This week’s episode is a little stroll through donations of the rich and famous. Links: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/2022/01/19/americas-top-givers-2022-the-25-most-philanthropic-billionaires/?sh=2a34a56e3a6c...

Welcome to Spend Donate Invest. Today's question is, how do you politely decline when someone asks you to donate to a fundraiser and you don’t… want… to? Please share this episode with someone who you think might enjoy a shor...

Links from today's episode: https://decolonizingwealth.com/ https://www.givingtuesday.org/ https://native-land.ca/ https://www.ala.org/aboutala/indigenous-tribes-washington-dc https://www.firstnations.org/ https://narf.org/ h...

This week we're exploring the topic of decolonizing our Thanksgiving plates. Links from today's discussion: Chef Sean Sherman Interview and Projects https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131051237/the-sioux-chef-sean-sherman https:...

One question I’ve received quite a bit is on the topic of trying to decide on a focus for our values when it comes to our money. There are so many problems we could tackle, how can we pick a issue or a small number of issue a...

Here's today's letter: My employer doesn't offer a socially responsible 401k, what should I do? Here's a summary of today's discussion: 1. Buddy up, get other employees into the effort. They probably won’t add options unless ...

Here's today's letter: I'm a gentrifier and I feel guilty about it all the time. Is there a way to spend my money in the neighborhood in a socially responsible way? Link from today's discussion: https://nextcity.org/daily/ent...

Today's letter is about giving up brands with values that are different than our own! Here's the letter: I can't give up the hate nachos from the restaurant in my neighborhood but I'm trying to vote with my dollars. What can ...

Today's letter is about where to find charities and what to ask. Here's the letter: How should I research a charity to decide if I want to give to them? Where do I look and what questions should I be asking myself? Support th...

In celebration of the podcast's one year anniversary, some of the most popular episodes will be rebroadcast. In the meantime, if you have a question you've been pondering, a question about how to better align your money and t...

Welcome back! This is a podcast where we talk about ways to line up our personal values and our money. When we think about the things that keep us up at night. Whether that’s climate change, or homelessness, or the systematic...

Here’s this week’s letter: I recently heard a talk by someone who was saying that shareholders can influence what a company does. But my question is, do I need to be a big time player with lots of stocks to be able to have an...

Here’s this week’s letter: In the past, I’ve donated money whenever I’m asked. I don’t really have much of a strategy, someone asks, I think about whether it sounds right to me, or my current budget and then I give what I can...

Here’s this week’s letter: I just discovered the show recently and have been learning a lot, especially as I think about stepping up my investing game. My issue is that I’m busy. I work at a startup and I just don’t know when...

Here’s this week’s letter: I’m writing to ask what you think I should do with a windfall? I completely did not expect to be compensated for some work that I did to help out a friend. It’s not a life changing amount of money, ...

Here’s this week’s letter: I was just watching a video of billionaire Robert Smith giving a commencement speech at Morehouse and then surprising the graduates at the end by announcing that he is paying off their student loans...

Welcome to Spend Donate Invest. This is a podcast where you’ll find short episodes about how we might use our money in ways that line up with our personal values and the type of world you’d like to help create. Maybe your thi...

Here’s this week’s letter: I’ve been taking a more active role in managing my money and my family’s money and I want to look for ways for us to all get on the same page. My partner, I think, just wants to make as much money a...

Here’s this week’s letter: When I was growing up, I knew a few friend’s dads that had guns, but they were old hunting rifles that had been passed down. This was out in the country, so hunting deer was just what some of them d...

Here’s this week’s letter: Growing up my experience with giving was giving to my church. My parents would tithe to the church and every week they would give us kids each one dollar to put in the collection plate. To be honest...