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Lower Your Tax Bill AND Meet Our Rountable – Stacking Benjamins Episode #3
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Great news! We’re now available on Stitcher! If you have a smartphone, now all you have to do is download the free Stitcher app, type in “Stacking Benjamins,” and you can listen on the fly. No more waiting for downloads or synching of your device. Of course, if you have an iPhone, you call also find us on the new Podcast App, which works similarly to Stitcher. Show #3 of Launch Week! We round out launch week with a discussion about tax freedom day and a fascinating Q & A...
read moreWhy People REALLY Go To College – Stacking Benjamins Podcast Episode #2
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and new episodes will show up every week! Never subscribed to a podcast before? Here’s Apple’s fantastic tutorial. Our launch week festivities continue! Today we debut the middle portion of our podcast: our contributors! PK from DQYDJ.net has been with us since episode one. You’re going to come to appreciate his obscure references, spot-on tie ins, biting humor and overall good advice. PK will appear on most episodes of Stacking...
read moreSummer Money Activities for Kids
Shannon Ryan joined us to kick off the new Stacking Benjamins podcast yesterday, and we received a ton of great feedback and requests to “get this in writing.” So, we owe a big thank you to Shannon, who sent over her tips for us. If you missed the podcast, here are some great tips to help kids learn about money. Enjoy! Summer is the perfect time to start talking to your kids about money as life is less structured, and you have more time to slow down and have these important conversations. And don’t worry–money conversations...
read moreTeaching Children About Money – Stacking Benjamins Episode #1
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes and new episodes will show up every week! Never subscribed to a podcast before? Here’s Apple’s fantastic tutorial. The Stacking Benjamins website isn’t yet ready, but the first episode of our new podcast is complete and hot off the grill! THE Shannon Ryan from The Heavy Purse joins us in the basement to talk about educating children about money. Not looking forward to bored kids this summer? You’re in luck. Shannon’s brought...
read more5 Surprising Tips to Supersize Your Family Vacation
Memorial Day is right around the corner. Have you started planning your summer vacations yet? Do you take a family vacation every year? Where do you typically go and how much does it cost you? What if I told you that you that for the same amount of money (or less), I could teach you how to go somewhere nicer or do more at that vacation spot you love. Yes, it is possible. Let’s check out the list! My 5 “Not So Obvious” Family Vacation Tips 1) Stop Planning – I know, it almost sounds counterintuitive to what you...
read more5 Reasons Your Cash Reserve Isn’t Working
All of us know that we’re supposed to have a cash reserve right? There are always going to be emergencies that come along that we didn’t expect, and that’s when our cash reserve is the most important. So, why is it that many of us struggle to even have a comma in our cash reserve? We’ve gone through our whole lives attempting to save, but we don’t even have a thousand bucks in cash. Here are five reasons why your cash reserve might not be working. 1) It’s Too Accessible – Many of us are just trying to beef up our checking...
read moreSystems for Better Money Management – 2 Guys & Your Money #40
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Have shows come automatically to your iPod! Use the 2 Guys iTunes page here. Listen to shows on your smartphone! Try the Stitcher app here Want to listen at your computer later? Right click the podcast and save the file to your desktop. Wondering WHY your budget, money and investments aren’t performing as well as they should? We have the answers on this week’s show. Also, we welcome the Makin’SenseBabe to the show, as she joins Dominique Brown and Len Penzo to discuss...
read moreSurprising Mother’s Day Facts
Mother’s Day is almost here. Did you buy flowers? Plan something special? Remember that Mother’s Day doesn’t have to be expensive to be fun…it needs to be personal and warm. If you think that expensive equals expensive and warm, I’d say that….yes…..you’ve drank the consumerism Kool-Aid. This was too good to pass up. Here are some surprising Mother’s Day facts that you can share with the family (I recommend the ones about sex….follow up that conversation with religion and...
read moreI Forgot To File My Taxes
Every year I meet a couple people who tell me “I forgot to file my taxes.” How do you forget to file???? Here’s the steps to make it all right with the government. Did you file your taxes this year? Did you know that nearly 10 million U.S. citizens fail to file by April 15th each year? Some avoid filing on purpose, but many just plain forget. So don’t worry. If it slipped your mind, you’re not alone. If you still have yet to calculate your refund/payment, do this immediately. Even though you’re late, the process is...
read moreThe Most Overrated Investments – 2 Guys & Your Money #39
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Only one episode left! Man, are we excited for the launch of Stacking Benjamins on May 20th. On this episode we kick guests to the curb to gift you with another of our famous Top 5 lists: The Top 5 Most Overrated Investments. PK discusses inflation. We give a lucky listener a copy of Jean Chatzky’s Money 911. Of course, we top it all off by talking about the movies we saw this week. As always, more detailed show notes will appear here during the day on Monday. Show...
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