048: How to Create a Peaceful Home

Derek & Kristy take the Four Tendencies quiz created by author, Gretchen Rubin. They discuss the framework and their views on the usefulness of personality quizzes and frameworks. 

Derek recently heard of the idea of a man dressing well vs dressing casual and how they are viewed. He explains this theory to Kristy and asks for her opinion. 

Derek & Kristy committed to not eating out for a year with a list of exceptions. In this episode they discuss how it's going, challenges they've faced and if they need to make any adaptations. 

Derek & Kristy get real and raw discussing priorities. They share how they fight to make their priorities reflected in their daily life but also how challenging it can be, being pulled so many directions!

Derek & Kristy discuss the idea of the rich mindset. Their goal is to not only improve their mindset and habits towards money and the true value of it but also how to educate their boys on this topic. 

Derek & Kristy discuss the need to update their budget. Reflecting on their finances post-holiday season they discovered their budget was outdated. They discuss why they wanted to update their budget and how they are going about building their budget 2.0. 

Derek & Kristy discuss the importance of creating a peaceful home in the midst of their chaotic season of life, raising two wild boys! This episode discusses steps they take to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home. They would also love to know what you do to create peace in your home!

With a New Year here Derek & Kristy discuss how they view habits and goals. They share how they how they are far more habit-oriented than goal-oriented. This episode discusses why their daily life has been improved from creating impactful habits in addition to goals! 

Derek & Kristy have some exciting news about hitting a big milestone. They also discuss their next goal in working towards financial freedom. As usual, they also have conversations that trail in various directions. 

Derek & Kristy discuss their approach to continuing to grow. Derek has been delving into stoicism and reflects on how this is contributing to his growth. Kristy discusses some different methods she has tried with both her and the boys, including gratitude reflections.