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Andrew of Dollar After Dollar tells us who is eligible for an FHA loan Episode 2375: Who is Eligible For an FHA Loan? by Andrew of Dollar After Dollar Andrew is the founder of Dollar After Dollar, a website dedicated to helping readers improve their finances through better personal finance decisions and entrepreneurship. He also founded and hosts the podcast entitled The Personal Finance Podcast T...

A Purple Life helps you teach your friends about financial independence Episode 2374: How To Teach A Curious Friend About Financial Independence by A Purple Life A Purple Life was started by an anonymous writer in 2015. They hatched a plan to retire in 10 years at 35, and with the help of decreased spending, increased wages, and geoarbitrage, they reached their goal in half the time and retired in...

Christina Browning of Our Rich Journey talks about how to retire in under 10 years Episode 2373: How to Retire in Under Ten Years by Christina Browning of Our Rich Journey Amon and Christina are former federal government employees that focused on saving, making, and investing money so that they could grow enough wealth in their investments to never have to work again. And, guess what? They did it!...

Laura Adams with Jeff Rose talks about deducting your mortgage interest Episode 2372: Honey, I Forgot to Deduct the Mortgage Interest! by Laura Adams With Good Financial Cents Jeff Rose, CFP® is a Certified Financial Planner™, founder of Good Financial Cents, and author of the personal finance book Soldier of Finance. Jeff is an Iraqi combat veteran and served 9 years in the Army National Guard. H...

Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness encourages you to get inspired Episode 2371: Don't Escape. Get Inspired by Steve Kamb on How To Find Inspiration & Improve Every Day Steve Kamb started exercising back in high school without really knowing what he was doing. Through high school and college, he made every training mistake known to man and got zero results. It wasn’t until he graduated college and learned...

Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents talks about how to save more money by living a life without cable. Episode 2370: Life Without Cable - Start Saving More Money Today by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents Michelle Schroeder-Gardner created Making Sense of Cents in order to help improve her own finances. With diligence, she was able to pay off $38,000 in student de...

James Lambridis of DebtMD shares 5 ways to reduce your debt payments Episode 2369: 5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt Payments by James Lambridis on Strategies For Debt Relief With the right information, you can take charge of your finances. DebtMD helps people pay off all types of debt by connecting them with the professional help they need to become debt free. Featured in Forbes, U.S. News & World Repor...

Amanda Kruse of Women Who Money regrets buying instead of renting Episode 2368: We Should Have Rented Instead of Buying by Amanda Kruse on Considerations Before Buying a Home The co-founders of Women Who Money are Amy Blacklock from Life Zemplified and Vicki Cook, from Make Smarter Decisions. Vicki and Amy connected initially online and eventually met in person at a financial conference in the fal...

Jeremy Jacobson of Go Curry Cracker talks about multi-generational tax minimization. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 2367: [Part 2] Multi-Generational Tax Minimization by Jeremy of Go Curry Cracker on Saving For Your Kids Winnie Tseng is from Taiwan and is the Go Curry Cracker resident photographer. After working in high tech, she found her real love making magic happen behind the camera and in the k...

Jeremy Jacobson of Go Curry Cracker talks about multi-generational tax minimization. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 2366: [Part 1] Multi-Generational Tax Minimization by Jeremy of Go Curry Cracker on Saving For Your Kids Winnie Tseng is from Taiwan and is the Go Curry Cracker resident photographer. After working in high tech, she found her real love making magic happen behind the camera and in the k...

Courtney Luke teaches you how to save money on your home insurance Episode 2365: How To Save Money On Your Home Insurance by Courtney Luke of Arrest Your Debt on Insurance Tips Arrest Your Debt is a wide-ranging personal finance website, yet focuses on helping first responders and people struggling with debt. The owners, Courtney and Ryan Luke have made it their mission to help people get out of d...

Sean Mullaney of FI Tax Guy discusses QCDs and the FI community Episode 2364: MONDAY MASTERY - QCDs and the FI Community by Sean Mullaney of FI Tax Guy Sean Mullaney is a financial planner and the President of Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc. Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc. offers fiduciary, fee-only, hourly, and advice-only financial planning. Sean established Mullaney Financial & Tax, Inc. after a...

Greg Audino talks about the three different layers of worry and if it's justifiable. Episode 2363: In Defense of the Worry Warts by Greg Audino on Dealing with Uncertainty Greg Audino is both a certified life coach and an actor. He combines his passions to create short and digestible videos which shine new light on the turbulent areas of life that many of us already have our minds made up about. C...

Helene Massicotte of Free To Pursue wonders if anyone can really answer the question of who they truly are. Episode 2362: Do I Know Who I Am - Can Anyone Really Answer That Question by Helene Massicotte of Free To Pursue Helene Massicotte blogs about living life on your terms and experiencing true personal freedom. She describes herself as a person in search of all that life has to offer and who h...

Jessica Jokisch with Christine Luken shares the lazy person's guide to money Episode 2361: The Lazy Person’s Guide to Money by Jessica Jokisch with Christine Luken on a Simple Approach to Personal Finance Ready to master your money and become a financial success? Then you need Christine Luken, the Financial Dignity® coach in your corner! As the Founder of the Financial Dignity® Movement & a Certif...

Jesse Cramer shares the two roads to financial independence Episode 2360: Two Roads To Financial Independence by Jesse Cramer of Best Interest Blog on Achieving Financial Independence Jesse started The Best Interest in 2018. He was a mechanical engineer by day, working on satellite telescopes. But his passion was to help people improve their personal finances.  He began writing to "learn in public...

Chris Odegard of The Prolific Investor reminds W-2 employees that they pay the highest taxes Episode 2359: As A W-2 Employee, You Pay The Highest Taxes by Chris Odegard of The Prolific Investor Chris writes an alternative investment blog called The Prolific Investor. Chris wants you to challenge conventional wisdom when it comes to investing, personal finance, and money; so you can make work a cho...

Charlie Brown of Simple and Straightforward helps you form good spending habits Episode 2358: The Simple (Unconventional) Way to Form Spending Habits So You Never Have to Think About Your Expenditure Again by Charlie Brown Simple and Straightforward questions everything we think of as normal. This publication may have its roots in minimalism and simple living, but it goes so much beyond declutteri...

Julien Saunders of Rich and Regular talks about what he learned after attending FinCon Episode 2357: 10 Lessons About Life and Money After Attending FinCon by Julien Saunders of Rich and Regular Julien and Kiersten started rich & REGULAR in 2017 after their stint in real estate investing led them to discover the F.I.R.E movement. At that point, they'd listened to their friends complain about doing...

Robert Farrington of The College Investor talks about what really happens when you move up a tax bracket Episode 2356: MONDAY MASTERY - What Really Happens When You Move Up a Tax Bracket? by Robert Farrington Robert Farrington is a personal finance expert that focuses on helping millennials get out of student loan debt and start investing for their future. He also helps parents make smart choices...

Rosalyn Palmer helps you get to the root of your anger Episode 2355: Getting to the Root of Your Anger by Rosalyn Palmer on Understanding Your Emotions Rosalyn Palmer is an Emotional Wellbeing Expert, an Advanced Rapid Transformational (RTT) Hypnotherapist and a Certified Coach. Rosalyn was one of the very first to train in RTT with Marisa Peer and has become one of the most sought-after RTT pract...

JL Collins of JLCollinsNH.com talks about taking advantage of Mr. Bear. Episode 2354: Taking Advantage of Mr. Bear by JL Collins on Tax Avoidance Investment Strategies Mr. Collins is a senior executive with extensive P&L experience and a proven track record of growing revenue and profitability, integrating acquisitions, launching new products, developing and implementing business plans, creating p...

Sarah Von Bargen shares 5 things that happen when you stop buying more than you need Episode 2353: 5 Things That Happen When You Stop Buying S*** You Don’t Need by Sarah Von Bargen of Yes and Yes Sarah has consulted, strategized, and ghostwritten for hundreds of companies, bloggers, and entrepreneurs. Her clients include fashion labels, authors, life coaches, photographers, restaurants, psychologi...

Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad compares stocks and index funds. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 2352: [Part 2] Individual Stocks vs. Index Funds – Why I Choose Both by Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad is a 43-year-old IT professional, investor, and blogger based in the Washington, DC metro area. His primary financial goal is to retire at age 55, one year be...

Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad compares stocks and index funds. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 2351: [Part 1] Individual Stocks vs. Index Funds – Why I Choose Both by Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad Craig Stephens of Retire Before Dad is a 43-year-old IT professional, investor, and blogger based in the Washington, DC metro area. His primary financial goal is to retire at age 55, one year be...