The Money Dad Podcast

Last episode we ventured into how to talk to you children about money. Now we get a little more specific and talk about how to help them earn money. Listen to this episode and learn how to raise responsible adults.

How do you approach the topic of money with your child? We go through things to address and exercises to perform with your children throughout different ages and stages of their lives. When we avoid the topic of money with our children, we rob them of certain advantages in adulthood. Listen for tips on how to talk to and teach your children about money!

Can you trust your spouse/partner with finances? We talk about the importance of trust, what to do when you don't trust, and how to go about combining finances so that everyone can be happy. This is a tough subject, but since financial disagreements are considered the number one cause for divorce, we thought it would be a good idea to tackle it. Happiness and freedom are possible for all!

If you're in a marriage or partnership, when one person loses an income, it can be really rough. When you're single and you lose your income, it can be devastating. But in today's unstable economy, these things are happening more and more. How do we deal with these challenges? Think of this episode as your pep talk when you lose your job. Let's pull ourselves together, stop spirali...

Talking about death is hard and uncomfortable. However, death is one of life's few certainties. In this episode, we talk about life insurance, give a 1,000 foot view of estate planning, and discuss how to approach these topics with family. Come along, we'll get through this together!

We cover the main legitimate and legal options for investing, starting with lowest risk and move up to higher risk investing. Work through what's best for you based on your risk tolerance. If you have questions, drop them over at TheMoneyDadPodcast.com !

One of April's friend had some questions about retirement and what to do with forgotten about retirement money, so we cover some of those things in this episode.

So maybe you spent more than you intended this Christmas. You can get out of the rut! Hang out with us as we discuss moving forward.

We talk all about credit - how to get it, how to respect it, how to use it, and how to fix it. If you're in a hole, come with us as we help you dig yourself out!

We talk about budgeting for Christmas, holidays, vacations, and how to use credit cards to your advantage. Credit cards might not be as evil as you may have been led to believe.

We talk about extreme circumstances, family "heirlooms," and building up an emergency savings fund.

In this episode, we talk about paying off debt and, addressing a listener's question, determine which method is best for paying it off.

Now that we're tracking our spending and working off a budget, we have to work to stop the debt spiral. It might be a tough job, but it is more doable than you might think!

Welcome to season 1 episode 1 of The Money Dad Podcast! We're starting off with the basics. Do you know what you're spending? The only way to get control over your finances is to start with step 1, which is knowing what you are spending. We talk about how to track your expenses and to start grabbing control of your life.

Now that we know what we're spending, it's time to get started with a budget. We talk about how to go about that and what to do when it turns out that you don't have enough money to cover your expenses.