Money Mile

Science educator and health and wellness coach, Dr. Denise Allen joins me today to discuss her incredible healing journey back to becoming a top-tier triathlete. 

Not only has she had the opportunity to race at the 2023 World Triathlon Championships, but she also received the 2022 USAT Multisport Most Inspirational Comeback Award. Denise’s story will inspire you to push yourself to your fullest potential by choosing courage ove...

How can you perform at a top level in your triathlon? Learn from those who are doing their best!

In this episode of Money Mile, we explore the intersection of triathlon and finance with Rebecca McKee. Rebecca has learned how to overcome obstacles to do her very best. She shares her journey by discussing her experiences and challenges in this open conversation. Listen in to learn what you can do to maximize your training. 

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Total Body Fitness creates a positive impact on over 6000 athletes each year! However, Total Body Fitness doesn’t just put on races they also introduce and train new athletes in the sport of triathlon.

On this episode, Mark Shaw and Bill Driskill join me to discuss how they have been spreading the sport of triathlon to the world for over 30 years. Listen in to learn how they help people overcome barriers to create lifelong athletes.

If you have listened to Money Mile lately, you have probably heard our financial training plan episodes. It’s finally time to wrap them up now that we have taken a dive through the main financial planning topics at the sprint, Olympic, and long course levels. 

In addition, we’ll discuss what’s coming next for the show, so listen in to hear what you can expect in future episodes of Money Mile. 

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Here at Money Mile, we love to shine the light on good people doing great things in the sport and our guest today is so positive that her own light shines through on this episode. 

Pam Coley is a successful small business owner, mother, grandmother, and an average person who enjoys triathlon. On this episode, you’ll hear how she got into the sport, her tips for dealing with race day anxiety, and all about her road to Kona.

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In today's episode, we will finish the tax planning portion of your financial training plan at the long-course level.

We can compare this to the technique and efficiency work in your triathlon training plan. 

To help you keep more of your resources throughout your lifetime, we want to ensure your tax strategy is well-designed.

My goal today is to give you some practical concepts to consider to improve the tax efficiency of your f...

If you want to learn how to improve the amount you pay in taxes you won’t want to miss this episode. 

Steven is the CEO and Lead CPA at Retirement Tax Services, an active former triathlete turned OCR racer, host of the first annual Retirement Tax Services Tax Summit, host of The Least Boring Tax Podcast, and author of Don’t Get Killed by Taxes, so he is a wealth of information on all things taxes.

In this episode, Steven and I d...

Your investment portion of your financial training plan is similar to the strength training you do in your physical training plan. My goal is to ensure that your investments are strong enough to support you so that you can live your best life. 

In this episode of Money Mile, I’ll share two concepts that you can implement in your investment portfolio to strengthen your financial plan. Listen in to hear how you can beef up your i...

On this episode of Money Mile, I had the opportunity to chat with Allison Trucillo–a mom, a physician, and a triathlete. In this episode, we discuss how Allison got started in the sport, what she considers her best investment in triathlon, her accomplishments, and so much more.

Listen in to hear how this dedicated triathlete made it to the World Championships in only her second year of racing. 

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On this episode of Money Mile, we are wrapping up your financial training plan by looking at retirement income at the long-course level. I equate a retirement income strategy with the nutrition and hydration component of triathlon training. 

Many of us have experienced a nutrition-related “bonk” in a race or a long training session. My goal with this podcast is to prevent you from “bonking” financially in retirement. Press play...

Jenn O’Keefe isn’t afraid to break free of her comfort zone. In this episode of Money Mile, you’ll hear Jenn’s story, the challenges she’s faced, her ups and downs, her proudest moment in triathlon, and so much more. 

Jenn even opened my eyes to a new triathlon challenge I had never considered before. Listen in to hear what it is.

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• How Jenn got started in ...

In life, you need to have a backup when things don’t go according to plan. In your training we call this a contingency plan, in life, we call this risk management. 

In this episode of Money Mile, we’ll dive deep into the dangers of the infinite banking strategy–one risk management strategy posing as a good investment strategy. Listen in to learn why banking on yourself isn’t always the best bet. 

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Since Money Mile stands at the corner of triathlon and personal finance we like to highlight the age group triathletes who are the lifeblood of our sport. In our interviews, we’ll shine the light on good people doing great things.

In this interview with Julie Dunkle, you’ll hear about her journey with triathlons, her winning spirit, and her recent challenges. Learn how Julie is adapting through adversity and showing the Ironman spir...

Here at Money Mile, we help active, time-crunched people increase their confidence in their finances while increasing their fitness. We focus on educating runners and triathletes who are looking forward to an engaged, phased financial independence and who are ultimately interested in leaving a meaningful legacy.

Today, we’ll focus on the legacy aspect of financial planning. We have discussed estate planning already at the sprin...

Since Money Mile stands at the corner between triathlon and personal finance, we want to take the opportunity to highlight some amazing triathletes who are doing great things to further the sport. 

On this episode of Money Mile, you’ll hear from our first special guest–Cathy Casey. Cathy shares how she levels up her triathlon experience, builds her confidence, and helps others improve their performance on race day. Make sure to...

Let’s face it, sometimes personal finance can seem like a foreign language. However, understanding your finances is essential to living the life you want. On this episode of Money Mile, we’re going to level up your understanding of investment management. 

If you feel like you need more of a basic tutorial on investments, check out episode 25 first to get the basics down. 

In this episode, you’ll learn about risk t...

Even the best-laid plans veer off course occasionally. As a triathlete, you probably know all about things going wrong in a race. If you haven’t had to change up your race plan in the middle of a race, you probably know someone who has.

In the same way, you need a contingency plan for your triathlon, you need a contingency plan for your finances. In this episode of Money Mile, we’re going to level up the risk management aspect of yo...

If you listened to episode 24 you already understand the basics of income tax planning. Today we’re going to kick it up a notch by discussing additional income tax information that will help you increase your tax efficiency.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

• Changing tax laws [1:42]
• The differences between traditional and Roth retirement accounts [5:38]
• State income taxes [7:55]
• Your h...

In episode 23 we discussed cash flow at the sprint distance level of training. In that episode, you learned that you shouldn’t spend more than 30% of your income on housing and you should be saving 20% of your income each month.

On this episode of Money Mile, we’re going to level up the cash flow component of your financial training plan. Listen in to learn how you can improve your cash flow with some best practices you ca...