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Amanda Barroso

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261 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So I don't know if this is how you feel.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Like you log off work, right?

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

It's late afternoon.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

And even into the night, it's like I tend to make these impulse purchases because I'm just like scrolling mindlessly after, you know, after work, after putting the kids to bed, these sort of like high stress moments.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

I'm just trying to turn my brain off.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

I'm trying to decompress.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

But I started to wonder if I could use the brick to cut off my ability to spend money so easily, so impulsively and fill that time with more fulfilling hobbies like started journaling this year.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

I have some reading goals.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Oh, wonderful.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Yeah.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

And my daughter's been kind of journaling with me at night or like kind of scrapbooking, whatever.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

So thinking about the idea of what the money is going to be for, if you've been following along on the no spend thing, one of the goals was the Disney trip.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

And I actually reached out to a Disney travel agent and we have like hard numbers on a trip for my daughter's birthday.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

That would be maybe a surprise for her.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Oh, way less, way less.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Yeah.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Anyway, that's a whole, we need to get Sally French on the phone.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Yes.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

Okay.

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Impulse Spending Fixes and PSLF Choices When You’re in Grad School

But like having hard numbers really helps.