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How do you manage your feeling about money?

How do you manage your habits around spending, saving, or investing money?

How do you speak with your family and other relationships about money?

This week, George and Shawn talk to Maggie Baker, PhD, a practicing psychotherapy for 30 years, who is passionate about helping folks put their minds at ease during stressful financial situations. Dr. Baker knows exactly what it is like from first hand experience, being crippled in the 2000 stock market crash. As a result, she transformed her practice into helping folks in similar situations understand and change their feelings and behavior about money, so that they can get back to living a fulfilled life and enjoy the money they have.

Dr. Maggie's book, Crazy About Money Crazy helps readers identify the unconscious emotions and beliefs that usually come from childhood and drive money decisions as adults. It also shows readers how to change misguided attitudes that lead so many into money trouble.

You can contact Dr. Maggie at [email protected] or visit her website at www.MaggieBakerphd.com.

Remember, you can still get tickets for the December 8, 2023, More Entreprenur Summit, by going to https://bit.ly/SYSummit23

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What apps or websites do you use to save money?

On December 8, 2023, Shawn will be speaking at the More Entrepreneur Summit 2023. You can get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/SYSummit23

While these podcast episodes last as long as George and Shawn have content, Shawn's presentation at the summit is only five minutes, so Shawn wanted some help narrowing down all of the great technology tips to prepare his presentation.

Some of the ideas Shawn & George discuss:

• Coupon Apps
• Coupon Websites
• Subscription Elimination Apps and Websites
• File Sharing websites
• Book-Reading and Library Apps
• Financing and Budgeting Apps
• WiFi and Smart Home Apps
• Time Saving Apps
• And more ...

Which strategies should make the cut for the presentation? Are there any that you use? Are there any that we missed?

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected] or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

How do you talk to your kids about money? About saving, spending and investing?

Do you pay your kids an allowance?

On this week's episode of the podcast, George and Shawn talk to Maya Corbic, a mother and seasoned CPA, with a background as a CFO, tax accountant and auditor.

Maya is also a newly published author with her book "From Piggy Banks to Stocks: The Ultimate Guide for a Young Investor" which she authored in an effort to empower young minds with financial wisdom and excitement for investing. The book is scheduled to launch in November, and you can order or pre-order directly from Amazon.

From Piggy Banks to Stocks: The Ultimate Guide for a Young Investor: Corbic, Maya: 9781738963201: Amazon.com: Books

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected], or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

What strange purchases have you made online?

What ridiculous things are available on Amazon?

What absurd purchases did people make during (and post) the pandemic?

This week, George and Shawn talk about some ridiculous purchases available online. You can read the articles that formed the basis of this week's eposide at:

• Our Most Ridiculous Pandemic Panic Purchases (and What We Did With Them) | Reviews by Wirecutter (nytimes.com)
• Hilariously Weird Stuff You Can Buy on Amazon in 2023
• 27 Head-Scratchingly Weird Things That Are Somehow Available For Purchase (buzzfeed.com)

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected] or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

Welcome to our bi-annual Garage Sale lesson episode of the Crushing Debt Podcast! In this week's episode, we put it all together into one over-arching sales presentation.

Each year, in October and May, Shawn's neighborhood hosts a community-wide garage sale. Shawn has tested and practiced different sales techniques at these bi-annual events in a low-risk, low-pressure environment!

You can listen to our previous garage sale episodes:

• 68 - negotiations
• 86 - preparation
• 118 - patience
• 168 - preparation
• 241 - approach
• 270 - target market
• 373 - delegate

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected] or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

Is it too early to start thinking about the holidays?

Is it too early to start buying presents for the holidays?

Nope! and Nope!

This week Shawn & George talk about a few articles we found on the internet around ways to save on Holiday spending, whether gifts, travel or other holiday-related expenses.

You can read these articles at:

• 29 Ways To Save on Holiday Gifts | GOBankingRates
• 12 cheap holiday gift ideas | Fidelity

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected] or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

Do you have a voice at the table - the financial table?

Do you have your financial house in order?

Did you know that men and women view and treat money very differently?

Have you been on a Money Date or planned a Money Party?

Are you prepared for the unthinkable? For the windfall?

This week Shawn (solo, George is back next week) has Cassandra Smalley, a Certified Financial Planner, holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, owner of Cassandra Smalley Wealth Managment, and author of the book "The Why of Wealth."

Cassandra and Shawn talk about why women need a seat at the financial table, planning a money party, college planning, how to handle a financial windfall, and what happens when the unthinkable happens.

You can connect with Cassandra at her website, www.CassandraSmalley.com. Cassandra has a ton of information and free resources at her website.

Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

Please also visit our sponsor, Sam Cohen of Attorneys First Insurance for Attorneys and Title Companies looking to get a quote on Errors & Ommissions (malpractice) Insurance coverage. www.AttorneysFirst.com.

Or, you can support the show by visiting our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt

To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected] or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

What is the best way to pay for college?

How do college visits factor into the cost of college?

What is the total price of college? Is it the same as listed on the schools' websites? What price should parents or students expect to pay for college?

What is the real price difference between private and public universities?

What is late-stage college planning?

On this week's episode of The Crushing Debt Podcast, Shawn & George talk to Brad Baldridge, one of the nation's leading financial experts on the best ways to plan, save and pay for college without wiping out their finances.

You can find Brad on his website - www.TamingTheHighCostOfCollege.com, or listen to his podcast, also called Taming The High Cost of College. You can also find him on social media @TamingTheHighCostOfCollege.

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected] or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

When is the right time to start a new business? What should the economy look like?

Why do startups fail?

What pitfalls should a new owner understand and avoid?

In this week's episode, George and Shawn talk about these issues, with a focus on income, debt, financial statements, and other issues that may affect the new, small business owner.

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Or, you can support the show by visiting our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt

To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected], or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

When is something free?

When can you spend money and make money?

What is "Girl Math"?

In this week's episode, George and Shawn delve into the strange Social Media trend of "Girl Math." Yes, that's a real thing - there is a growing trend of social media influencers with millions of views and followers promoting rules that they believe help save people money. Under "Girl Math" in certain scenarios, spending money doesn't count. Some of the rules are:

• Anything under $5 is free.
• Anything bought with a gift card is free.
• Buying something and returning is means you've made money.
• An event or concert paid for long in the past is free.
• Money in an app (Venmo, PayPal, Starbucks, etc) is free.
• If you go shopping and don't buy anything, you've doubled your money.

Here's the interesting part - some of these Rules actually have some logic behind them although, overall, the concept appears to be simply a way to illogically justify your purchases or spending habits.

What do you think? Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at [email protected] or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach

To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at [email protected] or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.

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