Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management With Emily Guy Birken

This is not your typical, jargon-filled financial podcast. In fact, the word “budget” comes with a warning label in this episode of The Agent of Wealth Podcast. Today, host Marc Bautis is joined by Emily Guy Birken, a former educator, lifelong money nerd and a Plutus Award-winning freelance writer specializing in the scientific research behind irrational money behaviors. She is the author of five books, including the newly released Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management, written with Joe Saul-Sehy. Together, Emily and Marc break down some of the most important – but frequently overlooked – basics to successful money management. In this episode, you will learn:How to timeline your financial goals to make them more achievable. How someone who is typically afraid to even check their bank account can slowly transition into loving the “b word” (budgeting).Simple approaches for couples working through financial differences.How – and why – to gamify your finances.And more!Resources:Episode Transcript & Blog | emilyguybirken.com/aow | ​​Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Modern Money Management | The 5 Years Before You Retire | Bautis Financial: 7 N Mountain Ave Montclair, New Jersey 07042 (862) 205-5000Timestamps: 0:32 - Introduction to Guest Emily Guy Birkin1:05 - About "Stacked: Your Super-Serious Guide to Money Management"3:05 - What is Modern Money Management?5:16 - How to Set Financial Goals12:48 - The Importance of Knowing Where Your Money Goes15:20 - The "B Word" (Budgeting)17:38 - How to Improve Your Spending Habits20:07 - How Couples Can Work Through Financial Differences24:09 - How – and Why – to Gamify Your Finances