Everyone's Talkin' Money

Angela Luna is a millennial on a mission. As a student at Parsons School of Design, Angela turned a desire to solve the refugee crisis into a full-fledged business. Learning the ropes of entrepreneurship, Angela has already been featured on stages like TEDx talking about her mission, designs, and her passion for giving back. photo […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Anatomy of a Goal I know, you’ve heard it a million times, get yourself a goal. While having goals is great, they are merely a wish unless those goals are written down somewhere that you can see. Why? A goal needs to be seen for you to breathe life into them. It’s the same […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find the Money…for Real Today’s podcast is inspired by all the people I’ve worked with over the years of my career. It’s easy for me to forget how powerful these tips are until I see yet again how these tips make a dramatic difference in their money situation with just one of these tips. Also, […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Alyssa Bonagura Alyssa Bonagura is one of those creative types who is not only a stellar singer/songwriter, but she also designed and created her own CD cover that I am holding in my hands right now. This Nashville native grew up on the road with her parents who are great singers in their […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Make Your Tax Return Count It’s tax time and that means you start the seemingly endless wait for your return showing up in your bank account. What to do with all that money? While you’re probably dream of tropical escapes and that brand new car you been eyeing, I’m here to offer a few suggestions […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Places to Live Abroad The idea of moving aboard is so exciting. New people. New culture. New food. New adventures. New life. Admittedly, I’m a huge fan of House Hunters International (you, too). Moving abroad is one of our top lifestyle goals and I’ve been researching this topic for years. Although there is a lot […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Catch 22 of Income Today’s podcast is inspired by a listener question. It’s a classic curse of making more money, which is great, but missing out on valuable income tax deductions like the student loan deduction. Allison’s questions is a prime example: “I am hoping you are able to recommend other ways to help […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Free Tax Filing…Say What? More than 1 in 3 U.S. taxpayers whose household income is less than $50,000 a year hired a tax professional or a national tax preparation company last year even though they may have qualified for free tax software filing, a new NerdWallet survey shows. Perhaps they paid for help because Americans lack […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet The Heirs Los Angeles-based band The Heirs, led by the brother and sister team of Brandon and Savannah Hudson, who’s new single “What You Want” got over 100,000 downloads in its first week of being released. The Heirs richly blend their musical influences of the 70s, 80s, and 90s records that the band grew […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Secrets to Save for College Congrats, you’ve had a baby, and now the terror of thinking about how expensive college will cost when your bundle of joy is 18 is causing a panic attack. Not to fear, you still have plenty of time to save for college. You can’t get a loan for retirement but […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get to Know Healdsburg Since today is Valentine’s Day we wanted to take you to some place romantic, beautiful and maybe do a little wine tasting. This week we are exploring a great part of wine country in Northern California, one of our favorite towns, Healdsburg. Healdsburg looks like one of those towns you see […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Healthy Money Habits Relationships are hard. If you’re in one you know what I mean. It takes a lot of work on both sides to make it through each day. Forming healthy money habits in a relationship can be a tough task. Often times, couples fight about money and don’t even really know what they’re […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lower Your Taxes Like a Millionaire Millionaires know a couple of “secrets” and one is that the key to the million dollar mark is being savvy with your money. It’s staying within a budget and committing every month to saving money. It’s knowing your numbers like a pro so you have power over your finances. […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Drew Holcomb You may have heard Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors music on such TV shows as Parenthood, How I Met Your Mother and Nashville. This Memphis-born and now Nashville transplant has been making a big name for himself, and touring with such acts as the Avett Brothers. Drew is one of those laid-back […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Valentine’s Day Stats It’s that time a year again, love it or hate it, where we feel obligated to spend a lot of money on flowers, chocolate and gifts to show our love. The most commercially amorous day of the year is fast approaching and you can expect roughly 6 million couples to get engaged […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travel Dream List We were recently asked the question, “Hey, if you could travel anywhere, where would you go.” Honestly, the answer is probably everywhere, but it sparked and idea for a podcast detailing our travel dream list. On This Episode With this podcast episode, we want to inspire you to create your own travel […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Divorce & Money = No Fun It’s never a popular topic to address but one that must be addressed. Divorce brings out the worst in us all and divorce & money is no easy subject. It’s nasty, stressful, and downright expensive. I’ve shared over the years bits and pieces from my divorce and always tried […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Jesse Dayton Jesse Dayton has lived an eclectic Forrest Gump-esque life and many times sets those experiences to music. Whether he is working on a new record, writing music for a soundtrack or directing a zombie movie, this Texas born talent pours in all his charisma and charm into any project. Jesse’s newest album, […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

File Your Taxes for Free It’s that time of year again when we all have to start collecting our W-2’s and 1099’s for tax time. This year we have until April 18th (normally the 15th) to file our taxes or file an extension if you need one. Just a reminder that filing an extension doesn’t […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Build Your Dream Network It’s a well-established fact that networking is an integral part of business success — according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70 percent of all jobs are found through networking. Networking is how I’ve been able to succeed for years, but there are some secrets you need to know to be […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Airbnb has revolutionized the way we stay when we travel. I’m very honest about my love for renting via Airbnb, and often prefer that over a big brand named hotel. I’ve had so many ask questions about investing in real estate and thought it would be interesting to investigage the role Airbnb is playing on […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s podcast, I’m tackling two more listener questions that are so awesome I couldn’t resist. Question #1 Nicole asks: “My first credit card was with a semi-predatory/scammy company (CreditOne, if you’re curious), because it was the ONLY company that would give me one. I was careful with it, built up my credit to be […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Magnus Ek This week we spoke with Swedish top chef Magnus Ek, owner of Stockholm’s, Oaxen Krog Slip. Oaxen Krog won its second Michelin star in 2015, and is one of the cities top-rated restaurant. Both eateries are housed in the same building along the water in Stockholm. Magnus and his wife Agneta Green […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frequent Flyer Programs Frequent flyer miles are the best – they’re like a warm hug on a cold day, as nice as those fluffy marshmellows in your cup of hot cocoa. Frequent flyer miles can help you score all sorts of goodies like free flights, free hotel stays, free car rentals and so much more. […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are talking about how the Stockholm food scene is evolving making Stockholm the next great food city. The new Swedish food scene landscape has become as diverse and creative as any culinary scene in the world. Today’s Swedish chefs are taking the basics of simple cooking and merging Swedish unique design with […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investing in Startups is Easy Investing in startups used to be reserved for the experts on Shark Tank, and big business people who have lots of funds behind them. I don’t know about you, but there are a ton of deals that I see on that show and think, “Hey, I’d like to invest in […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Friday, and that means we’re tackling more listener questions. We’ve got three great ones today: Can you help me figure out how to divvy up my paycheck so I can know that I’m spending and saving within the right guidelines? My husband and I always fight about money. How do you and your husband […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Jessica Sometimes our journey to what we are destined to do could take many turns and twists. That’s exactly what happened to singer/songwriter Jessica Childress . After quitting her full-time job in public relations a few years ago Childress decided to swap her 9-5 corporate job for the bright lights on stage and take […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women get the short end of the stick when it comes to saving for retirement. Simply put, women need to save more…a lot more than men and the trend is that women actually end up saving less instead. According to a recent NerdWallet data analysis, the average American woman must save $1.25 for ever $1 […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stockholm is one of the most amazing cities that you will ever see. It’s got just about everything – stunning water, delicious food, great people, loads to see and do, a fantastic nightlife and some of the best hotels you will ever have the pleasure to stay at. We’ve put together a millennial travel guide […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millennials are starting more businesses every year than any other generation before. Lovingly called, “millennialpreneurs,” millennials are stepping out and chasing after their business ideas in full force. Starting a business is one thing, making it successful is a whole other ballgame. In all my years of starting, and abandoning, business ideas, I wanted to share […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s be honest. Being debt-free is a big milestone. It offers you a lot of freedom to live life the way you want to – travel, buy a house, start a business, have a baby, get paid less, etc. Having debt though is a reality that many of us face, usually multiple times in our lives. […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Millennial Money lifestyle Thursday we sat down with Americana singer/songwriter Matthew Mayfield. We spoke with this talented singer about his latest album, RECOIL, which is climbing the iTunes singer/songwriter charts and has over 100,000 downloads on Spotify. To celebrate, we’re giving away 2 copies of his album, RECOIL. Head on over to the giveaway […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Real Estate Investing by Abhi Sure you’ve heard of the success of Fixer Upper and in fact the whole HGTV network. You can’t escape real estate investing these days and it seems like everyone has a “deal” in the works and some amazing way to make a ton of cash. Real estate investing is certainly […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get your bags packed because there is no better time than now to travel all around the world. With the dollar being strong places like Europe, Scandanavia and Canada can be very attractive to your wallet. For our 2017 travel list, we scoured countless articles, magazines and TV reports to bring you some cool places […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is the word millionaire so powerful? It seems to be the only goal that most of us actively strive for, but the funny thing is we aren’t sure what exactly happens when we reach that coveted million dollar mark. There are so many habits you should cultivate but we’re going to talk about my […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The listener questions have been stacking up so I thought it would be a good time to dive into four great questions from the listeners. If you have a question that you would like asked on a podcast episode, head over to the website and drop me a note. Please remember, there are never any […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Alex Alexandra Bracken is a # 1 New York Times bestselling author and sold her first novel as a senior in college. Since then her career has skyrocketed with her novels being translated in over 15 languages–and her Darkest Mind series currently in development for a FOX motion picture. On This Podcast Episode Alex shares with us her story […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your 401(k) was never designed to provide all of your income in retirement but unfortunately, it’s become the predominant choice to do so. This year Congress has decided to leave the 401(k) contribution at $18,000 citing only small changes in CPI (Consumer Price Index) as the cause. If you want to reach that million dollar mark […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re planning on traveling this year internationally you’re going to need a little blue book to travel anywhere outside of the US. Even if you aren’t planning a trip it’s a good idea to get a passport in hand because there are so many travel deals around that you shouldn’t miss. A new or renewal […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year! It’s a new year and that means we’ve got to have a new plan of attack for our money. I want you to think of yourself as the CEO of your own company – you’re running the business of you. You get to make the decisions (good or bad) and you get […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Year in Money As with every year, 2016 has been nothing short of crazy, incredible, scary and fascinating to watch unfold. We’ve had some big money hits and some big money misses this year. To end 2016, we’ve put together a list of what happened in money in 2016 – the millennial edition. There was […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Jared Jared Evan is a young songwriter/producer and rapper who just dropped his new album, The Blanket Truth. The album is climbing the iTunes pop chart and features guest appearances from Lloyd and Allan Kingdom. This multi-talented artist is also becoming a sought after songwriter and producer having written for Rihanna, Eminem, Kanye West, […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another Best Of Episode: Ridiculously Confident With Your Money One the most popular episodes this year was recorded in Boston with Meghan Murphy from Fidelity Investments. We dished all about how to be confident with your money and why that’s super important. Show notes from that episode Everyone is talking about Financial Wellness, in fact, […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travel 2016 in Review 2016 has been full of amazing travel experiences for us. Admittedly, most of my travel has been for work but we’ve always found a way to tack on a few more days to really explore and discover new cities this year. One of the best tips I can give you is to […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s another best of podcast episode – a throwback to earlier this year when I dished about the 10 top secret ways to pay off debt. Paying off debt is never easy. Sometimes you feel like you are making headway and then something happens and you’re back in debt. One of the best “secrets” to pay […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Saving Money Secret For the end of the year, we decided to play some throwback episodes from earlier this year. It seems every time I do a podcast episode on saving money you seem to really resonate with the message. The truth is, the easiest way to save money, which really isn’t a secret […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Holiday Playlist It’s no secret that both Jeff and I love music, but our love for music overflows during the holiday season. To get in the holiday mood we’ve put together our favorite songs, both new and old. Be sure to enter our $25 iTunes giveaway before December 26th! Christmas Biscuits – One of […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s All About a Goal After interviewing thousands of entrepreneurs, John Lee Dumas knows a thing or two about what it takes to be successful. In his own right, John Lee Dumas has built one of the most successful podcast shows, EO Fire, and created a multi-million dollar a year business around his podcast. In his […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Favorite Travel Apps We travel a lot. If we’re not traveling for work we’re traveling for fun or hosting an event or off to see a friend. We find that traveling not only helps build a stronger relationship as husband and wife but also helps us experience different parts of the world through each […] Read more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices