Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Mike McCartin of Joseph W. McCartin Insurance, who describes ways to prepare for future claims, including taking pictures or videos of your home furnishings. He also discusses the responsibilities of a host. For example, you may be liable if guests get drunk and have an accident when they leave your party.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Bruce McClary of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, who discusses the special needs of military and the many frauds targeting other consumers. He describes how the debt relief promised may only increase the debt load, how promises to erase credit card debt may backfire and other scams that trap consumers.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Mark Jamison of the American Enterprise Institute, who explains why he views government regulation of what we see on social media as a threat to democracy.

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Host Shirley Rooker talks to John Berlau. The author of "George Washington, Entrepreneur" explores the greatness and intellect of our first president and his ventures into whiskey making and mule breeding as well as his vision about flight. He also discusses Washington's partnership with his wife Martha and her importance to his success.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with John Kiernan of WalletHub.com to discuss a recent study that found consumers who use Google to search for financial products may be missing out on the best information. The study found that the results were heavily skewed to Google advertisers.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Chip Lupo of WalletHub, who outlines a recent study on inflation and its impact on travel. He also describes the credit cards that are most travel-friendly. The high cost of carrying credit card debt from month to month is also discussed.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Jill Robin Payne, psychotherapist and author, who discusses ways to deal with the depression called Seasonal Affective Disorder. Some people feel it when there is less daylight. In addition, she suggests ways to get through a family dinner when there is disagreement on politics. 

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Chip Lupo of WalletHub about the growing trend of giving gift cards at the holidays and how to use them wisely. He also discusses the difference between credit card network gift cards and merchants’ gift cards.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Jeff Brabant, National Federation of Independent Business, to discuss how the Corporate Transparency Act will hurt the financial health of businesses with 20 or fewer employees.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Joe Hemsley, a private wealth advisor, about the many ways we can save money or make the most of our investments.

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