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Will more money eliminate all your money stress? It’s a question I’ve tossed around in my head for many years now. Of course, you and I both would love to test the theory - to have more money than you need and see how that feels. Try it on for a day or two. Our guest, Jesse Mecham, Founder and CEO of You Need a Budget, or YNAB, one of my very favorite budgeting platforms, has seen a ton of budgets over the years, and he's here to dish about it all. In this episode, Jesse shares the three steps to help you start being intentional with your money so you can reduce your money stress once and for all. LINKS You Need a Budget -https://www.ynab.com/ You Need a Budget podcast - https://www.ynab.com/podcasts/ You Need a Budget on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@YNABofficial SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate for sponsoring this show. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and enter code mymoney149 to get the $1.49 per meal offer. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty pleas…

Have you cried about your money lately? As Joe mentioned in the intro, millions of people are crying about their money, you might be one of those. I know I certainly have in the past. With all the content out there about money, it’s so easy to still feel lost at the end of the day. Especially now with talk of a recession and who knows what down the line. Joe Saul-Sehy, host of The Stacking Benjamins Podcast, author of the new book Stacked, and a former financial advisor doesn’t just talk the talk. Joe’s mission is to help you get Stacked, aka how to grow and protect your money in a way that helps you live the life you want to live, and to do so while having some fun. In this special vault episode, Joe shares the steps you need to stack your Benjamin's, what to think about the current economy, why your attitude about money matters, how to do money without having a nervous breakdown, and so much more. LINKS Stacked book The Stacking Benjamins podcast SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate f…

When you take a peek at your retirement savings, how do you feel about how much you’ve saved? Excited, freaked out, or somewhere in between? No matter how you feel about your retirement savings, the truth is the system was set up to work well for only a small group of people. The American Retirement System, according to our guest Martin Baily, author of the new book The Retirement Challenge, is obsolete. So the logical question is, why did this happen and what can you do about it? LINKS The Retirement Challenge book https://tinyurl.com/retirement-challenge Brookings https://www.brookings.edu/experts/martin-neil-baily/ SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate for sponsoring this show. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and enter code mymoney149 to get the $1.49 per meal offer. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcast player you’re listening to this episode in to leave us a review or you can click here to leave a review for Everyone's Talkin' Mon…

Raise your hand if you’re sleepy. According to our guest, Terry Cralle, a registered nurse and certified clinical sleep educator, and author of Sleeping Your Way to the Top, we are ALL not getting enough sleep. As she describes, it’s a vicious cycle between the lack of sleep and money stress, so no wonder why you’re probably stressed out and pretty sleepy. Terry’s got some great tricks up her sleeve that can help you both sleep better and worry a little less about money. This episode is guaranteed to help you sleep better and stress less. LINKS The Better Sleep Council - https://bettersleep.org/ Terry's website - https://terrycrallern.com/ Terry's Books - https://terrycrallern.com/books/ SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate for sponsoring this show. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and enter code mymoney149 to get the $1.49 per meal offer. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcast player you’re listening to this episode in to leave us a…

I asked over 100 people what their best money advice is that everyone should know about. You'd be shocked to learn that many people shared the exact same tips. Proof that how everyone thinks about money isn't so different after all. In this episode, I'm sharing the top 15 tips that were the most common tips including money hacking tips, mindset tips, and wealth-building tips. LINKS 13 Money Secrets No One Teaches You But You Should Know SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate for sponsoring this show. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and enter code mymoney149 to get the $1.49 per meal offer. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcast player you’re listening to this episode in to leave us a review or you can click here to leave a review for Everyone's Talkin' Money podcast on Apple Podcasts.  Love this episode. Share it with a few friends so they can learn these valuable money concepts as well. Be sure to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to never miss an …

In this episode, we are tackling fellow ETM’er’s listener questions all about how you establish some good savings habits and how to find the right credit card for you with our new friend Ian Salisbury, the Money Editor for Buy Side from the Wall Street Journal. Ian’s got some great insider tips about building savings habits, including this fun one that I’ve found to be super helpful. Ian’s bringing all his money knowledge to help you tackle all your money goals, including why he says you should ask your boss for a 6%- 10% raise ASAP, his choice for his favorite cash-back credit card, and why you need to know the agenda of the financial company that is giving money advice before you buy into all their money rules. LINKS Buy Side from WSJ- https://www.wsj.com/buyside/author/ian-salisbury The Best Cash Back Credit Cards of 2023 article - https://tinyurl.com/etmian SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate for sponsoring this show. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and enter code mymoney149 to get …

Remember that economics course you took? Yeah, me neither. Turns out that knowing what’s happening in the economy is more important than you know. Politicians are making decisions with the economy that have a direct impact on your money. So as our guest Howard Yaruss, economist, professor at NYU, and author of the new book, Understandable Economics: Because Understanding Our Economy is Easier Than You Think and More Important Than You Know, says, it’s time to start paying attention to our economy and the people making the decisions. You know all those companies laying off workers right now - that’s because of the economy. And the reason behind your $100 grocery shopping bill that was $50 last year…well, that’s because of the economy. In this episode, Howard’s spilling the beans on everything you need to know about economics, our economy, where money comes from, and how our current economy directly impacts your money. LINKS Howard's website - https://howardyaruss.com/ Understandable…

Are you ready to learn how to accelerate your path to prosperity and create your financial freedom blueprint? Maybe prosperity is a dollar amount or being able to have time and freedom in your day, maybe it’s becoming debt-free, or having a certain amount of money in your investment accounts. No matter what prosperity means to you, you need a roadmap to get there. Our guest, Louis Llanes is the founder of Wealthnet Investments, LLC and the author of a new book called Financial Freedom Blueprint. In this vault episode, Louis shares the 7 seven steps to mapping your financial future to help you secure financial independence and create financial freedom. Links Financial Freedom Blueprint book Wealthnet Investments, LLC SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate for sponsoring this show. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and enter code mymoney149 to get the $1.49 per meal offer. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcast player you’re listening to thi…

Did you know that over 5.5 million people in the U.S. are living on a tipped income? You know servers, bartenders, ushers, nail salon workers, valets, and even strippers who all rely on tips to survive financially. But, did you also know that tipped workers happen to be some of the most economically disadvantaged? If you’re a tipped worker, our guest Barbara Sloan, author of the new book Tipped: The Life-Changing Guide to Financial Freedom for Waitresses, Bartenders, Strippers, and All Other Service Industry Professionals, believes that hope isn’t lost, you’ve just got to understand the hurdles to build wealth so you can overcome them. LINKS Tipped book Tipped Finance website SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate for sponsoring this show. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and enter code mymoney149 to get the $1.49 per meal offer. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcast player you’re listening to this episode in to leave us a review or you …

The rising costs of living, you know everything from gas to eggs to rent prices is causing some people to be hornier. Yes, hornier. I’m breaking it all down in this episode of Ask Shannah. My guess is you might be wondering why in the world rising prices are making people hornier. Before we get there, this episode was inspired by a recent Ask Shannah from Gwen who said,  “Hi Shannah, I appreciate all your episodes. I’m learning so much about money it’s kinda blowing my mind. I have a sort of bizarre question that I want to run by you. My partner and I are thinking about moving in together. Not because I think we’re ready for it but honestly to save some money. Everything is so much more expensive that it’s hard to make ends meet and still have money left over for any semblance of a dating life. I know it’s a big risk to move in with someone before you are ready but honestly, I don’t know what else makes sense other than moving in and saving some money. We figured we would save around…

How would saving $1000, $5,000, $10,000, or more on your medical bills sound to you? This is probably the most important, and most impactful episode I’ve ever done on medical debt and you’re going to want to send this to everyone you know. Over 100 million people are in medical debt and it is the leading cause of bankruptcy. But as our guest, Dr. Virgie Bright Ellington, author of What Your Doctor Wants You to Know to CRUSH YOUR MEDICAL DEBT wants you to know how to not get screwed financially the next time you or a loved one needs a procedure. LINKS CRUSH YOUR MEDICAL DEBT book Medical Debt resources SPONSORS Thanks to EveryPlate for sponsoring the podcast. Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com/podcast and entering code mymoney149. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcast player you’re listening to this episode in to leave us a review or you can click here to leave a review for Everyone'…

Financial generational curses can be at the heart of so many of your money stories and play a huge role in the money decisions you make.Our guest, Cassandra Cummings, Founder of The Stocks & Stilettos Society and author of Fearless Finances says it’s time to flip the switch on financial curses and money mistakes and focus on what you’ve learned. We’re exploring what a financial curse is, how to break financial curses so you can start investing and building wealth, key investing advice for Black Women for this year, Why Black investors come with a different set of sensibilities around money than other cultures and ways to develop confidence around money.  LINKS Fearless Finances book The Stocks & Stilettos Society Cassandra on Instagram SPONSORS Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this show. Go to HelloFresh.com/mymoney21 and use code mymoney21 for 21 free meals plus free shipping. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcas…

In this Shannah Shares, Community Q&A episode, I'm sharing the 7 ways to stay focused on your money goals inspired by a question form Amanda: "I love your podcast and have been listening for over a year now being inspired and working towards my goals. Maybe my question isn't really a question, but more like a request for a pep talk. I have 4 main money goals that I've been slowly working towards Paying off my student loans, saving 4 months of expenses in my emergency fund, saving $3,000 in a what I like to call an "oh shit fund" (I can access this savings account much quicker than my emergency fund), and finally saving for a house. For the past 6 years, I've been laser-focused on paying off my student loans, but because of the pandemic, I decided to shift my focus on hitting my emergency fund goal. Recently, however, I've been struggling with staying focused on achieving the emergency fund goal. I now have only $9,000 left to go of my student loans and I'm also only 3 months away…

Money trauma is real and you most likely have experienced a version of it in your life. Ever spend too much on something because it makes you feel better? Ever feel stuck in the same money patterns as your parents? Ever hold on to money tightly out of fear of spending it or just losing it? These are all examples of money trauma that our guest, Christina Foxwell, author of the new book Glass Angel, says we all go through. So how can you deal with money trauma and not let it get in the way of all the things you want to do in life? It’s tricky but it can be done. In this episode, Christina will walk you through exercises to let go of money trauma, she’ll explain how to find your triggers that lead to spending money when you don’t want to, and through her story, you’ll learn how to face your money story head-on to find healing and how to avoid feeling like your life is what she calls a shit magnet. LINKS The Glass Angel Book Christina's website SPONSORS Our sponsors make this show po…

Have you seen the prices of houses lately? Whether you’re in the market to buy a home now or even renting in many markets is really out of reach these days. It’s no wonder why there is a movement towards alternative and more affordable housing, like RVs, campers, yurts, and tree houses, and in this episode, we’ll explore dome homes. Our guest, Whitney Hansen, is a money expert, host of the Money Nerds podcast, and a dome living expert who believes that dome living has a lot to offer. Whitney’s dome, the Cascade Dome in Idaho, is a beautiful example of a new way of living and even making money. In this episode, we’ll explore the ins and outs of building a dome home, how much Whitney spent building her dome home, ways to save money while still building a quality dome home, and how to turn your new dome home into a wealth-generating and cash-flowing business. We even talk about an Airbnb contest she won to build a flower pot house. LINKS Cascade Dome The Money Nerds podcast Whitney's…

What should you do with your money in 2023? It’s a big question but lucky enough Zaneilia Harris, Certified Financial Planner and President of Harris & Harris Wealth Management group and author of Finance’ n Stilettos, and Doug Boneparth, Certified Financial Planner and founder of Bone Fide Wealth both here to share everything you need to know. We dive into how to prepare for a layoff, is 2023 your year to buy or sell your house, how to deal with money anxiety, do we really need to talk about recession anymore, and whether you should be following money advice you hear on social media. This episode is dedicated to you. I know you have some money goals you want to smash this year and we want to help you get there. Both Zaneilia and Doug are the best of the best so get prepared for an exciting, engaging, and action-filled conversation that will get your money set for 2023 and beyond. Let’s start talkin’. LINKS Harris & Harris Wealth Management Finance' n Stilettos book Bone F…

When you get married, you want to start your shared life together on the right financial foot. Most people are so involved with wedding planning that they put off having necessary money conversations that always arise after you tie the knot, and those often lead to fights and relationship breakdowns. If I’m honest, even as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, I still had some money fears after saying “I Do.” Based on my years working as a financial planner (AKA a marriage financial therapist) and personal experience, there are six major money decisions to make after you get married. SPONSORS Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this show. Go to HelloFresh.com/mymoney21 and use code mymoney21 for 21 free meals plus free shipping. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcast player you’re listening to this episode in to leave us a review or you can click here to leave a review for Everyone's Talkin' Money podcast on Apple Podcasts.  Love this…

What do you know about the social nervous system? Our guest, Hadley Hagen, a nervous system educator, and money coach explains that she believes your social nervous system is the missing piece in making sustainable changes in your money life. So what does that mean? Think about all those interactions online and offline that influence how you save and spend your money. What’s at play…you guessed it, your social nervous system. Curious, isn’t it? So let’s talk about what your social nervous system is, how it gets activated, ways you can proactively calm your social nervous system down, and why the social nervous system disproportionately affects women. There’s lots to dive into here. Let’s get talkin’. LINKS Hadley's website Hadley on Instagram SPONSORS Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this show. Go to HelloFresh.com/mymoney21 and use code mymoney21 for 21 free meals plus free shipping. LEAVE US A REVIEW Leave us an honest rating and review, pretty please. Head to the podcast…

In this episode, I'm featuring a Budget Rescue with Robert who asks: "Hi Shannah, thanks for taking the time to answer my question. BTW I love the new name of the show. This is one of the only places I feel like we can listen to all different types of conversations and you always surprise me with the topics. It’s so cool. I’m writing to see if you would give me some insights into my monthly budget. Here’s my snapshot - I make around $5K per month and have a fairly stable job, at least I think so. I know that I should have around $350 - $500 a month left over but the problem is that I don’t each month and I can’t figure out why. You’re super good at helping people with their budgets so I was wondering if you could give me some pointers and thoughts on what I might be missing or not including here. I’d like to be able to save some money for my ER fund every month and put some into a travel savings account. Thanks again for this show…it’s helped me so much." LINKS Budget Rescue Info F…

Be honest with me, what do you dread worse? Doing your taxes or swimming with sharks? I KNOW, it’s a toss-up. We are headed into the opposite of the most wonderful time of the year… the dreaded tax season is upon us. Dunt, dunt, dunt!! Ok, dramatic SFX aside, it’s time to get our tax season game plan on and have fun learning about taxes with our main man tax expert Carter Cofield. Carter will teach you how to benefit from the tax code, he’ll get to the bottom of the ever-popular question should you use a professional tax accountant vs doing your own taxes with one of the many software options out there, what to do with your health insurance if you let go of your job, and Carter will share one of the best wealth building techniques called the Back Door Roth IRA that will change everything for you. Let’s start talkin’ LINKS Tax-Free Living Ebook Carter on Instagram Melanin Money SPONSORS Thanks to HelloFresh for sponsoring this show. Go to HelloFresh.com/mymoney21 and use code my…

Which camp are you in? Money can buy happiness or money can’t buy happiness? I grew up hearing that money can’t buy happiness, but then I saw everyone in my life push hard to make money, hold on tight to money, and not always enjoy money so that all got a bit confusing. Our guest, Jason Vitug, author of the new book Happy Money Happy Life, A Multidimensional Approach to Health, Wealth and Financial Freedom and founder of phroogal.com, believes that money isn’t everything, but it does impact most everything in our lives. So how do you find the balance and put money in its place? In this episode, we’re going to shatter some long-held money beliefs about happiness that just don’t work anymore. Jason also shares why money can buy happiness with a little perspective, how to unlearn all of these false money beliefs, and his unique approach to creating happy money and happy life. Let’s start talkin’ LINKS Happy Money Happy Life book Phroogal website Jason on Instagram SPONSORS Thanks …

What would it feel like to drop the shame and guilt around money in your relationship once and for all? This episode is for you if you're ready to cultivate a healthy money relationship with your partner filled with mutual respect and love. On this special episode, Manisha Thakor from Money Zen is here to share everything you need to know about getting financially naked with your partner. Manisha is the co-author of two personal finance books for young women in their 20s and 30s: On My Own Two Feet: A Modern Girl’s Guide to Personal Finance and Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey. You'll learn how to talk about money from a safe and respected place, how to remove the shame and guilt, and how to find a money system that truly works for you both. Hint, if you have a partner, listen and then send them this episode as a kind gesture. LINKS MoneyZen website Get Financially Naked book On My Own Two Feet book The Index Card book Emotional Currency book SPONSORS T…

Have you ever realized the role that scarcity plays in your money decisions? Scarcity is all around us in our daily lives. Whether you’ve stood in line to buy the latest Xbox or scooped up all the toilet paper during the height of the pandemic, you’ve experienced a scarcity mindset. Our guest, Mindy Weinstein, Ph.D. author of the new book The Power of Scarcity, and founder of the digital marketing firm Market MindShift will tell us just how big a role scarcity plays in our daily lives. So scarcity is all around us and impacts almost every money decision we make which then ultimately plays a role in our ability to achieve our goals and live the life we want. In this eye-opening conversation, Mindy shares everything you need to know about scarcity and the role it plays in your money, how to recognize scarcity when it’s happening and do something about it, how advertisers use FOMO to play into your fears, and a super interesting story about why the diamond ring became the sign of love. …

What does a rich life look like? Our guest, Scarlett Cochran, founder of One Big Happy Life and author of the new book, It’s Not About The Money: A Proven Path to Building Wealth and Living the Rich Life Your Deserve, argues that a rich life has to be about more than the amount of money you have, the car you drive, and the house you live in. A rich life starts by asking yourself some powerful questions. Armed with the answers to those questions, you can then start to fill in the money part. And the best part about building a rich life is that it can look like whatever you want. The problem is you are so used to defining your life by your money when instead it just needs to be the other way around. How about we dive into this all with Scarlett and talk about what she calls the 3 purposes of money, what is getting in the way of us living a rich life, and we’ll ponder the idea that once you reach $75,000 in income you’ve hit your happiness peak. Alright, here’s to you living your best ri…