The Get Ready Newsletter

The Get Ready newsletter includes weekly action items and recommendations to organize and monitor all areas of your financial life. You’ll also notifications for new episodes of The Get Ready Money Podcast.

How Better Questions Protect Financial Agency

Hi, Welcome to this week’s Get Ready Newsletter. I’m trying a new format focused on one reflection, one question, a few useful recommendations, and one readiness step to help you prepare before life happens and to help you ask better questions. What I’m Thinking About This Week This week, I’...

May 23, 2026

The Skills AI Won’t Replace

Hi, Happy Saturday, and thanks for being part of the Get Ready Movement. AI is changing how we access information, make decisions, and work with experts. This week’s issue looks at what still matters most: judgment, communication, preparation, and trust. 🧭 This Week’s Lens The future of financ...

May 16, 2026

Health, Identity, and Life Transitions

Happy Saturday, and thanks for being part of the Get Ready Movement. Money decisions are becoming more connected to how we live, grow, and adapt through life’s transitions. This week, one theme stood out: financial readiness expands when we connect money decisions to health, identity, and the tr...

May 09, 2026

Purpose, Identity, and the Next Chapter of Retirement

Hi, Happy Saturday, and thanks for being part of the Get Ready Movement. We spend decades planning for retirement financially. The real challenge often begins after retirement, when identity, purpose, and daily life start to shift. 🧭 This Week’s Lens This week, one theme stood out: retirement is...

May 02, 2026

Financial Resilience Starts With Your Why

Hi, The more I look at how people make money decisions, the more it comes back to one idea: behavior makes sense when we understand the story behind it. Financial resilience grows from awareness, context, and connection, not just knowledge. NOTE: If you’re receiving this for the first time, welc...

Apr 25, 2026

Preparation Builds Confidence at Every Stage of Life

Hi, Happy Saturday, and thanks for being part of the Get Ready Movement. This week, one theme stood out: while technology is changing how we live and work; trust, empathy, and human connection still drive our most important financial decisions. Inside this week:• Why human connection still matter...

Apr 18, 2026

Preparation Builds Confidence at Every Stage of Life

Hi, Happy Saturday, and thanks for being part of the Get Ready Movement. One thing that stood out to me this week is how often financial confidence begins long before a major life transition. From teaching kids about money through a video game to family meetings, divorce, and everyday spending ha...

Apr 11, 2026

Better Conversations Create Better Outcomes

Hi, Thanks for being part of the Get Ready Movement, where we prepare for life’s transitions by changing the way we think and talk about money. This week’s issue centers on one idea: confidence grows through awareness and conversation. Inside this week: • How digital literacy strengthens financ...

Apr 04, 2026

Curiosity Leads To Better Money Decisions

Hi, This week’s issue centers on one idea: Better questions lead to better outcomes. Inside this week:• one conversation on financial confidence and access• signals reshaping decision making• one move to strengthen your financial foundation 🧠 Thought of the Week Money decisions start with how w...

Mar 29, 2026

Curiosity Builds Confidence With Money

Hi, Confidence with money grows when we are curious and increase our knowledge. This week’s issue explores: • How women are building confidence with money • Ideas shaping the future of money • One practical step to strengthen your financial readiness 🧠 Opening Thought Money decisions often...

Mar 22, 2026

What 250 Conversations Taught Me About Money

Hi, This week marks Episode 250 of the Get Ready Before Life Happens Podcast. After 250 conversations about money with experts, advocates, and changemakers around the world, one lesson stands out: Money becomes clearer when we start with people instead of products. This week’s newsletter reflects...

Mar 15, 2026

Protect the Income That Powers Your Plan

Hi, Thanks for being part of the Get Ready Movement, where we prepare for life’s transitions by changing the way we think and talk about money. This week’s issue focuses on protecting the foundation of every financial plan, your income and why better questions and open communication strengthen l...

Mar 08, 2026

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The Get Ready Newsletter

The Get Ready newsletter includes weekly action items and recommendations to organize and monitor all areas of your financial life. You’ll also notifications for new episodes of The Get Ready Money Podcast.