Inside Out Money 159. Waffle Week - On Friendship, Money Dates, ChooseFI, Taxes, Rental Income, Expense Tracking, Reclaiming Your Mornings, and More
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Apr 19, 2026 Liz, creator of Liz Gets Loaded who covers budgeting and early retirement, drops into a freewheeling chat about friendship rituals, money dates, and household check-ins. They bounce between tracking expenses and digital clutter, talk rental income vs. passive expectations, and share routines like morning walks and reclaiming time.
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Keep A Friends List For Intentional Connections
- Keep a written friends list to proactively maintain relationships you value.
- Maggie treats it like a networking list: she records people she wants to engage with and reviews it to prompt outreach.
Waffle Wednesday Explains Casual Unscripted Episodes
- Waffle Wednesday is a low-pressure short-video trend named after Australian slang for talking at length about trivial matters.
- Maggie and Liz reframe it as a podcast format for unscripted, casual episodes they call waffles.
Schedule Money Dates With A Simple Agenda
- Schedule recurring money dates with an agenda so reviewing spending and accounts actually happens.
- Liz transfers Monarch data into a spreadsheet each month and reads line items aloud to catch mis-categorizations and missing charges.