Comparison can steal your joy — and even derail your financial future. In this episode of My Father Said, Ryan and Robert unpack why comparing your portfolio to someone else's is risky, especially when you don't know their goals, timeline, or the "game" they're playing. They cover how watercooler conversations create doubt, why your plan should be your benchmark, and how life seasons (age, income, debt, caregiving, inheritance) change the strategy. The takeaway: know your plan, understand it, and ignore the noise.

Ryan and Robert welcome our first-ever sponsors—attorney Kelly Burnside and Allstate agent Ashley Banks—for a Thanksgiving-themed "Don't Be a Turkey" episode. We cover retirement procrastination, holiday impulse spending, umbrella & UIM coverage, life-insurance basics (so your family never relies on a GoFundMe), payday-loan pitfalls, emergency funds, and the must-have will/estate docs for individuals and business owners. Plus a quick Peru story (alpacas!) and everyone's favorite Thanksgiving dishes—all in a lighter, practical conversation you can act on today.

Takeaways: start retirement contributions now, set a holiday budget, review auto/home limits at renewal, consider umbrella/UIM, secure appropriate life insurance, build 3–6 months of expenses, and put basic estate documents in place.

Guests: Kelly Burnside (Burnside Law Firm, West Columbia, SC) and Ashley Banks (Allstate, Columbia, SC).

In this eye-opening episode, Robert and Ryan uncover a kind of betrayal that can quietly destroy a marriage—financial infidelity. From secret credit cards to hidden debt, they explore how money lies break trust and fracture families.

Through stories, stats, and Scripture, they reveal how honesty and unity in finances can bring healing and strength to your marriage.

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