We’ve talked a lot about what we’re “supposed” to do to be real adults and be considered successful on the right path. We've tackled everything from college to marriage to homeownership to having kids.

Topics covered in this wrap-up episode

* What makes an adult?

* Do you really want to follow that prescribed path?

* The importance of re-examining your life path and money to determine if you really want to do it.

* Realities of today: working hard doesn’t guarantee you financial success.

* What’s something each of us would have done differently if we felt we could?

* What are we doing now that’s unconventional according to society?

* What’s the biggest surprise from this season?

* What’s something you want to delve into deeper in the future?

Our takeaways from season 2

* The importance of financial coaching to help you decide what really matters to you.

* How we’ve made unconventional choices and they’ve worked out for us.

* The research really helps us understand how the American Dream isn’t what it’s cracked up to be and might not even be attainable in the current stage of capitalism.

Our financial resource

Sarah and Miranda agree that the CFPB offers great tools for understanding money.

* Sarah Li-Cain

* Miranda Marquit

Get full access to It Doesn't Make Cents at itdoesntmakecents.substack.com/subscribe

What would you do differently with your money if you weren’t constrained by “supposed tos?”

Powered by Wave AI