Summer Money Reboot Week #1: Which Financial Season Are You In?

Hey BA fam, Mandi is back (!) in the studio and kicking off a brand new Summer Money Reboot series. In this kickoff episode, Mandi shares why she rewrote her book into Brown Ambition: How to Reboot Your Career and Money After Life Throws You Off Track and introduces a new framework for thinking about your finances when life is life‑ing: the four financial seasons.

You’ll learn: • Why “I did everything right” and still feel stuck is more common than you think. • The four financial seasons: Safety, Growth, Alignment, and Protection—and the main job of each. • Why you cannot and should not try to be in all four seasons at once. • How to start naming your current season (without shaming it) using real questions about your debt, savings, income, and stress level. • Why it’s taking so many of us years, not months, to bounce back from layoffs, caregiving, and health challenges—and why the old “3‑month emergency fund” advice doesn’t match reality anymore. Instead of trying to fix your whole financial life by Labor Day, this series will help you figure out which season you’re in right now and what that season actually needs from your money over the next 90 days.

You don’t need a perfect budget or a 37‑step plan this summer; you need a truthful starting point. << GET THE FREE SUMMER MONEY REBOOT WORKBOOK >> Mandi also created a free Summer Money Reboot companion workbook to use alongside this series. The workbook will help you: • Identify which of the four seasons your financial life is in right now. • Reflect on how you got here without spiraling into shame • Start mapping out a simple, realistic 90‑day plan aligned with your current season.

Download the free Summer Money Reboot Workbook via the link in the show notes and follow along week by week See for privacy information.