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Raising Financially Fit Families with Joline Godfrey

Raising Financially Fit Families with Joline Godfrey

By: Joline Godfrey
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 In this podcast, we help parents and grandparents meet the challenge of preparing children for the future. We do this by offering an expanded idea of wealth, embracing the family’s intellectual, social, and human capital as well as their financial capital, or FISH assets as we think of them. Join us to explore financial education as Joline and her guests introduce ideas and strategies to empower, provoke, and support families preparing kids—from early childhood to young adulthood- for futures we can barely imagine.Copyright ©️ Raising Financially Fit Families with Joline Godfrey 2025 Economics
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  • Creating Meaningful Rites of Passage with Dr. Drew Eggebraten (Ep. 7)

    Creating Meaningful Rites of Passage with Dr. Drew Eggebraten (Ep. 7)
    Jun 18 2025
    Raising kids to be financially and emotionally ready for life isn’t about one big talk—it’s about intentional moments that shape character and build trust. How can a birthday become a turning point? What does it look like when a parent pauses, plans, and connects at just the right time? In this episode, Joline Godfrey talks with Dr. Drew Eggebraten, General Dentist at Drew Eggebraten DDS Inc., about how he turned his son's 12th birthday into a day of honest conversations, meaningful connections, and real-world preparation. They explore the power of one-on-one time, values-based parenting, and setting boundaries in today’s tech-heavy culture. Dr. Eggebraten discusses: How he used his son's birthday to create a rite of passage rooted in reflection, bonding, and life lessons The shift in influence from parents to peers in early adolescence, and how intentional parenting can make a difference before that moment How travel and service work have impacted his parenting values and priorities How to talk about difficult subjects—like addiction, pornography, and emotional regulation—early and openly The role of screens, dopamine habits, and the importance of family-based rules that encourage presence and connection And more! Resources: Get your copy of Raising Financially Fit Kids! Connect with Joline Godfrey: Bounce 10 LinkedIn: Joline Godfrey Joline@bounce-10.com Connect with Drew Eggebraten: Website: Drew Eggebraten DDS Inc LinkedIn: Drew Eggebraten eggebra@hotmail.com About our Guest: Dr. Eggebraten is a 2008 graduate of the University of Southern California School of Dentistry and a former part-time faculty member. While at USC, he received the Charles Pincus Memorial Award for Esthetic Dentistry and the award of Merit from the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. As a student, he was selected to participate in an advanced select training course led by his mentor, Dr. Pascal Magne, one of the leading experts in biomimetic dentistry. Because of this education, Dr. Eggebraten practices biomimetic dentistry in his private practice. Dr. Eggebraten is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, and the Academy of Osseointegration. In private practice, he continues to implement conservative dentistry and focuses on comprehensive preventive dental care. Dr Eggebraten lives in Ojai with his wife Victoria and their three boys.
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    32 mins
  • Building Resilient and Connected Families: Lessons from Patric Brophy (Ep. 6)

    Building Resilient and Connected Families: Lessons from Patric Brophy (Ep. 6)
    May 22 2025
    What does it mean to raise financially fit kids in today's world? Join Joline Godfrey and Patric Brophy, COO at Bounce-10, as they dive into the real-life challenges and rewards of guiding children toward financial literacy. Patric brings a refreshing perspective as a dad navigating the nuances of money conversations with his two daughters, aged 9 and 11. They explore key parenting tactics, like balancing direct involvement in financial education while allowing autonomy. Get insights on handling social media influences, creating frameworks for decision-making, and fostering a growth mindset in kids—topics every parent grapples with today. Key Discussions: The role of parental modeling in financial education Differences in financial conversations with kids of various ages The impact of social and time trade-offs on family dynamics Preparing kids for technological and social challenges And more! Resources: Get your copy of Raising Financially Fit Kids! Connect with Joline Godfrey: Bounce 10 LinkedIn: Joline Godfrey Joline@Bounce-10.com Connect with Patric Brophy: LinkedIn: Patric Brophy Patric@Bounce-10.com
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    36 mins
  • Financial Stressors in Kids and How to Handle Them with Jeff Savlov (Ep. 5)

    Financial Stressors in Kids and How to Handle Them with Jeff Savlov (Ep. 5)
    May 5 2025
    Financial stress affects everyone, regardless of their economic standing. How can families address stressors from a young age? What is the role of communication and love within a family when facing financial challenges? In this episode, Joline Godfrey sits down with Jeff Savlov, Founder of Blum & Savlov LLP, to explore the different categories of stressors that families face. They discuss how these stressors may affect family members, from young children to adults, and offer strategies for dealing with them. The conversation emphasizes the importance of open communication, understanding, and utilizing stress as a catalyst for growth. Key discussions include: Jeff's family background and his journey from family business to being a family dynamics expert Understanding existential stress and its impact on family systems Strategies for discussing financial decisions with young children and involving them in family financial planning Tackling self-inflicted financial stress and the importance of open communication in families The role of parents in reducing adolescent stress and encouraging honest dialogue And more! Resources: Get your copy of Raising Financially Fit Kids! Connect with Joline Godfrey: Bounce 10 LinkedIn: Joline Godfrey Connect with Jeff Savlov: Website: Blum & Savlov, LLP LinkedIn: Jeff Savlov About our Guest: Jeff is the Founder of Blum & Savlov, LLP, and consults to business families, legacy wealth families and the advisors who serve them. He brings more than 30 years of unique experience in sales and marketing, business ownership, entrepreneurial endeavors and family dynamics/psychological training, along with a common-sense style, to his consulting work with families. By integrating his diverse business background, extensive academic work and family dynamics/psychological training with his experience working in his family’s commercial printing business, Jeff helps enterprising families to balance family and business/wealth so both will thrive for many generations. Having participated in his family’s commercial printing business in New York City, Jeff understands firsthand the challenges of balancing the interplay between family and business and the devastation that can befall an otherwise healthy business when this balance is not proactively managed. In the business Jeff’s family owned, a consultant was brought in to work with the family, facilitated a successful reorganization of the business and helped rebuild family relationships. This is one of the primary experiences which motivated Jeff’s career in family business and family wealth consulting. Jeff holds a Master of Social Work degree from Rutgers University with specializations in group dynamics and family systems theory. He has a post-graduate certification from the Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New Jersey (now the Center for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of NJ) where he is a member of the faculty. Jeff received an Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute (FFI), Boston, MA where he is recognized with Fellow status. Through membership in FFI, an international organization comprised of family business and family wealth advisors, consultants, educators and researchers, Jeff has access to the latest trends, developments, best practices and research in family business and family wealth consulting. Jeff is the founder of the Princeton Family Business Consultants Group – an interdisciplinary group of professionals serving enterprising families across the U.S. and convening to develop best practices. In addition, Jeff has consulted on relationship and team dynamics with Fortune 500 companies such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and Schering Plough. He also devotes a portion of his time to performance enhancement with corporate executives and elite high school athletes.
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    29 mins
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