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🎙 #13 Episode Title: The Financial Fight No One TrainedYou For
🎯 Theme: Mastering Health and Wealth Through Discipline &Intention
🎧 Episode Overview
In this rich and revealing episode, Jay and Brian dive into the deep connection between financial wellness and their five pillars (fitness, nutrition, relationships, mental health, & lifelong learning. From gym routines to grocery budgets, from investing in your health to managing money in marriage, they explore how the choices men make daily affect both their energy and their equity.
Through personal stories, hard-earned lessons, and powerful mindsetshifts, this episode will challenge you to rethink the way you move, eat, spend, and save.
💡 Key Messages
Financial stress is a silent killer—and it shows up in your body.
Discipline in your fitness mirrors discipline in your finances.
Your grocery list is a budget—and your plate is an investment.
Your relationship with money gets passed on—whether you talk about it or not.
Small, consistent habits build a strong body and a secure future.
☕️ 0:48 – Overview☕️ 2:05 – What’s in Your Coffee Cup? Streets Ahead Coffee Roasters
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☕️ 3:40 – The WHY?
💪 5:17 ~ Fitness & Finances: Why Discipline in One Shapes the Other
Home gyms built on a budget
Fitness expenses as long-term investments
Tracking workouts + tracking expensesQuote: “You don’t skip leg day—don’t skip financial planning either.”
Research Highlight: Kiyosaki (2000) reminds us to “build assets, not liabilities.” For many men, fitness is an asset.
🥦 15:32 Nutrition & Finances: Pay the Farmer or the Pharmacist
CSA shares as proactive meal planning
The power of meal prep
Fast food = fast debtQuote: “Healthy eating isn’t expensive—it’s planned.”Research Highlight: Tyson (2021) explains how budget leaks—like takeout—can sabotage long-term goals.
🧠 26:26 Mental Health & Finances: Breaking the Silence
The stress of unspoken financial anxiety
Emotional spending and retail therapy
One-car families, delayed gratification, and financial peaceQuote: “Understanding money is the first step to controlling your life.”Research Highlight: Ontario’s 2020 curriculum now includes financial literacy—a game-changer for the next generation.
❤️ 37:17 Relationships & Finances: Marriage, Money & Mentorship
Allowances, jars, and teaching kids about money
Surprise vacations, secret savings, and collaboration
Financial check-ins and shared decision-makingQuote: “Your relationship with money is passed down—whether you talk about it or not.”Research Highlight: Tyson (2020) emphasizes clarity, communication, and shared planning in successful financial relationships.
📘 47:27 Lifelong Learning: Financial Fitness Is a Journey
Living below your means—even when income increases
Emergency funds, bad debt, and learning to invest
Will, power of attorney, insurance—your financial foundationQuote: “The best time to start learning was yesterday. The second-best is today.”Research Highlight: Chilton (2006) and Hill (1937) both stresspersistence, clarity, and long-term mindset in building wealth and success.
📚 Referenced Research & Resources
Chilton, D. (2006). The Wealthy Barber.
Hill, N. (1937). Think and Grow Rich.
Kiyosaki, R. (2000). Rich Dad, Poor Dad.
Tyson, E. (2021). Personal Finance for Dummies.
👥 Join the Conversation
DM us or email to share how you’re growing—financially, physically, or both. What habits have helped? What lessons have you learned the hard way? This is a space for real men, real talk, and real growth. Jay & Brian
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