Ever notice how money advice often tells you to wait—save more, take more risk, and hope it all works out decades from now? We flip that script. With Garrett Gunderson, we explore how to break scarcity thinking, redefine wealth as the power to be present, and design a life you don’t want to retire from. For decision-makers dealing with financial anxiety—and for any leader who’s ever felt alone in tough calls about money—this conversation reframes wealth as stewardship, not accumulation.
Garrett shares the family stories that seeded his early money fears, the hard-earned lessons from 2008, and the shift from hoarding to intentional design that changed his marriage, health, and business. The throughline is question-driven: instead of asking how much you can pile up later, ask what your money should be doing for your life right now.
We dig into three sticky myths—“it takes money to make money,” “high risk equals high return,” and “you’re in it for the long haul”—and show how each one quietly asks you to outsource agency and delay joy. Garrett introduces investor DNA: risk lives in the investor, not the investment. Focus builds wealth; diversification preserves it. It’s a form of peer-powered disruption in personal finance—less hype, more clarity, and decisions you can actually explain.
We also unpack fee blindness and why a single percentage point over decades can erase hundreds of thousands, making transparency and low-cost structures non-negotiable. From there, we move into the systems that protect what money is meant to serve: weekly marriage check-ins, vision sessions, and family traditions that anchor presence. Sometimes the most powerful move is deciding what’s not your problem—and letting money stop stealing attention from what matters most.
Garrett also reveals how he simplified his portfolio to align with his values and built a modern, accessible family office model for entrepreneurs on the rise—pairing coordinated legal and tax strategy with AI-powered workflows to save time, cut costs, and increase accuracy. For anyone ready to challenge their comfort zone around wealth and run toward the roar of financial truth, this episode offers a practical path to cash flow, resilience, and meaning—without “set it and forget it.”
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