been up to over the past several weeks while we haven't been producing the podcast. We talk about taking care of ourselves a little, our trip to a whiskey meetup in Iowa, and then an impromtu camping trip that went a little sideways. We wrap up by talking about a couple things that filled our spirit these past few weeks and how we really have been living a spirited life Our whiskey of week: One that we look for when we're travelling - Pikesville Rye Music: - "Glass" by Anno Domini Beats #investing #accountability #living #budget #spending #planning #saving #emergency #emergencyfund #homerepair #whiskey #bourbon #travel #meetup #camping #hiking **Information and topics covered in this podcast / video should not be considered financial advice and are for entertainment purposes only.** **Please drink responsibly and in accordance with your local laws**

  5. 04/29/2024

    Using the Emergency Fund and Building a Budget - Ep 18

    This week, we talk about our having to use our emergency fund for an unexpected expense. We talk about the context around what happened and why we need to use the emergency fund. we talk about how we plan for that emergency fund as a part of our budget, and we talk about building a new budget due to a job change. We go through step by step to build a new budget and talk about some of the choices that can be made as a part of the budgeting process. Our whiskey of week: the one that works well within a budget - Evan Williams Bottled In Bond Music: - "Glass" by Anno Domini Beats #investing #accountability #living #budget #spending #planning #saving #emergency #emergencyfund #homerepair #whiskey #bourbon **Information and topics covered in this podcast / video should not be considered financial advice and are for entertainment purposes only.** **Please drink responsibly and in accordance with your local laws**

  6. 04/22/2024

    Spring Cleaning and Seasonal Prep - Ep 17

    This week, we talk about spring cleaning. We talk about how it helps us reset as we get ready to head into the warmer months of the year, and remove some of the detritus that has accumulated during our winter months. We talk about the 5S mnemonic and how we can use that to apply to our spring cleaning and then how that in turn contributes to our living a spirited life by allowing us to focus on what matters most. Lastly, we talk about how we're getting ready for the summer months and what were doing to get things ready to go. Our whiskey of week: the ones that "we are finishing with spring cleaning" -- The Magi, Kentucky Spirit, Woodford Double Oaked, Eagle Rare Music: - "Glass" by Anno Domini Beats #investing #accountability #whiskey #bourbon #rye #living #spring #springcleaning #summer #5S #cleaning #organizing **Information and topics covered in this podcast / video should not be considered financial advice and are for entertainment purposes only.** **Please drink responsibly and in accordance with your local laws**

  7. 04/12/2024

    Money Experiences Growing Up - Ep 16

    This week, we talk about our experiences with money throughout our lives, and how that's shaped our impressions and relationship with money today. We delve into the way back of our youth, our teenage years, and young adult hood to talk about how our current views were shaped by those experiences. Our whiskey of week: the one that calls back to earlier times - Early Times Bottled in Bond Music: - "Glass" by Anno Domini Beats #reflection #planning #goals #goalsetting #success #travel #trip #budgeting #spending #saving #investing #accountability #whiskey #bourbon #living #eclipse #totality # **Information and topics covered in this podcast / video should not be considered financial advice and are for entertainment purposes only.** **Please drink responsibly and in accordance with your local laws**

  8. 04/06/2024

    Quarterly Check In - Ep 15

    In this episode we take a look back at the quarter, reflect on how we did on our goals, talk about the experience and our learnings, and talk about how we're going to adjust going forward Whiskey of the week: the one we got while living a spirited life this week - Middlewest Pumpernickel Rye Cast Strength pick Music: - "Glass" by Anno Domini Beats #reflection #planning #goals #goalsetting #success #travel #trip #budgeting #spending #saving #investing #accountability #whiskey #bourbon #living #camp #camping #outdoors #hiking**Information and topics covered in this podcast / video should not be considered financial advice and are for entertainment purposes only.****Please drink responsibly and in accordance with your local laws**

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Documenting our journey toward financial independence while balancing that with living in the present and enjoying our time in the journey. While we want to work toward financial independence, there’s no guarantee for what tomorrow will bring, so we don’t want to wait to live. We're sharing our journey to help keep ourselves intentional and accountable, as well as to connect with other like minded people to come along with us.

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  • Creator
    Mark Vasko
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mark Vasko
  • Show Website
    A Spirited Life