23. Answering Your Burning Questions (with Jesse Paine)

Published: March 5, 2019, 11:26 a.m.

Today\u2019s episode is going to be something completely new! So many of you have asked such great questions, and I really appreciate them, but it\u2019s hard for me to manage to answer them all. That\u2019s why today\u2019s episode is completely devoted to answering your burning questions! Jesse is here to read the questions that you\u2019ve asked, and we\u2019ll answer them together! This will be extra fun because I haven\u2019t thought about the answers ahead of time, so you\u2019ll hear my totally honest answers on the fly.

One of the questions is about picking a new hobby. Mine would involve either a spinning wheel or sports. (Those probably sound pretty dramatically different!) We\u2019ll also chat about what we like about living in Tennessee, and why the rain amazed us so much the first time we saw it here. It\u2019s so hard to pick just one favorite dessert, but if I had to, it would probably be a fresh, warm, deep-dish cookie pizza fresh out of the oven.

And after that beautiful, sweet image, we\u2019ll take a dive into how to develop the willpower to cut back on (or eliminate) sugar. The answer depends a lot on whether you\u2019re internally motivated (like me) or externally motivated (like Jesse). Next, we\u2019ll talk business: what we would do if we were working other careers, and what our worst financial decision has been.

Tune in to hear about all these things, as well as our favorite date nights, life without a credit card, whether I\u2019ve ever not followed through with something (hint: YES!), and whether we\u2019ve talked to our kids about dating or courting. It was so much fun answering all your questions, and we\u2019re excited to hear what else you want us to talk about!

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In This Episode:

[00:25] - I welcome listeners to the episode. We\u2019re going to try something new today: answering your burning questions!

[01:19] - If I had to pick a new hobby, what would it be?

[03:36] - Jesse talks about what his new hobby would be, which is something he\u2019s already good at.

[04:21] - What\u2019s my favorite thing about living in Tennessee?

[06:49] - Am I really supposed to pick just one favorite dessert?!

[08:23] - The next question is about tips on developing the willpower to cut back on sugar. (Oops. Maybe this one shouldn\u2019t have come right after the question about dessert\u2026)

[13:30] - If I didn\u2019t have Money Saving Mom, what job would I probably have instead? What about Jesse, if he weren\u2019t doing law?

[16:40] - We talk about the worst financial decision we\u2019ve ever made, and what we learned from it.

[18:25] - Any time we have a date is our favorite date night!

[20:01] - I talk about living without a credit card, which is something that\u2019s been coming up a lot recently.

[24:45] - Is there anything I\u2019ve started and not followed through with?

[28:35] - Have we talked to our kids yet about dating or courting?

[33:56] - Thank you so much for joining us! Did you enjoy this episode format? If so, let us know so we can do another similar episode in the future! And don\u2019t forget to submit your own questions (or comments, or suggestions) at crystal@moneysavingmom.com.

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