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Get Ready: Before Life Happens Podcast

Get Ready: Before Life Happens brings together diverse voices, guides, and changemakers from around the world who are helping people and professionals navigate life’s what-ifs with clarity, integrity and confidence.Hosted by Financial Readiness Advocate Tony Steuer, the show explores the insights, stories, and tools that strengthen financial readiness and reshape how we think about money, life, aging, caregiving, resilience, and purpose.Want more? Join The Get Ready Movement at

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36:51

Your Money Has Feelings: Why You Need to Align Money...

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2026/02/03

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Shannon Ryan, Financial Literacy Advocate and author of Your Money Has Feelings about how to bridge mindset and money and aligning your money with your values. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Money has no feelings, it’s just paper, however our relationship to money has feelings 🔹 Align your financial choices with what truly matters to you 🔹 Life is about purpose, not just money 🔹 Authenticity an...

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42:43

The Future of Financial Advice Starts with Great...

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2026/01/30

Send us a text 🎙 On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Brendan Frazier, Chief Behavioral Officer at RFG Advisory and host of The Human Side of Money Podcast, about how the future of financial advice goes beyond plans and portfolios and why the most powerful tool an advisor has isn’t a spreadsheet, but a question. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 The future of advice is at the intersection of the technical side and the human side 🔹 Empathy and emotional intel...

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43:44

How Self-Advocacy Redefines Success

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2026/01/27

Send us a text On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Dr. Alison Schmidt, founder and CEO of Unconvention and host of the (un)conversations® podcast, about how being your own advocate can reshape not only your finances, but also your life and values. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Believe in yourself — trust that you have the tools to execute 🔹 Be open to risk and new ways of working 🔹 Focus on who you want to be and how you want to serve 🔹 Take time ...

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35:30

What If It Is Possible? Rethinking Money and Abundance

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2026/01/23

Send us a text On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Michelle Petrowski, CFP®, CDFA®, founder of Being in Abundance, about one powerful question: What if it is possible? We explored how shifting from a Do-Have-Be mindset to Be-Do-Have changes everything by starting with how do you want to be, then asking how do you want to do it and then asking what could I have? 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Abundance is a choice that we get to make moment from moment 🔹 Align

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36:07

Value Investing Secrets and Wall Street’s Blind Spot

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2026/01/20

Send us a text On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Jose Mayora, author of Wall Street’s Blind Spot, about the principles of value investing and understanding risk. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Always do your homework, don’t chase headlines, do thorough research 🔹 Have a long term horizon - patience is important 🔹 Be an independent thinker 🔹 Only invest in what you understand 🔹 Don’t let emotions drive your decisions 🔹 The importance...

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29:37

Money Made Easy

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2026/01/16

Send us a text 🎙 On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I’m joined by Rishi Vamdatt, the teenage creator of Easy Peasy Finance — a multi-award-winning platform making financial literacy fun and accessible for kids, parents, and beginners. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Families can learn about money together — parents should involve kids from any age. 🔹 An allowance is a powerful way to teach money responsibility. 🔹 Keep it simple — use clear, everyday language. 🔹 Make money fun

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36:04

College Planning Made Simple for Divorced & Widowed...

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2026/01/13

Send us a text 🎙️ On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Vicki Vollweiler, founder of College Financial Prep and author of College Planning for Divorced and Widowed Parents, about how families can save money on college while navigating the emotional and logistical challenges of divorce, separation, or loss. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Bring up college planning in a neutral tone—communication is critical. 🔹 Every college has its own financial formula—some ...

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39:52

How to Build the Investor’s Edge: Smarter Choices in...

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2026/01/09

Send us a text On this episode of the Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Joseph Pach—author of Building The Investors Edge and Chief Investment Officer of Corcovado Investment Advisors—about building stronger financial decision-making frameworks by understanding risk, opportunity cost, and human behavior. 💡 Key Takeaways 🔹 Opportunity cost is the tradeoff behind every choice you make 🔹 Risk isn’t just theory—it’s the potential downside you must define and prepare fo...

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46:38

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Scammers (and How to...

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2026/01/06

Send us a text On this episode of the Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast, I spoke with Cameron Huddleston, Cathy Sikorski and Neil Granger about The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Scammers. ⚠️ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Scammers 1️⃣ They Trigger Emotion, Not Logic Scammers know panic overrides reason. They create fear, urgency, or even excitement so you react before you think. 👉 Pause before you act. 2️⃣ They Manufacture Urgency “Act now or lose everything.” Time pressure kills

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44:14

Elevating Financial Voices: Building Community &...

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2025/12/30

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Harlan Landes, founder of The Plutus Foundation and The Plutus Awards, about building community and the world of financial content creation. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Media literacy helps us discern trustworthy vs. misleading content 🔹 The Plutus Awards brings awareness of the most impactful and best financial content 🔹 Recognize advantages and disadvantages- that we all come from different places 🔹 You...

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36:22

Rethinking Community, Caregiving & Financial Planning...

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2025/12/23

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Merridith Gonzalez, the Midlife Concierge, about how we can all reimagine midlife with honesty, curiosity, and connection—while preparing for the caregiving and financial realities that come with it. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Midlife is a critical turning point—what served you yesterday may not serve you tomorrow 🔹 Give yourself grace and clarity about who you want to be 🔹 Find a community and people that you can t...

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34:03

The Power of Money Conversations: Emotions Over Dollars

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2025/12/16

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with BatSheva Goldstein, creator of the Financial Date Discussion Cards, about why money conversations are really about trust—not just dollars. 💡 Key Insights: 🔹 Why money conversations are more about emotions than math 🔹 How childhood experiences shape how we talk about—and handle—money 🔹 The importance of shifting focus from dollars to the “why” behind them 📌 Why It Matters: Money talks can strengthen ...

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43:34

What Parenting Can Teach Us About Money

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2025/12/12

Send us a text Changing the way we think (and talk) about money—by connecting parenting, patience, and lifelong learning. 💡 Key Insights: Parenting skills and money management share the same foundations: patience, long-term thinking, and communication.Financial confidence comes from effort and learning—not knowing everything upfront.Acknowledging “you don’t know what you don’t know” opens the door to better decision-making. 📌 Why It Matters: Your approach to money often mirrors your

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27:43

The Power of Financial Knowledge: Making Confident,...

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2025/12/09

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Miguel Ferreira, creator of the Finance For All program, about why financial literacy is the foundation for making confident, informed decisions—and how it helps reduce stress, increase awareness, and improve long-term outcomes. 💡 Key Takeaways 🔹 Financial literacy empowers optimal decisions 🔹 Smart choices reduce financial stress 🔹 Money stress impacts well-being 🔹 Talking about money breaks stigma 🔹 Confidence

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43:42

Empowering First-Generation Women with Financial...

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2025/12/05

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Linda Ta Yonemoto, financial literacy advocate and educator, about helping first-generation women build wealth, gain confidence, and create financial legacies. 🔹 Your worth is not defined by your wealth. 🔹 Money is a tool to build freedom 🔹 Design your life first, then build your financial strategy around it 🔹 Learn to navigate financial systems not built with you in mind 🔹 Advisors must unde...

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43:46

Beneath the Surface: Understanding the Psychology...

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2025/12/02

Send us a text 🎙️ On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Ashley Quamme, Financial Behavior Officer and host of The Planning & Beyond Podcast, about the hidden forces behind our financial decisions—and how understanding them leads to healthier money choices. 🔑 Key Takeaways: Align your money with your life goals, values, and sense of purpose.Financial therapy helps integrate money into your overall well-being.Understand the full context behind financial

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38:22

Empowered to Invest: Helping Women Build Wealth on...

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2025/11/25

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Sandy Yong, award-winning author of The Money Master, about empowering women through financial fluency. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 It’s important for women to understand how money works 🔹 Women are fully capable of managing money. 🔹 How women can feel empowered with their money and change their money mindset. 🔹 Your financial planner should understand your needs - listen rather than talk at you. 🔹 ...

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43:36

Retirement Health Planning: How to Reduce Costs and...

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2025/11/21

Send us a text 🙌 On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Xavier Serrano, Founder and CEO of Marqi Medical about improving our health span so we can more fully enjoy our golden years. 💡 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Asking the right questions is the first step to better long-term health outcomes 🔹 Small actions now can lead to major payoffs later 🔹 Healthcare is the number one expense in retirement. 🔹 Education and lifestyle choices will help you stay healthy 🔹 Maintaining your

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37:36

The Awakened Investor: How Self-Awareness Transforms...

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2025/11/18

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Tim “Jai” Baker, founder of Luminous Wealth and author of The Awakened Investor, about how self-awareness and personal agency can reshape our relationship with money. Key Takeaways: 🔹 Self-discovery and personal agency are at the core of our financial journey 🔹 Understand your strengths, blind spots and biases 🔹 Our human potential is unlimited 🔹 Your team of advisors should be philosophically aligned 🔹 Our

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45:59

Listening, Trust & Curiosity: What Improv Teaches Us...

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2025/11/14

Send us a text On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Katherine Pomerantz, Rhianna Basore, and Joe Saul-Sehy about how the principles of improv can help us become better listeners, more engaged communicators, and more confident decision-makers—especially in uncertain or emotionally charged financial situations. 🔹 Commit fully to the next right step—even if it’s uncertain. 🔹 Trust your partner (or advisor) to have your back when you’re unsure. 🔹 Be fully prese...

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