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Extreme Frugality in a Culture of Excess with Liz Thames #134

Extreme Frugality in a Culture of Excess with Liz Thames #134

Liz Thames, better known as Mrs. Frugalwoods, is the creator of the award-winning personal finance blog, Frugalwoods.com and she’s the author of the …

Save Big Money on Travel Lodging #133

Save Big Money on Travel Lodging #133

In order to travel affordably, we have to keep our lodging costs in check! The money we spend on a comfortable place to sleep at night can be a huge …

Ask HTM - Negotiating a Salary for an Entry Level Position, Cars with Salvage Titles, and Saving and Investing with a Wildly Varying Paycheck #132

Ask HTM - Negotiating a Salary for an Entry Level Position, Cars with Salvage Titles, and Saving an…

This week on the pod we’re answering your questions! 1 - Should I negotiate my salary for an entry level position? 2 - As we begin to consolidate our…

Creating a Holiday Spending Plan #131

Creating a Holiday Spending Plan #131

Countless Americans don’t have a plan for how much they will spend or who they will be buying for this holiday season. What results is we end up with…

Brilliant Real Estate Investing Tactics with David Greene #130

Brilliant Real Estate Investing Tactics with David Greene #130

For this episode, we’re excited to hear from David Greene who is a nationally recognized authority on real estate investing. David has been on CNN, F…

Becoming Financially Optimistic #129

Becoming Financially Optimistic #129

It’s vitally important to discuss financial optimism because a LOT of folks have negative money scripts floating around their heads. Their pessimism …

Ask HTM – Budgeting to Care for an Aging Parent, Car Subscription Plans, and Timeshares #128

Ask HTM – Budgeting to Care for an Aging Parent, Car Subscription Plans, and Timeshares #128

This week on the pod we’re answering your questions! 1 - What are some strategies to keep my healthcare affordable before Medicare kicks in? 2 - Fina…

To Refi or Not to Refi? #127

To Refi or Not to Refi? #127

With mortgage rates near all-time lows, now is a great time to consider refinancing. Pouncing on these lower rates can lower our monthly mortgage pay…

Using Credit Cards for 50k in Free Travel with Brad Barrett #126

Using Credit Cards for 50k in Free Travel with Brad Barrett #126

This week we’re excited to have our friend Brad Barrett join us on the podcast. Brad is co-host of the podcast ChooseFI, but before that he was a CPA…

Recession Proofing Your Finances (Bestie) #125

Recession Proofing Your Finances (Bestie) #125

We have some really exciting news to share before introducing this Wednesday episode (and ironically enough, we discussed the cost of diapers at the …

Ask HTM – Are Condos a Good Idea, an Electric Vehicle Frugal or Cheap, and an Explanation of the Many Different Types of Auto Insurance #124

Ask HTM – Are Condos a Good Idea, an Electric Vehicle Frugal or Cheap, and an Explanation of the Ma…

This week on the pod we’re answering your questions! 1 - Condos: are they a good investment? Should I consider one instead of a house? 2 - What are a…

Financial Habits that Determine Your Future #123

Financial Habits that Determine Your Future #123

Over the course of our lives, our habits become ingrained and the small things we do day after day shape who we become. This is especially true of ou…

Losing Everything to Financial Empowerment with Tiffany Aliche #122

Losing Everything to Financial Empowerment with Tiffany Aliche #122

Tiffany Aliche is also known as the Budgetnista and her mission is to make life-changing financial education accessible to women worldwide. She’s bee…

The Massive Benefits of House Hacking #121

The Massive Benefits of House Hacking #121

Housing costs are a significant expense, gobbling up around 37% of most American’s take home pay- other categories don’t even come close! Spending le…

Ask HTM - Money in Your 20s, Financing Solar Panels, and Extending a Line of Credit #120

Ask HTM - Money in Your 20s, Financing Solar Panels, and Extending a Line of Credit #120

This week on the pod we’re answering your questions! 1 - What should I do with my old employer sponsored retirement plan? 2 - Where should I invest b…

The Power of Investing in Yourself #119

The Power of Investing in Yourself #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…

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

Growing up on $0.44 a Day to Worldwide Traveler with Kristy Shen #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…

Debunking Conventional Financial Advice #117

Debunking Conventional Financial Advice #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- may…

Ask HTM - Long Distance Landlording, Pros and Cons to Bankruptcy, and Getting My 20 Year Old Sister Investing #116

Ask HTM - Long Distance Landlording, Pros and Cons to Bankruptcy, and Getting My 20 Year Old Sister…

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 app…

The High Cost of Loyalty #115

The High Cost of Loyalty #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…