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For Better and Worth — 177 episodes

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Is Your Shoe Collection Worth the Investment? (Ep 177)

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Home Payoff Blueprint: How We Paid Off Our House Early and How You Can Do It Too (Ep 176)

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We had $210,000 of Growth Proving the Rule of 72 Works! (Ep 175)

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From Parenting to Partnership: How Marriage Changes with an Empty Nest (Ep 174)

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We Finally Paid Off Our Mortgage!!! Our Strategy for Paying Off Our Home Early (Ep 173)

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Why You Shouldn't Panic Sell During Market Mayhem (Ep 172)

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Balancing Time and Money: The True Cost of Modern Convenience (Ep 171)

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It Happens to All of Us: How to Plug Those Small Financial Leaks (Ep 170)

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Understand the Power of Your Net Worth (Ep 169)

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Ready to Launch? A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Get Ready Financially to Leave the Nest (Ep 168)

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Does Money Get in the Way of a Healthy Relationship? (Ep 167)

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Secrets to Buying a Home When You Can't Afford It Alone (Ep 166)

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What is True Good Fortune? (Ep 165)

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Beyond the Box of Chocolates (Ep 164)

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When Peer Pressure Paid Off (Ep 163)

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Are You Too Proud to Be Rich? (Ep 162)

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No Pennies for Your Thoughts (Ep 161)

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Why the New 401k Catch Up Rules Are Your Secret Weapon (Ep 160)

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Strategize Like a Business (Ep 159)

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End the Year Strong, then Start the New Year Stronger (Ep 158)

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Redefining Christmas (Ep 157)

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The 50-Year Mortgage Trap (Ep 156)

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Raising Financially Savvy Kids (Ep 155)

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Would YOU Survive a Government Shutdown? (Ep 154)

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Thanksgiving Past and Present (Ep 153)

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4 Net Worth Milestones That Change Everything (Ep 152)

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Win with Money this Holiday Season (Ep 151)

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Don't Just Spend It: Level Up Your Life with Extra Income (Ep 150)

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The Ups and Downs of an "Almost" Empty Nest (Ep 149)

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Ep 148: Does Investing Need to Be Sexy to Work?

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Ep 147: How Many Accounts Do You Really Need?

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Ep 146: A Financial Advisor Helped Us Uncover Our Own Financial Blind Spots

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Ep 145: When Fundraising is Both Awkward and Exhilarating

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Ep 144: Our Top 3 Money Mistakes People Make and How to Diffuse Them

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Ep 143: The Experience Economy: Why Younger Generations Choose Moments Over Material

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Ep 142: From Apprehension to Embracing the New Milestone of 50

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Ep 141: Managing Costs After Kids Leave Home

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Ep 140: We Survived the Renovation!

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Ep 139: What We've Learned About Building a Love That Lasts 27 Years

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Ep 138: The Surprising Ways AI Is Already Shaping Your Money Management

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Ep 137: The Hidden Costs of Homeownership

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Ep 136: Did You Succumb to Amazon Prime Day?

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Ep 135: Retire Ready: Smart Money Moves During Mid-Career

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Ep 134: Summer Fun Without Breaking the Bank

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Ep 133: What To Do When You Need a Financial Reset

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Ep 132: Build Wealth That Lasts For Generations

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Ep 131: Is Car Debt Really Debt?

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Ep 130: Love in Transit: Juggling Work Travel and Relationships

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Ep 129: Did We Succumb to the Beyonce Effect?

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EP 128: Do We Renovate or Wait?

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Ep 127: What "Got to Get Out" Taught Us About Beating Debt

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Ep 126: To Swipe or Not Swipe: The Credit Card Dilemma

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Ep 125: We went to South Africa!

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Ep 124: Financial Support; Are You Helping or Hurting Your Adult Children?

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Ep 123: The Beyoncé Effect: How to Balance YOLO and Financial Responsibility

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Ep 122: Faith Meets Finances

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Ep 121: Navigating Uncertainty with Financial Confidence

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Ep 120: Tackling Tax Time

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Ep 119: Credit Report Shake-Up 2025

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Ep 118: We Got Off Track!

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Ep 117: Game Changer - Inside the NIL Hustle

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Ep 116: Building a Relationship Worth Investing In

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Ep 115: Why You Need a "No Spend Challenge"

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Ep 114: Are Subscriptions Secretly Stealing From Your Goals?

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Ep 113: Is a Long-Term Happy Marriage Possible?

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Ep 112: Don't Be Part of the 33%—Stick to Your New Year's Resolutions

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Ep 111: How to Navigate Financial Uncertainty with a New Administration

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Ep 110: Unlocking the Power of Your 401(k)

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Ep 109: Invest Today, Thrive Tomorrow

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Ep 108: Budgeting Hacks to Stay on Track

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Ep 107: Sacrifice: What are you willing to give up?

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Ep 106: Teamwork Over Tension: How Couples Can Manage Finances as a Team

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Ep 105: How to Become a Millionaire Couple (Even If You Disagree Financially)

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Ep 104: Teamwork Pays Off; A Couple's Guide to Crushing 2025 Goals

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Ep 103: But It's For a Good Cause!

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Ep 102: Betting, Gambling, and Other Risky Financial Behaviors

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Ep 101: Prepping for the Holidays Without Losing Focus

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Ep 100: Cheers to 100 Episodes and Two Years of Money Conversations

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Ep 99: The Unspoken Truth About Final Expenses

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EP 98: Emergency Funds for All; Because Life Doesn't Send Warnings Before the Plot Twist!

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EP 97: Yep We're Money Nerds!

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Ep 96: Financial Health for the Entire Family with PSECU

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Ep 95: The Holidays are Coming

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Ep 94: What If You Lost It All?

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Ep 93: What if you won the lottery?

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Ep 92: Keep the Relationship Alive

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Ep 91: Is $1M Enough?

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Ep 90: In Sickness and In Health

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Ep 89: How to Thrive in the Sandwich Generation

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Ep 88: Is a Recession on the Horizon?

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Ep 87: Celebrating 26 Years of Marriage: The Highs, Lows, and Everything In-Between

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Ep 86: Can Giving Propel You Out of Debt?

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EP 85: Your Kid is NOT an Olympian!

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Ep 84: Don't be a Financial Knucklehead

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Ep 83: Tik Tok made me buy it

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Ep 82: Being Sick is EXPENSIVE!

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Ep 81: Is it Time to Upgrade your Ride?

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Ep 80: Revitalize Your Financial Goals and Finish the Year Strong

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Ep 79: Why Estate Planning Matters More Than You Think

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Ep 78: What are you saving for?

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Ep 77: Has Tipping Culture Gone Overboard?

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Ep 76: We took our DREAM vacation!

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Ep 75: You Have Not Because You Ask Not!

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Ep 74: Does the Empty Nest Mean an Empty Bank Account?

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Ep 73: Is Financial Contentment Possible?

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Ep 72: The Bank of Mom and Dad

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Ep 71 The Great Debate: To Credit or Not to Credit?

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Ep 70: Do You Fall for the Amazon Trap?

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Ep 69: Are Your Student Loans Forgiven?

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Ep 68: I Got Scammed

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Ep 67: Turn up the Volume on Loud Budgeting

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Ep 66: Whose Money is it Anyway? The Quandary of Yours, Mine and Ours

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Ep 65: How to Overcome Budget Fatigue

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Ep 64: Are You a Financial Optimist or Pessimist?

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Ep 63: Money Dates: How to Make Talking About Money Fun

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Ep 62: I Spent $150 on 50 Cent

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Ep 61: Unpacking How Love Languages Impact Your Finances

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Ep 60: Love Beyond Valentine's Day; Cultivating Year-Round Relationship Goals

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Ep 59: Unmet financial expectations and other things couples don't say out loud...

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Ep 58: The Illusion of Money: Why More Money May Not Be the Answer

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Ep 57: Start Now to Avoid the Holiday Hangover This Year

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Ep 56: Milestone birthdays are a good time for reflection and planning

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Ep 55: Is Risk Taking an Essential Strategy to Your Financial Success?

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Ep 54: Goal Setting; It's Not Just a New Year Thing

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Ep 53: Two Peas one PODcast: For Better and Worth + Modern Husbands

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Ep 52: Saying Goodbye to Mint but NOT Goodbye to Tracking Your Money

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Ep 51: Navigating Gift-Giving with Shared Finances

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Ep 50: The Golden Age - Lessons We Didn't Learn from the Golden Bachelor

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Ep 49: Break the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle

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Ep 48: "Trap" Friday - Enjoy Thanksgiving and Don't Break the Bank!

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Ep 47: Can Your Relationship Survive a Home Renovation?

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Ep 46: How To Talk About Your Credit Scores With Your Partner (Without Stressing Out!)

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Ep 45: Finding Your People: Our Experience at FinCon23 in New Orleans

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Ep 44: NIL Deals: Financial Touchdown or Fumble? – The Impact and Importance of Financial Education for College Athletes

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Ep 43: The Paradox of More Money: How It Can Create More Financial Problems

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Ep 42: Is Your Self Worth Tied to Your Net Worth?

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Ep 41: It's Me or the Dog

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Ep 40: Growing Up in a Single-Parent Household Has Its Advantages

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Ep 39: It Takes Courage to Have Meaningful Money Conversations

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Ep 38: What is the Cost of Doing Nothing With Your Finances?

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Ep 37: How to Plug the Money Leaks

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Ep 36: You Don't Always Have to See Eye to Eye - The Visionary and Realist Can Co-Exist

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Ep 35: How to Get Through an Argument Without Ruining Your Relationship

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Ep 34: You Don't Need All the Answers to Teach Your Kids About Money

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Ep 33: It's the 25th Anniversary Edition!

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Ep 32: You Can Learn Money Lessons From Any Generation

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Ep 31: Financial Lessons from a Millennial

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Ep 30: Do Good but Not Too Good

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Ep 29: Is Being in Debt a Moral Issue?

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Ep 28: Do You Have Non-Negotiables?

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Ep 27: I'm Throwing Caution to the Wind: Forget the Budget!

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Ep 26: How Much is Enough?

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EP: 25 Does Iron Sharpen Iron... Financially?

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Ep: 24 Friends Take'em or Leave'em on the Financial Freedom Journey?

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Ep: 23 Have You Heard of the 10 Year Twitch?

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Ep: 22 Go From Surviving a Layoff to Thriving During a Layoff

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Ep 21: How Do You Enjoy The Journey?

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Ep 20: Your Money is My Money AND My Money is My Money!

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Ep 19: Real Estate Mishaps and What We Wish We Knew Back Then

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Ep 18: Our 1st Guest on the Podcast! Ryan Armstrong, Founder of Guac

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Ep 17: Our 1st EconoMe!

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Ep 16: The Lies We Believe About Marriage

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Ep 15: What is Your Definition of Wealth?

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Ep. 14: I'm In My Bag, Just Not That One!

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Ep. 13: Could we have gotten out of debt faster?

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Ep. 12: King Kong Ain't Got Nothing on Me! - Who's Really in Control?

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Ep. 11: Needs vs. Wants and the Battle to Keep up with the Kardashians

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EP. 10: How to Make Financial Decisions When You Don't See Eye to Eye

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Ep. 9: Let's Put a Dent in that Wealth Gap

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Ep. 8: It's time to get Naked… with your Money and your Honey that is!

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Ep 7: Kids are expensive! Should you wait to have kids until you are "financially prepared?"

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Ep 6: Don't talk about the numbers first! Your money past could be holding you back.

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Ep 5: How We Did it: Our Get out of Debt Story

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Ep 4: We did what they told us to do... and then the debt and some regret followed.

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Ep 3: Was it love at first sight? And would it last after pre-marital counseling?

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Ep 2: Meet the Youngs! We are recovering debtors, married 25 years, and still like each other!

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Ep. 1 Get all the details about the For Better and Worth Podcast launch!