Is putting a big down payment on a new car a good idea? A listener wrote in wanting to know the best way to approach her next car purchase. I spent waaayyy too much time in my favorite program (Excel!) creating a calculator to run through some possible scenarios.
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338: Do I Need to Put a Down Payment on My New Car?

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How can we avoid the comparison trap when it comes to our finances? In today’s episode Shannah Game, host of Everyone’s Talkin’ Money podcast, and Certified Financial Planner is on the show to discuss how we can avoid getting stuck in a comparison trap and how to find what we truly want for our lives. -This episode originally aired on 1/17/2023 as #361

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452: Help! I Can't Stop Comparing Myself to People with More Money

Ever wish you could turn back the clock to share financial wisdom with your younger self in hopes that it would put you on the right financial path?
My guest today is Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, author of Financial Adulting and founder of The Fiscal Femme, and we're discussing all the things we wish we knew about finances before we stepped out into financial adulthood.
In this episode, we discuss

How to safeguard yourself against misleading financial advice

How to seek out financial knowledge for yourself and gain control of your financial narrative

How to avoid shame and comparison when it comes to money


This is a replay of episode 302 which originally aired on 5/2/2022

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451: What I Wish I Knew About Money Before I Became an Adult

Is it possible to make travel more affordable in 2024?
The world has opened up significantly since 2020, and people are eager to travel again. But how attainable is it to go on trips nowadays? If you’d love to travel more but are unsure if your budget allows for it, I have traveler extraordinaire and all-around savvy adventurer, Bianca Alba on the show to talk about how to make traveling a bigger part of your life without breaking the bank.

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450: Is It Really Possible for Everyone to Travel?

Is achieving financial freedom really as simple as it seems?
In today’s episode, I’m sharing Part 2 of Haley and Justin’s story. They walk us through the rest of their personal finance story after receiving a life-altering lawsuit settlement and the hard lessons they learned along the way. Moreover, how they managed to get their finances back on track and how they’re trying to help others avoid the same personal finance mistakes in their own money journeys.

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449: It's Pretty Easy to Spend a $600,000 Inheritance - Part 2

An afternoon of Bluey delayed this episode, but I figured it's better late than never! Today's lets talk about the Federal Reserve and their decision to keep interest rates right were they are... at least for now.

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338: Do I Need to Put a Down Payment on My New Car?

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