The Truth About Money, Meaning & Choice | A Judgment-Free Conversation

Описание: What if money isn’t the problem—but the way we’ve been taught to think about it is?
In this judgment-free conversation, we explore money as a tool for choice, clarity, and designing a meaningful life aligned with your values.

Money isn’t the meaning of life—but it shapes how we live it.
In this episode of The Art of a Meaningful Life, I sit down with RoseMarie Keogh Smyth, and together we open a conversation many of us were taught to avoid.

RoseMarie offers a refreshing, judgment-free perspective on money—not as status or shame, but as a tool we use to design a life aligned with our values. From student loans and seven jobs, to saving for a dream Harley, to becoming mortgage-free while still living fully, her stories are honest, practical, and deeply human.

📌 The Art of a Meaningful Life is a podcast about presence, creativity, and the choices that shape who we become.

We talk about:
Why money belongs in conversations about a meaningful life
Letting go of comparison and “keeping up with the Joneses”
Choosing experiences over appearances
Aligning your spending with what truly matters to you
Why “nothing should be off the table” when it comes to money, life, and truth
This episode isn’t about spreadsheets or deprivation. It’s about clarity, intention, and freedom—about voting with your dollars for the life you actually want to live.
If you’ve ever felt tension between meaning and money, this conversation is for you.

✨ Links mentioned in the episode—including the Women to Watch Summit (March 7–8).
262 Movement Women to Watch Summit March 7-8 Register for FREE:
Register here for:event-//debdrummond.com/women-to-watch-summit/

Chapter Timelines
00:00 – When money meets meaning
00:40 – Welcome to The Art of a Meaningful Life
01:50 – Why money belongs in conversations about meaning
02:25 – Money as a tool, not a source of shame
03:25 – Designing life by voting with your dollars
04:06 – “Climbing the wrong wall” and redefining success
05:16 – Student loans, seven jobs, and choosing intention
05:52 – The Harley fund: choosing dreams over impulse
07:00 – Turning down work to reclaim agency
08:14 – Feeding dreams while paying down debt
09:04 – Why delayed gratification lasts longer
10:33 – Investing in what matters (guitars, cameras, freedom)
11:08 – Mortgage freedom and financial security
12:31 – Living fully before the goal is finished
13:41 – Values as the filter for every yes and no
14:36 – Planning ahead for the life you want
16:03 – Letting money change purpose as life evolves
17:02 – “Nothing’s off the table”: opening hard conversations
17:43 – The story behind the book title
19:13 – Why comparison robs us of our own life
21:53 – Asking the question: what do you really want?
22:49 – Creativity, fear, and late-blooming truth
23:28 – Talking about money, sex, and what we hide
24:38 – A grandmother, a book, and inherited wisdom
26:14 – Money without judgment, meaning without comparison
26:30 – Women to Watch Summit & closing reflections

Contact RoseMarie
LinkedIn:   / rosemarie-keogh-smyth-11a133b7  
Facebook:   / mortgagelessmentor  
Instagram:   / rosy_the_mortgageless_mentor  
Rosemarie's Book: Don't Have Sex 9 Months Before Christmas: and Other Practical Financial Tips: https://bit.ly/4tscbb0

Watch Carmen and RoseMarie during the 262 Movement Women to Watch Summit March 7-8
Register for FREE:
https://debdrummond.com/women-to-watc...


Connect with Carmen Davailus:
YouTube Podcast:    / @carmen-davailus  
Email: [email protected]
Instagram:   / carmensfineart  
LinkedIn:   / carmendavailus  
Facebook:   / carmendava1  
Website: https://www.CarmenDavailus.com

Thank you for being here—and for choosing to stay present, even when it’s hard. We look forward to your comments! Sincerely, Carmen