Happy Thursday!!! Sam Parr - successful entrepreneur, podcaster & father - joins Harrison & me to discuss the family life & the finances of raising a kid. We chat through how to align on values and finances early with a partner, his 40k per month budget, and the transformative power of parenthood. Listen to the pod on Spotify/Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-alex/id1737442386 Follow Just Alex Pod: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexpod/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexpod Follow Alex: Alex's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/justalexbennett Alex's TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexbennett Follow Harrison: Harrison's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman Harrison's TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman Follow Sam: Sam's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thesamparr Sam's TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@thesamparr #justalexpod Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Edited & Produced by: Creative Evolution Studios — https://www.creativeevolutionstudios.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to another episode of Just Alex 00:01:00 Selling The Hustle for millions 00:03:20 Creating powerful connections through Hampton 00:05:00 Becoming a “time billionaire” and retiring at 31 00:11:50 Sam’s framework for a successful partnership 00:13:00 How do Sam and his wife split finances? 00:15:15 Sam’s “war on stuff” 00:18:00 Raising a non-spoiled kid 00:23:15 What baby items are worth the splurge? 00:28:25 Posting your baby’s face online 00:31:10 The Anxious Generation 00:32:30 Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting 00:33:30 Sam’s parenting win 00:37:00 Lessons learned from the biography of Lewis & Clark 00:41:00 The Comfort Crisis 00:42:30 The transformative power of having a kid 00:49:20 Skin-to-skin contact with a new born 00:51:30 Do you know what a doula is?! 00:56:15 Advice to someone having a kid who isn’t financially stable yet 01:00:05 The purpose of life 01:02:30 Sam asks if we’re getting married 01:04:45 Choosing where to raise a child 01:10:30 Public vs. private school (or home schooling?) 01:11:30 Healthy eating for kids 01:14:30 Moving to Austin 01:17:15 LOVE YOU GUYS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices