The Simplicity Sessions

We get asked so often about how we handle money with our adult kids, so we finally sat down to share exactly what our family does, what we don't do, and the numbers behind it all.
Chapters:
2:19 – Do We Charge Our Kids Rent? Our Family's Approach

3:59 – Getting Kids Started with Investing Early

5:03 – Understanding Life Insurance as an Investment Vehicle

7:37 – How We Handled Their Vehicles (Interest-Free Car Payments to Us)

13:33 – The Compounding Math: $583/Month for 11 Years = $2.8 Million

21:26 – The First Home Savings Account (FHSA) Explained

28:49 – "Saving Your Latte Money Won't Make You a Millionaire" 

Let's dive in!
Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special!
Click here to listen:
Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERE
Spotify – CLICK HERE


Free Resources:
Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport

Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide

The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast

Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20"

Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide

Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE"

*code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale*

Programs:
Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite

The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject

Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced

Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/

Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages

Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman

Connect with Chris:
Instagram | @chrisborsellino

Finance Discovery Session | Book Here

Connect with Jenn:
Instagram | @jennpike

Facebook | @thesimplicityproject

YouTube | Simplicity TV

Website | The Simplicity Project Inc.

Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.

In this episode, I'm doing a full reflection on the sixth annual Audacious Woman Retreat I hosted in Kelowna this past June.
 
This isn't just a recap. It's a conversation about something I believe with every fiber of my being: the room is the most powerful business tool you will ever step into, and sometimes, you have to be brave enough to build it yourself.
In this episode, I'm sharing:
Why I hosted five women in my rented home for five days, and what emerged that no agenda could have planned

The difference between information and knowledge 

Why the "right room" has nothing to do with celebrity coaches, luxury venues, or million-dollar masterminds

What I've learned after six years of hosting these retreats: the room doesn't actually exist until the humans arrive

The concept of "stacking evidence"

Why vulnerability creates speed in business (and why pretending you have it together is costing you years)

The lobster theory of women in business 

Why confidence is contagious, and what happens when one woman asks the hard question out loud

My reflection on leadership: I'm not better than the women in the room, I'm just a little further along

A permission slip for the woman who has been waiting to feel "ready enough" to gather her people

 
Let's dive in!
Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special!
Click here to listen:
Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERE
Spotify – CLICK HERE


This episode is sponsored by:
St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15 

Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option

Free Resources:
Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport

Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide

The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast

Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20"

Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide

Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE"

*code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale*

Programs:
Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite

The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject

Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced

Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/

Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages

Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman

Connect with Jenn:
Instagram | @jennpike

Facebook | @thesimplicityproject

YouTube | Simplicity TV

Website | The Simplicity Project Inc.

 
Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.

This week, I pulled my husband in to do a full recap of our family trip to Italy at the end of May. We were there for 15 days with our two kids (17 and 19 at the time), and honestly, a month later I'd hop on a plane back in a heartbeat.
We cover everything: how we planned it, how we paid for it, what we'd do differently, and the real, unfiltered truth about what it's like to travel as a family of four for two weeks straight.
In this episode, we talk about:
How we used credit card points to cover four flights and how we scored a last-minute premium cabin upgrade for all of us for about $3,000

The difference between staying in hotels vs. Airbnbs, and why Airbnbs won for us every time

Why we'd skip the Amalfi next time (controversial, I know) and where we wish we'd spent more days

The hidden charges at Italian restaurants that caught us off guard 

How we average 20,000–30,000 steps a day and why getting lost on foot is genuinely one of the best travel strategies

Why we booked the Colosseum and Vatican three months out

Our honest take on Naples 

What it means to raise kids who know how to travel 

 
Let's dive in!
Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special!
Click here to listen:
Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERE
Spotify – CLICK HERE


Free Resources:
Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport

Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide

The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast

Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20"

Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide

Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE"

*code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale*

Programs:
Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite

The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject

Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced

Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/

Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages

Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman

Connect with Chris:
Instagram | @chrisborsellino

Finance Discovery Session | Book Here

Connect with Jenn:
Instagram | @jennpike

Facebook | @thesimplicityproject

YouTube | Simplicity TV

Website | The Simplicity Project Inc.

 
Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.

In this episode, I'm going deep on something I've been talking about in my clinical practice for nearly a decade: your hormones are rarely the root cause of how you're feeling. They're messengers. And when we keep trying to silence the message instead of understanding what's driving it, we keep ourselves stuck.
 
What We Cover in This Episode
Why assuming every symptom is a hormone problem can keep you chasing your tail

How hormones respond to their environment — emotional, physical, relational, and metabolic

The life stages where I see this show up most (early 20s, the thick of your 30s, perimenopause, and beyond)

Why I think of hormones like text messages 

 
Let's dive in!
Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special!
Click here to listen:
Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERE
Spotify – CLICK HERE


This episode is sponsored by:
St. Francis | Go to stfrancisherbfarm.com and save 15% off your all your orders with code JENNPIKE15 

Eversio Wellness | Go to eversiowellness.com/discount/jennpike15 and save 15% off every order with code JENNPIKE15 /// not available for "subscribe & save" option

Free Resources:
Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport

Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide

The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast

Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20"

Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide

Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE"

*code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale*

Programs:
Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite

The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject

Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced

Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/

Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages

Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman

Connect with Jenn:
Instagram | @jennpike

Facebook | @thesimplicityproject

YouTube | Simplicity TV

Website | The Simplicity Project Inc.

Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.

This week Chris is back with me and we are going deep on a topic that honestly took us years to truly understand: the difference between making money and actually building wealth. If you're a business owner, an entrepreneur, or even just someone who has been grinding away and wondering why the revenue doesn't quite match the financial freedom you pictured, this one is for you.
 
In this episode, we cover:
Revenue vs. profit vs. wealth — why that distinction is one of the most important mindset shifts you'll make as an entrepreneur

Sole proprietor vs. incorporated business — how to know which structure makes sense for where you are and where you want to go (and yes, we're Canadians so this is Canadian languaging!)

Retained earnings — what they are, why they matter, and how leaving money inside your corporation is one of the most powerful tax advantages available to you

The tax reserve — why we recommend setting aside roughly 30% as money comes in, and how shifting to quarterly corporate tax installments changed everything for me

Banking strategy vs. wealth strategy — stop asking "where does my money go?" and start asking "what should my money be doing?"

Emergency reserves and operating capital — the numbers every business owner needs to understand (and most don't)

How insurance investments work inside a corporation — one of Chris's favourite tools that most people never think to ask about

The questions to ask your accountant — because showing up informed changes everything

Why sitting money is losing money — how inflation quietly erodes the savings you feel "safe" keeping in your business account

 
Let's dive in!
Thank you for joining us today. If you could rate, review & subscribe, it would mean the world to me! While you're at it, take a screenshot and tag me @jennpike to share on Instagram – I'll re-share that baby out to the community & once a month I'll be doing a draw from those re-shares and send the winner something special!
Click here to listen:
Apple Podcasts – CLICK HERE
Spotify – CLICK HERE


Free Resources:
Free Perimenopause Support Guide | jennpike.com/perimenopausesupport

Free Blood Work Guide | jennpike.com/bloodworkguide

The Simplicity Sessions Podcast | jennpike.com/podcast

Get 20% on thewalkingpad.com using code "JENNPIKE20"

Metabolic Guide | jennpike.com/metabolic-guide

Get discounts at happybumco.com using code "JENNPIKE"

*code doesn't apply with Black Friday sale*

Programs:
Ignite: Your 8-Week Body Transformation Program | https://jennpike.com/ignite

The Peri & Menopause Project  - Join the Waitlist | jennpike.com/theperimenopauseproject

Synced Virtual Fitness Studio | jennpike.com/synced

Services: Work With Jenn | https://jennpike.com/work-with-jenn/

Functional Testing | jennpike.com/testing-packages

Business Mentorship | The Audacious Woman Mentorship:  jennpike.com/theaudaciouswoman

Connect with Chris:
Instagram | @chrisborsellino

Finance Discovery Session | Book Here

Connect with Jenn:
Instagram | @jennpike

Facebook | @thesimplicityproject

YouTube | Simplicity TV

Website | The Simplicity Project Inc.

Have a question? Send it over to hello@jennpike.com and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice.