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Investing can and should be simple. One of the simplest investment options out there is the index fund. I've been working on a new analogy using cake to help us all better understand how index funds work.

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NFTs, Bitcoin, & GameStop. All of these investments have gotten so much attention over the past year or so that you may feel like you are doing something wrong if you haven't throw some of your money at these options.

This week I want to talk to you about being a boring investor and how my boring approach earned me over 24% in 2020.

Check out the entire Investing 101 Series at PopcornFinance.com/Investing101!

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Is it ok to keep your money problems secret from your partner? This week Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez joins me to discuss a recent episode of her podcast Money Confidential where a guest struggles with a secret she's keeping from her partner.

Connect with Stefanie at https://stefanieoconnell.com and check out her podcast Money Confidential at https://www.realsimple.com/money/money-confidential-podcast 

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The engagement ring is seen as the universal symbol of love and commitment. But it is also a huge expense and some, like today's guest, are opting to skip it all together. Author and speaker Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez joins me today to discuss why she decided to turn down her engagement ring.

Connect with Stefanie at https://stefanieoconnell.com and check out her new podcast Money Confidential at https://www.realsimple.com/money/money-confidential-podcast

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Andy Phillips, a Director at the Tax Institute with H&R Block, returns for a bonus bag of popcorn and to answer more of your tax questions!

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Are you looking for a new side hustle? DO you enjoy shopping for furniture? Then today’s guest, Whitney Hansen, is going to give you a crash course on furniture flipping.

Connect with Whitney at WhitneyHansen.com and check out her great podcast The Money Nerds - https://www.themoneynerds.com

Watch Whitney’s YouTube video guide to flipping furniture at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGKB7RcwgQE

One of Whitney’s favorite sites to pick up furniture is https://hibid.com

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This week, Robert Farrington is back to answer more of your student loan questions. Today’s question: “Does Paying Off Student Loans Affect My Credit?”.

Robert Farrington is a wealth of knowledge on student loans. His business, The College Investor, has been helping people escape student loan debt since 2009.

Connect with Robert at https://thecollegeinvestor.com/.

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We are all looking for hacks to help us get better at managing our money.

This week’s guest, Lisa Rowan, wrote a book compiling over 275 money hacks that she has collected over years of writing about personal finance. Today we are diving in to a few of my favorite including ways to limit impulse shopping at your favorite retail store or restaurant and a quick hack to help you make smarter spending decisions.

Connect with Lisa at http://www.lisarowan.com

Grab Lisa’s New Book “Money Hacks: 275+ Ways to Decrease Spending, Increase Savings, and Make Your Money Work for You!” today.

Check out her website (http://www.lisarowan.com/book) to find her book at a store near you. Don’t forget to check your local bookstores too! 

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This week, Robert Farrington is back to answer more of your student loan questions. Today’s question: “Do I pay my student loan debt first?”.

Robert Farrington is a wealth of knowledge on student loans. His business, The College Investor, has been helping people escape student loan debt since 2009.

Connect with Robert at https://thecollegeinvestor.com/.

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This is our final episode in the Pandemic Job Hunt Series. We’re back this week with Kate Dixon a to discuss how to ask for a raise at your current job.

Asking for a pay raise, especially in a pandemic, can be nerve wracking to say the least, but Kate teaches us how to do it in a methodical but easy way which includes how to research average pay scales for your current position.

Kate Dixon is a salary negotiations coach who has spent over 25 years working with companies such as Nike, Intel, & American Express and she joins us to share the expert negotiation tips and tricks she's learned.

Connect with Kate at www.katedixon.org

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