Money Talks podcast: The power of time

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What started as a nervous experiment with a microphone has quietly turned into some of the most meaningful time Parker and I spend together.

It wasn’t long ago that we sat down to record Episode 1, unsure of what we were building, simply hoping the conversation would be worth having.

Twenty episodes later, it’s remarkable how quickly those moments have added up, and how nearly two years have passed while we were just being ourselves.

Time is strange in that way. You don’t feel it moving in the middle of it. You only notice in hindsight — how routines formed, voices changed and conversations grew deeper.

Oh, and Parker proudly reports she’s 5-foot-1 now — the most important milestone here, of course.

That’s the heart of this episode. Not the number attached to it, but the responsibility that comes with time.

Left unattended, it slips by unnoticed. Used intentionally, it shapes habits, strengthens relationships and turns ordinary moments into something meaningful.

Time is always working in the background.

The question is whether it’s working for us, or against us.

Click the play button below to listen now, or find the Money Talks podcast on Spotify. For your convenience, here is a timestamp of Episode 20:

🎙️Episode 20 — Timestamps:

0:01: Backstage
0:56: The Money Talks jingle
1:55: Is this really the most wonderful time of the year?
3:35: Pre-teen expectations for Parker
6:45: “What y’all reading?”
11:15: The meat and potatoes: The power of time
18:45: Parker plays another mini-game! — “Time Choices”
24:05: “Money Talks with Parker”
26:40: Final thoughts for 2025 and looking ahead to 2026
30:40: Outro