Financial Pathway

By Nate SkellyBusiness Investing

Financial Pathway episodes

May 24, 2022 65. Seven Ways Restaurants Get You to Spend More
The average American household spends about $7000 (~12%) of their yearly budget on food alone! And with the abundance of food options in the US, you better believe restaurants have got a few advertising tricks up their sleeve.
In today's episode, we'll share 7 sneaky ways restaurants get you to spend more, stay longer, and come back more often.
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16 min
May 10, 2022 64. How Pastors Can Save Big on Taxes in Retirement
The biggest tax benefit available to pastors is the ability to claim part of their pay as housing allowance. But did you know that pastors may also be able to claim housing allowance on withdrawals from their retirement account too?!

In today's episode we'll talk about how using a church-sponsored 403b plan allows pastors to save thousands of dollars in taxes and maximize every dollar they save for retirement.

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21 min
April 29, 2022 63. Elon Musk & Twitter | Recession Fears | Netflix Plummets
A quick roundup on some of the most interesting articles this month...

- Twitter Accepts Elon Musk's Offer to Buy Company for $43 billion
- The Most Reliable Recession Indicator Just Happened, Now What?
- Inflation Keeps Climbing
- Why the Past 10 Years Have Been Uniquely Stupid
- Netflix Stock Plummets over 30% after losing subscribers

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14 min
April 26, 2022 62. How to Get 8% Return with I Bonds
Have you heard of Inflation Bonds (I Bonds)? You can buy them directly from the US government and they pay a guaranteed rate of return that is tied to inflation.
The reason that most people haven’t heard of them is they haven't been paying a whole lot... until now! I Bonds purchased by April 30, 2022 are set to pay an average of over 8% for the first year!
In today's episode we'll explain how I Bonds work and when they make sense as an investment.
US Government site to purchase I Bonds directly: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/prod_ibonds_glance.htm
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15 min
April 12, 2022 61. From Wall Street to Worship with Jeremy DeSpain
Our guest, Jeremy DeSpain, has 13 years of experience in the world of finance. He started his career in investment management and later spent several years as a bank manager.

Jeremy now serves as the full-time senior pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Port Orchard, WA. In this episode, he shares some valuable lessons he learned in the financial world and how he was able to translate those skills to his current role as a pastor.

Jeremy also runs the Actual Faith YouTube channel where he discusses cultural analysis, theology, and philosophy.

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44 min
March 31, 2022 60. Is Starbucks the EV Station of the Future? | Gas Taxes | March Madness | Streaming Wars
A quick roundup on some of the most interesting articles this month...

- Starbucks to Become the Gas Stations of the Future for Electric Vehicles?
- Will Your State Lift Its Gas Tax?
- March Madness is a Billion-Dollar Business
- The Streaming Wars Continue to Rage (Amazon makes big purchase)

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10 min
March 29, 2022 59. Biblical Paradox: You Should Build Wealth, but Wealth is a Terrible Goal
It's time to tackle another paradox! The Bible says that working hard, saving, and building wealth are commendable traits, BUT it also says that building wealth is a terrible goal.

How do we make sense of these principles? Let's a taker a closer look...

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15 min
March 15, 2022 58. Gas Prices, Russia, and Energy Independence
It's time to do a deep dive on the questions everyone is asking these days...

What can we do to lower gas prices? Suspend gas taxes? Keystone XL pipeline?
Why are we importing oil from foreign countries instead of producing our own oil?
How much oil do we consume vs how much we produce?

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29 min
March 01, 2022 57. Three Common Misconceptions About Financial Advisors
Have you ever found it difficult to explain to people what you do at your job? Me too! So I decided to take an episode to clear up three big misconceptions about financial advisors:

1. Financial Advisors are the same as Financial Planners, they all do the same thing
2. Only rich people work with Financial Advisors
3. Why should I pay a Financial Advisor when I'm already investing for free?

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26 min
February 15, 2022 56. When Cash Is Not King
Cash is king! Except when it isn't. In today's episode we discuss the pros and cons of using credit cards.

Credit cards aren't for everyone. But if you can follow three simple rules you'll very likely find credit cards to be a net benefit.

We conclude by sharing three great resources for understanding and managing credit.

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23 min