{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Thing We Never Talk About","title":"Is This About The Money?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":593,"description":"A surprising amount of what looks like a money problem is actually something else wearing a money costume. Tim shares a story from his early touring days, when a tour manager's blunt question — \"Is this about the money, or is it something else?\" — cut through a negotiation in under a minute. He applies that same question to financial planning, using the common example of someone wondering if they're saving enough for retirement: the real issue often isn't the math, it's an unresolved question about priorities. Tim walks through a framework for looking past the numbers to identify what you actually want, then reframing that priority as a matter of identity rather than obligation — a shift that makes it far easier to stick with a plan.\nOne Key Takeaway: Before assuming a financial question is just a matter of getting the numbers right, ask whether there's a deeper question hiding underneath it.\nLinks:\nSend me a question to be answered on a future episode.\nSign up for the Keep It Easy newsletter.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ij30T8S22oW7oq3h35PBmjsaEjzv6wqJJXFR2goCl8k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MWUw/NTk1NDU5NDIxMTc4/N2RlZDJiNGFhZmUx/MDQ0OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}