Check Your Balances

Is the Coffee Really Blowing Your Budget?

Ross Anderson, CFP® and Daniel Messeca, CFP® Episode 280

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We’ve all been told that skipping your daily latte is the secret to building wealth. But is sacrificing small joys actually moving the needle, or is it just a distraction from the real culprits?

In this episode of Check Your Balances, we unpack a recent Business Insider article on "Wealth Traps" to reveal what’s really holding people back from financial freedom. Spoiler alert: It’s almost never your morning caffeine fix. 

Tune in to find out if we can find a more thoughtful way to teach young investors the impact of a creating financial discipline.


Link to Article: What Wealth Managers Teach About Avoiding Spending Traps via Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/teach-wealth-management-avoid-these-spending-traps-save-money-invest-2026-5)

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