The Stacking Benjamins Show

Former NFL star Phillip Buchanon was over $1M dollars in debt on draft day...and it only got worse. He'll tell his story on this episode from 2015!

Griffin the intern rewinds to our episode featuring time management journalist Laura Vanderkam. She studied successful women to find out how they accomplish more. What can we learn? We'll share today!

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Robert Farrington from TheCollegeInvestor.com joins us to talk about parents. What do you do if your parents are struggling financially? Worse yet, what if you're also struggling? We ask Robert, Len Penzo and Greg McFarlane to pitch in, and as always, you won't expect many of our answers. We also discuss a new survey from TD Ameritrade AND daily routines that keep you motivated. What do you do to begin and end your day?

In our FinTech segment, just in time for the holidays, we talk to FinCon/SoFi FinTech "People's Choice" winner, Tanya Van Court from iSow.com. Tired of giving gifts that you know won't be appreciated? Worse yet, tired of receiving things you don't need? iSow aims to help kids set up goals and get savings...and then allows loved ones to help out!

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Ray Kroc built McDonalds into a juggernaut and built his own fortune into the billions. When he died, his wife Joan made the decision to give it all away upon her death. How did they build this money-making machine? How and why did she give it away? We talk empire-building and estate planning on today's show! Lisa Napoli, author of the new biography Ray & Joan joins us in the basement with stories and lessons.

In our headline segment we reveal some disturbing information about car trade-ins and the results of a retirement plan survey. We throw out the Haven Life line to Dave, who asks about refinancing his student loans, and take a letter from Stacey, who wants to know how to invest an inheritance. Should he pay down low interest debt or invest? Or course we also throw in a helping of Doug's trivia and much, much more!

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Hosting a holiday party? Worried about parties you'll be attending? Creator of online site CatchMyParty.com Jillian Tohber Leslie joins us with some creative and original ideas to either make your party stand out or to ensure YOU stand out at the next party you're invited to attend. 

In our headline segment Phillip Moeller, author of Get What's Yours For Medicare joins us to talk about open enrollment, which ends in the next eight days. What are common mistakes people make? He'll share. We also tackle a survey about what sinks most shopper's budgets around the holiday season.

On the Haven Life Line, we'll answer a question from Mark about itemized deductions and charitable giving, then in our letters segment, we'll try and answer Matt's question about why some financial advisors get a bad rap.

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While everyone fights the crowds we're all about Friday with the family...and some board games! Tom Vasel from board game podcast The Dice Tower joins us with his top three games about finance, business and economics. As an extra treat, he'll also throw in his favorite three games to liven up holiday parties. 

In our FinTech segment we have MORE games! Paul Vasey from Cash Crunch Games gives us a tour of his computer game (and brand new board game!) Cash Crunch. Paul was looking for a way to help kids learn about money and he's created Cash Crunch to help them learn about difficult decisions while having fun with friends and family. 

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What do you need to know before buying the hottest new tech this Black Friday and holiday season? Bridget Carey from CNET joins us with what's hot in televisions, the connected home, game consoles, and more. In our headlines, we can't get away from Trump-related headlines, so we tackle two: the first about the stock market and the second about interest rates.

In our Haven Life Line segment, we take a call from Bill who wants to know about taking out a mortgage. How should he attack his debt to get his debt to equity ratio in order? Plus we take your letters, reveal some Thanksgiving-related trivia from Doug, and much more.

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We kick off one of the biggest shopping weeks of the year by helping you identify some of the best deals in shopping. Brent Shelton from FatWallet joins us to share some of the most exciting sales and quirkiest deals. Hoverboards? Old school cameras? Star Wars? Drones? We'll talk about all of those and more on today's show.

We also share some disturbing news about financial advisors and election results, plus another 401k problem. Should you still save into your 401k? We'll discuss that PLUS share trivia, throw out the Haven Life line, and more.

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Ever struggle with the fundamentals of investing? Our roundtable team of award winning bloggers Len Penzo, Paula Pant and Greg McFarlane join us to discuss some of the terms many take for granted. It's a fun discussion, but there's more! We also tackle motivational books and a letter to the Moneyologist. How would our team answer the letter?

In our FinTech segment, Andrew Dietrich from revolutionary credit card Final joins us. What if there were a credit card that had multiple numbers, so if one were stolen or compromised, the others weren't all affected? Andrew and the Final team are creating that very thing.

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Looking for some creative ways to make a few bucks? Maybe you're hoping to enjoy the holidays without breaking the bank or have a few hours you'd like to use productively....no matter, we're bringing you the PERFECT guest today. Nick Loper is the fearless leader of Side Hustle Nation (and the podcast of the same name) and he has over 300 ideas to put a little jingle in your pocket.

That's not all, though. We talk to Chris Walsh from Marijuana Times about the huge number of states changing their laws this election. Is marijuana finally a good investment opportunity? 

We take a Haven Life line call from "Anymouse", answer a question about financing engagement rings from Joe, and much, much more...including some slightly creepy trivia from Doug. (What's new?)

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