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It's America Saves Week! After you're done listening to this special podcast episode join me in taking the America Saves Pledge by visiting PopcornFinance.com/AmericaSaves. Once you take the pledge you'll have a chance to earn up to $750 towards your savings goal! Plus one Popcorn Finance listener will win a $100 gift card!   If you are in the San Diego area make sure you check out San Diego Saves...

It's America Saves Week! After you're done listening to this special podcast episode join me in taking the America Saves Pledge by visiting PopcornFinance.com/AmericaSaves. Once you take the pledge you'll have a chance to earn up to $750 towards your savings goal! Plus one Popcorn Finance listener will win a $100 gift card!   If you are in the San Diego area make sure you check out San Diego Saves...

It's America Saves Week! After you're done listening to this special podcast episode join me in taking the America Saves Pledge by visiting PopcornFinance.com/AmericaSaves. Once you take the pledge you'll have a chance to earn up to $750 towards your savings goal! Plus one Popcorn Finance listener will win a $100 gift card!   If you are in the San Diego area make sure you check out San Diego Saves...

It's America Saves Week! Take a listen to a special podcast episode & join me in taking the America Saves Pledge by visiting PopcornFinance.com/AmericaSaves. Once you take the pledge you'll have a chance to earn up to $750 towards your savings goal! Plus one Popcorn Finance listener will win a $100 gift card!   If you are in the San Diego area make sure you check out San Diego Saves for additional...

One of my goals for 2018 is to read 12 new books.  I started the year off with The No-Spend Challenge Guide by Jen Smith.  I enjoyed the book so much that I reached out to the author to see if she would come on the podcast, and she agreed!  So in this episode I sit with Jen from SavingWithSpunk.com to discuss her book and doing a No Spend Challenge. Check out Jen's newest book Meal Planning on a B...

Valentine's Day is a time for romance, right?  Well there is nothing romantic about an awkward money conversation with your significant other.  Elle Martinez from CoupleMoney.com is here to help you break the ice in order to confidently & comfortable discuss your finances together. Check out Elle's book Jump Start Your Marriage & Your Money using the link below PopcornFinance.com/CoupleMoney   Ful...

Bill Dwight from FamZoo.com sat with me to discuss how he's using a traditional retirement account in an unconventional way to help his kids save for retirement. Full Show Notes at PopcornFinance.com/43 Help support the show for free at PopcornFinance.com/Support How to be featured on the show You can record a voice note and email it to me at Questions @ PopcornFinance .com Send a call in through...

Chris Hutchins from Grove and Rob Erich from MoneyNomad.com sat with me at the hood of a VW Bug to discuss their experience going through the FinX program hosted by CFSI.  The FinX program gives participants the opportunity to go out in to the world and experience life from the perspective of someone left outside of the banking system. Full Show Notes at PopcornFinance.com/42   How to be featured...

Helene from FreetoPursue.com sat with me for a few minutes at FinCon to discuss financial independence, her journey, her setbacks and a huge milestone in her financial life. Full Show Notes at PopcornFinance.com/40 How to be featured on the show You can record a voice note and email it to me at Questions @ PopcornFinance .com Send a call in through the Anchor app Use SpeakPipe to leave me a voicem...

Welcome to Vol. 2 in our 2018 Listener Goals Series! Today we take on savings. Whether you are saving up so that you can tell your boss you're never coming back or just to give yourself some more financial security, together we discuss our savings goals for 2018. Big thanks to the following listeners featured in this episode -Helene -Ileane -Irene -Jamila -P.T. Listen to Vol.1   Full Show Notes at...

Today we finish the third and final chapter of our $27,000 Debt Story. We discuss what changes we made to help pay down our debt faster, some financial regrets, and some advice we would give our younger selves. Hear Our Full Story Part 1 Part 2 PopcornFinance.com/27k Full Show Notes at PopcornFinance.com/38   In Adrian's call he mentioned a previous guest, Erin Lowry. Click Here to hear some great...

Here is another fun interview from FinCon 2017. I'm joined by Marcus Garrett, one half of the Paychecks & Balances team. Together we tackle a call from "Pers" on understanding fixed expenses and disposable income.   Full Show Notes at PopcornFinance.com/37   Help support the show for free at PopcornFinance.com/Support   Connect with me Instagram -@PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Fa...

I asked you for your 2018 financial goals and you came through! This episode will be the first in a series highlighting the 2018 financial goals of members of the Popcorn Finance community. In the first episodes we take a look at the 2018 goals centered around paying off debt. Big thanks to the following listeners featured in this episode -Lauren -Reesh -PERS -Jessie -Victoria -Anthony    Full Sho...

Listener Mack Hackett was the Most Engaged Listener on the Popcorn Finance Anchor Station for four days in a row.  For this amazing feat I promised Mack an episode based around the topic of his choice.   Of course Mack hit me with a topic that I knew nothing about, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.  So I brought is Megan Brinsfield, Director of Financial Planning at Motley Fool Wealth Managemen...

Hey everyone! I’m working on a special podcast for the new year. In it I want to feature listeners and one financial goal you have for 2018. Visit PopcornFinance.com/2018goal for details on how to be a part of this special episode. Connect with me Instagram -@PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we pick up where we left off a couple of weeks ago on episode 032.  In part 2 of my conversation with "K" we discuss some of the things that got us into over $27,000 in debt and what were those purchases that we really enjoyed. Make sure you check out Part 1 first. See Full Show Notes at PopcornFinance.com/34 Click here to view one of my earlier blog posts on how debt affected our lives...

Last week on episode 031, I sat down with Liz Weston of NerdWallet.com & AskLizWeston.com to discuss sharing your debt story.  So this week I thought that it would only be appropriate for me to share my personal debt story.  But this was not mine journey alone.  So that is why my wife "K" agreed to join me on today's episode.  Listen to part 1 of our conversation as we discuss how we got in to ove...

I had the privilege to sit down with the one and only Liz Weston of NerdWallet.com and AskLizWeston.com.  I first met Liz when she interviewed me and my wife for an article she was writing on the vicious debt cycle in which many people find themselves.  So when I found out that she would also be at FinCon I knew I had to find a way to have her on the podcast. In this episode we discuss: -How taboo...

Visit PopcornFinance.com/BlackFriday for the show notes & how to enter.  No purchase necessary. I hate Black Friday. I hate it because I used to work in retail when I was in college. I would have to wake up between 2 and 3 am the next morning after enjoying my thanksgiving dinner to go to work. I would be there for at least 12 hours.  It would be a very, very long day.  So, because of the trauma t...

Nick True joins me on the latest episode on the Popcorn Finance Podcast.  Nick is the Social Media Manager for FinCon and the founder of MappedOutMoney.com.  I met Nick at FinCon (a conference for financial professionals, bloggers, & podcasters) while he was giving the new attendee orientation. In this episode Nick discusses how he started working for FinCon and how he & his wife handle their fina...

Alex & Cassie from TheThriftyCouple.com join me on today's episode live from FinCon in Dallas, TX.  They share their amazing journey of accumulating and then paying off over $100,000 in debt.  Also in the process of tackling this debt Alex and Cassy developed a debt repayment technique that would eventually turn into their book The 2% Rule To Get Debt Free.   PopcornFinance.com/29   Connect with m...

Marvin called in wanting to know what a young person just starting out should do to establish credit.  Marvin is already ahead of the game & recently obtained a secured credit card.  We explore secured credit cards & how paying your rent can also help you establish credit.   PopcornFinance.com/28   Connect with me Instagram -@PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finan...

This is the first of many great interviews that I recorded while at FinCon.  I am joined today by Tyler from WhenTheMoneysGood.com.   Tyler is a Virginia native with an MBA focused in Finance and Accounting.  In today's episode she shares what it's like being young & living in one of the more expensive cities in the U.S. just out of college.   PopcornFinance.com/027   Keep up with Tyler  WhenTheMo...

I found a new fortress of solitude & it's called the public library.  Little did i know that it would come with an extra perk.   PopcornFinance.com/25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I received two great calls with a minty connection. Today we discuss budget tools & a potential business opportunity. popcornfinance.com/episode024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices