Money gets treated like a scoreboard, but it usually starts as a story. Ben Laws and I dig into the early moments that shape how we think about wealth, from childhood lessons about fairness and scarcity to the subtle ways comparison rewires our sense of “enough.” If you have ever hit a financial milestone and felt strangely unchanged, we name why: money is not a destination, it is a capability multiplier. It makes you more of what you already are, for better or worse.
Then the conversation goes somewhere most investing podcasts never go. Ben shares the story of his son Benny, born with Trisomy 18 and alive for 16 days, and how that experience clarified a question that sits behind every financial plan: are you alive or are you living? We talk about presence as power, why time is the most honest form of wealth, and how grief can strip away the scripts you inherit from family, culture, and social media.
That message becomes action through 16 Days, a nonprofit that helps NICU families afford to be with their babies when distance, work, and bills make it impossible. We also explore Benny Circle, a way for entrepreneurs and businesses to match giving and measure return on impact. We close with practical wealth management insights: why simplicity beats complexity, why listening is the most underrated financial skill, and why “know what you own and know why you own it” should be non negotiable.
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Connect with Ben further:
16Days.org – Charity started in honor of his son, Benny
Evexia Wealth – Wealth Coaching & Invest
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