When to Consider Refinancing Your Student Loans

To refinance or not – that is the question. The arena of student loan refinancing can be a confusing one. Even if you can nab a lower interest rate by doing a refi, it still…

Free and Automated Investing with the M1 App

Sorry Vanguard, but it’s time to introduce everyone to your more tech-savvy younger brother, M1 Finance. Anyone who listens to the podcast knows how much we love Vanguard’s low-cost index funds and how they can…

Do It Yourself Pest Control Will Save You Big Money

Get Rid of Ants in your Home Naturally and Easily

Doing your own pest control sounds like it might not be worth your time. It’s probably messy and difficult, right!? And how much will it really save you!? The truth is that doing your own…

Here’s Why I Just Opened a New Online Bank Account

Why I Opened a New Online Bank Account

If you’ve been listening to the How to Money podcast for a while, you know that Matt and I get pretty excited about investment properties. I just recently took out a fairly substantial home equity…

The Power of Investing in Yourself – Episode 119

We talk a lot about investing- whether that be in the stock market, in real estate, or in bitcoin (JK don’t ever do that)! But it’s not often that we discuss investing in ourselves- our…

Growing up on $0.44 a Day to Worldwide Traveler with Kristy Shen – Episode 118

Kristy Shen has an amazing story- from growing up in China on $0.44 a day to becoming financially independent at age 31 and traveling non-stop around the world. Kristy writes about money on her site…

Debunking Conventional Financial Advice – Episode 117

There’s a lot of crappy financial advice out there. Some sayings you might hear all the time and you’re not even sure where they even originated- maybe they’re more of a proverbial phrase. There are…

Ask HTM: Long Distance Landlording, Pros and Cons to Bankruptcy, and Getting My 20 Year Old Sister Investing – Episode 116

This week on the pod we’re answering your questions! 1 – I’m moving to the beach, should I keep my current house as a rental or sell it? 2 – When applying for credit cards,…

The High Cost of Loyalty – Episode 115

Loyalty to certain brands, stores, or service providers could be costing you a ton of money. The same might be true when it comes to your devotion to an employer – your loyalty might be…

Having Essential Money Conversations with your Parents, with Cameron Huddleston – Episode 114

Talking with your parents about their finances might prove to be a very difficult conversation- discussing religion and politics may even seem like a walk in the park compared to breaching the topics of retirement,…

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