Money Talks podcast: A book report to remember

Parker won't let it go — and that's a good thing!

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Halfway through chapter one, her emphatic thumbs-down shifted to a hesitant sideways thumb.

She tried to retract her sentiment the moment she exposed even tepid satisfaction, but it was too late.

By the time she reached page 90 — at 3:38 p.m. on July 3 — Parker couldn’t hold back. She approached me with words I never thought I’d hear her say.

“I wish I could make everyone read this,” she said.

Parker put up a 16-month fight, but deep down she knows her first book report, a synopsis of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” wasn’t so bad.

Her complaints about my handpicked selection spilled over into episode 12 of the Money Talks podcast.

In this episode, we discuss Parker’s debut column, why we don’t publish Parker’s image and likeness (and how she feels about it!), Parker’s participation in the 5 a.m. club and what we’re looking forward to in 2025.

We hope you enjoy the episode! Click the play button below to listen now.

You can also listen to the Money Talks podcast on Spotify.

For your convenience, here is a timestamp of episode 12:

1:30: Parker shares her best thing that’s happened so far in 2025.
3:05: Daddy shares his best thing that’s happened so far in 2025.
5:10: Parker shares what she’s looking forward to in 2025.
6:30: Daddy shares what he’s looking forward to in 2025.
8:55: Parker updates the audience on her life in fifth grade.
13:44: What is Daddy reading?
15:51: Parker describes her experience with the 5 a.m. club.
19:16: Parker reacts to her Money Talks debut column.
23:35: Why we do not publish Parker’s image and likeness at Money Talks.
26:30: Why this book report from Parker was so important to Daddy.
30:18: Parker closes the show.