Episodes

Yes, I’ve Made Money Mishaps We’ve all made them. We’ve all spent too much on something. We’ve all felt like we’ve failed at money a time or two. You’re not alone. In fact, you’re more in the majority than you might even real...

AJR On The Rise AJR – brothers Adam (bass/vocals), Ryan (ukulele/piano/ vocals), Jack (vocals/guitar), are a New York City-based indie-pop standout band that not only share an apartment in the hip Chelsea area, but they also...

Student Loans Need Forgiveness Americans owe more than $1.3 million dollars in student loan debt, and for many of us, that debt is killing our budgets. When the student loan forgiveness act came on the scene in 2010, it was ...

Paris, The City of Love It’s been three years to the day that we got married, and Jeff and I wanted to share our Paris trip with you. We went on what we lovingly call a “pre-honeymoon” before we got married, because, why not!...

Election and Your Money Given millennials are the most important voting block of this election, it makes sense that you would want to know how is this going to affect your wallet. More importantly, are you going to wake up on...

Budgets Do Work Podcast listener, Marie, woke up one morning and decided that it was time to give this budgeting thing a try. She buckled down, analyzed her bank statements, and was shocked at how much money she was spending ...

Sarah Kelly Music Mogul Sarah Kelly career in the music industry is one that many would dream of. She’s been nominated for a Grammy two times and has sold over 350,000 albums. She’s spent over 10 years touring the world playi...

Open Enrollment is Here That’s right, it’s that time of year again to pick a new health plan. Chances are the plan you’re on is either going away, or the price is sky rocketing. Seriously, can we stop with the sky rocketing c...

Getaway to Niagara Falls Did you know that New York State has more to offer than Broadway shows and crowded subways? Niagara Falls is the first destination in our #traveltuesday series, and after you listen to this episode, ...

Credit Card Rewards Are Serious Business Would you say no to an extra grand? That’s what I thought… These days credit card companies are offering all sorts of insane credit card rewards sign up bonuses for you, the customer. ...

What Does it Take to Be a Financial Grownup? In her new book, How to Be a Financial Grownup, on shelves right now, author Bobbi Rebell shares stories from over 30 experts, including me, who’ve offered advice for how to be fin...

Adoption Can Be Affordable The average cost of an adoption in the US is around $40,000. That’s a lot of money to come up with if you’re interested in adoption, but not to panic. With the help of loans, grants, and unique fund...

The Future of Banking Who says you have to do everything the same way as everyone else? Enter ChimpChange. At ChimpChange, they’re not only revolutionizing how you bank, but they are also firmly committed to your helping you ...

Fall Travel Deals & Steals Summer is finally over and fall is in the air in many areas of the country. Football is finally back and its now a great time to find some travel deals to check out the foliage around the U.S. Here are our favorite fall travel deals & steals.Minneapolis Let’s start […] Re…

Do Interest Rates Matter? In short, yes, interest rates do matter. Think about your car loan, or your home loan, or even your savings account. Interest rates have a direct impact on all of these types of loans and financial p...

How to Deal with the Emotions of Money Money is an emotional topic. It comes with stress, regrets, hard feelings, and can cause issues in relationships and more. You can learn a million different tips and techniques when it c...

Car Buying 101 Labor Day is one of the busiest times of year for car buying, but also one of the best times. Dealers are ready to deal, so brush up on your negotiation skills and get ready to race down the road in a new car. ...

Sometimes failing can be a good thing. It was for Jeff Laub, co-founder of Blind Barber, a cool new barbershop concept for men in NY and LA. Jeff didn’t start out with entrepreneurial intentions. He was dead set on a career i...

Pay Off Debt or Save Money? That’s the classic debate – the #1 question I’m always asked. While it’s always easy to figure the answer out when you’re helping a friend, it can be hard to figure it out for yourself. It seems li...

Credit score is tricky. There are thousands of articles out there talking about credit score, and yet it’s so challenging to figure out why your credit score is the number it is. With that said, there is one particular thing ...

Let’s be real. You don’t have to be wealthy with a huge trust fund to launch a successful business. All it takes is some smart planning, a great idea and a few hundred bucks to launch. Sure, there are always things you can s...

Where are the Summer Travel Deals? It’s summer – and there are still travel deals to be had. Domestic airfare is at an all time low, in-fact the lowest levels since 2010. Low fuel costs and low cost airlines like Spirit and F...

Should you invest in the stock market? There are a million different articles that all talk about the right and wrong time to get in the market, but one thing that always stays the same is the end result…yes, you should inves...

I always love the listener question episodes and thank you all so much for taking the time to submit your questions so everyone can learn. This week we’re tackling four questions on topics including: Saving money High Yield S...