Is Lifestyle Creep Inevitable? – Episode 374

Most everyone out there has heard of lifestyle creep, also known as lifestyle inflation. We define this phenomenon as the unconscious upgrading of our lifestyle and standard of living which ends up costing us more...

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Crisis-Proofing Your Finances with Michelle Singletary – Episode 373

Michelle Singletary is an award winning personal finance columnist for The Washington Post. She’s also a frequent contributor to NPR and she has also appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” and CBS’ “The Early Show.” Michelle...

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Friday Flight: Quitting Your Job, Micro Weddings, & A Hefty Credit Card Sign-Up Bonus – Episode 372

It’s time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down...

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Using Financial Stress to Your Advantage – Episode 371

During today’s episode we’re going to explain how you need more financial stress in your life!.. Well, not quite, but we do think that the proper amount of stress in our lives can be helpful...

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Ask HTM: Stashing Money for 3-6 Years, Ways to Teach Kids About Investing, & Taxes on Summer Jobs – Episode 370

We’re kicking off the week by answering listener questions! And if you have a question that you’d like for us to answer on the show, we’d love for you to submit your own via HowToMoney.com/ask/...

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Friday Flight: Free Fancy Phones, Inflation Surging, & Crypto in your 401k – Episode 369

It’s time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down...

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Saving for College is Overrated – Episode 368

For most financially responsible parents out there, it’s not a question of if they should be saving for their kid’s college, but how much. Oftentimes parents are wondering how much they need to save in...

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Jargon-Free Money Help with Two Cents – Episode 367

For this episode we sit down for a great conversation with Philip Olson and Julia Lorenz-Olson. As a newly married couple, they transitioned from theatre kids fresh out of college, to money experts as Philip...

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Friday Flight: Fix Your Car, The Solution to Overthinking, & What’s a Better Gift: Stocks or Flowers? – Episode 366

It’s time for a Friday Flight! These episodes are all about the week’s financial news and the impact on your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we distill it down...

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Don’t Trust Money Advice From These Folks – Episode 365

Who are you trusting with your money? We’ve all received some crappy advice at some point in our lives, but when it comes to our personal finances we need to make sure that we’re listening...

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