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Preparing For Your Empty Nest With Matt Meline

Today on the Dads with Daughters Podcast we bring you Matt Meline, father, founder and CEO of PrairieFire Wealth Planning. Today Matt and I talk about fatherhood, being in a blended family and about his new book entitled: Empty Nest, Full Pockets: How to Emotionally and Financially Prepare for Your Family’s Future. 

With his 30 years of experience, Matt Meline founded PrairieFire during his own empty nester journey in 2019. Inspired by the idea of a prairie fire sparking new growth by clearing remnants of the past, Matt’s approach helps families strip away old financial beliefs and preconceptions so they can focus on the goals that matter most with a clear, renewed sense of purpose. 

About the Book

Your grown children are ready for the next stage of their life—but are you?

With a helping hand from a dad who’s done it, you can prepare for your transition from full-time parent to empty nester and set your family up for a successful future. In Empty Nest, Full Pockets, get the expert help you need to navigate the financial uncertainties as parents of university-bound children and the growing pains of life as empty nesters.

You’ll discover:

  • The balance between staying engaged in your children’s lives and encouraging their independence.
  • How to reevaluate your new financial priorities.
  • Strategies for paying tuition without student loans—while still saving for your retirement.
  • How your deep-seated financial values affect your decision-making.
  • Tips to positively influence your child’s financial

Your grown teens are leaving the nest, and it’s time for you to focus on your new life. With Empty Nest, Full Pockets, learn the secrets to financial security and plan for your future today.

If you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Dads With Daughters podcast we invite you to check out the Fatherhood Insider. The Fatherhood Insider is the essential resource for any dad that wants to be the best dad that he can be. We know that no child comes with an instruction manual and most are figuring it out as they go along. The Fatherhood Insider is full of valuable resources and information that will up your game on fatherhood. Through our extensive course library, interactive forum, step-by-step roadmaps and more you will engage and learn with experts but more importantly with dads like you. So check it out today!

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Christopher Lewis


Christopher is the co-founder of Fathering Together and the Chief Information Officer. He is the father of 2 daughters that are now in their tweens and teens. He started Dad of Divas, a blog to share his own personal experiences in being a father in 2007 and in 2018 started the Dads With Daughters Facebook Group to allow dads to connect, learn and grow together. He works in Digital Media on a daily basis, but also has over 20 years of experience in higher education administration.

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