Adulting with Harlan L. Landes and Miranda Marquit

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Alison Cardy from Cardy Career Coaching joins Harlan and Miranda. In this episode of Adulting.tv LIVE!, we will talk about preparing for a career change and successfully following through.

Alison Cardy is a career coach who runs an international career coaching team specializing in guiding people through career changes. Her team’s work focuses on that crucial step before job searching: helping you figure out what it is you actually want to be doing with your life. She and her team have guided hundreds of people, in every industry imaginable, to innovative and functional career solutions.

Alison is the author of the 5-star rated bestseller, Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career. Her work has been featured on Monster, Forbes, The Muse, Undercover Recruiter, and The Washington Post.

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Hosted byHarlan Landes and Miranda Marquit

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Choosing health insurance is a huge PITA. You know it. We know it. Everyone knows it.

Unfortunately, it has to be done.

In this episode, we talk about the realities of the health care system, and we discuss what you need to know when navigating your choices. It’s never pretty, but you can make the best of the situation.

Concepts

* An overview of the health care and insurance system.

* Reasons that choosing health coverage is so difficult.

* What you need to know about costs and health care coverage.

* The ACA and your health care choices.

* Tips for figuring out what coverage you need.

* Strategies for evaluating your health insurance options.

* Understanding health insurance alphabet soup: HMO, HSA, PPO, EPO.

* When a high-deductible plan might make sense (and when to avoid it).

* Ideas for reducing health care costs.

Pay attention to our “do nows” so that you can start mapping out your next steps for getting the right health insurance, including understanding how provider networks work. Our listener question deals with your options for affordable health insurance.

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Difficulties of choosing health insurance

Hosted byHarlan Landes and Miranda Marquit

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Once in a while, we present Adulting.tv LIVE! Subscribe on YouTube to hear about future events, and share your questions about or suggestions for our next discussions!

In this episode, Adulting.tv welcomes Matt Schulz, the founder of SocceredUp.com. Matt joins Harlan and Miranda to talk about being a parent of a child or children who are engaged in extracurricular activities, including sports. We discuss everything that goes into being a great sports mom or dad.

SocceredUp.com is a site devoted to helping new fans know the game better and love it more by teaching about not just the rules but also about the people, places and things that make the game great.

In his day job, he is a nationally recognized personal finance expert. As Senior Industry Analyst at CreditCards.com, he has appeared on The Today Show, CBS Evening News, CNBC and hundreds of TV and radio stations around the nation, as well as being quoted by major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today.

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According to CareerBuilder, 29% of workers have side hustles. Chances are, if you spend any time online trying to figure out how to make more money, you have heard of a side hustle.

Indeed, a side hustle can be a way to earn a little extra cash. But it’s not the magical cure that many hucksters claim. Before you jump into someone else’s idea of what it means to make money, remember that “hustle” means “scam.”

You can do well with a side gig, but you need to be careful about how you proceed.

Concepts

* Why are side hustles so popular, anyway?

* How technology makes it easier than ever to make money with a side hustle.

* Examination of how a side hustle can migrate into a lifestyle business.

* Difference between a side hustle and a hobby.

* A look at the history of side gigs and how they’ve changed over the years.

* Downsides of a side hustle.

* Understanding the impact a side gig can have on your life.

* How to know when it’s time to give up on your side gig.

Use our “do nows” tips on figuring out if a side job makes sense for you. We also have ideas for helping you figure out exactly how which side hustles make the most sense for you. Our latest listener question addresses how to get a S.O. involved with your gig.

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Millennials and side gigs

Income and the “American Dream”

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Once in a while, we present Adulting.tv LIVE! Subscribe on YouTube to hear about future events, and share your questions about or suggestions for our next discussions!

Harlan L. Landes and Miranda Marquit welcome Tai and Talaat McNeely. The guests open up about their struggle with communication about finances early in their relationship, and how they overcame obstacles as a couple. Their story is inspiring, and the guests are candid in their sharing of their mistakes as well as the lessons they’ve learned.

Communication is the most important piece of any relationship, and in this episode, our guests share the tools that have helped them — and others they’ve coached — survive and thrive within a relationship.

This episode is essential watching for anyone in a relationship, and the tools and tips are effective for resolving more than differences about just money.

Talaat and Tai McNeely, “America’s #1 Money Couple,” are financial educators that are on a mission to get individuals and couples on the same page financially, and to experience the joys of financial freedom. They are co-authors of Money Talks: The Ultimate Couple’s Guide To Communicating About Money. They are also the hosts of the top rated podcast, The His and Her Money Show. Talaat and Tai McNeely (His and Her Money) have been featured in numerous publications such as T.D. Jakes Show, FoxNews.com, MSN.com, Essence, and Business Insider.

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The holiday season just ended. How did you survive?

Many families dread the holidays because of family disagreements. These past holidays might have been especially trying, thanks to the election.

And, even though you’ve navigated the holidays, there’s a good chance you still need to see family members at a major gathering. Sunday dinner? Grandma’s 80th birthday party? A family reunion in the summer?

At some point you’re going to have more conflicts with family. This episode will help you get through it.

Concepts

* How emotion and identity impact the way we talk about difficult subjects.

* The difficulty of seeing family when you spend more time with friends who might agree with you more.

* Concerns about how “being right” and a “team” mentality can make it hard to talk about thorny issues.

* Tips for setting the stage for civil and polite conversation rather than conflicts with family.

* Ideas for defusing a difficult “conflicts with family” situation when it arises.

* The importance of avoiding big discussions on social media.

* The reality of our interconnected world and how it contributes to conflicts with family.

Listen to our “do nows” for ideas on what you can do to take action to avoid or help defuse conflicts with family. We also answer a listener question about religious tensions in family settings.

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Don’t let politics spoil your family holiday

Families dread holidays after election

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Once in a while, we present Adulting.tv LIVE! Stay tuned to hear about future events, and share your questions about or suggestions for our next discussions!

If you’re young, you are more likely to wait longer to take on typical adult responsibilities than previous generations. Having children is one aspect of life that is being put off. Is the delay due to more uncertain finances? Should you wait until you feel you can afford to raise children before having them?

Sandy Smith joins Adulting.tv LIVE! for this discussion. Sandy created her blog, “Yes, I Am Cheap,” to help her climb out of $120,000 of debt. She has also created a 30-day challenge, #HustleCrew, to help you start your side hustle.

Related: Why don’t you have kids already?

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Have you moved recently?

Maybe you are considering making a move soon.

Today, the average person has moved six times by the time s/he turns 30. Moving day is never fun, but it’s something you’ll have to face at some point — and probably more than once.

As you get ready to make a move, though, things can be difficult and expensive. We provide an honest look at what it takes to move, and what you can expect as moving day approaches.

Concepts

* When does it make sense to move?

* Sometimes it doesn’t make sense to move, even you hope to “start fresh.”

* How to pack up your belongings so it’s easier to distribute them when you get to your new place.

* How to decide whether to go full-service, DIY, or use a hybrid approach.

* Tips for getting rid of things ahead of moving day.

* Pitfalls to be aware of when you use movers.

Use the “do nows” to start getting organized for moving day. We look at strategies you can use now to make sure nothing gets left behind.

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How many times does the average person move?

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Do you set New Year’s resolutions?

If so, there is a good chance that you are setting at least one financial resolution. The third most popular resolution is some variant of “spend less and save more.”

Unfortunately, no matter how devoted you are to better managing your money in the coming year, there is a good chance your money resolution will be abandoned sooner than you planned.

Why is that? Why do we set money New Year’s resolutions that fail? In this episode, we look at New Year’s resolutions, finances, and how you can take your money goals to the next level in the coming year.

Concepts

* Are you setting resolutions, or just making a laundry list of wishes?

* Do you have unrealistic expectations for your New Year’s resolutions?

* Problems with getting your goals to align with your values.

* Tips for changing your goal-setting strategy.

* Consider creating processes that can help you achieve more.

* What money New Year’s resolutions can work for you.

* How to stop making resolutions only once per year and work on improvement year-round.

* Tips for figuring out a realistic timeframe for your money resolutions.

Use the “do nows” to start putting together a realistic action plan that can help you make the most of your New Year’s resolutions and money goals. Also, find out our plans for getting to the point where it’s possible to max out your retirement savings.

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How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

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Fun fact: no matter what anyone tells you about looking on the inside, you’re being judged by how you look on the outside.

Even if you think it’s unfair, your career can be impacted by the way you dress, the tattoos you have, and your piercings. If you don’t dress for the situation, you could find yourself passed over for work.

In fact, there have been studies that indicate how you dress for the situation can impact the way you perform tasks. Take a lab coat. Hand it to someone and tell them it’s a doctor’s coat, and they do better at various tasks. Give them the same coat and tell them it’s a painter’s coat and the performance level drops.

But it’s not just about the way your outfit impacts your productivity. You people are making judgments about you based on the way you dress. If your clothing and overall appearance (hair, makeup, tattoos, and more) don’t fit the environment, you could be passed over for a job.

Concepts

* What you where can impact how well you do your job.

* How your preparation and appearance affects your frame of mind.

* The problem with having visible tattoos, especially in a retail environment.

* Dress for the situation depends on the workplace.

* Different workplaces have different expectations and dress codes.

* How changing societal norms have influenced what it means to dress for the situation at work.

* Tips for figuring out what to wear to work.

* How to put together a closet that allows you to quickly get ready for work each day.

Use our “Do Nows” to review your clothing choices and prepare your closet for the work day. We also look at how you can pay attention to the way your clothes make you feel so you can figure out which outfits to wear for different occasions. And, finally, a listener questions allows us to finally get to the bottom of what it means to be “business casual.”

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You are judged by your appearance

How clothing affects your appearance

Workplace dress codes and women

Sweatpants and the workplace?

Tattoos and your job prospects

Hosted byHarlan Landes and Miranda Marquit

Produced byadulting.tv

Edited and mixed bySteve Stewart

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