Senior online editor – and resident car guy – David Muhlbaum joins Ryan and Sandy to discuss buying a new car over the holidays. The hosts see what’s new in the world of charitable giving and crack each other up with more truly bizarre PR pitches.

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Charitable Giving Under the New Tax Law: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/taxes/T055-C000-S002-charitable-giving-under-the-new-tax-law.html

More on Donor-Advised Funds: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/spending/T050-C001-S003-charitable-giving-at-home-with-donor-advised-fund.html

Givewell: https://www.givewell.org/

Charity Navigator: https://www.charitynavigator.org/

BBB: https://www.give.org/

How to Get a Great Deal on a New Car: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/cars/T009-C004-S002-how-to-get-a-great-deal-on-a-new-car.html

CarBargains: https://www.checkbook.org/carbargains/

Holiday Gift-Giving for the Truly Broke: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/spending/T050-C006-S003-a-gift-giving-guide-for-the-truly-broke.html

What You Need to Know About Bitcoin: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T052-C000-S002-what-you-need-to-know-about-bitcoin.html

The Bitcoin IRA: 5 Essential Facts: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T032-C032-S014-the-bitcoin-ira-5-essential-facts-you-need-to-know.html

Sandy and Ryan interview Senior Associate Editor (and investing maven) John Waggoner on all things interest rates. The hosts come up with ways for you to avoid surprise fees during holiday travel. Sandy explains to Ryan, like he’s 5, the ins and outs of traditional and Roth 401(k)s.

Links:

Save on travel: https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/spending/T059-S001-secrets-to-save-money-on-travel/index.html

Avoid pesky fees: https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/spending/T063-S002-how-to-avoid-paying-pesky-fees/index.html

Rental cars: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/cars/T059-C000-S002-the-worry-free-way-to-rent-a-car.html

Hotel insider story (sorry, Jacob!): https://www.kiplinger.com/article/spending/T059-C011-S002-save-at-hotels.html

Why interest rates matter: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T019-C000-S002-why-interest-rates-matter.html

Roth 401(k) limits for 2018: https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T001-C000-S003-roth-401-k-contribution-limits-for-2018.html

Sandy schools Ryan on last-minute strategies to reduce your tax bill. The duo discuss the buzz surrounding cannabis stocks and play a game of financial fact or fiction on “use it or lose it” deals.

Related Links

Last-Minute Tax Tips

The Best College Savings Plans

www.savingforcollege.com

FSAs vs HSAs

FSA Eligible Stuff

www.fsastore.com

Senior editor Anne Smith joins the show to talk investor moves in an uncertain market. Ryan and Sandy review holiday tipping protocol and share tales of their wackiest PR pitches.

Links:

Holiday Tipping Quiz

Timely Strategies to Protect Your Portfolio

Growth vs. Value

5 Steps for Hiring a Tax Pro

Cryptocurrency Basics

Hosts Sandy Block and Ryan Ermey interview online editor Andrea Browne Taylor about holiday shopping tips and tricks. The pair also discuss the basics of bear markets and dish about deals that aren’t as good as they seem.

Links

Take Kiplinger’s Bear Market Quiz

10 Ways Black Friday Retailers Trick You

Best Amazon Black Friday Doorbusters and Deals 2018

Best Walmart Black Friday Doorbusters and Deals 2018

H&R Block News

7 Ways to File Your Taxes for Free

5 Ways to Save on Prescriptions

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