Financial Control Beyond Your Paycheck and 401k

Описание: This bonus episode of Control Your Career is a real conversation about money, career, and life transitions.

Strategic Career Consultant, Julia Toothacre, sits down with financial professional and podcast host Natalie Kime to talk about financial control beyond your paycheck and 401k. Together, they explore how money decisions are shaped by caregiving, career changes, priorities, and the season of life you are in.

The episode explores financial confidence through a realistic, human-centered lens.

In this episode, you will hear about:
✓ Why money decisions are never just about numbers
✓ How caregiving and career intersect financially
✓ What financial control really means in real life
✓ How to approach money during uncertain seasons
✓ Why flexibility matters more than perfection

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⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 Why do financial questions change as you move through life and career?
00:48 What is this bonus episode really about (beyond paychecks and 401ks)?
02:19 Who is Natalie Kime and why does her perspective feel so real-life?
03:30 Why this is not “financial basics” and who this conversation is for
06:09 What does financial control actually mean when life is unpredictable?
06:53 What is “what-if planning” and why do most people skip it?
08:54 What does building a financial legacy really look like?
09:00 Why is a 401k not the whole plan (and what else matters)?
12:15 What did COVID reveal about risk, protection, and being “overconfident”?
17:40 What parts of your financial life matter before investing even starts?
24:53 What is the role of emergency funds and why do people resist them?
26:55 How do you build stability with diversification and smart planning?
32:55 How does caregiving change financial decisions and priorities?
41:44 If your paycheck stopped tomorrow, what would you do first?
46:45 What is the wealth transfer and why women need to be ready?
55:29 How do you choose the right financial support and take the next step?
57:27 Where can you connect with Natalie and keep learning?