Emma's Dilemma: how do I manage competing life priorities when everything feels messy?
Welcome back to Emma's Dilemma, where I take your dilemmas and answer them with piping hot advice on life and money. Today's dilemma is all about untangling that overwhelming feeling of having competing priorities and deciding which direction your life is going to go in next. In this episode, we cover: "Holding space" for that feeling of overwhelm Addressing what we're avoiding by allowing the overwhelm to win A matrix for helping you plot out what matters most to you Turning that into an action plan for what's next. Mentioned in this episode: printable matrix template for goal prioritisation https://thebrokegeneration.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Goal-Priority-Matrix.pdf PREORDER THE WARDROBE PROJECT! Preorder in Australia/NZ: https://amzn.to/3Jatx9x Non-Amazon AU/NZ Preorder options: Booktopia Preorder in the UK: https://shorturl.at/fKH5O Non-Amazon UK Preorder: Bookshop.org Preorder in the US: https://shorturl.at/9KNyb Preorder in Canada: https://shorturl.at/PgcJx Where to find Emma Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegenerationTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration Order my book, Good with Money! Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook. PREORDER THE WARDROBE PROJECT! Preorder in Australia/NZ: https://amzn.to/3Jatx9x Non-Amazon AU/NZ Preorder options: Booktopia Preorder in the UK: https://shorturl.at/fKH5O Non-Amazon UK Preorder: Bookshop.org Preorder in the US: https://shorturl.at/9KNyb Preorder in Canada: https://shorturl.at/PgcJx Where to find Emma Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegenerationTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration Order my book, Good with Money! Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Can I buy a home if... my income is going to change soon? With Kobe Clarke-Jacobs
Welcome to the final episode in our 3 part mini series with mortgage broker, Kobe Clarke-Jacobs. In this final instalment we're debunking how a change in income or circumstances changes and impacts your ability to buy a home. Whether you're planning on going on parental leave, taking a pay cut or changing jobs or industries, you'll find all the home loan insights you need in this nifty ep. Where to find Kobe: Instagram: @financewithkobe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@financewithkobe Website: https://financewithkobe.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Can I buy a home if... I'm self employed? With Kobe Clarke-Jacobs
In this episode we're debunking the myth that it's too hard to buy property if you're self employed, freelance or run your own business. Mortgage broker and friend of the pod Kobe Clarke-Jacobs breaks down what you need to know, how lending works for self employed earners, and why you don't need to buy into the lie that it's too hard to borrow. Where to find Kobe: Instagram: @financewithkobe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@financewithkobe Website: https://financewithkobe.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Can I buy a home if... I'm single? With Kobe Clarke-Jacobs
Welcome to a hot new little mini series with mortgage broker, Kobe Clarke-Jacobs, where we debunk the reasons you might think you can't buy a home, and break down how we go about buying if we're in some of those scenarios. First up: we're looking at you, single pringles. Buying solo gets a bad rap, but it's absolutely possible, and in this episode, Kobe explains how. Where to find Kobe: Instagram: @financewithkobe TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@financewithkobe Website: https://financewithkobe.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Business BTS: what's been happening at The Firm
Hello shareholders and welcome to the Broke HQ Annual General Meeting (read: very yappy, chatty podcast giving you a behind the scenes look at what's been happening at The Firm, Broke HQ). PREORDER THE WARDROBE PROJECT! Preorder in Australia/NZ: https://amzn.to/3Jatx9x Non-Amazon AU/NZ Preorder options: Booktopia Preorder in the UK: https://shorturl.at/fKH5O Non-Amazon UK Preorder: Bookshop.org Preorder in the US: https://shorturl.at/9KNyb Preorder in Canada: https://shorturl.at/PgcJx Where to find Emma Website: https://thebrokegeneration.com/Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.brokegenerationTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.brokegeneration Order my book, Good with Money! Sign up to The Glue: the weekly money psychology and mindset newsletter www.thebrokegeneration.com/subscribe, where you’ll also get your free Financial Values workbook.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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