Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Fin...
The Marriage Kids and Money Podcast will strengthen your family tree and help you live financially free. We work to help you build the life of your dreams!
Each week, award-winning Family Finance Coach Andy Hill shares wealth-building tips that help parents and couples to design their ideal lifestyle. Learn how to get on track with your finances, work toward financial freedom, and even build generational wealth.
Knowing community makes for a happier future, Andy interviews millionaire parents, couples who have reached financial independence, or other money pros so listeners get a well-rounded perspective.
With over 400 episodes and counting, you are sure to find an episode to help you. Show topics include strategies on becoming debt free, how to invest simply, setting your kids up for success, and living more generously.
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Cheap vs. Frugal (Bread & Wine)
Is there a difference between cheap and frugal? Some see them as the same thing and others feel there is a big difference. As per usual, Nicole and Andy disagree on the cheap vs. frugal discussion and they dive into it headfirst. Where do...
21 min
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How We Invested Over $100,000 in 1 Year - with ...
Faith & Leo Jean-Louis recently paid off over $200,000 of debt. The year after, they invested over $100,000 in the stock market. Discover how they did this and paid fewer taxes in the process. This inspiring young family is building...
32 min
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Why is Money so Taboo? (Bread & Wine)
Do you feel talking about money is taboo? Nicole and I dive into how sensitive it is to talk about money in our culture and in our relationship. We discuss ways that this awkwardness has made its way into our marriage and takeaways for other...
20 min
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How to Negotiate a Severance When You Resign - ...
After working in his corporate career for 20 years, Tom is looking to resign and experience his financial independence. He wants to do it right and leave with a severance package that helps him roll into his early retirement. Sam Dogen...
46 min
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Leave a Stable Career for Entrepreneurship? (Br...
Is it worth it to leave a six-figure career to pursue entrepreneurship? That's what I asked my wife Nicole today. It's been one year since I left my job and we've been through a lot with the pandemic, virtual school and loss of income. We...
18 min
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Why You Need a Budget - with Jesse Mecham
Some people feel that budgets can be restricting or they reinforce a scarcity mindset. While others get a sense of freedom and control with their budget. So what's the right answer? Jesse Mecham, Founder of You Need a Budget (YNAB), joins me to...
34 min
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Should We Get Separate Bank Accounts? (Bread & ...
Can you be happily married and have separate bank accounts? Nicole and I dive deep into the subject and analyze if this is something we could do in our relationship after 10 years of having one joint account. Knowing how personal this topic can be,...
21 min
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My Husband Wants Separate Accounts (But I Don't...
Rachel Cruze joins me to answer a question from anonymous: "My husband wants separate bank accounts and I don't. What should I do?" We discuss the options available to our anonymous friend including the importance of clear communication and even...
38 min
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Buckets (Bread & Wine)
What's money for if you can't enjoy it? Sometimes when it's all lumped into one account that can be hard. Nicole and I talk about the benefits of breaking your money into buckets to allow yourself to have some more fun. Do you break your...
11 min
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How We Decreased Our Expenses By $20k and Incre...
Lowering our annual expenses can allow us to achieve debt freedom and financial independence a lot sooner. But spending less can also mean not having as much fun. And who wants that? Not our family! That's why we went on a quest to decrease our...
20 min
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Differences (Bread & Wine)
Have you ever been passionate about something and your spouse doesn't share the same passion? These differences can affect your relationship ...sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. Nicole and Andy Hill discuss how these types of...
19 min
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Track Your Net Worth and Become a Young Million...
Do you want to become a young millionaire? So did J. Money from "Budget Are Sexy" fame over 10 years ago. He started tracking his net worth each month and eventually, he hit his millionaire milestone. J. Money shares what your net worth is, how...
58 min
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Christmas Presents (Bread & Wine)
Nicole and Andy chat about buying presents for the kids for Christmas. How many are too many? How little is too little? We're not sure we have the answers, but we sure enjoyed our drinks while we're discovering it. Thanks for joining us...
14 min
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How to Keep Your Personal Information Safe Onli...
In order to keep our personal information safe online, we need to remain vigilant and aware of how cyberattacks happen. Dr. Eric Cole shares practical steps we can take to protect ourselves from malicious cyber crimes like phishing scams, hacks...
31 min
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Contentment (Bread & Wine)
By popular demand, I invited my wife Nicole to join me for our first (and hopefully not last) "Bread & Wine" episode. Our chat today is about contentment. How do we become content? How do we stay content? And how do we fight...
13 min
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How to Increase Your Credit Score (After Becomi...
After becoming debt-free, you may see your credit score drop. I discuss how to increase your credit score over time and still remain debt-free. Also, Tanya Van Court from Goalsetter shares the financial lessons kids can learn from the financial...
40 min
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How This School Teacher Made A Million Dollars ...
Want to know how to make a million in the stock market? Brian Weitzel made it happen before his 40th birthday. He's a school teacher, real estate investor, photographer and disciplined investor from metro Detroit. Brian shares how we...
40 min
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Teenage Money Management Tips (and How Parents ...
Want to help your teen become money-savvy? Ed Vargo, a money expert and father to 5 daughters, knows first-hand how to navigate this difficult terrain. He shares practical tips for parents in helping their teens have a healthy relationship with...
36 min
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Election Results: What My Investment Strategy L...
The election is over! (Well, sort of) ... As the dust is settling, there's a lot of talk about how to invest your money based on who our president is. I review my investment philosophy and how I'm changing things up based on the election...
27 min
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Smart Financial Planning Goals Before Marriage ...
When you're about to be married, money can sometimes be one of the last things you think about. Lawrence Gonzalez, the creator of The Neighborhood Finance Guy, shares the importance of making financial planning goals before marriage. We also discuss...
26 min
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Roth vs. Traditional IRA: Which is Best For You?
Are you trying to decide whether a Roth or Traditional IRA is best for you? Certified Financial Planner Echo Huang joins us to help answer this important question and we discuss other important decisions when it comes to your retirement...
50 min
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Leaving California to Pursue Semi-Retirement - ...
After not having enough time with his family and being simply overworked, Joe DiSanto decided to pack up and leave California. He and his family ended up in Florida. With the lower cost of living, he's now semi-retired and spending more time with his...
35 min
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Dual Income No Kids: What To Do With Extra Money?
Scott and his husband are a dual income no kids (DINK) household. They have come into some extra money lately and want to know what to do with it. Do they invest the money? Do they save it? Or do they pay down debt? To help me answer Scott's question,...
34 min
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How to Stick to a Budget - with Kumiko Love (Th...
Can't figure out how to stick to your budget and crush that debt? The Budget Mom, Kumiko Love tells us how to do just that. We first review how she eliminated $77k of debt in just 8 months and then went on to purchase her home for cash. After that,...
30 min
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Index Funds: The Everyday Investor's Best Frie...
Why are index funds so popular? Paula Pant from Afford Anything joins me to answer a listener question about this investment option and shares why they are superior. Shandon Fowler, VP of Marketing, from Starship HSA also joins us this week to weigh...
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