Special Episodes Archives - Page 3 of 9

Teaching Teens About Money with Cash Crunch Games

September 26, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Looking for a way to teach your kids about money without boring them? Paul from Cash Crunch Games shares how he gamified finances without dumbing it down!

FinTech, Teens, and Money

We’re wrapping up our special FINCON week. It’s been a fantastic in San Diego – so many wonderful sites and companies that are working hard to help couples, families, everyone to master their money.

To celebrate, I’v taken a break from the usual schedule and I have interviews with some of the biggest and best names in personal finance.

Today I want to share my last chat.

Paul Vasey is the founder of Cash Crunch Games. He’s created a way to teach finances to teens through a game. When I found out, I decided to give it a go.

Loved it and his mission to help kids get a foundation with finances and feel comfortable with money. An added bonus? It’s a free game.

If you are a parent, teacher, or maybe looking for kid friendly gifts, please listen. I think you’ll enjoy this!

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Play Cash Crunch Games

Try out Cash Crunch Games for free online! They’ll have a junior edition board game available in October.

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Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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How to Embrace (& Financially Prepare for) Change as a Couple with Jessica Moorhouse

September 22, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Ready to take a big leap, but not sure how your money fits in? Jessica Moorhouse shares her story and tips on how to financially prepare for big changes as a couple!

Embracing Change as a Couple

This week we’re celebrating being in San Diego for FINCON!

To celebrate, I’m taking a break from the usual schedule and I’ll have interviews with some of the biggest and best names in personal finance.

Today I want to share a wonderful chat I had with writer, podcaster, and now video producer Jesscia Moorhouse.

And how she became one of the most popular personal finance bloggers in Canada in a relatively short time I think is due in part to her ability to embrace change.

In this interview we get into how she went from studying film to becoming a personal finance expert, how she and her husband made a major leap to a new city for their careers, and the winding journey of home ownership. She’ll also share how they dealt with hiccups along the way.

Hope you enjoy!

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Resources to Be Financially Prepare

Before you make a big move or change, get your finances squared away.

Thank You to Our Partners

Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.

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Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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Dear Debt with Melanie Lockert

September 19, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Looking to dump your debt for good? Melanie Lockert from Dear Debt shares her story of getting rid of $81k of student loans and how you can too!

FINCON Week

This week we’re celebrating!

I’m heading over to San Diego to be a part of FINCON. Couple Money was nominated for best family finance blog. Thank you to all of you who voted!

To celebrate, I’m taking a break from the usual schedule and I’ll have interviews with some of the biggest and best names in personal finance.

Dear Debt the Book is Out!

Today I want to share a wonderful chat I had with personal finance author Melanie Lockert from Dear Debt. Today she shares how she climbed out of debt, gives a preview of her new book Dear Debt, and has tips on how you can dump debt.

Hope you enjoy!

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Your Money Meetup This Wednesday

Don’t forget Jason Vitug’s Road to Financial Wellness tour is wrapping up in San Diego. If you haven’t already rsvp to get your free ticket. Got to do a head count for the food! It’s at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina this Wednesday.

Thank You to Our Partners

Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.

Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you give Personal Capital a try today?

Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.

Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime.

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The Key to Investing for Financial Independence

July 15, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Looking to retire early or become financially free? Learn the key to investing to be financially independent and how index funds help you stress less and grow your nest egg faster!

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Investing and Financial Independence

We’re here – the final show for the 10 Days & Many Ways to Financial Independence!

After getting into tracking your money, slashing expenses, boosting your savings rate, and earn more, it’s time to look at where to invest.

You might be wondering why I waited until the end to talk about investing – I mean isn’t that the secret sauce to early retirement?

Actually no.

If you speak with or read about those who are already retired, they’ll more than likely tell you that key to retiring early is growing the gap between what you make and what you spend.

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Financially Independent Investing

If you want to learn more about index funds and/or investing, here are some resources to checkout:

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Music Credit: The Blessed Cassettes

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Get the Raise You Deserve with Stacking Benjamins

July 14, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Need an income boost? Joe Saul-Sehy from Stacking Benjamins shares tips to help you get that raise you deserve!

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How to Get a Raise at Your Job

Last episode we talked about side hustles and getting started with them. They can be a wonderful way to boost your income and in some cases, launch a new career, but that’s not the only way you can earn more.

There may be some low hanging fruit as Stacking Benjamn’s Joe Saul See High explains.

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Getting a Raise Show Highlights:

Making Sure You are Getting Competitive Pay
How Not to a Approach a Raise
Making Your Case for a Raise

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Boost Your Income with Side Hustles with Nick Loper

July 13, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Looking to boost your savings without getting a second job? Nick Loper shares how side hustles can help diversify your income along with productivity hacks.

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The Joy and Challenges of Side Hustles

While there are plenty of people on the Internet talking about the magic of passive income and earning a ton of cash, I have a different take.

When I say side hustle, what I mean is an part-time income stream that’s based on a talent. It can be your knowledge like tutoring or consulting, or it can be a physical item like a book or product.

It can certainly be fun, but it’s work. My colleague Nick Loper agrees.

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If you’re looking to start or build a side hustle, here are some resources to check out:

Side Hustle Show Highlights:

What Side Hustles Are
How Side Hustles Are Flexible & Protect Your Finances
Tips to Find Time to Manage Your Income Streams

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Get Rich By Dumping the Car Loan

July 12, 2016 By Elle 2 Comments

Looking to be financially independent faster? Learn how you can dump the car loan and find and buy an affordable and reliable car.

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Car Loans and Wealth

Besides housing, one of the biggest expenses many American families have is transportation. While some cities have excellent mass transit systems, having a car payment can take a healthy chunk of your money.

Auto lending topped a trillion dollars for the first time last year.

The average monthly payment for a new car is just shy of $500 while used one will set you back about $360. If you’re a two car family, your payments can be sucking your finances dry without giving you much.

If you really want to become financially independent faster, dumping your car loan can be an effective way to ramp things up.

Downsizing to one car might not be an option for you now, so you may be wondering where you can find a good car for a great deal?

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If you’re looking to get rid of your car loan faster, here are some resources to check out:

Dump the Car Loan Show Highlights:

The High Cost of Car Loans
Finding a Reliable Car with Going to the Dealership
Which Cars are Hidden Gems

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Two Keys to Help Save Half Your Income with Stacking Benjamins

July 11, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Want to go big with your finances? Joe and Kathleen from Stacking Benjamins share two keys to help you save half your income this year (and beyond)!

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Saving Half Your Income

Even though the year is already half over, there is still plenty of time to achieve big things in 2016.

As we’re through the steps and different ways you can get closer to financial independence, we’ve gotten to the part where things go from incremental to big.

How big?

Like saving half your income

I know you might feel like you’re already cut your bills down and you’d rather find ways to make money – don’t worry we’ll get into that very soon with some of the next episodes — but today we’re going to examine how you can start saving big chunks of money.

The money you stash can then be used to:

pay off debt faster
grow your savings for emergencies
give your buffer to make a career or life change or,
invested so you can retire sooner.

Joe and Kathleen from Stacking Benjamins have some ideas to give you a boost with your finances.

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If you’re looking to build up your savings rate, here are some recommended resources.

Saving Hacks Show Highlights:

Why Saving Half Isn’t Insane
How Mindeset & Systems Help Boost Savings
Banking Hack to Save More

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How We Bought the Right House for Us

July 3, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Looking to get closer to early retirement? Learn how you can save big before you buy your next house. Make sure it’s the right house for you!

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Finding the Right House House

We’re doing the ten days to financial independence and something that has been repeated to me from those who have retired early is the importance of being savvy about three major expenses: housing, transportation, and food.

We’ll go over the last two later this week, but today I want to go over housing, specifically how and why we bought our current house.

Even though I thought we did pretty well with buying our first place, we’ve learned quite a bit in the time since.

Buying a House Show Notes

How carefully we choose location
Creating a house budget
Narrowing down contenders based on size and layout

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Embracing with the DIY Mindset and Become Financially Independent with Mike and Lauren

July 2, 2016 By Elle Leave a Comment

Learn how embracing DIY into your life can help you become financially independent. See how Mike and Lauren were able to travel and save more with frugal and savvy habits.

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DIY and the Financially Independent Lifestyle

One thread that I’ve seen with couples who are financially independent or well on their way is their DIY mindset.

With licensed professionals charging $80-$150/hour, the financial benefits of doing things yourself can be huge. When you get estimates for car repairs or home projects, a huge chunk is usually labor.

There are certainly times when I’d want a licensed professional to take care of the work. But what if you could take on some of the labor yourselves?

How much money do you think you can save? What do you think you could do with that money?

For Mike and his wife Lauren, they found that a frugal and do it yourself lifestyle allowed them to do more of what they love and move them closer to financial independence.

This DIY mentality started shortly after they got married. While Mike had grown up building stuff, Lauren was a beginner. But that didn’t stop her from picking up some skills.

Taking on projects themselves help them grow their net worth. Some of the money saved is going towards retirement while some towards more immediate goals such as traveling.

Embracing DIY Show Notes

How DIY can save you a ton of money
Mike and Lauren’s first projects together
How they were able to backpack around Europe

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