A Word About Wealth Podcast

WAW0107: Diary of a Successor Trustee If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. In this podcast episode, we delve into the responsibilities and challenges of being a successor trustee after the passing of a family friend. We discuss the crucial role of a successor trustee in managing a...

WAW0106: Shocking Truth - High Interest Rates - Your Debt Savior or Financial Doom? If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. Welcome to our latest podcast episode where we tackle the changing landscape of interest rates. Remember the days of ultra-low rates? Well, those are behind us....

If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. We can’t count how many times that we’ve stopped and restarted this podcast. OK, it's 3 (or maybe 4), but alas, we’re back yet again.  We promise you that we have good reasons for the hiatus this time, and we’re gearing to getting these pod...

WAW0105: Used Car Buying Guide Part 2 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. With the car market still being crazy post pandemic, buying a used car may seem as daunting as ever.  Fear not, we’re here to be in your corner.  In this episode, we’ll take a deep dive into the in’s and ou...

If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. With the car market still being crazy post pandemic, buying a used car may seem as daunting as ever.  Fear not, we’re here to be in your corner.  In this episode, we’ll take a deep dive into the in’s and out’s of buying a used car.  Let’s find...

If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. In this week’s episode, your host, Kevin delves into the intricate details of Van’s Personal Financial Dating profile.  Let’s explore the secrets to Van’s Financial Dating profile that authentically reflects his financial values while captivati...

WAW0101: Kids Talk Money If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. It’s been a while since we had special guests in the podcast.  In this special episode, we bring in kids to ask them random questions to see how much they know about money.  Tune in to see what wild and zany responses w...

If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. We did it folks, 100 episodes!  It only took us 5 years, but finally we did it!  Thank you for sticking with us over the years.  With us restarting the podcast twice, having inconsistent release schedules, and frankly all of the countless bante...

If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. It’s that time of year again. Like death, taxes are something that you can never avoid. However, if you are well prepared, getting your tax return done won’t be a big deal. This year, you many have heard rumblings that your tax refund...

If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. Budgeting is a fundamental financial planning tool that we highly recommend, but how do you do so when you're about to spend a boatload of money for a high expense purchase? Join us as we talk about Kevin's home renovation and how it...

If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. To pay off the mortgage … or not pay off the mortgage? This has been an age old question that has many stumped. On one hand, investing is more exciting and the potential for building wealth is much greater. But on the other hand, paying off the m...

WAW096: Are Financial Advisors Bad?
 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. It seems like anyone can call themselves “financial advisors” these days.  From your insurance agent to your crazy uncle, it’s a loose title thrown around in an attempt to gain your trust to manage...

WAW095: Bull Run...in a Recession?
 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. If you've read the news over the past half year, chances are you've heard economists talk about inflation and how "heated" the economy is. You might also have heard that we're due for a recession. Bu...

WAW094: Top 10 Questions About Money
 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. Despite it being easier than ever to learn about money, most of us just stink with managing our own finances.  With more than half of Americans unable to pay for a $1,000 emergency, and credit card...

If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. The day is finally here. Yes, folks you guessed it - The day you all have been waiting for all year is here - The US Midterm elections. You're not interested? Fair enough, but you might still want to know who will control the various b...

WAW092: HELOC is it a Bad Word?
 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. A HELOC stands for “Home Equity Line of Credit”.  As the name suggests, HELOC is a debt instrument that allows homeowners to tap into the equity of their home and use it like a credit card.  Many u...

WAW091: 15 Fundamental Finance Tips for Students
 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. While we’re taught many other topics, like “the birds and the bees”, chemistry, English, etc., personal finance is oddly missing from that curiculum.  Such a shame that many of us were...

WAW090: Should you follow Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps?
 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. Dave Ramsey is a titan in the world of personal finance.  He has sold multiple New York Times best sellers, including his most famous book, “The Total Money Makeover” and is also bes...

WAW089: Should You Loan Money to Family?
 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. Money and family is messy to say the least.  It’s something that most people wouldn’t touch with a 10 ft pole, yet for many, it can’t be avoided.  Maybe there’s a sense of familial duty, o...

WAW088: 9% Savings Account?!  Introducing I-Bonds!
 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. While high inflation is generally a very bad situation, there is one area where high inflation is actually beneficial.  Let us introduce you to Series I Bonds, otherwise known as...

WAW087: Top Tips to Fight Inflation If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. If you’ve watch the news lately, it’s tough not to hear any news about inflation.  It’s as if the end of the world is near and there’s nothing you can do about it.  Well, we’re here to tell you...

WAW086: Is an Electric Vehicle (EV) Right For You Part 2 If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. We didn’t intend to make this a two parter, but for those who are intrigued or thinking about being in the market for an EV, you’re in for a treat!  Find out how the new Inflatio...

WAW085: Is an Electric Vehicle (EV) Right For You? If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact selfreliantfi@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation.  We’re here for you. Quick disclaimer, when Kevin and Van recorded this episode, the Inflation Reduction Act was not announced yet.  So if you’re wondering why we this act wasn’t mentioned, this is the rea...

WAW084: Top 10 Financial Security Tips If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. Okay,  we admit we did it again. We clicked on even more clickbait, but what  can we say? We are interested in this stuff and sharing it with our  audience. In this episode, Van an...

WAW083: Is Cash Stuffing Right For You? If you are interested in a 1-on-1 financial coaching session, please contact  selfreliantfi@gmail.com  to schedule a free consultation. We’re here for you. If  you clicked on this thinking this was "The Price is Right" you are  sorely mistaken. This episode dives into the budgeting concept known as  "Cash Stuffing," which has become...