Parents, Financial Lessons, and Sports Stories, with Amy Siegfried of Last Night’s Game

Season 2: Episode #24

Parents, Financial Lessons, and Sports Stories, Amy Siegfried of Last Night’s Game

After seeing how the ability to talk sports gave her the upper hand as a woman in business, Amy Siegfried, a third-generation entrepreneur, created Last Night’s Game to give her friends the same advantage. Last Night’s Game empowers its readers and listeners to join the sports conversation, even if they don’t know the first thing about sports.

The value of a teacher’s influence
Influence of her entrepreneurial father and wealth manager mother
When parents never use credit cards, it can be difficult to learn about them growing up
Learning the best of both work worlds from each parent during summer work
Reasons for going back to school to get an MBA after having a journalism degree
Going away to college and learning to live independently
Managing your own finances and an allowance at college
Overdraw a bank account in college with an $8 balance
The benefit of using an authorized user card while in college
Getting into some troubles with a credit card after college
Relying on her mother’s wisdom but getting out of debt on her own
The difficulty of asking parents for help as a young adult
Shifting the perspective away from decent money with a job to a long-term career
Her mother’s gift of a binder of financial knowledge
Hearing lessons from someone who is not your parent
Resources for handling day-to-day financial decisions
Owning property/assets and the black hole of credit card debt
Switching to paying for things in cash and understanding how much you were spending
Asking yourself “Is this important?” when considering a purchase as a curb to instant gratification
Teaching children about money through cash
Why she decided to start Last Night’s Game
Starting a business between Thanksgiving and Christmas
Rufus the Wimbledon Hawk
Starting a business on a shoestring
Business decisions for an entrepreneur are also personal finance decisions
The allure of returning to the corporate world, a steady paycheck, and days off
Reviewing your reoccurring charges and canceling email subscriptions
Do one thing every day that scares you
Asking the question, “How did you fail today?” as a way of learning and improving