Payday: Job 1. Pay bills, Job 2. Provide lifestyle

In this episode of the Games of Life podcast, Amber Reddekopp and Doug Turnbull discuss the importance of financial literacy across all ages, particularly focusing on engaging young clients. They explore the fundamental jobs of money, practical strategies for managing finances, and the significance…

Payday: playing the money game the right way for your situation

Ambar Reddekopp and co-host Doug Turnbull talk about playing the money game - or getting played. Ambar walks through how marketing trains us to be consumers, but not good stewards of wealth. She describes how a financial advisor can break finances down to the granular levels, so people can play thi…

Game #1: Payday - does your money have a job?

Ambar Reddekopp tells listeners and co-host Doug Turnbull what the five different jobs of money are: bills, lifestyle, servicing debt, short-term savings, and long-term savings. Ambar defines each and explains how achieving each one is very attainable. Ambar also talks about her and her family's Th…

The Psychology of Money

Ambar Reddekopp and co-host Doug Turnbull mull over people's backgrounds and postures and how those affect their attitudes about finances. Ambar also talks about the differences between The Spender and The Saver and how they ultimately want the same thing and can deploy similar methods to get there…

What are “The Games of Life”?

Ambar explains to Doug why she came up with “The Games of Life” as the podcast name. Amber shares how her and her Journey Financial Group team teach different clients different games: Payday Game, Twister – untwisting one’s savings, Escape Room – freeing one’s self from debt, Chess – estate plannin…

The Games of Life Podcast Trailer

The retirement journey is one of the greatest and most fulfilling trips you’ll ever embark on, and proper preparation and strategy can help you maximize your current situation while building towards a future that is everything you’ve been dreaming of. Hosted by The Journey Financial Group presiden…

Getting to know Ambar Reddekopp

In this series premiere, co-host Doug Turnbull introduces listeners to The Journey Financial Group’s President and Investment Advisor Representative Ambar Reddekopp. She explains how she came from very meager beginnings to taking over her father’s firm and what she learned by working in other parts…