Dr. Ted Klontz was raised to believe anything he did might kill him. He says it’s the best thing that ever happened to his attention.
Ted is 82, a pioneer of financial psychology, and has nearly bled to death more than once. For decades he’s kept a running conversation with his own mortality. It began as the Grim Reaper. Today it looks more like Fred Rogers in blue jeans. We talk about why death is an ally, why fighting your money habits fails, his last 90 minutes with his father, and what “enough” means near the end of a long life.
A note: this conversation touches on death, near-death experiences, depression, and briefly suicide. Please take care while listening.
🎯 CHAPTERS
[02:30] When nearly dying stopped being pleasant
[06:52] “It’s an ally, not an enemy”
[11:20] The board of directors inside you
[17:20] The overspending part, and what it’s protecting
[19:38] Softening the inner war
[31:27] What he wishes he’d known about money at 45
[35:26] Leaving your financial neighbourhood
[37:38] New money and family: honouring both
[39:26] The last 90 minutes with his father
[43:36] Love letters and dying with no regrets
[53:39] Is there a meaning of life?
[57:22] Teaching people to notice
[1:02:06] The final chapter: live each day as if it’s your first
📚 ABOUT TED
Paul T. (Ted) Klontz, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Practice of Financial Psychology and Behavioral Finance at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business. He is a co-founder of the Financial Psychology Institute, founder of Klontz Consulting Group, and co-founder of Your Mental Wealth. His books include Mind Over Money, Wired for Wealth, The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge, and Facilitating Financial Health. He’s based in Nashville.
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