The Catholic Money Show from WalletWin

In this episode, we share our personal journey as Amanda takes on the challenge of wearing the same dress for a month and what that’s meant for our family, laundry mountain, and our outlook on simplicity. We open up about the chaos (and comedy) of managing clothes for a household with five kids, the lessons we’re learning along the way, and how little changes can spark deeper growth. Join us for a candid, lighthearted chat about simplifying life—one dress at a time.This episode is brought to you by Alto from Ascension Press, the monthly companion book with morning and night prayer, daily readings, and saints of the day. ⁠Learn more at walletwin.com/alto⁠ and use code WALLETWIN at checkout.

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What happens when the year you carefully planned gets completely rearranged three months in?For us, it started with a phone call on March 3rd that changed everything. We had plans for our family, our business, our 15th anniversary, and the year ahead. Then, suddenly, we were traveling to Texas to meet our newborn son, Peter—and dealing with a very different reality than the one we'd planned for.So what happens to all those plans when life throws you a major curveball?In this episode, we look back at our 2026 plans and talk about what stayed, what shifted, and what completely fizzled. We also talk about the financial side of having your plans disrupted, and why having a budget and clear priorities helped us take some pretty big hits without getting knocked down.IN THIS EPISODE:How we approach our annual family planning and discernmentThe plans we made for 2026—and what happened to themWhy our Yellowstone trip stayed on the calendarHow our decision to send the girls to school turned out to be providentialWhy Jonathan had to significantly scale back his business goals for the yearWhat happened to our plans for our 15th anniversary tripHow adoption and unexpected medical expenses affected our budgetWhy planning is an act of prudence rather than an attempt to control the futureWhat it means to make plans while remaining abandoned to God's providenceJames 4:13–15 and the importance of saying, “If the Lord wills”Why we need to create space to ask God what He wants us to protect and pursueHow we're approaching our 2027 plans—with plenty of ambition and an open handWe're already making some big plans for 2027. Italy is on the calendar, and we're dreaming about the Camino in 2028. God willing.PLAN YOUR YEAR WITH WALLETWINReady to start planning your own year?Check out the Big Catholic Planner, Saintly Productivity Bundle, and other Catholic planning products here:https://walletwin.com/calendarTHIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KAROL COFFEE CO.We love having good coffee around while we're planning, working, and generally trying to keep up with five kids.Karol Coffee Co. offers freshly roasted coffee with subscriptions that make it easy to keep your coffee supply coming.HOW SUBSCRIPTIONS WORK:Choose your coffeePick one of their tried-and-true roasts, or let them choose for you with the Roaster's Select.Set your frequencyChoose weekly, biweekly, or monthly deliveries. You can always skip a delivery when needed.Enjoy!Have freshly roasted coffee delivered to your door, or pick it up in person at their Como Park café.Use code WALLETWIN for 10% off your first order.Shop Karol Coffee Co.:https://karolcoffeeco.com/Thanks for listening to the Catholic Money Show. God bless!

We’ve reached the conclusion of our Magnifica Humanitas series, and this final chapter made us realize we may have been asking the wrong question. Is this encyclical really about when and how Catholics should use AI? Or is it about how to remain human as we enter this new era?We talk about the Incarnation, the Eucharist, human weakness, education, relationships, Mary’s Magnificat, and Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem brick by brick. We’re called to get in there and help build.This episode is sponsored by Alto, Ascension’s new Catholic periodical, delivered to your door each month. It brings together the daily Mass readings, Liturgy of the Hours, saint features, reflections, prayers, and more, so you can put the phone down and just open Alto and pray. Use code WALLETWIN at walletwin.com/alto.📩 Get the WalletWin Weekly Newsletter: walletwin.com/newsletter