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Budgets for Badges — 44 episodes

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1

You're Not Bad With Money, You're Just Exhausted

2

Your Retirement Account Called… It Wants Its Money Back

3

Pride Is Expensive: Cutting Your Losses as a First Responder

4

Your Budget is on Cruise Control...But Who's Directing Traffic?

5

Feast, Famine & Shift Work - Financial Seasons for First Responders

6

The Psychology of Cash vs. Credit: Why Your Wallet Goes 10-8 but Your Card Goes Rogue

7

Not All Heroes Get Tax Refunds

8

Follow the Money: Dispatching Chris & Rebecca’s 2025 Spending

9

Money Conversations Peer Support Won't Help You With

10

Before You Sign: Mortgage Mistakes That Hit Harder Than Night Shift

11

When Your Kid’s Expenses Make Your Overtime Look Cute

12

Not Every Crisis is a Code 3: When to Actually Use Your Emergency Fund

13

Dispatching a Debt Free Holiday

14

Retirement Riches: Because Overtime Shouldn't Be Your Retirement Plan w/ Anna Felix

15

New Badge, New Debt...A Love Story

16

Your House Called...It Needs Another $5,000

17

When Your Motivation is DOA: Resuscitating Your Financial Goals

18

Unplanned Expenses: The Day Your Budget Flatlined

19

Call for Backup: Student Loan Horror Stories

20

Student Loans: The Ride Along That Never Ends

21

Credit Card Debt Is A Code 3 Emergency

22

Control Freak: Managing Your Money When the Economy’s a Dumpster Fire

23

The Money Impact & Stigma of Mental Health for First Responders

24

How to Manage a Budget When You Manage Everything Else

25

Retirement Readiness: Because "I'll Just Work Forever," Isn't A Plan

26

Buying on Autopilot: Because Your Wallet Deserves A Backup Plan

27

The Ultimate Back Up Plan: Why Every First Responder Needs A Legacy Box

28

The Final Shift: Estate Planning with Gina Leguria

29

Financial Red Flags: When 'What’s Yours is Mine' Goes Too Far

30

Protecting Your Wallet From Life's Dumpster Fires

31

Lights, Sirens & Spreadsheets: Money Talk with Tim Cooney

32

YNAB, EveryDollar & Excel Walk Into A Firehouse...

33

Buyers Remorse: When 'Treat Yo' Self' Goes Wrong

34

When 'Treat Yo' Self' Meets Mortgage Payments

35

Joint Accounts vs. Separate Accounts: A Financial First Aid Guide

36

Money Myths: Why You're Not As Broke As You Think...Maybe?

37

Purpose: It's Why You Shouldn't Buy That Boat...Yet

38

Pop The Champagne...Not The Budget

39

Saving More than Cats from Trees

40

Debt...It's a Crap Sandwich

41

I Like Big Budgets

42

Great Holiday Expectations

43

How to Have Money Conversations as a First Responder Family

44

What is Financial Resiliency?