Life with Mon and Cam: Recent Episodes
Life with Mon & Cam
Well you've found our podcast! We’re a newly married couple of 23 year olds, from Australia but currently travelling the world. In this podcast we’ll discuss LIFE - travel, work, money, marriage - and all the things in between!
It’s the play on words we’ve heard way too many times… 3 days to go until TOGO!! 🇹🇬 This pod is a quick catch up & FYI about the things we know about the next 8 weeks to come in West Africa.
This week we update you on what’s been happening the past week and let you know which nation we are going to be serving in for outreach later in the year! We hope you enjoy the episode!
Did you miss us?? 😉 We’ve been busy adjusting to a full time study schedule here at the Youth With A Mission base in Lausanne, Switzerland - as well as celebrating Mon’s 24th birthday! We’re back this week getting you up to speed about our first few weeks here at YWAM Lausanne and what we’ve learnt from our first two weeks of lectures. We hope you enjoy the episode!
After almost 7 months, Mon and Cam’s housesitting adventures have come to an end ! For the next 5 months we’ll be in Switzerland (and a TBD location) studying the Bible on something called a ‘DTS’! In this ep we discuss what DTS is and some of our expectations for this new part of our year away
In this episode Mon shares about the role her Christian faith played when losing her dad. NOTE: we had some issues with Mon’s mic this ep (& for Part II coming next week) - so if you can persist through a few crackles we’d greatly appreciate it! We didn’t want to re-record these episodes as they were pretty raw. So apologies for the less-easy-than-usual listening!
In this episode Mon shares about some of the hard realities of losing a loved one. NOTE: we had some issues with Mon’s mic this ep (& for Part II coming next week) - so if you can persist through a few crackles we’d greatly appreciate it! We didn’t want to re-record these episodes as they were pretty raw. So apologies for the less-easy-than-usual listening!
In this weeks episode Mon talks about her last month being off Instagram and why it can be helpful to take a break sometimes.
In this episode we hear from Cam about his experience joining the military through the gap year program, and serving 4 years in the Airforce.
In this episode we dive into how much we spent living in the United States over the last 12 weeks (or to be more exact, 82 days)! We break it all down into categories and discuss what surprised us and what we might have done differently in hindsight.
We got asked about the day to day differences between life in Australia and life in the US for those who might not have travelled there before. So here we are! A few insights of little things we noticed from our 12 weeks living in the US
16 months married: no condoms, no pills, no pregnancy scares. What method we’re using & why. DISCLAIMER: if you don’t want to hear Mon use the word “ejaculation” then do not proceed 😂
Why does social media always seem better than our life? Why do we find it hard to fully appreciate our current situation? Do we ever actually get there? If you find yourself thinking that the grass is greener on the other side, give this ep a listen for a reality check & reminder that the grass is green right where you are!
In this ep we cover some practical tips to help you reduce expenses and save some money in everyday life.
In this episode we discuss how travel can be a tool to get you out of your comfort zone and gain valuable life experience.
In this episode we discuss how Cam looked into Christianity and why he decided to become a Christian.
If you listened to this ep and are interested in doing an alpha course yourself, or just learning more about our faith, let us know and we can point you in the right direction!
What we cover in this ep;
1:15 - Mon reveals a secret...
1:50 - The back-story
5:13 - Greed
6:20 - The turning point
9:15 - A new perspective
13:00 - Mon's "life motto"
16:00 - Generousity in practice
P.s. Sorry mum! - Mon xxx
DISCLAIMER: In this episode we discuss our experiences & perspectives, this is not intended to be financial advice. Please consult a qualified financial advisor for any financial decisions.
What we cover in this ep;
2:10 - Fundamentals of investing
5:05 - Best practice before looking to invest
7:30 - Working out how much to invest
8:13 - A great asset class to start your investing journey
10:00 - How to have the confidence to invest
13:25 - Different perspectives on making money
15:55 - Real time emotions when markets are dipping
17:30 - "Time in the market over timing the market"
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Things we cover in this ep;
0:55 - Brief marriage backstory
2:20 - Our realisations 15 months into marriage
6:30 - The assurance we feel in marriage
9:00 - You're never going to marry "the right person"
10:25 - Should you try to change your spouse?
11:00 - Love & respect in marriage
13:17 - A useful tool for conflict resolution
13:55 - The best thing to do before you get married
15:05 - The power of commitment
15:55 - The excitement of marriage
16:45 - Self awareness: is marriage for you?
Books mentioned: 1. Love and Respect by Dr Emerson Eggerichs; 2. The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller
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Things we cover in this ep;
0:25 - What we've been doing in 2022
2:22 - How to get an answer to any question
3:00 - How we find our house sits
3:23 - Common questions we get
5:45 - Our views on travelling fulltime
8:50 - Fulltime travel spending tips
14:22 - The house sitting website we recommend
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In this podcast episode we give a brief overview of our 23 years of life so far. From where we both grew up, to our study/work/travel choices after finishing high school, and where we are today!
We hope that by learning about some of our life experience & interests, you might have heard something that piqued your interest for a future episode! Feel free to DM us on social media to let us know what you're interested in hearing more about.
Find us on instagram at @monredpath & @camredpath_
We both hope you enjoy this episode & we look forward to sharing more with you!
Stay tuned for Episode 002 on HOUSESITTING.