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Financial Heroes or Financial Zeros?
I hope this post doesn’t come off as too mean-spirited. I love listening to personal podcasts (non-NPR/APM) partially because you get to know the hosts rather intimately over many episodes. One of my current favorite podcasts is hosted by a married couple and they talk about their life and relationship quite a bit. Over the course of a hundred or so episodes, I’ve picked up a lot of tidbits about this couple’s financial situation, and … Read entire article »
The Thinking Person’s Guide to Dave Ramsey: Overview
There is no question that Dave Ramsey’s (DR’s) financial coaching has helped millions of people improve their finances through paying off debt and saving for emergencies and their futures. However, DR’s program is quite unconventional and it can be difficult to reconcile his advice with that of financial advisors, coaches, and authors. Now that I have been through Financial Peace University, read The Total Money Makeover, and listened to The Dave Ramsey Show for a couple … Read entire article »
FPU: I Get to See What All the Fuss Is About!
Tomorrow I am starting a 9-week commitment to help my church administer Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class – having never gone through the course myself! My role is as a “table host” so I’m not actually the coordinator (thank goodness!) and as I’ve been a fan of DR’s for some time (as a radio personality, not so much as a financial advisor) and am very familiar with his philosophy so I think I’ll be … Read entire article »
Judge John Hodgman on Frugality
One of my favorite podcasts currently is Judge John Hodgman (JJHo). The premise of the show is that John Hodgman (of The Daily Show and The Areas of My Expertise) hears “cases” brought by regular Joes and issues judgements. The cases are often silly and relatable, such a wife who wants to get chickens but her husband doesn’t and a man who wants his friend to stop smoking ecigarettes in sports stadiums. It took me … Read entire article »
Average Clothes Spending and Pattern
Two weeks ago Marketplace did a short segment on clothes-buying habits and amounts from Elizabeth Cline’s book, Overdressed. I was surprised by what they reported so I’ll share their numbers and observations here along with how they compare to our buying patterns, as determined from Mint. Average Spending Level Americans spend an average of $1,100 per person on clothes each year. We spent way, way less than that on clothes and shoes in the last year – … Read entire article »
Budgeting, Tracking, or Neither?
I’ve added a new podcast to my rotation – Ric Edelman’s The Truth About Money. I don’t know how well-known RE is nationally, but he works in the area where my parents live so I’ve heard of him a few times. He has a totally different money philosophy than Dave Ramsey (low-interest debt is great!) so I started listening to it to safeguard against becoming brainwashed by DR. During last week’s show the hosts were discussing … Read entire article »
Wait a Second, Do I LIKE Dave Ramsey?
When I wrote about my favorite podcasts on money last week, I mentioned that I was checking out a new one (LiFE). What I didn’t say was that I had added another podcast: The Dave Ramsey Show. I figured I would only listen to an episode or two and then unsubscribe, as I do with many podcasts. After all, I knew Dave’s message, and it wasn’t for me. I had already been into personal finance for … Read entire article »
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My Favorite Podcasts on Money
I’m addicted to podcasts. I listen to them when I’m in the car (if I’m not listening to NPR), when I’m running errands, and when I’m doing labwork. Many people listen to music in the lab but a couple years ago I started listening to archived sermons from my church instead of music. Then I added some of my favorite NPR programs (This American Life, The Story). Finally I branched out into non-radio podcasts from … Read entire article »
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Feeling Financially Independent
This post was inspired by a Marketplace Money program from last July. The hosts asked all the guests and interviewees to briefly share about the time in their lives when the first felt financially independent. Many answered with “Well, I’m still not…” and others talked about signing their first lease, getting their first full-time job, paying their utilities, that type of thing. My answer to this question is a bit different and it hinges on the … Read entire article »
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