The other day, I noticed a mistake in our personal finances. Our HOA double charged us! Luckily, they fixed the issue the same day, but still. What if they didn't catch it and fix it?

If someone were to put some small fraudulent charges on your card, would you notice? I'll give you some tips on how to pay closer attention to money so that if a mistake, or fraud, happens you'll be able to catch it quickly.

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If you're wanting to pay off debt, you probably want to do it fast, right? No one likes paying debt, but it's usually worth it in the end once that balance is $0.

On today's episode of the Find Your Money Path Show, Stephen talks through some of the benefits to paying off debt fast and why you should consider doing it this way if you're in this situation.

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How should you pay off debt? There are two main strategies that are often talked about, the debt snowball and the debt avalanche. What's up with the snow references, by the way?

On this episode of the Find Your Money Path Show, I walk through those two strategies and how to figure out which method is right for you if you're trying to pay off debt.

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What would you give up for an immediate 10% raise? The right to vote? Alcohol for the next five years? Watching your favorite show? On this episode I cover a recent survey that was done about what people would give up for a 10% raise and a tip on how you might be able to get a raise without actually getting a raise.

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If you're reading this, then hopefully you watched this video even though it's about taxes...in July. I made a mistake with our personal finances when it came to taxes and I want to pass it on so you can avoid the same issue that I had. It resulted in me having $200 less a month for the next six months!

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Just like we go to the doctor every year, we need to do periodic checks on our financial health. On today's episode I'll give you seven questions to gauge your financial health. If you'd like to download a PDF of the questions and how to score it, you can check out my blog post here - https://www.findyourmoneypath.com/single-post/2018/07/15/48-Seven-Questions-To-Gauge-Your-Financial-Health

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Keeping your records organized and straight isn't exactly a fun topic to talk about, but on this episode we sit down with professional organizer Beth Smith to talk just that. She gives some tips on how to set up a system for keeping records straight and I talk through how this can play into finances.

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Amy Refeca, estate planning attorney of Atlanta Wills and Trusts, and I sat down to talk about the lens that we view money through and how our "money personality" can impact that.

If you're curious what your money lens is, head on over to findyourmoneypath.com where there's a free quiz available halfway down the home page. I'd love to hear what you got after you take the quiz!

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We'll be back with regular episodes on July 1st, but in the meantime thank you so much for listening! We just hit 1,000 downloads of the podcast since we started a couple of months ago. We love that you enjoy the show!

A common thing that I hear a lot is "I have a budget, but I haven't updated it in a while". A lot of people think that having a general budget is the way to go. It can be helpful to an extent, but is there a better way that doesn't really require that much extra time?

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