All Episodes
Making Cents of Money — 130 episodes
Episode 130: How App Design Shapes Financial Behavior & Why it Works - Part 2, Designed to Spend
Episode 129: How App Design Shapes Financial Behavior and Why It Works Part 1: The Invisible Nudge
Episode 128: Comparing Private Education Loans
Episode 127: What happens to the data you feed LLMs?
Episode 126: Student Loan Management Transitioning in 2026
Episode 125: Illinois Digital Assets Update and Webpage Launch
Episode 124: Managing Risk with Insurance, Part 2: Coverage & Compliance
Episode 123: Considering Income Driven Repayment Options for Federal Student Loans? Act by April 1, 2026!
Episode 122: Managing Risk with Insurance, Part 1: Why and How
Episode 121: Before you give or take financial advice, listen to this...
Episode 120: Money and Happiness
Episode 119: Prioritizing Your Paid Time Off
Episode 118: Student Loan Repayment in 2025
Episode 117: Why Regulation Matters
Episode 116: What to Know Before Buying a Business: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Episode 115: The Money-Stress Habit Cycle
Episode 114: The Role of Loan Servicers
Episode 113: Tackling Tariffs, Part II
Episode 112: Tackling Tariffs
Episode 111: 529 Day
Episode 110: Federal Student Loan Updates
Episode 109: Avoiding Job Scams
Episode 108: Tax Deadline Extension
Episode 107: National Financial Capability Month
Episode 106: Neurodiversity and Financial Strategies
Episode 105: Stages of Financial Behavior Change
Episode 104: Money and Relationships
Episode 103: Economics of Cannabis
Episode 102: Unclaimed Property in Illinois
Episode 101: New Year, New Financial Resolutions
Episode 100: The One with All the Co-Hosts
Episode 99: Financial Socialization
Episode 98: Costs of Car Ownership
Episode 97: Saving Money on Holiday Travel
Episode 96: Zombie Properties and Mortgages
Episode 95: Basic Needs and Needs Insecurity
Episode 94: Cost of Living
Episode 93: Onramp to Repayment Deadline
Episode 92: PSLF Seekers in SAVE: Costs of Administrative Forbearance
Episode 91: Retirement Savings in Illinois
Episode 90: Back to School: College and Credit
Episode 89: Goodbye Nikki, Hello Kimber!
Episode 88: Financial Wellness Concepts
Episode 87: Appraisal Bias
Episode 86: The Illinois Community Reinvestment Act
Episode 85: The Federal Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
Episode 84: PSLF Update!
Episode 83: Lines of Injustice: What is Redlining?
Episode 82: Free Financial Education Resources for Illinois Residents
Episode 81: April 30th Student Loan Deadline
Episode 80: Building Wealth After Graduation
Episode 79: What Happens When a Bank Fails?
Episode 78: Is Crypto The Wild West?
Episode 77: Tax Talk
Episode 76: What is Crypto Anyway?
Episode 75: Setting & Prioritizing Financial Goals
Episode 74: Credit Reports Update
Episode 73: Loan Payments Resumed in October
Episode 72: Understanding FAFSA
Episode 71: World Investor Week
Episode 70: The Impact of Compound Interest
Episode 69: Understanding Your Paycheck
Episode 68: The Financial Impact of Digital Illiteracy
Episode 67: What's a Credit Report Anyway?
Episode 66: Password Managers
Episode 65: Financial Planner vs. AI
Episode 64: Help for Renters
Episode 63- Help for Homeowners
Episode 62: Get Covered, Illinois
Episode 61: Help with Utility Bills
Episode 60: Return to Repayment UPDATE
Episode 59: Conscious Consumerism
Episode 58: Happy International Women's Day!
Episode 57: Investing To Reach Financial Goals
Episode 56: Fintech and Digital Assets
Episode 55: Wealth Building As A Balancing Act
Episode 54: Financial Resolutions!
Episode 53: Revisiting Travel
Episode 52: Paying for College with Scholarships
Episode 51: Credit Scores
Episode 50: Becoming an Entrepreneur!
Episode 49: Dealing with Emergencies
Episode 48: Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
Episode 47: The Community Reinvestment Act
Episode 46: Estate Planning
Episode 45: Selling a Home
Episode 44: Shopping for Appliances
Episode 43: Choosing a Credit Card
Episode 42: Credit Access
Episode 41: Student Loan Repayment
Episode 40: Farewell, Jake!
Episode 39: Protecting Pets
Episode 38: Mortgages
Episode 37: Renting!
Episode 36: Buying a Home!
Episode 35: Employment
Episode 34: Gross National Happiness
Episode 33: Establishing a Vision for Your Life
Episode 32: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Episode 31: Financial Security and Stress
Episode 30: Inflation
Episode 29: Tackling Insurance! (Part 2)
Episode 28: Tackling Insurance! (Part 1)
Episode 27: Student Loan Update
Episode 26: Emergency Funds
Episode 25: Choosing a Financial Professional
Episode 24: Cryptocurrency
Episode 23: Money Personalities & Financial Well-being
Episode 22: Buying a Car!
Episode 21: Time to Travel!
Episode 20: Budgeting
Episode 19: Reintroductions
Episode 18: Professional Licensure in Illinois
Episode 17: Real Estate
Episode 16: Student Loans
Episode 15: Credit
Episode 14: Short-selling
Episode 13: Investing Basics
Episode 12: Preparing for Retirement
Episode 11: Saving for College with a 529 Savings Plan
Episode 10: Taxes!
Episode 9: Financial Education and Financial Literacy
Episode 8: Holiday Savings Tips and New Year's Goals
Episode 7: The Anti-Predatory Lending Database
Episode 6: Fending off Fraud
Episode 5: Understanding Credit
Episode 4: Preventing Identity Theft
Episode 3: Technology and Your Money
Episode 2: Banked or Unbanked – Choosing Financial Services for You
Episode 1: Introductions!