A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn

A high income listener writes in to share information about stock options and being an accredited investor. Another explains Modern Monetary Theory and recommends some books about debt and "why we don't print more money." Then, Yajira shares what she and her husband make a year and insight into what high earners might learn from listening to Bad With Money. Why doesn't Gabe read re...

Piss in your tea. The "shunting." Covert incest. What makes a good boy with good, high society breeding? Horror expert and queer comedian Halle Keifer (Ruined Podcast) joins the pod to talk about the real life horrors of high society, capitalist orgies, and the ways being rich affects your morality. Plus, the absolute spooky disassociation of wealthy families. How can horror reveal the tru...

Gabe reads some incisive listener feedback about the recent episode about quitting with author Julia Keller. A software engineer writes in about silly questions Google used to ask to see what potential employees' thought processes would be. A defense of wacky interview questions! Brittany calls in to talk about hiring in education where prospective teachers teach a lesson as part of their inte...

Financial Feminist's Tori Dunlap, formerly of our Dave Ramsey episode, returns for a more formal interview about how she built her business, the imperfect art of hiring and firing, if she actually posts on her own Instagram (!!), fun with taxes, and figuring out if Gabe needs to hire a marketing assistant. Choose your hard! This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint Productions Produced...

We keep on hearing from software engineers about hiring practices in tech! Gabe gives his thoughts on a Toronto organization named FoodShare Toronto who has started paying interviewees for their time during job interviews. Elijah calls in with a question about why their healthcare plan wouldn't be available for use at a hospital urgent care. A listener writes in worried because they are still...

Is Blank Check a transmasc allegory root?? Filmmaker and one of Gabe's besties Carly Usdin joins to discuss the 90s aspirational children's comedy Blank Check, where a 12 year old boy steals 1 million dollars and goes nuts with toys and ice cream. And also has an adult female love interest. This movie is very, very bad and very, very nostalgic. Carly and Gabe talk about capitalism in 90s m...

A listener wants to know more about accredited investors, people with tons of assets who can invest in unregulated securities. Does it make sense for this person in debt to pay it off 5 dollars at a time or should they just get an espresso? How does one compare and contrast mutual funds on all levels? More of you share your stories of job interview assignments. Then, HR tips from an HR professiona...

We get deeply magical this week as we lean into the feelings part of the podcast with Moon Studio's Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Money is ancestral, symbolic, deeply intimate and has a huge impact on our nervous systems, especially for listeners of this show who are introverts, neurodivergent, or sensitive to conflict. Gabe is excited to get spiritual about finances! What is future-casting? What&...

An autistic listener writes in with a sexual story unrelated to money. (Skip to 3:09 if you want to opt out.) Then, Gabe shares their own autism journey and how weird it's been to share. A fast fashion author quotes Gabe's book Bad With Money in their own book. Julia writes in to talk about how they needed to write an essay in order to be promoted as a software engineer, and how burnt out...

Author of "Quitting" Julia Keller joins the podcast to talk about how quitting is good actually, the toxic myth of perseverance, capitalist striving, and grit, and the difference between quitting for a dream and quitting just to vibe. Plus, impulsivity and regret, rethinking living paycheck to paycheck, and ending the judgement around just freaking quitting everything. Set yourself free! A...

Another German listener writes in about all the weird take home assignments and challenges she's had to do to get a job. Plus, what the heck is an "Experience Day?" Keo calls in to respond to Frank, who wrote in about getting recommended this podcast on a date. And there's a twist!!! Jamie is a hiring manager and has a different view on using tests to hire. Lavinia walks us through...

A listener and her husband have started going through YEARS of mail and have some tips for other people who hate the mail. An economist and pastor has a different, analytical opinion on debt with a religious and non judgemental framework. Aussie Maddie sends a voice memo about the costs of living in her country including welfare benefits and her experiences with family and disability. And finally,...

Welcome to another series we've been doing on Black women, money and the movies! This week, we have B.A.P.S. with Halle Berry and Natalie Desselle Reid, a dive into class, inheritances, and upward mobility. Plus, ICONIC fashion, Roger Ebert's shortsighted review, and how it eventually became a cult classic. Producer and writer Melisa D. Monts joins the show to talk "Black famous" v...

A listener calls in and wants to know how to run a podcasting scam. Another laments disability unfairness. A foreign fan thinks the US "sick days" system should not be so normalized, including something mind blowing about international headache pain pill sales. Then, River Nice's interview and disability insurance problems, computer science majors sharing their "live coding" an...

tw: transphobia, intimate-partner violence, suicide Isn't it romantic when a man robs a bank to pay for his lover's sex change operation? Trans healthcare is too expensive! Welcome to another "bank robbing movie" episode because Gabe wants to talk about heist films whether you like it or not! This week, Gabe is joined by trans showrunner and writer Jaclyn Moore to discuss 1972'...

A listener DMs asking who to talk to about their 401K. A new article laments the new generation's "polyworking," which is just another way to blame Gen Z for terrible working conditions and low wages. Gabe reads an extremely detailed and exciting hateful review that in the end, has one big complaint. Then, breaking down the updates and costs Gabe incurred while changing his name and ge...

AIRHORN NOISE! Bravely Go's Kara Perez joins Gabe on the podcast to talk about the loud and ubiquitous TV stock market guru Jim Cramer, he of sound effects and funny hats. What's his tragic backstory? What's his actual money philosophy when you take away the bells and whistles? What have been his biggest money pop culture moments? Was this book actually sort of... okay?? (Maybe?) Also,...

Emilia wants to know where you even go to invest and who should do it. And Gabe has some answers! Fees! A listener recommends Gabe read Tony Robbins. Cooper finally eats some salmon. You all miss my conspiracy corner. And finally, some nice Apple reviews.  This has been a Noted Bisexual and Diamond MPrint Productions Produced by Melisa D. Monts Edited by Diane Kang Post-Production Sound by Coco Ll...

Big-time LGBTQ divorce attorney Alana Chazan (who was almost Gabe's lawyer for their break up and property dissolution) joins the podcast to talk about the protections, options, and laws around queer divorce and the complications of child custody. Take a journey through these fascinating legal twists and turns and wild laws you've never heard of that you need to know to protect yourself an...

First, Frank writes in to tell a tale of a date that ended poorly but did result in him finding this podcast. (There's a twist.) Then, Gabe shares more trans name change news and tips. And listeners write in about taxes, a lost BWM episode, and tipping vs. the sub minimum wage. Buy tickets for the live Just Between Us Show Replay: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jbu-goes-live-and-gets-high-ticket...

Content warning: transphobia and suicide River Nice finally joins the show to chat about how to rebuild your finances after a downturn, what to do when you're unaware of how to even start, and what qualifies as survival needs. This was a really enlightening, vulnerable and informative interview. We get into ethical investing, break ups, gender affirming care, and queer adult timelines. Buy tic...

A cis man writes in questioning how difficult it is to change your name as a trans person because he had an easy time when he took his wife's last name 20 years ago. Discord listeners and Gabe explain the differences. Should this listener pay off their debts even though it's not high interest and they'd rather pay for fun experiences with their husband? Gabe shares their own experience...

Step 1: Cry! Step 2: Get Out of Debt! Welcome back to another "boring" episode with our favorite guest Stephanie Lee of Frequently Taxed Questions where we discuss debt and all the ways it's affected Gabe's life, even now. Should you consolidate? How do you start paying off massive debt? What are tradelines? What happens to you if you just don't pay? Stephanie gives gentle and...

Gabe is not dating the person they were dating before, and they changed their name! (And the theme song a little.) Plus, if you want to watch this mailbag, you can at Patreon.com/GabeSDunn. This week, a member of the cooperative and bookstore Blue Stocking writes in about the problems with differentiating employee and employer. Everyone loves tax-advantaged accounts. Stephanie Lee started her own...

The show is back and in a shocking turn of events, Gabe actually enjoys a personal finance book written by a rich person! Gabe and author Marcus Garrett of Life After Debt dive into Daymond John, one of the sharks on Shark Tank and the co-founder of the Black-owned clothing brand FUBU. Daymond's refreshing yet frustrating 2016 book "The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, an...