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The Importance of Liquidity in Personal Finance - Episode 99
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Common 401(k) Mistakes that are Costing You Money - Episode 98
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May 08, 2026 |
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Weathering Inflation in 2026 - Episode 97
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Investing in Pokémon Cards - Episode 96
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Important Tips for Filing your Tax Return - Episode 95
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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2026 Financial Outlook: What Should You Be Doing? - Episode 94
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Should You Surrender That Life Insurance Policy For Cash? - Episode 93
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Is a 50-Year Mortgage a Good Idea? - Episode 92
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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When Tax Deductions Don't Make Sense - Episode 91
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Understanding the DNA of Every Investment - Episode 90
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Financially Surviving the Government Shutdown in 2025 - Episode 89
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Expensive Things You Should Be Buying: A Financial Planner's Perspective - Episode 88
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The Trials of Buying a Car, and the Perils of the Dealership - Episode 87
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Leveraging The New Tips Deduction For High-Paying Part Time Jobs - Episode 86
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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New Tax Laws: Unpacking The One Big Beautiful Bill (Part 3) - Episode 85
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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New Tax Laws: Unpacking The One Big Beautiful Bill (Part 2) - Episode 84
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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New Tax Laws: Unpacking The One Big Beautiful Bill (Part 1) - Episode 83
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Investing in Collectibles with Shawn Surmick (Reserved Investments) - Episode 82
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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That Impulse Purchase Won't Make You Happy - Episode 81
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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How to Convert Traditional Accounts to Roth - Episode 80
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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When to Claim Social Security: Helping Your Parents (and Planning for Yourself) – Episode 79
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Buying or Selling a Small Business - Episode 78
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Buying Individual Stocks - Episode 77
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May 30, 2025 |
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What Returns Should We Expect from the Market? - Episode 76
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May 22, 2025 |
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How Will Tariffs Affect You? - Episode 75
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May 15, 2025 |
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This is NOT Financial Advice - Episode 74
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May 08, 2025 |
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Is Buying a House with Friends a Good Idea? - Episode 73
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May 01, 2025 |
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How Having Children Affects Your Finances - Episode 72
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Surviving the IRS, with Tax Attorney Stephen Weisberg - Episode 71
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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How to Make Yourself Financially Bulletproof - Episode 70
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Forced Savings Tactics: Listen to this if You Struggle To Save - Episode 69
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Financial Rationale is More Important than Financial Outcomes - Episode 68
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Preparing for 2025 Tax Law Changes - Episode 67
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Financial Thoughts for Federal Employees and Changing Jobs - Episode 66
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Our Best Financial Ideas from 2024 - Episode 65
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Financial Apocalypse? How To Prepare for 2025 and Beyond - Episode 64
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Health Insurance Marketplace Plans & The Premium Tax Credit - Episode 63
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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How to Prepare for a Long Distance Move and Job Change - Episode 62
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Estate Planning Basics You NEED to Know - Episode 61
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Why Inherited IRA's Might be Your Biggest Headache - Episode 60
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Financial Planning with ChildFree Wealth® - Episode 59
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Your Choice of Spouse May Determine Your Financial Success...or Failure - Episode 58
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Planning for Retirement - Episode 57
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Understanding Sequence of Returns Risk - Episode 56
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Can We Monetize Our Hobbies? Better Yet, Should We? - Episode 55
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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5 Steps to Survive a Market Crash - Episode 54
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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How To Achieve FIRE & Retire Early As A Travel Nurse - Episode 53
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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The Best Debt Repayment Strategies - Episode 52
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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A Deep Dive Into Disability Insurance, And Why You Should Have It - Episode 51
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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A Financial Thought Experiment: Thinking In Years Saved, Not Dollars Saved - Episode 50
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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When Should You Actually Use Your Emergency Fund? - Episode 49
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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How to Earn $2,500 with One PTO Day - Episode 48
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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The $50,000 Challenge: Can You Do It? - Episode 47
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Exploring the Diversification Puzzle: How Important is Diversification? - Episode 46
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May 30, 2024 |
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The Benefits of Qualified Dividends - Episode 45
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May 23, 2024 |
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An Interesting And Motivating Thought Experiment On Paying Off Debt - Episode 44
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May 16, 2024 |
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You Might Not Understand Investment Returns - Part 2 - Episode 43
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May 09, 2024 |
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You Might Not Understand Investment Returns Part 1 - Episode 42
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May 02, 2024 |
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House Hacking & Real Estate Investing - An Interview with Anson Young - Episode 41
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Candid Thoughts About Infinite Banking and Whole Life Insurance - Episode 40
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 39 - How to Use Your Roth IRA as an Emergency Fund
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 38 - Interview With A Successful 3rd Party Amazon Seller
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 37 - When, How, and Why You Should Use A Health Savings Account (HSA)
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 36 - Be Wary of Velocity Banking
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 35 - Is A Roth Conversion Right For You?
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 34 - Investing In Lego Sets
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 33 - Let's Talk About Tax-Loss Harvesting
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 32 - How to Sell Your Items on Ebay (and other platforms)
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 31 - Some Financial Thoughts To Consider When Having A Child
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 30 - All The Different Ways Financial Advisors Get Paid
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Episode 29 - 5 Financial Tasks to Start 2024 Off Strong
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Episode 28 - How To Handle Layoffs, Losing A Job, or Losing Your Income.
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #15 - What's the Deal with Collectibles?
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Episode 27 - When to Hire an Advisor
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #14 - Gold, Let's Talk About That
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 26 - High Yield Options for Your Cash, Part 2
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 25 - High-Yield Options for Your Cash, Part 1
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #13 - 3 Spending Rules for Black Friday (or any other day!)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Episode 24 - Let's Talk CryptoCurrency
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 23 - Giving to Charity Effectively
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #12 - Let's Talk Day Trading
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Episode 22 - Part Time Jobs & Solo Businesses
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #11 - Hypothetical Investment Questions
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 21 - Financial Misconceptions
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #10 - What Would Danny Do (WWDD) With This Whole Life Policy?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 20 - Our Thoughts On The FIRE Movement
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #9 - Let's Talk About ESG Investing
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Episode 19 - You Might Be Too Fixated on Investment Returns
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #8 - Federal Student Loan Repayments Are Starting Again!
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #7 - Let's Talk Lottery
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Episode 18 - Now We're Cooking with Dividends
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #6 - Annual Vs. Monthly Payments
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 17 - What's Your Financial Order of Operations?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #5 - Small Leaks Sink Big Ships
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Episode 16 - So...You Want To Buy A Vehicle?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #4 - Listener Questions on 529 Accounts and Life Insurance
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 15 - 5 Paths to Financial Freedom
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #3 - Would you Rather, $70,000??
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 14 - Couples Financial...Therapy?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #2 - Listener Questions on 401(k) Rollovers and High Interest Mortgages
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Episode 13 - Roth vs. Traditional, Who Wins?
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Another Few Cents #1 - Would You Rather...$1,000?
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 12 - Should You Refinance Debt?
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Episode 11 - What's The Best Mortgage Option and Down Payment Strategy For You?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Episode 10 - Exploring Financial Minimalism
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Episode 9 - What's a Net Worth?
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Episode 8 - The Budgeting Imperative
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Episode 7 - What's The Deal With Passive Income?
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Episode 6 - The Credit Card Dilemma
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Episode 5 - Can We View Debt Repayment As Its Own Asset Class?
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Episode 4 - Calculating Returns Outside the Market
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Episode 3 - The Emergency Fund Conundrum
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 2 - YOU Are a Business
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Episode 1 - Earned Income as an Asset
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May 27, 2023 |