Today we talk about how important it is to have a full emergency fund, the money that gives you something nobody can sell you: peace of mind.
It’s Friday afternoon, your boss texts “Hey, do you have a minute?”, and your stomach drops. What happens next depends on what’s sitting in your savings.
In this episode we talk about why this boring money is the most powerful money you’ll ever have, how to know if you’re a three-month or a six-month family, where to keep it, and how to build it fast once the debt is gone.
🧮 Free Emergency Fund Calculator: https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/emergency-fund-calculator/ (https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/emergency-fund-calculator/)
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Tough on the numbers, easy on yourself.
27 Oct 2026
Buy Back Your Paycheck
Today we talk about how important it is to get out of debt, and what it would really feel like to finally be free of it.
You know that envelope on the kitchen counter you keep walking past? This one’s for you.
No judgment here. Most debt comes from life, not from being careless, and your debt is not who you are.
In this episode we talk about what debt is really costing you beyond the interest, why every debt you pay off is a raise you give yourself, and three simple moves to start knocking it out this week.
🧮 Free Debt Payoff Calculator: https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/debt-payoff-calculator/ (https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/debt-payoff-calculator/)
📬 The Middle Memo, free every week: https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/ (https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/)
▶️ Full deep dives on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy (https://www.youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy)
Tough on the numbers, easy on yourself.
22 Oct 2026
Why You Save Before You Pay Off Debt? | MMG-Ep005
Today we talk about how important it is to save your first two thousand dollars, even before you pay one extra dollar on your debt. It sounds backwards, but it’s the spare tire that keeps one bad day from wiping out all your progress.
In this episode:
why this small cushion comes before attacking debt
where to keep it so you don’t spend it
how to build it fast, in about 90 days
how to stop the money from leaking out, with the mindset shifts and small everyday changes that make spending harder and saving easier
Open the account, set up the transfer, and start this week.
🧮 Free Savings Goal Calculator: https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/savings-goal-calculator/ (https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/savings-goal-calculator/)
📬 The Middle Memo, free every week: https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/ (https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/)
▶️ Full deep dives on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy)
20 Oct 2026
Give Every Dollar a Job: The Only Budget We Recommend | MMG-Ep 004
Today we talk about how important it is to give every dollar a job, and why.
If you get paid on Friday and you’re broke by Wednesday, this episode is for you.
We go through the most common budgets out there, the 50/30/20, the envelope system and pay-yourself-first, and the gaps each one leaves. Then I show you step by step how to build a zero-based budget:
every bill, every debt, your emergency fund and even your fun money gets its own row, until you hit zero
you split the month into four balanced weeks, so you never run out of money in any week, whether you’re paid weekly, every two weeks or once a month
your first month is for adjusting, and your second month is when you go all the way up the ladder
Grab the list from the last episode and build yours this week.
📝 Free Paycheck Triage worksheet: https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/#worksheets (https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/#worksheets)
📬 The Middle Memo, free every week: https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/ (https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/)
▶️ Full deep dives on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy (https://www.youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy)
15 Oct 2026
Know Your Numbers: Where Did Your Money Really Go? | MMG-Ep 003
Today we talk about how important it is to know your numbers, the very first step to changing your money for real.
You can’t fix what you can’t see, so in this episode I walk you through a simple exercise you can do this week with the people you share your money with.
Do this exercise first, because in the next episode we’re building your budget with everything you find.
🧮 Free Debt Payoff Calculator: https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/debt-payoff-calculator/ (https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/debt-payoff-calculator/)
📬 The Middle Memo, free every week: https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/ (https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/)
▶️ Full deep dives on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy (https://youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy)
13 Oct 2026
Success Is a Decision (And Your Family Should Know About It) | MMG-Ep 002
Today we talk about how important it is to bring the people you love into your money decisions.
Success is a decision you make for yourself, but you don't have to do it alone.
When your partner, your kids and your family know where you're going and why, they stop holding you back and start pushing you forward.
📬 Get The Middle Memo (free, weekly)
👉 https://middlemoneyguy.com/memo/
🧮 Free savings goal calculator👉
https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/savings-goal-calculator/
▶️ Watch the full deep dives on YouTube
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Education, not financial advice.
9 Oct 2026
Become the Person You Want to Be | MMG-Ep 001
You work hard, you pay the bills, and somehow you still feel stuck. Before any budget, any plan, any number, there's one question that changes everything: who do you want to be?In our very first episode, we talk about why real change starts there, and how to take the first step this week.
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🧮 Free emergency fund calculator👉 https://middlemoneyguy.com/tools/emergency-fund-calculator/
▶️ Watch the full deep dives on YouTube👉 https://www.youtube.com/@MiddleMoneyGuy?sub_confirmation=1
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