What Nobody Taught You About Adulting (But Should Have) with Lee Woodward on Tales with Taylor Ep.62

Feeling like everyone else got a handbook for adult life that you somehow missed? You're not alone—and this episode is here to help.Taylor sits down with Lee Woodward, Fortune 100 executive turned Adulting Coach and founder of Simplify Adulting, a movement helping Gen Z go from adulting stress to adulting success. After spending decades leading global teams and building learning and development systems for over 120,000 employees, Lee made a pivot that felt personal: helping twenty-somethings find their footing in a world that's overwhelming, fast-moving, and painfully expensive. As a mom of two Gen Z co-founders, she's not just coaching from a distance—she has a front-row seat to the exact challenges you're navigating every day.In this conversation, Lee and Taylor dig into the money traps modern life makes dangerously easy to fall into—think "buy now, pay later" apps like Klarna and Afterpay and the false sense of financial freedom they create. They talk about why facing your finances head-on (yes, actually looking at the numbers) is less scary than avoiding them, and how breaking intimidating problems into small, manageable steps can completely change the way you move through life.Lee also shares her big-picture framework for cutting through the noise: when there are a million things you could do, how do you find the three you actually need to do? Plus, if you have kids or plan to someday, Lee offers a refreshingly practical take on raising financially literate children in a world where Roblox and in-app purchases are their first introduction to spending.Whether you're trying to get your budget under control, build confidence in your career, or just feel less behind—this episode is your reminder that confidence isn't about perfection. It's about practice.In This Episode:Why "buy now, pay later" apps are more dangerous than they seemHow to stop avoiding scary financial realities and face your numbers with clarityThe power of an accountability partner when building new habitsLee's strategy for focusing on what actually moves the needleTeaching kids about money early—and meeting them where they areLearn more about Lee and get all the show notes: https://taleswithtaylor.com/