Oh My Dollar!
Lillian tackles your money overwhelm with practical, approachable financial advice (with a dash of glitter.) This is budgeting advice from someone that doesn't assume you're straight with a salary, retirement account, 2.5 kids, or a white picket fence. You'll get helpful advice for folks left out by traditional finance, you'll learn to reduce money stress and prioritize your values. Got a question for the show? Email questions@ohmydollar.com
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No More Shoeboxes! Complete Guide to Receipt Ma...
Receipts suck; So I went through every single app to find the one that makes them go away.
24 min
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6 Financial To-Dos before the end of the (Longe...
Before 2018 closes out, there's a few things you should do wrap up your finances before the end of the year.
18 min
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What money goal should you focus on next year?
It can be hard to choose a financial goal when it feels like you need to be doing everything!
25 min
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A Genuinely Messed Up Situation with An Arm And...
Im really excited to have on reporter Dan Weissman to talk about his freshly-launched show, An Arm And a Leg podcast, which dives into the unique stories that come from the hellscape that is American health care. But it’s not depressing - it’s a nice con
37 min
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Debt-Free and Queer ft David Auten and John Sch...
Are you ready for a cute, heartwarming, and thought-provoking interview this week? I hope so, because after a month of American health care on this show, Im ready for an uplifting story. John Schneider and David Auten of DebtFreeGuys.com and Queer Money
27 min
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Open Enrollment is like playing Dungeons & Drag...
We talk about why navigating the open enrollment stacking is kind of like playing magic or playing Dungeons & Dragons with a drunk Dungeon Master.
14 min
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The $30 Spooky Health Plan You Probably Don’t Want
Just in time for halloween, we have an episode about some of the spookiest health insurance plans of all – “junk” health insurance plans, or “short-term” health insurance plans. The President must’ve heard that we’re talking about health insurance
15 min
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Save money on dental – with or without insurance
Teeth can be expensive! Lillian breaks down some unexpected ways you can save on dental - from taking a trip to Hungary to opening a FSA account, and helps explain why dental isnt quite like regular health insurance.
19 min
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How to choose a health insurance plan during op...
Today we look at how to choose a health insurance plan - should you get a PPO, an HMO, or a HDHP? And what do those acronyms mean anyway? What if you get free money from work?
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Finding a Place to Live with Poor Credit
Even if you have poor or no credit, that doesnt mean youre stuck living in your parents basement forever. Here are some strategies for finding housing when you have poor credit, and also some strategies for repairing your credit after missed payments. L
15 min
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How to Conference Travel on the Cheap
In a short episode recorded from a Hilton hotel closet in Orlando, Lillian shares some of her tips for traveling to conferences on the cheap – from flights, alternative accommodation, to using Instacart to get food delivered. This Show is Brought t
13 min
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What if your life decisions were made by the st...
In a casual interview episode, I’m joined by Mike Merrill. Mike, or KMikeyM, has been doing one of the longest-running art project on capitalism as the world’s first publicly traded person, selling shares of himself to friends and strangers f
30 min
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Creativity vs. Financial Security
Does financial uncertainty make you more creative or does it break your creative muscles? Lillian and Will reflect on their plethora of jobs, and Lillian justifies her choice to take a full-time temp job and launch a patreon for the show. (By the way we
20 min
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The Art of Debt ft. Cathy Byrd
Today’s guest is not to be missed. Cathy Byrd from Fresh Art International reinvented herself as an artistic nomad after she got laid off in her mid-50’s while in debt. She paid off all her debt a few months after unemployment, including shor
22 min
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How to start index investing in your 401K + usi...
Kelly wants to know the basics of of building an index fund portfolio and Christina wants to know what to do once shes paid off her car loan.
22 min
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Money and Business as a Freelancer without “Sel...
Did you wake up one day and realize you’re accidentally a business owner? When you are a freelancer, you are the business. Danny Schuman accidentally ended up being an entrepreneur, and he figured out how to sustain himself even with the so-called
17 min
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How to make financial choices without overanaly...
Maddie asks how to pick a bank from all the different options: credit union, online bank, local bank, multi-national - how do you choose?!
22 min
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The Myth of “Money Mindset”
Lillian goes on a calm rant about the common refrain that you simply need to work on your money mindset to improve your financial outcome...while also talking about the value of it.
22 min
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How to take the home office tax deduction under...
Lillian and Will walk through the basics of the home office deduction - and how things have changed under the new tax plan for 2018!
19 min
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Should Jessica buy a house or keep her cheap ap...
Jessica asks if she should buy a house or keep renting in her cheap apartment longer, and more listeners share their experiences with homeownership.
19 min
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How to Kick Butt at Money as a New Graduate
Lillian & Will share their own post-graduation money mistakes and give some tips for new college graduates on dealing with student loans, budgeting, and getting established.
27 min
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Variable Income for the Perpetually Anxious
Variable Income. We’ve mentioned it a lot on this show because the more variable your income, the less traditional finance advice helps you. Today we talk about how to handle variable income when you’re anxious or neurotic (like Lillian!) So
23 min
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Live Episode from The Outlet PDX
Will and Lillian dive into a meta-episode about Oh My Dollar! at Outlet PDX for the launch of the Get Your Money Together book in front of a live audience and answer some questions about the show. Grab a copy of the book here!
16 min
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Should Eva invest in only stocks or also bonds ...
Listener Eva asks a question about picking investments in her 401K – should she stick with just a stock index fund or also a bond index fund? Here’s the J Collins Stock Series that Eva referenced (and I recommend) for an entertaining but illu
15 min
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Bonus How to find your objective function (life...
This bonus episode is probably one of my favorite dense episodes thats a departure from our normal topic: your objective function (life purpose).
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