The Affordability Crisis: On Borrowed Time

Summer Replay: 5 Things The Best Financial Advisors Do For You

Hey everyone, I'm Lena Banks – a Certified Financial Planning professional and small business coach based in Austin, TX. Welcome to Financial Therapy! Today's replay episode is all about the 5 things the best financial advisors will do for you as their client. Listen in to be more confident making your next financial move. The goal here is to give us all ways to be more secure and confident in our financial decision-making, and to have a greater sense of well-being overall. Call or text to submit your feedback and questions for the show: 1-844-4FINPOD (1-844-434-6763) Originally aired: August 19, 2025 #budgetsareboundaries #financialtherapy #personalfinance

3 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Financial Wellness

Hey everyone--welcome to your Financial Therapy for the week! Today we're talking about three common ways we tend to make our financial lives more difficult without even realizing it...and how we can make a change. Being more mindful about how our biases and behaviors can negatively affect our financial -- and emotional -- wellness can free us up to do things differently. The goal here is to give us all ways to be more secure and confident in our financial decision-making, and to have a greater sense of well-being overall. Call or text to submit your feedback and questions for the show: 1-844-4FINPOD (1-844-434-6763) #budgetsareboundaries #financialtherapy #personalfinance

Summer Replay: The Cost of Connection

Hey everyone, I'm Lena Banks – a Certified Financial Planning professional and small business coach based in Austin, TX. Welcome to Financial Therapy, and Happy Summer! The pandemic, and now the affordability crisis have reset our needs, expectations, and resources available for 'going out'. Now, more people are turning to activities like meet-ups, social clubs, and activity-based apps; these and other ways to establish and maintain relationships can add up financially. In this episode we discuss how we invest in the activities and services that connect us to others. Call or text to submit your feedback and questions for the show: 1-844-4FINPOD (1-844-434-6763) Originally aired: July 18, 2025 #budgetsareboundaries #financialtherapy #personalfinance

Endless Internships

Hey everyone, I'm Lena Banks – a Certified Financial Planning professional and small business coach based in Austin, TX. Welcome back to your Financial Therapy for the week! Friend of the show Andi Cobb is back in the studio for today's episode--a commentary on how one parent is dealing with his son's job 'situationships' (4+ unpaid internships after graduate school). Is this just good networking and preparation, or is there a need for some tough love? Call or text to submit your feedback and questions for the show: 1-844-4FINPOD (1-844-434-6763) #budgetsareboundaries #financialtherapy #personalfinance

7 Tips to Invest and Grow Your Resources

Hey everyone, I'm Lena Banks – a Certified Financial Planning professional and small business coach based in Austin, TX. Welcome to your Financial Therapy for the week! Today we're talking about 7 things to keep in mind to more effectively grow and invest your resources. The goal here is to give us all ways to be more secure and confident in our financial decision-making, and to have a greater sense of well-being overall. Call or text to submit your feedback and questions for the show: 1-844-4FINPOD (1-844-434-6763) #budgetsareboundaries #financialtherapy #personalfinance