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Money Made Human Podcast
Personal finance with a human touch.
Money Made Human is a show about what it actually looks like to handle money well. Not the rules. Not the hacks. The real, human experience of building a financial life that fits how you actually live.
Hosted by Kelsa Dickey, founder of Financial Coach Academy® and creator of the SpendFirst® methodology, this show is for two kinds of listeners. People who want a better picture of their own money. And the financial coaches and practitioners who do this work with them.
For almost two decades, Kelsa has built her practice around one belief: most financial stress isn't a discipline problem. It's a visibility problem. When you can see where your money is actually going, what's already spoken for, and what's coming, the decisions get easier. The system doesn't have to be tight. It has to be clear.
Season 2 is the chapter-by-chapter reading of Kelsa's book, SpendFirst: The Surprisingly Simple System to Stop Stressing About Money. One chapter per episode, in her voice, from the introduction all the way through. The book launches November 11, 2026. You'll hear it here first.
If you're a coach or practitioner, this is the methodology your clients will be learning. Hearing the whole thing will make you better at teaching it.
If you're trying to figure out your own money, this is a season-long invitation into a way of thinking that doesn't ask you to be more disciplined. It asks you to see your money clearly.
New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe wherever you listen.
Money Made Human Podcast
Latest Episodes
Chapter 6: SpendFuture - Planning for What Doesn't Happen Monthly
Here's the wave that makes so many capable, responsible people feel like they just can't get ahead. You have a good month, put a little toward a card, and then the tires and the vet bill land in the same week and it's gone.In this episod...
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Chapter 5: SpendFreely - Where Real Life Happens
If you feel a little pang of guilt almost every time you spend money, that guilt was never really about your choices. It's about a hundred small purchases with no clear place to put them, so every one turns into a question.This chapter i...
Chapter 4: SpendFixed - Your Monthly Commitments
If you’ve ever felt fine at the start of the month and strangely broke by the middle of it, this is for you. There is a clear reason for that mid-month squeeze, and it comes down to timing you’ve never been shown how to see.Today we're d...
Chapter 3: The Three Ways Your Money Moves
Some months your money feels calm, and some months it feels like chaos, even when your paycheck stays exactly the same.This week on the podcast I'm reading Chapter 3 of my book, SpendFirst®. It's the chapter where a lot of people finally...
Chapter 2: The Heartbeat of SpendFirst - Your Paycheck Rhythm
Does your budget feel like it’s fighting your calendar? Most financial advice tells us to plan in 30-day blocks, but your life happens paycheck to paycheck.In this episode, we dive into Chapter 2 of SpendFirst to explore the Pay...
