Get Ready: Before Life Happens Podcast
Get Ready: Before Life Happens brings together diverse voices, guides, and changemakers from around the world who are helping people and professionals navigate life’s what-ifs with clarity, integrity and confidence.
Hosted by Financial Readiness Advocate Tony Steuer, the show explores the insights, stories, and tools that strengthen financial readiness and reshape how we think about money, life, aging, caregiving, resilience, and purpose.
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Episodes
293 episodes
Do People Make Better Money Decisions With Logic or Emotion?
The best financial decisions happen when emotion opens the door and logic helps shape the plan.Bill Comfort and Maxwell Schmitz joined Tony Steuer on this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens for a lively debate about whet...
How to Build a Healthier Relationship With Money
Money works best when it supports the life you want to live.Dana Miranda, author, content creator, and money writer joined me on Get Ready Before Life Happens to talk about what it means to build a healthier, more empowe...
How Do You Know Who to Trust for Financial Advice?
Financial decisions are becoming more complex every year. This episode explores how to find trusted expertise, ask better questions, and build confidence in the advice you follow.Tom Dickson, founder of the Financial Experts N...
Recognizing Financial Abuse: How to Protect Yourself and Find Hope
Financial abuse often leaves no visible signs. Recognizing the signs can be the first step toward protecting yourself and finding hope.Sandhya Gopal, divorce financial planner joined Tony on Get Ready Before Life Happens to ex...
How Curiosity Helps Rewire Your Relationship With Money
Better money decisions begin when we slow down enough to understand ourselves.On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens, Tony sits down with DonJay Rice to explore how curiosity, reflection, and emotional awareness can ...
Why Families Need to Talk About Money Before It’s Too Late
The most important inheritance conversations are about trust, context, and relationships.Emily Bouchard, TEDx speaker, founder of Family Focused Wealth, and host of the Wealth Coherence Podcast joins Tony on the Get Ready Befo...
What It Really Takes to Settle an Estate
Being named executor is more than a title. It’s a responsibility most people are not prepared for.Julie Rains, author and storyteller joined me on this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens, to talk about the realities of s...
How Early Money Conversations Shape Financial Behavior
What you learn about money as a child can shape your decisions for life.On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens, Tony talks with Dr. Bilal Pandow about how childhood experiences shape lifelong money habits, why even h...
How to Build Financial Confidence in a New Country
How do you build financial confidence in a new country?It starts with learning how money works where you are.On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens, I spoke with Bisola Tijani, the Whiz Queen<...
Why Authentic Communication Builds Better Relationships
It’s easier to be yourself, and that’s what builds real trust.On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens, I spoke with Derek Pollard, founder of Constellar Creative, about why authentic communication is the foun...
How Families Can Have Better Money Conversations
Clear money conversations help families prepare before life happens.On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens, Tony talks with Jacqui Clarke, author of Stop Worrying About Money, about how better money...
What Happens When Financial Planning Starts With Better Questions?
In many financial planning conversations, the loudest voices tend to shape the outcome.Yet some of the most important perspectives in the room often go unheard.What happens when we start asking better questio...
How Emotions Shape Financial Decisions and Readiness
Many financial decisions feel logical in the moment.Yet emotions often shape the choices we make about money.Understanding that connection can help us make better decisions and build stronger financial readiness....
Make Your Next Chapter Your Best One
What if your best years are ahead? On this episode of Get Ready Before Life Happens, I spoke with Tamara Cortoos, midlife coach and founder of Midlife Crossroads Academy, about making your next chapter your best one by al...
How Financial Resilience Protects People from Scams
In financial services, three voices dominate the conversation: regulators, institutions, and technology.Julia Chin believes there’s a fourth voice we need to hear more clearly: the human voice trying to make sense of it all. ...
Why End-of-Life Planning Is the Ultimate Gift to Your Family
End-of-life planning is about more than death, it’s about leaving your family with clarity, stability, and peace of mind.On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Greg Barnsdale, death doula and au...
Why Your Financial Plan Should Be as Unique as Your Life
The best financial plans start with who you are and the life you want to live.On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Mike Milligan, CFP and author of The One of a Kind Financial Plan Book about how to bui...
Rethinking Retirement Through a Portfolio Life
What if the next chapter of your career is an opportunity to design a life filled with meaning, contribution, and new possibilities?On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Maria Dastur, Founder o...
Your Health Is Your Greatest Asset
Are you trading your health for money? On this episode, I speak with Stevyn Guinnip, author of Grow Wellthy, about the idea of “health net worth,” the compounding effect of daily habits, and why retirement planning shoul...
The Hidden Psychology Behind Your Money Decisions
Are you making financial decisions consciously, or being nudged by forces you do not see?On this episode, I speak with Ceres Chua, Money Psychologist and Financial Coach about the hidden psychology shaping our financial decisi...
Anything Is Possible With the Right Financial Plan
With the right financial plan and clear intention, your goals become achievable, not abstract.On this episode, I speak with Dr. Severine Bryan, Accredited Financial Counselor and host of The Dr. Sev Talks Money Podcast about h...
What to Do When You Suspect Financial Abuse
When control shapes financial decisions, listening becomes the most important tool we have.In Part 2, I spoke with Joy Slabaugh, CFP, about how advisors and advocates can thoughtfully respond when they suspect a power imbalanc...
How Financial Abuse Begins and Why It’s Often Missed
Financial abuse often begins quietly, with small patterns of control that slowly reshape someone’s financial agency.In part one of this two-part episode, Joy Slabaugh, CFP® and I explore what financial abuse is, how it shows u...