Episode 102 - The Ripple Effect of Generosity with Dale Alexander

The Ripple Effect of Generosity with Dale Alexander
Money Pig Podcast – Episode 102

In this heartfelt episode, host Tim Goodwin welcomes his longtime friend and mentor, Dale Alexander — CFP®, speaker, and author of The Talk (no, not that talk…the one about money). Fresh off a speaking engagement at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam Business School, Dale shares how a lifetime of faith, family, and intentional giving has shaped his mission to help young people build both wealth and a generous heart.

Dale tells the story of selling his financial services firm and stepping into what a mutual friend calls his “purpose-driven sunset career” — traveling the country to speak to students about money, margin, and living generously. With over 220,000 copies of his 87-page mini-book now in print (more than 200,000 of them given away), he and his wife Kimberly are focused on impact that multiplies across youth, leadership, families, and faith. One powerful example: donating a copy of The Talk to every high school graduate in Georgia, with a vision that those students could become some of the wealthiest, most generous people in the world.

But Dale reminds us that generosity is far bigger than dollars. It’s in the handwritten note someone keeps for 30 years with the words “You are exceptional.” It’s in choosing to “go deep, not wide” with the people God puts in your path — like the little duckling he once carried 20 miles on his bike to safety. It’s in being generous with kindness, respect, encouragement, and even forgiveness, especially when it’s hard.

Together, Tim and Dale unpack why the world’s loudest message — “get more for yourself” — is one of the greatest lies we’re told. Dale explains how serving and giving actually rewires our brains for joy, how the law of reciprocity shows up in his own life, and why “you can’t outgive what you outget.” This episode is a practical, hope-filled reminder that when we give our money, time, words, and grace on purpose, the ripple effects can shape families, communities, and even generations.

🎧 Key Takeaways:

• Why Dale believes generosity should aim for multiplication, not addition.
• How his parents modeled a life of giving — and why “more is caught than taught.”
• The many faces of generosity: money, time, kindness, respect, encouragement, and forgiveness.
• A simple practice that can change lives: writing handwritten notes people might keep forever.
• How giving and serving impact our brains and our emotional health.
• The “law of reciprocity” and why the world naturally gravitates toward givers.
• What it means to “give your dollars names or wings” — and how to point them where you want them to go.

Tune in to Episode 102 of the Money Pig podcast and, in Dale’s words, be inspired to “go be great” — by becoming a giver whose generosity sends ripples far beyond your bank account.

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