How do you win a gold medal with your money? In honor of today’s Summer Olympics’ Opening Ceremony, we are joined by CFP and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, Lauryn Williams. She joins Paula Pant and OG to dig into what’s required to earn that gold medal in money.
In the second half of the show, sponsored by DepositAccounts.com, our panel dives further into their list of gold medal money habits.
Be sure to stick around for Doug’s riveting Olympic-themed trivia, too!
Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.StackingBenjamins.com/201
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Our Topic: What’s required to win the gold medal in money
During our conversation, you’ll hear us mention:
- Have confidence and optimism that you will achieve your financial goal.
- Being coachable.
- Boost your income.
- Making small, consistent improvements.
- Investing in stocks for the long term.
- Focus on the “big three” expenses: housing, transportation, and food.
- Control your anxiety and/or nerves.
Our Contributors
A big thanks to our contributors! You can check out more links for our guests below.
Lauryn Williams

Another thanks to Lauryn Williams for joining our contributors this week! Hear more from Lauryn by listening to her podcast, Worth Listening, at Worth Listening on Apple Podcasts.
Learn more about Lauryn and how she can help you reach your financial goals by visiting her site, HOME | Lauryn Williams.
Paula Pant

Check Out Paula’s site and amazing podcast: AffordAnything.com
Follow Paula on Twitter: @AffordAnything
OG

For more on OG and his firm’s page, click here.
Doug’s Game Show Trivia
- How many events were in the original ancient Olympic games?
DepositAccounts

Thanks to DepositAccounts.com for sponsoring Stacking Benjamins. DepositsAccounts.com is the #1 place to go when you’re looking to see if your rate is the BEST rate on savings, CDs, money markets, and even checking accounts! Check out ALL of the rates ranked from best to worst (and see the national averages) at DepositAccounts.com.
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Tune in on Monday when we help duct tape all the damage we do to our financial plan with behavioral money psychologist Dr. Daniel Crosby.
Miss our last show? Check it out here: Why Are Boomers Running Through Money So Quickly (and what should YOU do about yours?) SB1550.
Written by: Kevin Bailey
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