Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/money-school-with-mark-butler Money School helps you feel better about your finances. I'm Mark Butler, and since 2014 I've been the money guy for six- and seven-figure earning life coaches like Brooke Castillo and Jody Moore. What I've learned is that the average person's money struggles are more mental and emotional than technical. I've created Money School to help you figure out your own thoughts and feelings about money so you can confidently earn, spend, save and give. 2023 Mark Edward, Inc 1de71888-6fbf-5413-b19f-7f0ec8693fcb no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:35:10 -0600 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:10:24 -0700 http://moneyschool.works https://img.transistor.fm/9SWPQ4gNbeuKduWI-g_No66uwNrayJP9TP4FaW7X7g0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3NTk2LzE2MTA2/MzYzNzUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg http://moneyschool.works episodic Mark Butler Money School helps you feel better about your finances. I'm Mark Butler, and since 2014 I've been the money guy for six- and seven-figure earning life coaches like Brooke Castillo and Jody Moore. What I've learned is that the average person's money struggles are more mental and emotional than technical. I've created Money School to help you figure out your own thoughts and feelings about money so you can confidently earn, spend, save and give. Money School helps you feel better about your finances. personal finance, debt, budgeting, money Mark Butler No No 7 7 The non-financial jobs we give our money. full 6ceb4678-f97c-4f66-9e87-1f8ad74ed46d https://share.transistor.fm/s/2e2a510a Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:54:40 -0700 Mark Butler Mark Butler 3540 When we ask money to change or maintain our emotional state, we make ourselves more less able to change with changes in our circumstances. This episode talks about the non-financial jobs we give our money, the risks that introduces into our lives, and how we can move from an externally-driven emotional state to a more sustainable internally-driven way of being. When we ask money to change or maintain our emotional state, we make ourselves more less able to change with changes in our circumstances. This episode talks about the non-financial jobs we give our money, the risks that introduces into our lives, and how personal finance, debt, budgeting, money No 6 6 Money School 6: Financial peace in your relationship. full c6ffadf3-aee8-497b-a707-f10b6f02966d https://share.transistor.fm/s/6001c9b0 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:21:34 -0700 Mark Butler Mark Butler 3894 Money is not a source of contention in a relationship, but we think it is because it exposes the dissonance between us. I know you think money is an issue in your relationship, but I promise it's not the money. The money is simply revealing something about the partnership. The solution starts with 1) honesty about our individual desires and motivations, 2) kindness toward our significant other, and 3) refusing to perpetuate parent/child dynamics. Money is not a source of contention in a relationship, but we think it is because it exposes the dissonance between us. I know you think money is an issue in your relationship, but I promise it's not the money. The money is simply revealing something abou personal finance, debt, budgeting, money No 5 5 Money School 5: Let's be reasonable about debt. full 6ed28f23-1b44-4017-927c-a7d2bf46ea8e https://share.transistor.fm/s/86a85b87 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:14:02 -0700 Mark Butler Mark Butler 3729 There are people who treat money as a religion whose deadliest sin is being in debt. I'm no lover of debt, and I do plan to become and stay debt-free, but I don't think it's anything to shout or shame about. This episode offers a new perspective on debt, including a discussion of the reasons we get into debt (sometimes emotional, others not), the way to get out of debt without focusing on debt, and the difference between "borrowing" and "having debt." There are people who treat money as a religion whose deadliest sin is being in debt. I'm no lover of debt, and I do plan to become and stay debt-free, but I don't think it's anything to shout or shame about. This episode offers a new perspective on debt, personal finance, debt, budgeting, money No 4 4 Money School 4: My strange views on emergency funds and retirement funds. full 4c22ae7d-4c77-4ad1-bc74-a04c109cd79c https://share.transistor.fm/s/f2f75edd Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:06:40 -0700 Mark Butler Mark Butler 3904 I believe there are two reasons we accumulate money in the form of savings and retirement accounts. Our first goal is to keep consumption smooth. Our second goal is to make our income less expensive. Once you realize those are the real reasons we save, you're open to a totally new perspective on financial "safety" and "retirement". Hint: you can be both "safe" and "retired" in the relatively near future. This episode explains how. I believe there are two reasons we accumulate money in the form of savings and retirement accounts. Our first goal is to keep consumption smooth. Our second goal is to make our income less expensive. Once you realize those are the real reasons we save, yo personal finance, debt, budgeting, money No 3 3 Money School 3: Why I have an "income-first" money philosophy. full ad87950f-6eed-498e-9ada-3553672eae24 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e4d035f Wed, 18 Jan 2023 23:00:50 -0700 Mark Butler Mark Butler 3730 The personal finance world obsesses over expense-cutting and debt-avoidance (and debt elimination). You can only reduce expenses so much; eventually the next dollar cut will meaningfully impact your quality of life. This episode explains why I think income-creation is the most-import, highest-leverage skill in personal finance. The personal finance world obsesses over expense-cutting and debt-avoidance (and debt elimination). You can only reduce expenses so much; eventually the next dollar cut will meaningfully impact your quality of life. This episode explains why I think incom personal finance, debt, budgeting, money No 2 2 Money School 2: Discover what you want and why you want it by studying your spending. full cd8795da-9873-4aac-a9ed-6179601115b9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6096f06d Thu, 21 Jan 2021 18:36:11 -0700 Mark Butler Mark Butler 4288 In 2013 I decided to figure out my financial life. I studied my expenses to figure out how much I was spending, and on what, and most important of all: why. Money School class two will inspire you to open the black box of your spending habits, dig around in it, and find out what really matters to you. The goal is not to cut spending. If you do this exercise with sincerity, you'll find your spending increases in some areas and decreases in others. But the spending isn't really the point. The point is self-understanding and acceptance. If you want to change your behavior after that, great. Oh, and this class also features my infamous Costco story. You won't want to miss it. In 2013 I decided to figure out my financial life. I studied my expenses to figure out how much I was spending, and on what, and most important of all: why. Money School class two will inspire you to open the black box of your spending habits, dig around personal finance, debt, budgeting, money No 1 1 Money School 1: Feel Better About Your Finances full 68133fb8-ff33-4b7f-b65e-8605e9440bcc https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e34d37b Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:42:37 -0700 Mark Butler Mark Butler 3678 The goal of Money School is to help you feel better about your finances. The negative emotions you feel about money might be coming from other people's beliefs or 'conventional wisdom' about money that's so common we treat it as fact. Money School class #1 was all about identifying and challenging ideas like "need vs want," "afford vs can't afford," "abundance vs scarcity," and "debt is evil." In this live session I invited three different people to join me on the call to work through their struggles with these topics. This is the first in a six-part series. The goal of Money School is to help you feel better about your finances. The negative emotions you feel about money might be coming from other people's beliefs or 'conventional wisdom' about money that's so common we treat it as fact. Money School class # personal finance, debt, budgeting, money No