Hosted by Vanessa Dean · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 21 episodes
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Money feels harder when you have an ADHD brain. The Distracted Dollar exists to explain why and what actually helps. The Distracted Dollar is a podcast for anyone with ADHD who feels behind, ashamed, or overwhelmed by money. Hosted by Vanessa Dean, ADHD Money Coach, this podcast breaks down the real reasons traditional money advice does not work for ADHD brains and replaces it with systems that do. Each episode explores impulsive and emotional spending, why budgets fall apart, how time blindness leads to late fees and forgotten bills, and how financial identity and money shame keep people stuck. The focus is always on simple, ADHD friendly systems that reduce chaos and build control. There is no hustle culture here. There is no shame. There is no advice that tells you to just try harder. This podcast helps you understand your brain, remove guilt from the equation, and design a financial life that actually fits you
Vanessa Dean hosts The Distracted Dollar, a education show with 21 episodes published.
You're not bad with money. Your brain is running on empty and spending is the fastest refill you can find. In this episode, we're breaking down the real reason compulsive shopping is so hard to stop when you have ADHD. I
From WIC to Debt-Free: An Accidental ADHD Brain Hack to Pay Off $24K in 14 Months Vanessa, an ADHD money coach and host of The Distracted Dollar, shares how she and her husband (a senior NCO in the U.S. Army) paid off $2
You’re Not Bad With Money: ADHD, Identity, and the Pause Before You Purchase Vanessa, an ADHD money coach, introduces The Distracted Dollar and reframes “I’m bad with money” as a story shaped by early money scripts and A
Why Summer Wrecks ADHD Budgets—and the Envelope System That Prevents September Debt Vanessa, an ADHD money coach on the Distracted Dollar podcast, explains why summer often leads to September credit card dread for ADHD f
Here are the updated show notes: The Distracted Dollar | Episode: Why Your Brain Reaches for Your Wallet When Rejection Feels Possible Have you ever paid for something you didn't want, just to make sure nobody forgot to
The ADHD Potential Trap: Stop Funding Your Fantasy Self Vanessa, an ADHD money coach and host of The Distracted Dollar, explains how ADHD brains get hooked on the dopamine of “what if” purchases—where the high happens at
Vanessa, an ADHD money coach, explains how tracking every purchase turned her marriage into a money-police/teenager dynamic fueled by control and shame, and how a no-questions-asked monthly “allowance” for each partner e
Stop the Bleed: A Live Financial Triage for the ADHD Brain Most people think budgeting is about math. But when you have ADHD, looking at your bank account doesn't feel like math—it feels like an RSD-induced nightmare. If
Are you shopping for your life, or are you shopping for a ghost? In this episode of The Distracted Dollar , Vanessa (your ADHD Money Coach) digs through her "planner graveyard" to uncover the truth about the ADHD Tax . W
“Save for a rainy day” doesn’t work for ADHD brains—and it’s not your fault. In this episode, I break down why traditional savings advice fails and how to use permission-based sinking funds to reduce stress and stay in c
The ADHD Tax: How Executive Dysfunction Drains Your Money (and a 1-Hour Refund Move) Vanessa, an ADHD money coach, explains that ADHD costs society $122.8 billion largely through lost productivity and unemployment, and r
Beating the ADHD Novelty Cliff: A Four-Season Money System Vanessa, an ADHD money coach on The Distracted Dollar, explains why many people with ADHD can follow a new budget or savings plan for about 90 days and then abru
The ADHD-Friendly Container Method: Automate Your Money to Avoid the ADHD Tax Vanessa, an ADHD money coach, explains why traditional budgeting fails ADHD brains and leads to the “ADHD tax” of late fees, overdrafts, inter
How to Keep Your Tax Refund With ADHD: The 10/10/80 Rule Vanessa, an ADHD money coach on The Distracted Dollar, explains how a tax refund can trigger impulsive spending through the “free money” mindset, decision fatigue,
The ADHD Tax and the Shame Shield: How Sinking Funds Turn $500 Emergencies Neutral Vanessa, an ADHD money coach, shares a story from Cheer nationals where two sick kids, a lost car key, and a $500+ locksmith/replacement
Four ADHD-Friendly Speed Bumps to Stop Impulse Spending Vanessa, an ADHD money coach and host of The Distracted Dollar, explains that “buy now” buttons are dopamine traps that hit ADHD brains harder due to impulsivity, t
Budgeting Without the Torture: The Money Container System for ADHD Brains Vanessa, an ADHD money coach and host of the Distracted Dollar podcast, explains why traditional spreadsheet budgeting feels unbearable for ADHD b
The ADHD Tax: Cutting Hidden Costs and Gaining Financial Control In this episode of The Distracted Dollar, Vanessa, an ADHD money coach, explores the 'ADHD tax', a hidden financial drain linked to the executive functioni
Understanding and Tackling the ADHD Tax: From Chaos to Control In this episode of the Distracted Dollar podcast, Vanessa, an ADHD money coach, explores the concept of the ADHD tax, highlighting the hidden financial costs
In this episode of the Distracted Dollar podcast, Vanessa, an ADHD money coach, explores the intersection of financial anxiety and ADHD behaviors, particularly the impulse to constantly check one's bank account. Vanessa
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