You're Not Broke — You Have a Leak. Here's the Framework That Finds It.

You're Not Broke — You Have a Leak. Here's the Framework That Finds It.

From SeedTime with Bob and Linda Lotich by Bob Lotich, Linda Lotich

April 24, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

The episode discusses identifying hidden spending leaks in budgets using a framework called the Cost vs. Frequency Matrix.

You're not careless with money. You try to be intentional. But somehow at the end of the month, there's still less than there should be — and you can't quite figure out where it went. What if the problem isn't discipline — but a type of spending leak that even the most careful budgeters almost never catch? In this episode, I walk through the Cost vs. Frequency Matrix — a simple framework for identifying three invisible drains that quietly bleed most middle-class budgets dry. We talk about value decay (purchases that made total sense once, but quietly stopped serving you), what the average American home's 300,000 items tells us about how we buy things, and how this all connects back to what it really means to steward what God has entrusted to you. This is a workshop-style episode, so grab something to write with. If you enjoyed this, we'd love to send you a free copy of our book — you just cover shipping. It has over 1,000 5-star reviews on Amazon. Grab it at seedtime.com/free . WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE Here's a little of what we cover in this episode: Why the average American home has 300,000 items — and what that tells us about how we actually spend money The three types of…

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