Meaning Over Money

419 - History is Your Friend: What 23 U.S. Stock Market Crashes Have In Common

Worried about a possible stock market crash? You aren’t alone! With the volatility we’ve experienced in the first three months of 2025, many people are getting nervous. Will the market crash? Is this just a bump in the road? Are bad days ahe…

418 - How to Have a Midlife Crisis That’s Not a Midlife Crisis

Did you know that host Travis Shelton recently had a midlife crisis? Well, that’s what most people would call it, anyway. In the Meaning Over Money world, we simply calling it living for the meaning, not for the money. In today’s episode, on…

417 - The Ten Dollar Challenge: Spending $10 Per Day On Things You Don’t Need

Would you spend $10 per day on things you don’t need? Every day, every week, every month, every year. In some ways, this idea sounds crazy and irresponsible. Host Travis Shelton wrote a blog about this recently, and his readers agreed. Spend…

416 - It’s Okay to Buy Fun Things, But You Can’t Have ALL the Fun Things

No, that daily coffee isn’t ruining your financial life…..by itself. We love to pigeonhole certain expenses in our life as the ones that are hurting us. Truth is, most probably aren’t. It’s okay to spend money on fun things like coffess, dri…

415 - Taking Timing Off the Table: Why and How to Stop Worrying About When Your Bills Are Due

One of the biggest financial stressors in people’s lives is the tension they experience waiting to see if x bills will be paid before y paycheck arrives (or vice versa). Just one or two days can be the make or break, and the stress that crea…

414 - How to Stop Being Jealous: The Power of Factoring in Consequences

Have you ever been jealous of someone in your life? Of course you have! Often, we get jealous of the upside of someone’s decisions (such as the house they live in or the car they drive). However, we rarely think about the cost of these decis…

413 - Please Stop: With the Stock Market Declining, We’re Begging You to Not React. Here’s Why

People are once again starting to get nervous about the stock market. It makes sense, as the market has recently experienced some negative volatility. In today’s episode, host Travis Shelton makes his argument why it’s so important that we s…

412 - Stepping On Landmines: How One Bad Decision Can Create a Decades-Long Spiral….Or Not

Most tales of financial struggle have a starting point. People can often trace back their turmoil to a single event. Maybe it’s one poor decision, or a misfortune, or a mistake. We call those landmines. And when we step on a landmine, it bec…

411 - Taxes 101: You Would Change the Transmission In Your Own Car Just to Save a Few Bucks, Would You?

Do you do your own taxes? If so, please listen to this episode. We believe that one of the simpliest and most important decisions you can make in your financial life is to get a trusted tax professional. It’s about far more than just getting…

410 - Life Insurance 101: A Little Morbid But a Lot Important

What would happen to your family if something happened to you? What would happen to you if something happened to your spouse? In today’s episode, host Travis Shelton explains why it’s critically important to protect our families with life in…