Are you familiar with the term “house poor”?

One study says as many as 35% of Americans are “house poor.” It sounds bad, and it is bad. If you’re a homeowner or looking to buy, let’s avoid it.

Today we’ll cover:

1. Definition of “house poor”
2. Why it happens
3. Impact of being house poor
4. What to do

Lastly, you’ll learn how to avoid being house poor in the first place

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David walks us though his 10-Question approach to evaluating any investment.

Then we’ll apply to his approach to:

1. Homeownership
2. College
3. FAs
4. Index funds
5. Bitcoin

David's book, "Money for the Rest of Us," is available on Amazon.

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How much time do you spend on social media?

Is it fair to say you spend enough time on there, post enough pics, rants, etc. to say that it’s a part of your legacy? Your time on earth?

If you agree, then you’ll probably also care about what happens to your online when you die.

Today we’ll cover what happens to your

1. Social media accounts
2. Other popular digital/online accounts
3. Email accounts

Lastly, I explain how one of the biggest social media companies is very weird about your accounts when you die.

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Heavyweight Boxer, Physicist, and Twitter guru Ed Latimore talks about authenticity and how to grow your Twitter following.

Then Ed gives his lightning round answers to popular personal finance questions:

(1) Your home: Buy or rent? (2) College: Is it worth it? (3) Retirement: What's your plan? (4) Legacy: What do you want to leave behind, and to whom? (5) Crypto: Buy or scam?

Follow Ed at https://twitter.com/EdLatimore

Read Ed's excellent guide on how to grow your Twitter: https://edlatimore.com/how-to-grow-your-twitter-following/

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With the wrong realtor, you overpay for your house, choose the wrong neighborhood, and are generally stressed out. Let’s avoid that, yes?

Today we’ll review 6 questions you should ask when choosing your realtor:

1. How did you get into real estate?
2. What’s your average number of active clients?
3. What is your ratio of buyers to sellers?
4. Tell me about your team
5. What area do you cover?
6. Ask for references

And lastly, I talk about the most important question you must ask yourself, before choosing your realtor

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Let's learn how to unlock your learning potential from Stanford Math Education professor Jo Boaler.

We discuss: (1) Jo’s 6 Keys to a Limitless Mind (2) Implementability (3) Costs (4) and Jo's take on Gifted & Talented programs

Get Jo's book "Limitless Mind" at https://amzn.to/2ZFXJN9

Watch Jo's short film "Rethinking Giftedness" at https://www.youcubed.org/rethinking-giftedness-film/

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How many decisions do you make every day? Probably a lot more than you think (we average 300+ per day!)

Most of us make too many decisions each day, which actually makes us dumber!

Today I’ll talk about: (1) Why to make fewer decisions (2) Only make decisions that actually matter (4) Routines, automate, heuristics (5) How to make Important decisions

And lastly, decision-making of the future.

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When someone dies, there’s a lot going on. So it’s not really one person in charge, but possibly several different folks in charge of different things. We’ll talk about all those roles, so you know what to expect and how to plan.

Today we’ll describe a few folks “in charge”:

1. Next-of-kin
2. Burial agent
3. Trustee
4. Executor
5. Administrator
6. The State

Lastly, I’ll the often-forgotten type person “in-charge”

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Want to succeed? Give away free money.

Giving away free money seems to generate lots of positive attention, good will, and lead to success.

Today we’ll discuss:

1. Oprah
2. The Freedom Dividend
3. Mr. Beast

And lastly, I’ll talk about how one man (@pulte) is harnessing the positive energy from giving away free money for philanthropy.

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We’re explaining a common situation for our probate clients. This will save you a phone call or some emails with us or your lawyer.

For everyone else, this gives you a little window into the probate process for your own estate planning

We'll cover:

1. What does “expired letters” mean?
2. Examples of when you’ll run into this
3. How to get “fresh” letters
4. Why do letters expire?

Lastly, I’ll tell you about the one exception, where letters really DO expire

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