Ep.236 – Paul Fenner – The Story That Spent Your Money Podcast Apr 30 Written By Paul Fenner <div class="video-caption-wrapper"> <div class="video-caption"> <p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block" data-block-css="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.html/d76f922b-26b1-4ee7-b08c-d271b3395d0b_496/website.components.html.styles.css"]" data-block-scripts="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.html/d76f922b-26b1-4ee7-b08c-d271b3395d0b_496/website.components.html.visitor.js"]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.html" data-sqsp-block="text" data-website-component-id="6f565eea898228c45b65" id="block-6f565eea898228c45b65"><div class="sqs-block-content"><div class="sqs-text-block-container"> <div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Why did a three-minute sideline conversation with another parent almost make me rethink my entire financial plan?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This week, I'm digging into why the financial stories we absorb from the people around us, the casual mentions, the social media posts, the dinner table comments, are doing more to shape our decisions than any spreadsheet or data point ever could.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">I share what I see when families come into my office feeling behind, even though their numbers say otherwise. I talk about how stories hijack our sense of enough and keep moving the goalpost, and why Theresa and I wrestle with the exact same thing. This one is about recognizing whose narrative is actually running your financial life.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Your action step: This week, notice one financial story that gets under your skin, a post, a conversation, a comparison, and ask yourself: Is this my story, or someone else's story trying to rewrite my plan?</p><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES YOU MAY LIKE</strong></h3></div> <style id="container-styles">#block-6f565eea898228c45b65 { --tweak-text-block-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; --tweak-text-block-radius: unset; --stroke-style: none;--stroke-thickness: 6px; --tweak-text-block-background-color: initial; } #block-6f565eea898228c45b65 .sqs-html-content { --tweak-text-block-padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%; --tweak-text-block-padding: initial; } #block-6f565eea898228c45b65 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); } #block-6f565eea898228c45b65 { } </style> <style 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Real financial security requires holding both tension simultaneously: saving like a pessimist while investing like an optimist.</p></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary"> <!-- Timestamp --> <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2026-04-06">Apr 6, 2026</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-5 span-5"><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block" data-block-css="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.html/d76f922b-26b1-4ee7-b08c-d271b3395d0b_496/website.components.html.styles.css"]" data-block-scripts="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.html/d76f922b-26b1-4ee7-b08c-d271b3395d0b_496/website.components.html.visitor.js"]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.html" data-sqsp-block="text" data-website-component-id="2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f" id="block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f"><div class="sqs-block-content"><div class="sqs-text-block-container"> <div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">1 Big Idea to Think About</h4><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">The financial decisions that keep you up at night are rarely caused by data. They’re caused by stories, someone else’s story about what they bought, earned, or achieved, that makes your perfectly solid plan suddenly feel inadequate.</p></li></ul><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">1 Way You Can Apply This</h4><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Build a filter for the stories you absorb. When you hear about what someone else is doing with their money, pause and ask whether it’s relevant to your family’s plan or just noise dressed up as a narrative.</p></li></ul><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">1 Question to Ask</h4><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">What financial story have I absorbed recently that isn’t mine, and how is it shaping what I think I should be doing with my money?</p></li></ul><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Resources Featured in This Episode:</strong></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><a href="https://www.tammacapital.com/podcast/ep223-inflated-expectations-the-hidden-force-undermining-financial-peace">Inflated Expectations: The Hidden Force Undermining Financial Peace</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><a href="https://www.tammacapital.com/blog/why-behavior-beats-spreadsheets-pse4j-g8pzt-8nt7a?rq=dan%20sullivan">Are You Rich Yet? Why Families Still Struggle to Feel Wealthy</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><a href="https://www.tammacapital.com/podcast/ep-219-paul-fenner-money-is-a-number-emotions-are-stories">Money is a Number, Emotions are Stories</a> </p></div> <style id="container-styles">#block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f { --tweak-text-block-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; --tweak-text-block-radius: unset; --stroke-style: none;--stroke-thickness: 6px; } #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f .sqs-html-content { --tweak-text-block-padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%; --tweak-text-block-padding: initial; } #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); } #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f { } </style> <style id="override-container-styles"> @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f .sqs-html-content { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { }</style> <style class="transform-overrides-vars"> </style> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="blog-item-author-profile-wrapper" data-content-field="author"> <a href="/podcast?author=6568d8a4109e221f9097c768"> <span class="author-name">Paul Fenner</span> </a> </div> </div> <section class="blog-item-comments"> <div class="blog-item-comments-toggle-wrapper"> <div id="blogItemCommentsContent" class="blog-item-comments-content" data-content-field="comments"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <section id="itemPagination" class="item-pagination item-pagination--prev-next" data-collection-type="blog-side-by-side" > <a href="/podcast/ep235-paul-fenner-the-questions-we-forget-to-ask-ourselves" class="item-pagination-link item-pagination-link--next"> <div class="pagination-title-wrapper"> <div class="visually-hidden">Next</div> <div class="item-pagination-prev-next">Next</div> <h2 class="item-pagination-title">Ep.235 – Paul Fenner – The Questions We Forget to Ask Ourselves</h2> </div> <div class="item-pagination-icon icon icon--stroke"> <svg class="caret-right-icon--small" viewBox="0 0 9 16"> <polyline fill="none" stroke-miterlimit="10" points="1.6,1.2 6.5,7.9 1.6,14.7"/> </svg> </div> </a> </section> </main> <footer class="sections" id="footer-sections" data-footer-sections> <section data-test="page-section" data-section-theme="dark" class='page-section full-bleed-section layout-engine-section background-width--full-bleed section-height--custom content-width--wide horizontal-alignment--center vertical-alignment--middle dark' data-section-id="654fc246aba94f2bc8f14169" data-controller="SectionWrapperController" data-current-styles="{ "imageOverlayOpacity": 0.15, "backgroundWidth": "background-width--full-bleed", "sectionHeight": "section-height--custom", "customSectionHeight": 10, "horizontalAlignment": "horizontal-alignment--center", "verticalAlignment": "vertical-alignment--middle", "contentWidth": "content-width--wide", "customContentWidth": 50, "sectionTheme": "dark", "sectionAnimation": "none", "backgroundMode": "image" }" data-current-context="{ "video": { "playbackSpeed": 0.5, "filter": 1, "filterStrength": 0, "zoom": 0, "videoSourceProvider": "none" }, "backgroundImageId": null, "backgroundMediaEffect": { "type": "none" }, "divider": { "enabled": false }, "typeName": "blog-side-by-side" }" data-animation="none" data-fluid-engine-section style="min-height: 10vh;" data-sqsp-section="fluid-engine" > <div class="section-border" > <div class="section-background"> </div> </div> <div class='content-wrapper' style=' padding-top: calc(10vmax / 10); 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Ep.236 – Paul Fenner – The Story That Spent Your Money Podcast Apr 30 Written By Paul Fenner <div class="video-caption-wrapper"> <div class="video-caption"> <p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block" data-block-css="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.html/d76f922b-26b1-4ee7-b08c-d271b3395d0b_496/website.components.html.styles.css"]" data-block-scripts="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.html/d76f922b-26b1-4ee7-b08c-d271b3395d0b_496/website.components.html.visitor.js"]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.html" data-sqsp-block="text" data-website-component-id="6f565eea898228c45b65" id="block-6f565eea898228c45b65"><div class="sqs-block-content"><div class="sqs-text-block-container"> <div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Why did a three-minute sideline conversation with another parent almost make me rethink my entire financial plan?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This week, I'm digging into why the financial stories we absorb from the people around us, the casual mentions, the social media posts, the dinner table comments, are doing more to shape our decisions than any spreadsheet or data point ever could.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">I share what I see when families come into my office feeling behind, even though their numbers say otherwise. I talk about how stories hijack our sense of enough and keep moving the goalpost, and why Theresa and I wrestle with the exact same thing. This one is about recognizing whose narrative is actually running your financial life.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Your action step: This week, notice one financial story that gets under your skin, a post, a conversation, a comparison, and ask yourself: Is this my story, or someone else's story trying to rewrite my plan?</p><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES YOU MAY LIKE</strong></h3></div> <style id="container-styles">#block-6f565eea898228c45b65 { --tweak-text-block-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; --tweak-text-block-radius: unset; --stroke-style: none;--stroke-thickness: 6px; --tweak-text-block-background-color: initial; } #block-6f565eea898228c45b65 .sqs-html-content { --tweak-text-block-padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%; --tweak-text-block-padding: initial; } #block-6f565eea898228c45b65 { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); } #block-6f565eea898228c45b65 { } </style> <style 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Real financial security requires holding both tension simultaneously: saving like a pessimist while investing like an optimist.</p></div> <div class="summary-metadata-container summary-metadata-container--below-content"> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--primary"> <!-- Timestamp --> <time class="summary-metadata-item summary-metadata-item--date" datetime="2026-04-06">Apr 6, 2026</time> </div> <div class="summary-metadata summary-metadata--secondary"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="col sqs-col-5 span-5"><div class="sqs-block website-component-block sqs-block-website-component sqs-block-html html-block" data-block-css="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.html/d76f922b-26b1-4ee7-b08c-d271b3395d0b_496/website.components.html.styles.css"]" data-block-scripts="["https://definitions.sqspcdn.com/website-component-definition/static-assets/website.components.html/d76f922b-26b1-4ee7-b08c-d271b3395d0b_496/website.components.html.visitor.js"]" data-block-type="1337" data-definition-name="website.components.html" data-sqsp-block="text" data-website-component-id="2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f" id="block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f"><div class="sqs-block-content"><div class="sqs-text-block-container"> <div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">1 Big Idea to Think About</h4><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">The financial decisions that keep you up at night are rarely caused by data. They’re caused by stories, someone else’s story about what they bought, earned, or achieved, that makes your perfectly solid plan suddenly feel inadequate.</p></li></ul><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">1 Way You Can Apply This</h4><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Build a filter for the stories you absorb. When you hear about what someone else is doing with their money, pause and ask whether it’s relevant to your family’s plan or just noise dressed up as a narrative.</p></li></ul><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">1 Question to Ask</h4><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">What financial story have I absorbed recently that isn’t mine, and how is it shaping what I think I should be doing with my money?</p></li></ul><h4 style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><strong>Resources Featured in This Episode:</strong></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><a href="https://www.tammacapital.com/podcast/ep223-inflated-expectations-the-hidden-force-undermining-financial-peace">Inflated Expectations: The Hidden Force Undermining Financial Peace</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><a href="https://www.tammacapital.com/blog/why-behavior-beats-spreadsheets-pse4j-g8pzt-8nt7a?rq=dan%20sullivan">Are You Rich Yet? Why Families Still Struggle to Feel Wealthy</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"><a href="https://www.tammacapital.com/podcast/ep-219-paul-fenner-money-is-a-number-emotions-are-stories">Money is a Number, Emotions are Stories</a> </p></div> <style id="container-styles">#block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f { --tweak-text-block-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; --tweak-text-block-radius: unset; --stroke-style: none;--stroke-thickness: 6px; } #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f .sqs-html-content { --tweak-text-block-padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%; --tweak-text-block-padding: initial; } #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f { mix-blend-mode: var(--tweak-text-block-blend ); } #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f { } </style> <style id="override-container-styles"> @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { #block-2b3636bec7dae6f70c0f .sqs-html-content { } } @media screen and (max-width: 767px) { }</style> <style class="transform-overrides-vars"> </style> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="blog-item-author-profile-wrapper" data-content-field="author"> <a href="/podcast?author=6568d8a4109e221f9097c768"> <span class="author-name">Paul Fenner</span> </a> </div> </div> <section class="blog-item-comments"> <div class="blog-item-comments-toggle-wrapper"> <div id="blogItemCommentsContent" class="blog-item-comments-content" data-content-field="comments"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </section> </article> <section id="itemPagination" class="item-pagination item-pagination--prev-next" data-collection-type="blog-side-by-side" > <a href="/podcast/ep235-paul-fenner-the-questions-we-forget-to-ask-ourselves" class="item-pagination-link item-pagination-link--next"> <div class="pagination-title-wrapper"> <div class="visually-hidden">Next</div> <div class="item-pagination-prev-next">Next</div> <h2 class="item-pagination-title">Ep.235 – Paul Fenner – The Questions We Forget to Ask Ourselves</h2> </div> <div class="item-pagination-icon icon icon--stroke"> <svg class="caret-right-icon--small" viewBox="0 0 9 16"> <polyline fill="none" stroke-miterlimit="10" points="1.6,1.2 6.5,7.9 1.6,14.7"/> </svg> </div> </a> </section> </main> <footer class="sections" id="footer-sections" data-footer-sections> <section data-test="page-section" data-section-theme="dark" class='page-section full-bleed-section layout-engine-section background-width--full-bleed section-height--custom content-width--wide horizontal-alignment--center vertical-alignment--middle dark' data-section-id="654fc246aba94f2bc8f14169" data-controller="SectionWrapperController" data-current-styles="{ "imageOverlayOpacity": 0.15, "backgroundWidth": "background-width--full-bleed", "sectionHeight": "section-height--custom", "customSectionHeight": 10, "horizontalAlignment": "horizontal-alignment--center", "verticalAlignment": "vertical-alignment--middle", "contentWidth": "content-width--wide", "customContentWidth": 50, "sectionTheme": "dark", "sectionAnimation": "none", "backgroundMode": "image" }" data-current-context="{ "video": { "playbackSpeed": 0.5, "filter": 1, "filterStrength": 0, "zoom": 0, "videoSourceProvider": "none" }, "backgroundImageId": null, "backgroundMediaEffect": { "type": "none" }, "divider": { "enabled": false }, "typeName": "blog-side-by-side" }" data-animation="none" data-fluid-engine-section style="min-height: 10vh;" data-sqsp-section="fluid-engine" > <div class="section-border" > <div class="section-background"> </div> </div> <div class='content-wrapper' style=' padding-top: calc(10vmax / 10); 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