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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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...
45 min
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How to Pay for Adoption without Debt - with Ama...
With its extremely high cost, it can be difficult to know how to pay for adoption without debt. Amanda and Jonathan Teixeira went through the adoption process three times and ended up paying nearly $100,000 in total. But they did all three adoptions...
32 min
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5 Ways to Prevent Parental Burnout in a Pandemic
Are you feeling parental burnout lately? Elle Martinez joins me to share 5 ways we can prevent parental burnout during this difficult season. Also, Derek Sall shares how side jobs helped him to pay off his mortgage early after a tough divorce.
34 min
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Work-Life Integration Over Work-Life Balance - ...
Have you heard of "work-life integration" when it comes to your family? Author Mark Timm shares why this methodology is much better for families than chasing the elusive "work-life balance". As a father of 6 children and a serial entrepreneur, Mark...
37 min
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Money Smart Kids: Raising Children to Understan...
Raising money-smart kids gives them a better shot at financial independence. Co-Authors of the new book, "Raising Your Money-Savvy Family for Next Generation Financial Independence", Doug Nordman and Carol Pittner explain how this type of planning...
49 min
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Dividend Investing 101 - with Nadia Busseuil an...
Financially Independent Millionaires, Nadia Busseuil and Nicole Carter share how dividend investing helps you achieve financial independence. They share how to get started with dividend investing and why you don't need a lot of money to become an...
36 min
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Your Next Vacation Funded with Travel Rewards -...
Lee Huffman, the blogger behind Bald Thoughts and the We Travel There Podcast, shares how to travel for cheap (or free) with credit card rewards and points. This year, may not be the best for travel, but it is a great time to save up the points and...
42 min
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Is it Better to Pay Off the Mortgage, Save, or ...
Are you wondering if it's better to pay off your mortgage, save or invest your extra cash right now? So is Samme from Chicago! I have some thoughts that I share with Samme on what to do with her money now that she's debt-free and starting to build wealth.
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