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How Do I Pay Off My College Debt? Plus, FIRST No-Fee ETF (with David Carlson)

How Do I Pay Off My College Debt? Plus, FIRST No-Fee ETF (with David Carlson)

Does it feel like it'll be an eternity until you've finally finished off your student loans? Maybe you're one of the nearly two-thirds of Americans w…

583 - Your Guide to Building Credit by Using Credit Cards Responsibly

583 - Your Guide to Building Credit by Using Credit Cards Responsibly

Credit cards are powerful tools that can help you build excellent credit—but they can also sink your finances. Money Girl answers a listener question…

How She Went from Huge Credit Card Debt to #1 Real Estate Agent & Team Leader with Jan Copeland

How She Went from Huge Credit Card Debt to #1 Real Estate Agent & Team Leader with Jan Copeland

Jan Copeland is a success coach, sales strategist, top real estate agent & team leader (and HGTV & HomeGoods junkie) dedicated to helping women build…

3.5.19 A credit card for folks with poor credit; Colleges collecting data on students

3.5.19 A credit card for folks with poor credit; Colleges collecting data on students

Petal Card is a great new credit  card for people that have poor credit; Colleges are collecting data on students without their knowledge. Learn more…

3.4.19 Lower housing costs are huge for your budget; Flight attendants working for tips

3.4.19 Lower housing costs are huge for your budget; Flight attendants working for tips

Lower monthly housing costs are a boon to your budget and a big predictor of how much money you'll be able to save and invest; Flight attendants on s…

Mortgages 101 (plus: your subscriptions are killing you)

Mortgages 101 (plus: your subscriptions are killing you)

Whether you've never purchased a home before or just don't know much about the process, we've got a treat for you today. We're going to dive into eve…

Paying Off Your Student Loans with $Pro Meagan Landress #066

Paying Off Your Student Loans with $Pro Meagan Landress #066

Over 45 million Americans are saddled with over 1.5 trillion in student loan debt- this is a nationwide epidemic! With such a massive burden, how do …

3.1.19 Cars that stay on the road longer; Clark Stinks

3.1.19 Cars that stay on the road longer; Clark Stinks

Clark tells you which cars end up staying on the road longer. It might be worth considering one of these in the future; Christa reads listener posts …

2.27.19 Virtual credit card numbers; Fake Netflix email scam; Social media makes us spend more

2.27.19 Virtual credit card numbers; Fake Netflix email scam; Social media makes us spend more

Virtual credit card numbers are becoming more rampant. Capital One offers them to its credit card users and its helps in preventing massive amounts o…

#17: How to Retire Rich With Embarrassing Old Cars and Fixer-Upper Houses

#17: How to Retire Rich With Embarrassing Old Cars and Fixer-Upper Houses

Episode #17: Two simple buying choices, your car and your home, could cost you over $400,000 depending on which choices you make. In other words, old…

115R | How to Get Out of Debt

115R | How to Get Out of Debt

115R | A how-to conversation about strategies for tackling consumer debt, a review of Monday’s episode with Bonnie Traux, and a few updates about the…

2.21.19 Credit card fees on the rise; FDA cracks down on fake supplements; Making your home WiFi safe

2.21.19 Credit card fees on the rise; FDA cracks down on fake supplements; Making your home WiFi sa…

Credit card fees from Visa and Mastercard are going up. Small businesses and consumers will bear the brunt; The FDA has issued a warning about supple…

Small Time Real Estate Investing with $Pro Chad Carson #060

Small Time Real Estate Investing with $Pro Chad Carson #060

You don’t have to be a millionaire to be a successful real estate investor. Chad Carson, our $Pro this week, is here to explain how even a small, eff…

Slashing Expenses To Save More Money (with Grant Sabatier)

Slashing Expenses To Save More Money (with Grant Sabatier)

If you're hoping for financial freedom, Grant Sabatier is maybe the perfect man to hear speak. At one point he was down to less than ten dollars in h…

2.5.19 Economy worries increasing; Teacher grants wrongly converted to loans; Walmart offers enhanced sick/PTO pay

2.5.19 Economy worries increasing; Teacher grants wrongly converted to loans; Walmart offers enhanc…

Worries about the short-term economic future of the USA are being felt acutely by American small businesses; The department of education has erroneou…

#11: Dave Ramsey Says Debt is Dumb in Real Estate Investing. Is It True?

#11: Dave Ramsey Says Debt is Dumb in Real Estate Investing. Is It True?

Episode #11: Is Dave Ramsey right that debt is dumb? Or is there a way to use debt intelligently when you invest in real estate? In this episode, I'l…

The U.S Is More Socialist Than Denmark with Home Mortgages

The U.S Is More Socialist Than Denmark with Home Mortgages

#238 How the U.S. mortgage market differs from the Danish mortgage market. Danish mortgage rates and defaults are lower than the U.S.. and unlike the…

1.29.19 Mortgages going digital; Facebook dupes online game users; Hybrid-trained employees make more

1.29.19 Mortgages going digital; Facebook dupes online game users; Hybrid-trained employees make mo…

Mortgages are finally transitioning into the digital age; Facebook took money from underage kids for online gaming. And they did it while knowing exa…

112 | Zero Based Budgeting | How I paid off 1 million in Debt | with Naseema from Financially Intentional

112 | Zero Based Budgeting | How I paid off 1 million in Debt | with Naseema from Financially Inten…

112 | Naseema McElroy, a registered and practicing nurse and blogger at Financially Intentional, explains how to accumulate $1 million in debt, and h…

1.24.19 Cashless businesses?; Wells Fargo fined again; Bogus credit card insurance

1.24.19 Cashless businesses?; Wells Fargo fined again; Bogus credit card insurance

Some businesses aren't accepting cash anymore. Others are charging you more for using credit cards. What should a smart consumer do?; Wells Fargo has…