Recent Episodes

July 17, 2024

Use Flow State to Achieve More and Accelerate Your Financial Goals | E145 Justine Elizabeth

Whether you consider yourself a writer or not, you’ve been asked to write before. This could be an essay for school, an email at work, or a caption for a post. Sometimes when we are writing, we have a complete brain fart. N…
July 3, 2024

Why Are We So Weird When It Comes to Money | E144 Paco de Leon

Humans are weird whenever it comes to money. We drive five miles out of the way to save a few cents on gas. We buy things we don’t need because they’re on sale. We don’t ask for a raise although we’ve been working hard at th…
June 19, 2024

Work Optionality: A Different Way to Imagine at FIRE | E143 Rachael Camp

Work optionality is the idea that you work because you want to, not because you have to. As you’re listening to this in your 20s, this concept might seem like a pipe dream. That’s truly fair. Most of us don’t have this luxur…

Recent Blog Posts

The Ultimate Year-End Financial Checklist: Get Ready for 2024!

  The holiday season is upon us, and before you know it, we'll be welcoming 2024 with open arms. But before the year comes to a close, there are a few essential financial tasks you can tackle in just 30 minutes or less to set yourself up for…

9 Tips to Prepare for Your Doctor’s Appointment

9 Tips to Prepare for Your Doctor’s Appointment Did you know the average doctor’s appointment only lasts 16 minutes and 14 seconds? With doctors under immense pressure to see as many patients as possible, it’s crucial to use this …

The Intentional Networking Tool to Help You Stay Connected

The Intentional Networking Tool to Help You Stay Connected Networking is a key ingredient for success. You can find job opportunities, increase sales, create collaborations, and learn new things through conversation. If we simplify networking, it …

About the Hosts

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Kyle Peters

Producer and Engineer

I've only guested on a couple episodes, but I do a lot of the production work behind the TSIR brand.

I joined the team in January 2022, but I've been a die-hard fan of the show since Justin published his first episode. I love to see how it's grown, and I believe this is only just the beginning.

Editing and producing publishable content from raw audio is my favorite responsibility. Of course, I love having behind the scenes conversations with Justin as well.

I just moved down to Austin in August of 2022, but I'll never forget the dirty Lou in hometown Missouri.

Some of my favorite things are electronic music, live sports, chess, and finance.

If you're a fan of the show, send us a message. We'd love to hear from you.

As always, thanks for tuning in!

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Justin

Host

If you’ve listened to an episode of The Struggle is Real, you’ve heard my voice.

I’ve been hosting the show since the inception. Has it really been almost 3 years!? Thanks to you that have stuck around with me as I find my voice as a host.

Prepping for our guests and asking the questions are my favorite responsibilities.

I’m currently living in Austin but St. Louis will always have a soft spot in my heart.

Some of my favorite things are Cardinals baseball, plants, and rock climbing.

It’s been an absolute blast creating this show for y’all (I’m allowed to say that in Texas). I’m not going away anytime soon so if you have feedback, I’d love to hear it.

Thanks for tuning in!