Day 4 of 12 Days of Holiday episodes: Did you know there is $195 billion of medical debt outstanding? And, in fact, medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy here in the U.S. If you’ve been to the hospital or even a Dr. recently, you know, even with insurance, getting healthcare in the country means you often have to pay out of pocket in a big way. The truth is you shouldn’t be put in financial ruin for walking through the door of a hospital or medical provider. We are human beings who all deserve to have affordable and accessible medical care. End of story. However, as our guest, Allison Sesso, Executive Director of RIP Medical Debt, says, “The system wasn’t set up for your success in the first place.” Allison joins us on a riveting episode uncovering the who, what, when, where, and why behind medical debt and offers some great advice if you are currently in medical debt. Some of her advice includes knowing hospital financial assistance programs, never putting medical debt on a credit card, and making sure you know the loopholes in your insurance plan.

LINKS

RIP Medical Debt

Support a Medical Debt Campaign

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Day 3 of 12 Days of Holiday episodes: Which camp are you in? Money can buy happiness or money can’t buy happiness? I grew up hearing that money can’t buy happiness, but then I saw everyone in my life push hard to make money, hold on tight to money, and not always enjoy money so that all got a bit confusing. Our guest, Jason Vitug, author of the new book Happy Money Happy Life, A Multidimensional Approach to Health, Wealth and Financial Freedom and founder of phroogal.com, believes that money isn’t everything, but it does impact most everything in our lives. So how do you find the balance and put money in its place? In this episode, we’re going to shatter some long-held money beliefs about happiness that just don’t work anymore. Jason also shares why money can buy happiness with a little perspective, how to unlearn all of these false money beliefs and his unique approach to creating happy money and happy life. Let’s start talkin’

LINKS

Happy Money Happy Life book

Phroogal website

Jason on Instagram

SPONSORS

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It's Day 2 of our 12 Days of Holiday episodes. What does it take to live an abundant life? That feels like a pie-in-the-sky question to ask, but I want you just to entertain the thought for a moment. What does abundance look like to you? While money might be the first thing that pops into your head, I challenge you to think about abundance not simply as a dollar amount but as a way that you want to live your life - what you want to do, where you want to work, how you want to spend your time and how you want to feel. I’ve been super interested in this idea of abundance and how to bring what you want to do in life into reality, so I turned to the abundance expert herself, Cathy Heller. You may know Cathy from her super popular podcast, The Cathy Heller Podcast, or her book, Don’t Keep Your Day Job. Cathy believes that creating true abundance is about this simple formula - your mindset plus action. This episode is a joy explosion full of Cathy’s inspiring words and practical steps to help you start walking in abundance this year. I hope you’re ready.

Links

The Cathy Heller Podcast

Cathy's website

SPONSORS

Thanks to Monarch for sponsoring the show. ​​After trying out Monarch for myself, I understand why it’s the top-rated personal finance app. Listeners of this show will get an extended thirty-day free trial when you go to www.monarchmoney.com/ETM. 

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Day 1 of our 12 Days of Holiday Episodes. Did you know that passive income is one of the best ways to build wealth? It sounds pretty good, but passive income also has some flaws. The problem is when most people talk about passive income it isn’t actually passive income, like buying a business where you actually have to work. The true definition of passive income is to have money coming in when you aren’t working, aka when you’re sleeping money is flowing into your bank account. That sounds pretty great to me. But how do you actually build passive income? That’s where our guest, Chris Miles, the Cash Flow Expert and Anti-Financial Advisor, comes in. He has used his passive income skills to become financially independent twice and paid off over $1,000,000 in debt after the last recession without filing for bankruptcy. In this episode, Chris is sharing how to create multiple streams of passive income on virtually any budget, why traditional financial advice sucks, and why true wealth can’t come from a scarcity mindset of saving and only contributing to your retirement accounts contrary to what the Dave Ramsey’s of the world spews to millions of people.

LINKS

Money Ripples

SPONSORS

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Every time I’ve gone to fill up with gas this year I’ve thought, “you know, an electric vehicle would really come in handy.” In this Ask Shannah episode, I’m exploring if electric vehicles can really help you save money and whether they are worth it or not with Peter Glenn, co-founder of EV Life. I’ve done a deep dive into all the incentives and tax breaks, but there’s a lot to know, and it feels like an ever-changing landscape. So when a listener question came in from Alex wanting to know if an EV is indeed worth the price tag, I knew we had to do an episode about it. Since I'm still learning myself, I turned to Peter Glenn, who is a co-founder of EV Life and a serious advocate of electric vehicles. As he says in the conversation, electric vehicles are like savings accounts on wheels. There's a lot to discuss.

Links

EV Life  

SPONSORS

Thanks to Monarch for sponsoring the show. ​​After trying out Monarch for myself, I understand why it’s the top-rated personal finance app. Listeners of this show will get an extended thirty-day free trial when you go to www.monarchmoney.com/ETM. 

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This episode is a great way to close out the year. You may have heard of Jamila Souffrant’s top-rated podcast, Journey to Launch. Well, she’s got a new book that just hit the shelves: Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness that is a must-read. When I was thinking about our conversation, I kept coming back to financial freedom. We all want it, but how do you get there? I think one of the best places to start is with Jamila’s five stages of financial independence. Growing your wealth doesn’t just happen overnight. It’s a journey and one that Jaimila knows first-hand. In this episode, she’s sharing her five stages of financial independence, how to calculate your financial independence number, and the role your mindset and habits play in your financial freedom journey.

Links

Your Journey to Financial Freedom book

Journey to Launch podcast

SPONSORS

Thanks to Monarch for sponsoring the show. ​​After trying out Monarch for myself, I understand why it’s the top-rated personal finance app. Listeners of this show will get an extended thirty-day free trial when you go to www.monarchmoney.com/ETM. 

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Raise your hand. Are you the tightwad or the spendthrift in your relationship? I have to admit, I’m mostly the tightwad but don’t get me wrong, I do love to spend money too. Get this, tightwads are more likely to marry spendthrifts than they are to marry someone like themselves. That’s what motivated our guest, Scott Rick, a behavioral scientist at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business to write his new book TIGHTWADS AND SPENDTHRIFTS: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships. He was in search of one answer: can seemingly opposing financial personalities coexist peacefully? In this episode, we’re going to talk about it all. How do you make peace with your partner, what is Financial infidelity, why financial translucency aka not sharing all the details of what we spend our money on could save a lot of partnerships, and how to talk to your kids about money so they don’t mimic your tightwadness or spendthriftness. Grab your partner, or just slide this episode their way after you listen. It’s a great way to open up a money conversation. 

Links

Tightwads and Spendthrifts book

Scott's website

SPONSORS

Thanks to Monarch for sponsoring the show. ​​After trying out Monarch for myself, I understand why it’s the top-rated personal finance app. Listeners of this show will get an extended thirty-day free trial when you go to www.monarchmoney.com/ETM. 

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The 7 Biggest Money Headlines of 2023. First, can we talk about how crazy of a year 2023 was? There was certainly a lot to talk about. I invite you to listen to this special episode that was recorded on the Earn & Invest podcast with its host, Jordan Grumet, myself, and Joe Saul-Sehy from Stacking Benjamins.

Links

The Earn & Invest Podcast

Stacking Benjamins

SPONSORS

Thanks to Monarch for sponsoring the show. ​​After trying out Monarch for myself, I understand why it’s the top-rated personal finance app. Listeners of this show will get an extended thirty-day free trial when you go to www.monarchmoney.com/ETM. 

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Have you ever tried to achieve a money goal and felt like you never made any progress? Or do you walk around feeling completely uneasy about your money situation? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you are not alone. You see, money is about more than numbers. It’s about our very complex relationship with money that was set in motion even before we were born, believe it or not. As our much-beloved guest, Ken Honda, says, “It’s like you have a mold in you that attracts a certain relationship with money until you recognize it and start to make changes, nothing else will change.” Ken is a money and happiness expert and a best-selling self-development author in Japan. His book “Happy Money” is one that will forever be on my bookshelf, and if you haven’t read it, now is the time. In this vault episode, Ken shares how to figure out what is enough for you so you aren’t sucked into believing that more is better, how to redefine your relationship with money so you can bring in some ease, and how to do the work to let go of your money fears for good.

LINKS

Ken's website

Happy Money book

SPONSORS

Thanks to Monarch for sponsoring the show. ​​After trying out Monarch for myself, I understand why it’s the top-rated personal finance app. Listeners of this show will get an extended thirty-day free trial when you go to www.monarchmoney.com/ETM. 

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Did you ever have bad dreams when you were a kid? Maybe you thought there was something lurking in your closet or under your bed - the boogie monster. Now, that boogie monster might be replaced by bad dreams about money. Our guest, Meghan Dwyer, a Certified Financial Planner and host of the Money Isn’t Scary podcast, is here to take away all those bad money dreams and help you go from financial fear to financial freedom. I get that money might feel scary - it’s a primal need, and you can’t escape it. So how do you move money out of the scary place? In this episode, Meghan will share some truths and words of wisdom to help you do just that. We talk about why envisioning the future you is so important, how planning for the unexpected can actually help money be less scary, and why it’s really okay to like money, despite what society might lead you to believe. Whether you’re in full-on scarcity mode or want to feel more confident about your money, this episode is for you.

Links

Money Isn't Scary podcast

Financial Abundance: It's OK to Like Money blog

Timestamps

(03:58 - 04:19) Financial Education and Fear of Money

(07:08 - 07:29) The Meaning of Money

(12:49 - 14:05) Importance of Budgeting and Expense Tracking

(22:40 - 24:42) Exploring Money Perspectives and Attitudes

(32:28 - 33:40) The Importance of Liking Money

(35:56 - 36:48) Money as a Tool and Resource

SPONSORS

Thanks to Monarch for sponsoring the show. ​​After trying out Monarch for myself, I understand why it’s the top-rated personal finance app. Listeners of this show will get an extended thirty-day free trial when you go to www.monarchmoney.com/ETM. 

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