Welcome to Mindful Moolah: A Holistic Financial Wellness Show. We’re taking personal finance, shaking off the boring spreadsheets, and diving into the wild, messy, and totally interconnected world of holistic financial wellness. We’re the personal finance podcast that acknowledges the real reason you’re broke: It’s not because you’re bad at math, it’s because you’re a human being. Sure, financial success involves numbers, but guess what? So do diets, and we all know how well those go when emotions, social pressures, and late-night cravings enter the chat. Money is no different. If your financial plan doesn’t consider your stress levels, impulse control (hello, emotional Amazon purchases), or whether your job makes you want to scream into a pillow—then that plan is doomed from the start. Now, don’t get us wrong—math is important. We love math. But here’s the thing: life doesn’t care about your perfect budget spreadsheet. Life says, “Oh, you planned to save this month? Cute. Here’s a $900 car repair and a friend’s destination wedding in Iceland.” That’s where we come in. This show isn’t just about money—it’s about exploring why you keep making financial decisions that don’t actually serve you well. We’re talking impulse buys, emotional spending, job stress, and why your house is full of stuff you swear you’re going to sell on Facebook Marketplace but never do. We take a holistic approach to financial wellness—which is a fancy way of saying we acknowledge that your money problems aren’t just about money. We break down the eight dimensions of wellness that secretly control your bank account: Financial – Yes, it is good to know your financial skills, But that’s not the whole story. Not even close. Emotional – Why you keep buying things you don’t actually value or need (spoiler alert: your feelings matter). Environmental – Cluttered finances, cluttered life. Intellectual – Learning how to outsmart the system, by listening to podcasts like this one. Physical – Because medical bills are the real horror story. Occupational – Making work suck less (and maybe even pay better). Spiritual – That inner peace thing people talk about? Turns out, it keeps you from buying things that don’t matter to you. Social – Why keeping up with the Joneses is making you broke. In each episode, released every other week, we tackle one of these areas and explore how many seemingly simple and unrelated things may be messing with your financial wellness in ways you don’t even realize. This show will give you insights, tips, and help you build healthy habits. For those money nerds out there who want to really dig into the details of each of these dimensions, we’ve put together a collection of peer-reviewed academic articles that will help increase your understanding of the financial concepts we touch on in the podcast. Think of us as your personal finance gym buddy: keeping you accountable, calling out your nonsense, and making sure you don’t lift with your back (financially speaking). Join us as we explore the hilariously human side of money—the wins, the fails, and the lessons that keep us out of unwanted financial chaos. Subscribe now and get mindful with your Moolah.