Rachel Rainbolt, founder of Sage Family, and gentle parenting, natural homeschooling, and simple living mentor, joins the podcast to discuss money, parenting, homeschooling, and minimalism.

With a master’s degree in marital and family therapy, she has spent decades guiding thousands of overwhelmed families to peace and joy.

Today, we discuss putting on your oxygen mask first, normalizing different money habits than what we grew up with, living out loud in front of your kids, and living an intentional life.

As someone who has gone from half-a-million dollars in debt to a quarter-million dollars positive net worth in one decade, I’ve made money choices that have changed the course of my entire life.

In this solo episode, I unpack these decisions, go through my 5 bank account method, and validate doing what’s best for you and not what society says you should do.

Lexa VanDamme discusses her entrepreneurial journey, why she thinks Dave Ramsey is old news, and how to succeed with money when living with a mental health disorder.

Sami is back in season 1 of the new and improved A Sunny Side Up Life Podcast. In this solo episode, Sami talks about the emergence of influencer marketing, why you must be intentional about turning away from materialism, and her personal experience with drowning beneath the weight of things.

Having fun while on a tight budget is still a must, but the real question becomes how much fun can you afford to have.

In this episode, we're digging into how much fun money to plan into your budget when you're broke, and how your mental health plays a huge role in the answer.

Emotional and mental health are a huge aspect of your life and likewise, this can impact your budget in a big way as well.

In this episode, I'm sharing with you a secret way to reach your financial goals even faster...and it has nothing to do with actual numbers.

Whether you’re going through a literal storm of tornadoes or just an emotional storm of self-improvement, you’ll need a support system. Often times we feel like we need to armor up and go at it alone, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. Humans are hard-wired for connections and community — yes, even us introverts.

In this episode, I’m sharing why you need a support system and what characteristics you should look for in an accountability buddy.

I’ve been saying for the past two years that we’ve been planning on building a custom house — well, our plans have changed! We’re buying a house instead.

In this episode, I’m sharing why we decided to shift our plan, the details of the new house, and the lessons you can apply to your own financial journey.

If your goal is to become a more positive person and have a more intentional life, then you also have to expect to feel more empathy when hard times happen. The same muscle that allows you to feel the good and the positive, also expects you to take on more of the heartbreak, sadness, and empathy -- it is two sides of the same coin.

In this episode, I'm sharing my thoughts about where the negative thoughts come into play on a positive-living journey.

My years of Budget Coaching has taught me that you can't just assume someone is doing well financially because you have a high income or that you're doing bad financially because your income is average or lower.

In this episode, I'm sharing with you some of my first-hand experience with coaching clients with $30k per year incomes all the way up to $600k incomes.

The truth is if you spend more than you make, the math will never add up, but on the flip side, if you take a slow and steady approach to investing, you could easily win the race towards wealth.

The thing about being on an intentional living journey is that you’re going to grow and change a lot. Unfortunately, this might mean that you’ll outgrow some of your friends, and maybe even your family. In this episode, I’ll share some advice and encouragement if the people around you aren’t supportive of your new lifestyle.

We hear that in order to become wealthy we must hustle, even sometimes to the detriment of our health. However, I'm unsubscribing from the mindset of hustle culture and still growing my wealth more than ever. In this episode, I'm sharing how to break this pattern in your own life.

Payday can be really overwhelming when you're a newbie budgeted, so on today's episode, I'm breaking down all the basic steps for you!

You're not alone in your fears. Every fear that you have is valid. However, at the end of your life, what's really going to matter? If you embarrassed yourself TRYING to achieve a goal or if you gave life your all and showed up to be the best version of yourself possible? Today, we're talking about how to push past these fears.