Category Archives: Podcast Episodes

Jesse Mecham is the founder of YNAB – You Need A Budget. He shares his story of how YNAB became more than a spreadsheet and has turned into an elegant, beautiful piece of software with a flexible method of budgeting … Continue reading →

Diversification Owning a few shares of a bunch of different companies. You could buy 200 shares of Microsoft or you could buy a couple shares of a bunch of different companies. Think of it this way: If you put all … Continue reading →

One thing that happens when traveling a lot is we tend to grow a large collection of reward memberships: Car rentals, airlines, hotel programs, there are all kinds of ways to collect points or earn rewards. Free stuff is great, right? … Continue reading →

I’m a HUGE Dave Ramsey fan. I listen to all three hours of the radio show, occasionally volunteer at live events, and I’m the only individual in Missouri who is Certified to teach the Financial Peace University Workplace Edition along … Continue reading →

This is a great exercise to see if there are any financial anomalies in your house that are out of whack. The spreadsheet (Recommended Percentage spreadsheet) includes high and low percentages recommended for 11 categories. How do you compare to … Continue reading →

Emotions help make most of the decisions with our disposable income. A lot of what we do with our money is based on emotions: We want something, we like something, it sounds good or looks good. Some play  money is … Continue reading →

Pretend you work for $20 an hour and wanted to buy a new iPod Touch for $200. You would need to work for 10 hours to make $200, right? What we forgot in the calculation – income taxes Don’t forget that … Continue reading →

I’m defending Suze Orman, not for her behavior in calling some personal finance bloggers idiots but for something she did with her “Approved Card” that I would love to see other card issuers do. Why am I even talking about … Continue reading →

Jon White continues this week in Part 2 of Setting Financial Goals in 2012. In Part 1 of Setting Goals for 2012 In Episode 44 we discussed taking a look at where you are before you get started: How much … Continue reading →

The first of a 2-part series from Jon White from JWFinancialCoaching.com Resolutions are like the End Zone Most people make resolutions like “I want to lose weight” or “I want to save more money this year”. Resolutions are like the end zone … Continue reading →