Ep 105: Why Did Your Parents Have You?

This week we decided it was time to honor and spotlight our Childless and Childfree not by Choice friends! While neither of us knowingly experience infertility, we wanted to educate ourselves about the experiences of those in our community who do. Remember folks, we're not doctors or scientists so we did our best to provide insight into IVF and Adoption as best the internet would allow haha Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

Enjoy this sneak peak from our sit down with Dr. Jay Zigmont, founder of Childfree Wealth and author of Portraits of Childfree Wealth and The Childfree Guide to Life and Money (out Dec '24).  Dr. Jay shares some of his best tips for getting out of debt, how to talk to your parents about money and financial boundaries as they age, and he even weighs in on whether you should rent or buy a home as a person or couple without kids! You can hear this episode in full and other expert interviews by becoming a member of the Claiming Zero Patreon.Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

For our first guest of the season we’re chatting with Paulette! She’s the childfree Latina hosting La Vida Más Chèvre and breaking down cultural brainwashing. Paulette would love to connect with you so hit her up @pauletteeratoSupport the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

After a failed attempt to get the incomparable Iris Apfel to join the pod while she was still with us, Daliyce has decided she’s the perfect Childfree icon to start out Season 4 HerStory with!Happy Birthday Daliyce!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

On today’s episode Vanessa shares a post from r/childfree about whether it’s a good idea to lie to your colleagues about having a kid to benefit from “parent perks”. Could you manage to keep the lie going?Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

Welcome to Season 4! We’re starting with a big honest update and Vanessa is getting candid about how she feels about being a fencesitter and how she’s gotten to this point. Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

Today we’re celebrating our Season 3 Finale and Episode 150! We’ve just returned from our Childfree Cruise with the adults only cruise line Virgin Voyages! We had an incredible time and we hope you’ll join us for the next one!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

We have some great things coming up for you, our podcast friends, and we’re spilling the beans early! Today’s episode is a quick breakdown of some of the things you can expect for Season 4, which  begins April 2!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero

The final Reddit episode of Season 3 is a cautionary tale of what happens when you don’t communicate properly in your relationship. Whether or not you want to have a kid can change and if you aren’t honest with your partner, it can also change your relationship. Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: [email protected]/FB: @claimingzero