Work Pants Finance is the show for MBAs, entrepreneurs, and other professionals who want their financial plan to work as hard as they do. Work Pants Finance's theme is learning through experience - the good, the bad, and the ugly! Work Pants Finance sits at the center of life, business, career, and money and brings it all together with humanity, wit, and wisdom.
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Management Consultant, Policy Wonk, and Christian Men’s Influencer: Interview with Aaron Renn, author of Life in the Negative World
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Author of "Life in the Negative World", Aaron Renn, joins me to discuss his new book. Key take-aways are: Dig your well before you’re thirsty. As I reflect on Aaron’s career in business, influencing public policy, and now helping readers and listeners directly, It’s clear how each piece of the puzzle builds on what went before in his career. Aaron …
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Love Your Family and be the Classiest Corpse in the Graveyard – Interview with Abby O’Leary, founder of Fare Well Associates
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Abby O’Leary is founder of Fare Well Associates, a consultancy that helps families deal with details during times of grief and loss. Key takeaways: 1. We’re all going to die, so die in style! Make an estate plan, then execute it and fund it. 2. You can make a business out of anything. Some businesses may be easier than others, but if there’s a way …
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Justice Bites and Redemption Restores – Interview with Attorney Josh Walthall of Boerema Blackton
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Josh Walthall, a former prosecutor for New Hanover County and the North Carolina State Bar brings career and life advice – and great stories – for licensed professionals and everyone else trying to do the right thing in their job. Key take-aways are: 1. Many situations that give rise to complaints or enforcement actions can be avoided by treating o…
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Marriage and Money with Elle Martinez of SimplifyandEnjoy.com
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Marriage and Money are two parts of life where sparks fly. Elle and I reflect on dealing with the important topic of money in the thick of our most important relationship. For more information, visit the show notes at https://workpantsfinance.com/44By Matt Miner, Elle Martinez
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Today's show features a special announcement. Learn more about Matt's new business, Miner Wealth Management, at minerwealth.com
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Hear an overview of my financial planning process. If you’ve wondered what I do that helps clients, today’s show can help. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/42
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Case studies are a WPF crowd-pleaser, and today has three of ‘em as I share the fictional situations of three type of clients and the questions they bring to my financial planning practice. You’ll learn about Zachary & Jasmine earning $290,000 combined, working for Honeywell and McKinsey and wanting to start their financial lives on the right foot.…
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Six Fat Cow Years – Interview with Dr. Jim Newheiser of Reformed Theological Seminary and IBCD
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Jim’s heart for godly stewardship of financial resources – specifically his commitment that everything we have is a gift from God and belongs to God – is front and center in our conversation. Most of our conversation takes this presupposition as its jumping off point. Key take-aways include: 1) You – and your children – can finish college at a youn…
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Built to Sell (to Adswerve) – Interview with Charlotte Whitmore, Co-Founder of Analytics Pros and La Pointe Foundation
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Charlotte Whitmore shares her transition from “global expert to manager of her own estate” in her story of building and selling a consulting business. Wisdom is throughout the episode, including the fact that acquirers don’t care how nice (or junky) your office furniture is and, if you hate debt, it’s OK to skip it entirely! For more information, v…
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Too Much of a Good Thing - On the Road with Lacey Langford, the Military Money Expert
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When it comes to post-high-school education, you can definitely have too much of a good thing. Today Lacey Langford and I discuss the traditional university route, college hacking, grad school, tech programs, entrepreneurship, and going to work in the trades. The key-takeaway in today’s episode boils down to asking and answering the question “why” …
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Put in the Reps – Interview with John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire
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John Lee Dumas offers wisdom to put our efforts toward the things that matter – and let everything else fall away. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/37By Matt Miner, John Lee Dumas
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Christmas in July? Money from the Feds hits YOUR Bank Account
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Many listeners will find new money marked Federal Tax Refund in their checking accounts. If you are the kind of person who usually owes at least some federal taxes, this is your tax credit that would normally reduce what you owe next April 15th; at least at this point, this is not “extra” money like previous stimulus payments. What can you do? Firs…
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Get ‘er Done, Even if It Scares You – Interview with Jeopardy! Champion Robin Lozano
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Robin is an accomplished business leader, a great wife, mom, and friend, and now a Jeopardy! Champion too. She’s humble, relatable, and serves up massive value. Five Key Takeaways First, if a direction is clear in work, business, family, or game show competition, go for it, even if you’re scared. People regret the things they didn’t do more than th…
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Executive Life and Leadership Coaching – Interview with Itir Keskiner, MBA, PCC
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Executive Life and Leadership Coach Itir Keskiner shares her thoughts on how and when coaching plays an important role in our lives. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/34By Matt Miner, Itir Keskiner
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Track Net Worth, Cultivate a Bias for Action, and Learn the Truth About Imposter Syndrome: Interview with J. Money of JMoney.biz
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J.'s story highlights the benefits that come from not only participating in an industry, but also serving that industry. J found success as he curated content designed to support the personal finance bloggers. Key-takeaways are: First, if you're doing work that makes you miserable, get out, even if that work makes you money. Second, though J. ventu…
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Listener Q&A: Investments, Buying a House for Cash, and Swapping Money for Time at Work
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Listeners call with their questions for Matt. Don’t miss your invitation for the next listener Q&A event. Sign up at https://workpantsfinance.com/resources
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Budgeting for Homeschool Families – On the Road with Amy Sloan at HumilityandDoxology.com
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What if you could cut your family’s food, entertainment, clothing, and miscellaneous budget from $2400 to $1600 per month, just by switching the payment method from credit card to cash? That’s what happened in the Miner family when we got serious about budgeting. And what if you could adopt this approach without handling physical currency? Amy and …
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Listener Q&A: Disability Insurance, Student Loans, Starting New Work, and Kids & Money
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Today’s show features new voices as listeners call in with their questions. For your invite to appear on the next Work Pants Finance Q&A show, sign up at workpantsfinance.com/resources.
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Teach your Kids about Money: How Kids Can Work, Earn, Give, Save, and Spend
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The topic of kids and money is a key part of your life plan, let alone your financial plan. Teaching children to work, earn, give, save, and spend will give them dignity, agency, learning, and experience. It will make them more helpful to you, and more interesting to other adults they meet – including prospective employers and clients! You start wi…
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My guest is my bride of 20 years, Charity Miner. She tells the story of how she got started on a homeschool career, why Charity and I believe this is the best education option for our family, and why homeschooling is more achievable than you think. If you'd like to exert control over your family's time and take vacations in may and late September, …
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Kid Entrepreneurship: Interview with Josh Miner, the Small Batch Homeschool Roaster
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Want more orders in your business? Try asking customers and prospects to buy! Josh Miner, the 14-year-old Small Batch Homeschool Roaster brings solid wisdom for entrepreneurs of any age. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/27By Matt Miner, Josh Miner
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Serve an Industry and Create Financial Freedom: Interview with Philip “PT Money” Taylor of FinCon and PTMoney.com
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Philip “PT Money” Taylor of FinCon and PTMoney.com serves up general wisdom and specific recommendations as he tells the story of his transition from work as a CPA to launching a successful blog and the industry event for creators in the Personal Finance and FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) world. Key takeaways from the episode include: T…
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Delivering results is what lets your employer or client keep you on the payroll and never compromising who you are let’s you continue to sleep at night and smile at the guy or girl in the mirror when you shave or apply your makeup. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/25…
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Leadership, Presence, and Getting Out in the Woods: Interview with Laura Calandrella
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Laura is a leadership coach, facilitator, sustainability strategist, and author of Our Next Evolution a book with a people-first model for leaders in business, non-profits, and the public sector to work on environmental issues. Huge thanks to Laura for bringing her big heart and unique wisdom to our conversation today. Key Take-aways are: 1) If you…
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The advice to “move fast and break things” is at best incomplete. If you make change the wrong way you can create upset, chaos, and even risk blowing up your business, career, or an important relationship. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/23
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We hear “Hope is not a plan”, and it’s true. But without hope, even carefully conceived plans are doomed. For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/22
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Learn From Failure & How and When to Trust your Gut
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Today’s show’s got a model for how to learn from failure, and the flip-side of the oft-heard advice to “trust your gut.” For more information, visit the show notes at https://Workpantsfinance.com/21
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A Beautiful Balance Sheet: Wealth for MBAs, Docs, and High Earning Professionals in the First Few Years After School
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With huge thanks to the Fuqua Finance Club and BLMBAO, we’ve got great Q&A focused on MBAs and other high earners. We tackle: Student loan payoff tactics How and how much house to buy An introduction to savings rate An outline financial plan – what order you do what things (basic budget, mini-emergency fund, get the employer match at work, big emer…
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Mentors, Investors, and Managing through Loss as an Entrepreneur – Interview with Brian Larsen, Co-Founder and CEO of RestoraPet
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We all suffer tragedy and setbacks. How we respond to challenges is a defining part of what we accomplish in life. In today’s show Brian discusses the founding of RestoraPet, the death of his co-founder Kenny Kramm, and the importance of excellent mentors. Key Take-Aways: Maximize time with people you love – you never know how much time you’ve got.…
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Engage Mentors, Attract Sponsors, and Spend Time with Amazing People through the magic of books
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Today’s episode unpacks the theme of mentorship, connecting knowledge and skill, mentorship, and sponsorship in a model for career and business success. I’ve also got a major book report and update on my first Whole 30. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.workpantsfinance.com/18…
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Estate Planning: Turn What’s in your Heart into an Effective Plan – Interview with attorney Paul Yokabitus of Cary Estate Planning
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WPF 17 serves up a wide-ranging discussion of estate planning, entrepreneurship, and business processes. Paul Yokabitus and I discuss who needs an estate plan, when, and why – as well as the connection between bussing tables at age 14 and serving clients in a law practice twenty years later. Paul’s advice for entrepreneurs: Seek discomfort and take…
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Don’t get wiped out: Risk-Management for a Family of Five (feat. Emergency Funds, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance Planning)
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Today’s show features imaginary clients Mike and Jennifer Murray. Mike is a consulting engagement manager with a big-four accounting firm earning $250,000 per year. His wife homeschools their three children ages 10, 8, and 6. They own a $600,000 home in a leafy Atlanta suburb and we’re going to make sure they take the right steps to protect themsel…
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Walking Shoes, Folding Bicycles, and Pallets of Toilet Paper – Interview with Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance, Part 2
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Joshua Sheats and I continue our risk management discussion as we dip a toe in the water of physical preparedness. Whether you wear a tinfoil hat is up to you, but everyone can learn the lessons of Covid-19 and the Great Toilet Paper Crisis of 2020. We discuss disaster preparedness planning and Joshua’s career in podcasting where he reminds us you …
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Emergency Fund Planning, Credit Cards, and Disability Insurance – Interview with Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance, Part 1
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Today’s interview with Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance is loaded with life and money wisdom focused on the broad topic of Risk Management. We begin our conversation with the seven stages of financial independence: Stage 0 – Total Financial Dependence Stage 1 – Financial Solvency Stage 2 – Financial Stability Stage 3 – Debt Freedom Stage 4…
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First Own Your Failures, Then Own Your Success
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Today’s show gives you the chance to learn from a failure I caused. Key takeaways are: Trust your gut Hope is not a plan Once you realize you need a change, make the change Results matter. Intentions and obstacles don’t. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.workpantsfinance.com/13…
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Marketing that Doesn’t Suck and Makes Some People Hate You: Interview with Nick Palmisciano and Albert Chou of Diesel Jack Media
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It’s all about entrepreneurship, post-MBA career blues, and seizing the day. Nick Palmisciano, Albert Chou and I share their stories and experiences as serial entrepreneurs and conclude that the most important thing, whatever you want in life, is to start. I almost titled the show “Time Goes By and you Can’t Get it Back” but “Marketing that Doesn’t…
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Gold, Guns, and other Hard Assets – How, Why, and How Much
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In today’s show I talk about owning gold – how to own it, and in what quantities, as well as other hard assets I recommend you keep around home. You can read more at https://www.workpantsfinance.com/11
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Passion, Compassion, and the Importance of Grit: Interview with Shane Dikolli of UVA’s Darden School of Business
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Shane imparts his passion for accounting and compassion for students, along with the importance of grit in any endeavor. We unpack the tried-and-true recipe to build wealth and wrap up our conversation with four rock-solid pieces of life advice plus five book recommendations. Read more at https://www.workpantsfinance.com/10…
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Everything We’re Doing Right Now is Because we did it Wrong First: Interview with Steven Valencsin of Growers.ag
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In 2020, Steven Valencsin sold his business, Growers, to a publicly traded Israeli company, ICL. Steven stayed on as CEO and we share an open and honest conversation about the bald realities of life as a business owner and as the boss. Steven says, “I haven’t seen the glamorous side of entrepreneurship. It’s been a struggle the whole frickin’ time.…
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Good Eggs, Good Break and Teaming Up with Gretchen Rubin: Interview with Anne Mercogliano
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Today’s show includes three conversations with Anne, beginning with her current work as business partner with Gretchen Rubin. We discuss how Anne designed her exit from Good Eggs to focus on family and board service, and we hear from pre-pandemic Anne about her post-MBA career and work at Good Eggs. These interviews were recorded in February 2021, …
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A key theme in last week’s interview with Blair Sheppard was that to achieve sustainable and successful change, each of us must lead, follow, and serve locally in a way that, if carried through or expanded, benefits the world. This idea reminded me of Steven Covey’s circle of influence and circle of concern concept. The first half of the show focus…
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Inflation, Deflation, and Habit Curation: Living Through the Pandemic and the Future of the Dollar
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We put motives of folks providing financial information under the microscope, help you position your wealth for inflation or deflation, and discuss leveraging disruption to harness the force of habit to help you achieve your goals. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.workpantsfinance.com/6…
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Leadership, Optimism, and Addressing Global Crises with Local Focus: Interview with Blair Sheppard, Global Head of Strategy and Leadership for PWC
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Blair Sheppard, Global Head of Strategy and Leadership for PWC, shares his views of looming global crises driven by wealth disparity, technological disruption, polarization of people, and declining trust in society’s institutions, with demography (and COVID-19) accelerating these trends. We wrap up our discussion with a conversation about the MBA d…
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Informational Interviewing: Learn cool stuff, meet amazing people, and stack the deck in your favor
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Informational Interviewing is your best tool if you’re in a transition or see one on the horizon. Today’s show covers what an informational interview is and how to conduct an excellent informational interview that leaves everyone smiling. You can read more at https://www.workpantsfinance.com/4
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Have you dreamed of doing your own thing, going out on your own? Have you looked at your career and considered what it would take to hit the reset button and do something very different? If so, today’s show is for you. We talk through a fictional case study to illustrate how to make your side hustle your full-time gig. Michael is a consulting engin…
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Vocation as Vacation - Aligning Work, Values, and Goals: Interview with Mary Beck White-Sutton of Duke's Fuqua School of Business
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Mary Beck brings world-class tips to structure your life so that your work doesn’t feel like work, to create simplicity in the midst of complexity, and to build a career based on treating others the way you want to be treated. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.workpantsfinance.com/2…
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Success Comes Slow, but It’s Worth the Wait: Interview with John Troy of Workmonger.com
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Success, even when it happens, usually doesn’t happen as quickly as you wish. That’s the key message as I interview John Troy, founder and CEO of Workmonger.com, a business that matches employers and job seekers in the education industry. John speaks from the heart about creating the business you want, and what you may need to give up to launch a s…
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Work Pants Finance – Get a Financial Plan That Works As Hard As You Do
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Welcome to Work Pants Finance with Matt Miner, MBA, CFP®. It’s the show for MBAs, Entrepreneurs, and other professionals who want their financial plan to work as hard as they do. We’re here to separate the wheat from the chaff, the signal from the noise and to serve up the wisdom of experience. Work Pants Finance uses stories to tackle all the impo…
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