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 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 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 Adam Andrzejewski, founder of OpenTheBooks.com, who introduces Benjamin, a bot that allows consumers to discover how their tax dollars are being spent. Our national debt is over $36 trillion. Where is the money going? Find out. Pay Benjamin a visit!

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Jill Robin Payne, psychotherapist and author, who describes the negative changes that take place in our behavior, such as aggression, depression and loss of social skills, when we spend too much time on our phones or electronic devices.

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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 Daniel Turner, the founder of Power the Future, who discusses how the drive to eliminate the use of fossil fuels could affect production of thousands of items we depend on, such as medical devices, medication, clothing, cars, computers, cell phones, etc.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Mike McCartin of Joseph W. McCartin Insurance to discuss the facts behind rising car insurance rates and ways to save money on auto insurance, some of which may surprise you.

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with WalletHub's Cassie Happe, who discusses a study on the most dangerous cities in the country and some of the factors that contribute to the ratings. While homicides have seen a small decline, other crimes have risen steeply. 

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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who discusses the tens of thousands of federal regulations which cost $1.939 trillion annually. The guest offers reforms designed to get control of the spiraling number of regulations. 

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