#23. Behind the Scenes with Melissa’s Husband: Money, Movement & Marriage

After 20+ episodes, Melissa’s husband Gary finally joins us for a lively conversation that zigzags from building a monthly personal financial statement to flipping roadside finds, starting a finance club, and how pickleball coaching principles apply to money. You’ll hear how Melissa and Gary tag-team investing (research meets execution), why “movement without vision is chaos,” and how tiny, compounding actions create real freedom on the court and in your bank account.

We discuss:

• Building a personal financial statement: list assets (investments, art/watches you actually enjoy, etc.) and liabilities, then track net worth over time to see if the graph is moving in the right direction.
• Keeping tabs on where your cash and exposure live (T-bills, equities, commodities, etc.). Use tools to make idle assets work without overreaching into margin.
• A finance club can be two people and a Thursday. Swap short lessons, compare notes on markets, and use ChatGPT to structure a smart agenda so it’s more than talk.
• From hydrangeas to Facebook Marketplace flips, small wins compound. Don’t obsess over “hourly rate” during downtime. Stack drips and trickles and let them add up.
• Gary’s coaching mantra—“movement without vision is chaos”—applies to sport and money. Decide why you’re doing something, then commit. Chunk skills, chase 1% better daily.

Links

Tony’s website

Melissa’s website

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