Investing for Your Freedom ft. Teri Ijeoma – PB178
In this episode, we welcome Teri Ijeoma. Best known for making $1000 in a day, Teri is the founder of Trade and Travel, a robust personal finance community with access to expert resources to expedite learning. She teaches people from around the world how to supplement...
When You Overcommit – PB177
Rich is solo on the podcast in this episode, talking about how the month of October was one of the most stressful months of his life. In fact, it almost brought him to tears. But, it wasn’t all bad! Paychecks & Balances won Best Generational Financial Literacy...
That’s Not Your Problem and Know Your Worth ft. Crystal V. Thomas – PB176
Rich’s long time friend Crystal V. Thomas joins him in this episode of the podcast. Crystal is a brand marketing professional with over 10 years’ international experience driving brand innovation and operational excellence, crafting memorable guest experiences,...
Protect Your Mental Health ft. Zach Nunn – PB175 (Part 1)
Zach Nunn is a husband, father, and entrepreneur who founded Living Corporate, an online media company on a mission to empower black voices. Zach is also a manager at Price Waterhouse Cooper, where he leads multi-disciplinary teams that provide execution support to...
Developing Relationships and Building Wealth for Your Family ft. Andy Hill – PB174
Andy Hill is a husband, father, and entrepreneur who founded Marriage, Kids, and Money, a blog and podcast that focuses on understanding family finance. A self-confessed money nerd, Andy started the podcast as a hobby then took it to the next level when he began...
Deduct Everything ft. Carter Cofield, CPA – PB173
We welcome back Carter Cofield, the founder of Cofield Advisors, for episode 173 of P&B. Cofield Advisors serves creatives in the entertainment, writing, and social media industries by giving them the financial, business, and tax support they need. Their mission...
Making Money Online ft. Pete McPherson of Do You Even Blog – PB172
Pete McPherson, the founder of Do You Even Blog, gave up the ‘American Dream’ and left corporate America to pursue his personal dream of making a full-time income from a creative career. He’s a former accountant with a CPA license who now provides new and experienced...
Let’s Talk Real Estate Investment Trusts ft. Andre Albritton of The Millennials Next Door – PB171
Andre Albritton, the founder of The Millennials Next Door, is a nationally recognized personal finance expert focusing on how to solve the financial problems millennials and centennials face. His clear-cut approach to personal finance helps simplify how individuals...
Investing in a Volatile Market ft. Ryan Inman – PB 170
Self-confessed ‘money nerd’ Ryan Inman began his financial practice Physician Wealth Services specifically to help guide young physicians toward financial independence with truly unbiased, quality financial advice. A graduate of the University of San Diego...
Discovering Financial Independence ft. Jamila Souffrant — PB169
Jamila Souffrant is the creator of the blog and podcast, Journey To Launch, where she teaches and inspires others how to eliminate debt, save money, and increase their net worth. The lessons she’s learned through trial and error helped her family to save...
All Things Money ft. Ericka Young – PB168
Ericka Young is the founder of Tailor-Made Budgets, where she coaches individuals and small business owners on budgeting, saving, and investing. Her passion for financial education stems from her and her husband’s life experience of living above their means and...
The Boujie Budgeter ft. Mykail James – PB167
Mykail James is the founder of Boujie Budgets and is passionate about teaching Gen Z professionals how to manage their finances without sacrificing their lifestyle. Mykail is a Certified Financial Literacy instructor with an MBA focused on accounting, and her fresh...
Financial Independence and Family ft. Wendy and Curtis, House of FI – PB166
Wendy and Curtis from Hou$e Of Fi are on the show today. They’re a married duo whose mission is to help your family pay off debt, budget better, save more money and increase your income. Wendy is a retired lawyer and Curtis is a high school teacher and Football Coach....
Money and Relationships ft. Adam Kol – PB165
Couples Financial Counselor Adam Kol joins the show today. Adam is a finance geek who started his finance journey studying Economics at The University of Miami. While studying for his degree he landed a job at Northwestern Mutual. There, he developed a love of working...
Let’s Keep Stacking Benjamins ft. Joe Saul-Sehy – PB164
Joe Saul-Sehy joins us on the podcast today. Joe is one of the hosts of the award-winning “Stacking Benjamins” Podcast, where he and his co-host OG discuss financial literacy. The show has been running since 2012 and since then, Joe and OG’s goal has been to make...
What You Should Know About Disability Insurance – PB163
This page may contain affiliate links. Please read our Advertiser Disclosure for more info. Colin Nabity, the CEO of Breeze Insurance, joins Rich today for another episode of Paychecks & Balances. Breeze is an Insuretech company that makes it easy for American...
The Real Estate Syndicate ft. Lisa Hylton – PB162
On the show with us today is Lisa Hylton, a controller who manages funds that invest in real estate. Lisa currently resides in Los Angeles but grew up in Grand Cayman with her real estate investing parents who eventually influenced her to build a career in the same...
Tackling Financial Anxiety ft. Financial Therapist, Lindsay Bryan-Podvin – PB161
Lindsay is a financial therapist and the founder of “Mind Money Balance.” As the first financial therapist in Michigan, Lindsay’s goal is to help you feel empowered in your relationship with money and guide you to financial and emotional balance. She wants everyone...
The Behavioral Investor and The Laws of Wealth ft. Dr. Daniel Crosby – PB160
This page may contain affiliate links. Please read our Advertiser Disclosure for more info. Today Dr. Daniel Crosby joins us on the podcast. Dr. Daniel Crosby is a psychologist and behavioral finance expert who helps organizations understand the intersection of mind...
Finding Joy and Career Moves During a Crisis ft. Tiffany Southerland of the How Does She Do It Podcast – PB159
Tiff South returns to the podcast today. Tiff is the founder of “Four Corners Coaching”, where she helps women who feel unfulfilled in their career learn how to leverage their strengths so that they can feel confident pursing new job opportunities. Tiff teaches how to...
Maintain Your Lifestyle While Paying Off Debt ft. Jhanilka and Anthony Hartzog – PB158
You may remember Jhanilka and Anthony Hartzog from their earlier Paychecks and Balances Personal Finance Spotlight: This Couple Paid Off Six Figures in Debt in 23 Months with the Debt Snowball. They cleared $114,000 in debt! On the show this week, they share their...
The Corona Virus: Your Cash, Stocks, and Financial Independence – PB157
Today it’s just Marcus and Rich on the podcast. They’re freestyling the conversation and chatting about how they were both con vacation while the news was breaking that COVID-19 was spreading quickly and that the government declared it a pandemic. They discuss the...
Life Skills that Matter ft. Stephen Warley – PB156
Stephen Warley joins Rich on the podcast today. Stephen is the founder of “Life Skills That Matter”. Life Skills That Matter is on a mission to help you begin to start working for yourself and create a life and career that’s aligned with your personal values. If you...
The Value of Awareness ft. Kassandra Dasent – PB155
CEO of Bridge Tech Enterprises, Kassandra Dasent is on the show today. Kassandra is a member of Gen X, a financial expert, a singer-songwriter, caregiver and project management guru. Her money story started at a young age in Trinidad, where she grew up being raised by...
Creating a Financial Lifestyle ft. Sarah Li-Cain of Beyond the Dollar – PB154
“Together we can turn words into Cold Hard Cash.” Finance, business and travel writer, Sarah Li Cain joins the podcast today. Sarah is the host of the “Beyond The Dollar” Podcast and founder of “Sarah Li Cain Writes.” Sarah understands how to create compelling content...
Millennial Money ft. Shannah Compton Game – PB153
Shannah Compton Game of The “Millennial Money” podcast joins the P&B family today. Shannah is a Certified Financial Planner with an MBA. She’s also an entrepreneur, podcaster, writer, and teacher. On her show “Millennial Money”, Shannah takes a deep dive into...
In What Order Should I Pay Off 17,000 in Debt? – PB152
Rich and Marcus are answering a question from a listener whose inquiring about the best strategy to pay off some debt. The listener has 3 credit cards and a car note he’s working on. In the listener’s debt payment arsenal, he has a general savings account, an...
Career Rehab ft. Kanika Tolver – PB151
Kanika Tolver joins us on the show today. Kanika is an Information Technology Federal Government professional, Entrepreneur, Coach and Author. Her company Career Rehab LLC, focuses on assisting career transformations for students, professionals and retirees. She does...
Reflecting on a Tragedy
We were preparing to record a new episode then received the news of the helicopter crash involving Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and others. We scrapped our original plans and instead had a conversation about...
Building Generational Wealth ft. Damien Peters of Wealth Noir – PB150
Today on the show we welcome Damien Peters! He’s the founder and Chief Product Officer of Wealth Noir and Victoriam Consulting Group. Damien is a former Facebook product manager, MIT alum, MBA, and self-proclaimed “personal finance nerd.” At Wealth Noir, Damien...
The Black Market Exchange ft. Dr. Eric Patrick – PB149
Dr. Eric Patrick joins the Paychecks & Balances family today. Dr. Patrick a pharmacist turned investor and Entrepreneur. He’s the founder of “The Black Market Exchange” (BMEX) which he developed because of the lack of people of color in the investing space. BMEX...
The New You Shouldn’t Have to Wait until the New Year – PB148
We’re doing a 2019 ‘year in review’ and accountability check on where they’re both at in their business and personal lives. We both highlight some changes in their mindsets and uncover some things they’ve learned about using their time more...
Side Hustle Nation ft. Nick Loper – PB147
Today we welcome the host of “The Side Hustle Show”, Nick Loper. The Side Hustle Show is a weekly podcast that has been running since 2013. It explores creative ideas on how to make money outside of your day job. Nick is a side hustle enthusiast and many years ago he...
How to Be Awesome at Your Job ft. Pete Mockaitis – PB145
We welcome the host of “How to be Awesome at Your Job,” Pete Mockaitis. Each week, Pete grills thought-leaders and result-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. He runs an Enhanced Thinking & Collaboration (ETC) Training...
Money Hungry ft. Michelle Jackson – PB145
Today, we welcome Michelle Jackson to the show! She is the founder of Michelle is Money Hungry, a holistic financial/entrepreneurial and wellness resource, focused on empowering women with financial tips and tricks. Michelle runs a popular blog and is also the host of...
Your Blueprint to Financial Independence ft. ChooseFI – PB144
Today on the show we welcome Brad Barrett and Jonathan Mendonsa, the founders of ChooseFI. Drawn together by their desire to help everyday people achieve financial independence, they developed a business that offers financial information to make people’s lives...
Helping Entrepreneurs and Creatives Achieve Financial Clarity and Peace of Mind ft. Carter Cofield, CPA – PB143
Today on the show we welcome Carter Cofield, the Owner & Lead Advisor of Cofield Advisors LLC, to talk about entrepreneurship and financial independence. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) who has dedicated his...
How She Makes $1,000 a Day ft. Teri Ijeoma – PB142
Teri Ijeoma began her professional career working in education and non-profits. When she started trading stocks nine years ago, she initially saw it as an opportunity to supplement her income. However, she was so successful with this side hustle that in 2017, she...
Out of a Traditional Job and Into a New Industry ft. Ken Carfagno – PB141
Ken Carfagno of Carfagno Cleaning Inc. is on the podcast today. Ken and Rich met at Podcast Movement 2019 and after hearing Ken’s story, Rich asked him to be on the show. Ken is a cleaning specialist with over 14 years of experience. Carfagno Cleaning serves houses...
An Intro to Real Estate Investing for Passive Income ft. Dustin Heiner – PB140
The Master Passive Income business owner, Dustin Heiner, joins the P&B family today. Dustin is a, podcaster, author, real-estate investing coach and a wildly successful real estate investor. Dustin’s journey into real estate began after a lay off from a...
Financial Independence Retire Early (with kids) ft. Rich and Regular – PB139
Rich and Marcus recorded this weeks episode at #Fincon19, with their friends Julien and Kiersten of Rich & Regular. Fincon is a yearly conference aimed at helping financial influencers and brands create better content, reach their audience, and make more money....
How Does She Do It ft. Tiffany Southerland – PB138
On today’s show, we welcome back an old friend, Tiffany Southerland. Tiff is a graduate of Cornell University and the Pennsylvania Law School. After becoming an accomplished lawyer, Tiff realized that although she was great at law, she had lost her love of life and...
Profits, Small Business, and Relationships ft. Sylvia Inks – PB137
This week we’re welcoming back Sylvia Inks to the show! As a Small Business Finance Coach and author of the book, Small Business Finance for the Busy Entrepreneur, Sylvia’s mission is to help small business owners make more money to create and grow profitable...
EconoMe and The Road to Financial Independence – PB136
Diania Merriam is the creator of EconoMe. EconoME is a one-day conference aimed at reclaiming the American Dream. The American Dream started as an idea that every person had the right to pursue his or her own idea of happiness. EconoMe is about reclaiming that right!...
Two Guys One Therapy (And Career!) Session – PB135
Rich and Marcus are back with another freestyle episode. Today they’re doing a mid-year check-in and breaking down how they’re feeling mentally and emotionally in 2019 having both begun meeting with a therapist (Rich for 2 years; and Marcus for 2 months). They also...
Her First $100,000 ft. Tori Dunlap – PB134
We welcome Tori Dunlap of “Her First 100k.” Tori is a financial advocate who educates millennial women and other underserved communities on financial literacy. She’s on track to save her first $100,000 by age 26 and has made it her mission to help others pay off debt,...
The Best Things in Life Aren’t Free – PB133
This episode is all about the trials and tribulations that come when you enter back into the job search world. Both hosts recently decided to make a career shift and today we share our stories with you. Whatever your case may be: whether your current role isn’t a good...
Riches Get Stitches ft. BGR – PB132
Kitty and Piggy of B*****s Get Riches join the PB family today. Kitty and Piggy are anonymous financial bloggers whose aim is to guide young people through their financial hurdles and careers. They do this through their fun, unique blend of sass, comedy, and...
Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth ft. Chris Hogan – PB131
Chris Hogan, author of Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth―and How You Can Too and creator of The Chris Hogan Show is on the podcast today. Chris started his career in the banking industry and now travels around the country talking to...
5 Steps to Achieving Career Clarity ft. Tracy Timm – PB130
As a lover of deep conversations and personal connections, Tracy Timm created her own company to help people find or create work that takes advantage of their own unique genius, rather than settling for a job and a life they dread. Her goal is to get you back to the...
The Millionaire Choice ft. Tony Bradshaw – PB129
Tony Bradshaw, the author of The Millionaire Choice (themillionairechoice.com), is on the show today. He’s talking to the good people of Paychecks and Balances about how to break out of the cycle of poor money habits and patterns that a lot of us learned growing up....
Thank You, Robert F. Smith? Until Debt Do Us Part – PB128
Rich and Marcus kick off the episode discussing the importance of mental health and breaking out of patterns that you continuously find yourself in, even if that requires breaking the pattern of not seeking professional help first. Then they leap into the topic of the...
How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances ft. Cameron Huddleston – PB127
Cameron Huddleston is the author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances (June 2019). We’re all trying to get our finances under control, but have you ever thought about your parent’s financial...
Master Your Personal Finances in 15 Minutes or Less ft. Popcorn Finance – PB126
Chris Browning, Popcorn Finance, and Marcus Garrett, Paychecks & Balances,at FinCon Expo 2017 S Ever wanted someone to sit you down and calmly explain the ins and outs of personal finance in just a few minutes? Well, look no further, Chris Browning is the man for...
We Got TAXED This Tax Season, Here’s What We Learned – PB125
Tax season officially ended and many people who thought they were going to get a refund actually owed. This was the case for Rich, who ended up owing a good chunk of change this year. This was the first time he’s ever had to pay the IRS. Marcus, on the other hand, got...
From Part-Time Hobby to Million Dollar Business ft. Michelle Schroeder-Gardner – PB124
Advertiser Disclosure We all want to take that passion of ours and make it into a multimillion-dollar company, right? Well, on today’s show we talk to Michelle Schroeder-Gardner, creator of the popular blog Making Sense of Cents, to hear how she achieved her dream of...
Hello Grove: Financial Guidance and a Personalized Plan Made Easy ft. Chris Hutchins – PB123
Today on Paychecks & Balances, we welcome Chris Hutchins to the podcast. After being laid off in the 2008 financial crisis, and seeing so many others in the same circumstance, Chris created LaidOffCamp, an organization to empower people through education. A few...
Broke Millennial Takes on Investing ft. Erin Lowry – PB122
Erin Lowry, the author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together, is a Personal Finance Expert who helps millennials navigate their big money questions and teaches them how to control their finances like a boss. Her first book was...
Find Career Happiness with a Career Change that Fits You ft. Scott Anthony Barlow – PB121
Are you dissatisfied with your career? Not sure how to pivot? Scott Anthony Barlow, the founder and CEO of Happen to Your Career, can help! Happen to Your Career is a company that specializes in career courses, coaching programs, and a podcast that covers Scott’s...
Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together ft. Gaby Dunn – PB120
Gaby is the author of Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together, and a bestselling author, journalist, television writer, actress, and LGBTQ activist living in Los Angeles. Her podcast of the same name, “Bad With Money,” was named one...
Your Tax Season Questions Answered ft. Rianka Dorsainvil, CFP – PB119
Since her last visit, she has become a part of CNBC’s Digital Financial Advisor Council, which consists of 20 high-level financial professionals that make investment terms and strategies more transparent and she writes a monthly column for PBS Newshour. Rianka...
Cash Rules Everything Around Me – PB118
In Part 2 (Part 1: Recovering from a Series of Unfortunate Financial Events – PB116) of our Financial Ls sagas, Rich shares the trials and tribulation learned from losing his wallet and all the unattended consequences that resulted. Rich was recently on vacation in an...
Keeping Up with Mrs. Jones ft. Phylecia Jones – PB117
Phylecia Jones is a Budgetolgoist, speaker, and money nerd who is on a mission to change lives one budget at a time. She is a former Computer Scientist and Systems Engineer with the US Navy who retired at the age of 36 to start talking about math, numbers, and money...
Recovering from a Series of Unfortunate Financial Events – PB116
Sometimes you secure the bag. Sometimes you fumble it. On this episode, we talk about how to pick it back up and tumble it. References Mentioned in this Episode: Personal Finance ToolsTiller – The only spreadsheet templates powered by an automatic feed of your...
Escape from Fyre Festival Island ft. Kelly Hultgren – PB115
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or off social media you have heard about Fyre Festival by now. #SpoilerAlerts – The Fyre Festival was a failed “luxury” music festival scheduled to take place April 28-30 and May 5-7 2017 on the Bahamian island of Great...
Maximizing Productivity for Time & Money ft. Amber De La Garza – PB114
Maximizing your work time, free time and family time is key for living a successful and fulfilling life. It’s easy to do this in an office using Office Monster supplies however, many people don’t know how to set a schedule or create systems that allow them to...
Get Financially Organized with Steven M. Hughes – PB113
College is a time when young men and women are faced with real money management for the first time in their adult lives. They’re trying to pay rent, pay bills, buy books and have some fun along the way. Debt can pile up quick. This was the case for Steven Hughes, the...
I’d Rather Just Make More Money – PB112
Today’s episode is all about fresh starts. We’re a week into the New Year and the guys are shifting their energy to focus on new personal, career and podcast goals. These aren’t New Years Resolutions, they’re intentions. In this episode Rich and Marcus recap 2018 and...
Bola Sokunbi of CleverGirlFinance Saved $100,000 on a $54,000 Salary – PB111
Rich and Marcus take a quick pause for the cause to highlight our favorite moments from 2018 and the top three downloaded episodes in our final episode of 2018 before welcoming a great guest. We look forward to expanding and continuing to bring great content to the...
Get Paid to Save with EARN ft. Leigh Phillips – PB110
Leigh Phillips joins us on the podcast. She is from EARN.org. EARN is a national, award-winning nonprofit. They work at the intersection of financial technology and economic inclusion to empower low-income Americans to take charge of their financial lives. In this...
Fund Your Future with a Gift From the Present ft. Tanya Van Court – PB109
Setting your kids up for financial success is the goal of every parent. In order to do this, you need a strategy and you have to start early. Tanya Van Court is the founder of Goalsetter, the best platform for helping kids and families save money for things that are...
A Financial Plan for HENRYs: High Earner, Not Rich Yet ft Rianka Dorsainvil, CFP – PB108
Rianka Dorsainvil is the founder and CEO of “Your Greatest Contribution” or YGC. Rianka is a Certified Financial Planner who has works with multi-generational high earners and low-income families. Rianka created YGC after realizing her mission didn’t align with the...
How the UltraFICO Credit Score Impacts You + What Credit Cards Cost ft. USAA – PB107
Today’s episode covers all things credit: how to build credit, how to raise your credit scores, and how to compare credit cards to find the best for you, including the different rewards that various credit card companies offer. FICO is releasing new criteria...
How to Negotiate Anything ft. Kwame Christian – PB106
Kwame Christian re-joins Rich on the podcast (PB21: The Negotiator ft. Kwame Christian). Kwame was one of the first guests that appeared on Paychecks & Balances. Kwame is a business lawyer by trade and the Director of The American Negotiation Institute. His...
How I Reached Six Figures in My Trading Account ft. Jason Brown – PB105
How do I get a million dollars in my trading account? That’s the financial question Jason asked himself when he was just 20-something years old. We told you to dream big and set big goals when thinking of your financial independence, and Jason Brown is no...
From Collecting Medals to Collecting Coins ft. Lauryn Williams, CFP – PB104
Sonic the Hedgehog ain’t the only speedster chasing after these coins! We launch into a conversation with Olympic Athlete in Track & Field and Bobsled. Lauryn opens up about her struggles with money as a young athlete and how to find an identity outside of...
Building Bread and Investment Tips for Beginners ft. Kevin Matthews – PB103
Kevin L. Matthews II is a Certified Financial Planner, number one bestselling author, and former financial advisor. Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hampton University, obtained a certificate of financial planning from Northwestern University...
From $300,000 in Debt to The Live Richer Academy ft. The Budgetnista – PB102
Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche is an award-winning teacher of financial empowerment and is quickly becoming America’s favorite personal financial educator. In 2014, Tiffany founded the Dream Catcher Community, a virtual community of over 650,000 thousand women...
Take Control of Your Money and Learn to Love Your Life Not Theirs ft. Rachel Cruze – PB101
Happy Financial Planning Month! What better way to start your financial planning season off than with our FinCon 2018, where money and media meet, interview with Rachel Cruze on her own personal finance philosophies? After all, Rachel is an accomplished published...
Learn to Love Your Debt ft. Life & Debt Author, Leslie Tayne, Esq – PB100
Today’s episode is about taking control of your debt. Having a lot of debt can feel crippling at times, but there are a ton of resources out there to help regain control of your life’s finances. We talk with Leslie H. Tayne, Esq this week. Leslie is an attorney, debt...
The New York Times Investigates T.M Landry College Preparatory Academy – PB99
Editor’s Note: In December 2017, The Washington Post spotlighted TM Landry. This sparked our interest in obtaining an interview. Unfortunately, after we had already recorded and released our episode, The New York Times conducted an investigation questioning the...
Paychecks & Financial Planning ft. Barbara Ginty, CFP – PB98
On this week’s show, we’re joined by Barbara Ginty for a sneak peek into our upcoming “Ask a Financial Planner” series. Barbara is another infamous YahooFinance alumni that we had the pleasure of welcoming onto the show. Barbara started her career on...
Career Moves That Raise Your Salary And Help You Pay Off Debt (#DebtFreePeriod) – PB97
Rich and Marcus discuss how to make good career decisions. They’ll be sharing some tips and tricks on how to operate from a position of strength when going on job interviews, how following your efforts can lead to better results than following your dreams and how...
Money Mistakes to Avoid in Your 20s, 30s, and 40s – PB96
Don’t forget to check out Part 1 of our discussion, What We Wish We Knew About Money in Our 20s Rich and Marcus kick off the show continuing to build on last week’s episode. Marcus is recapping the financial books he’s read thus far in 2018. It’s important to...
What We Wish We Knew About Money in Our 20s – PB95
On the show, today Rich and Marcus discuss millennial money advice learned from the 15 personal finance books Marcus set out to read in 2018. So far Marcus has read 10 of them. The guys share the lessons learned from these books and give you recommendations on which...Spend Responsibly on Needs and Budget for Wants – PB94
Marcus kicks off the show recapping a recent trip he took to NYC, for a Yahoo Finance interview. On his way to the hotel, he get’s convinced to hop in a sketchy Uber-like service and is hit with a huge bill at the end of his ride. If you have a similar tale of Uber in...
Living Paycheck to Paycheck On $500,000 a Year (Pon Da Replay)
We re-re-visit our fastest downloaded episode ever, PB47: Barely Making It on $500,000! The Financial Samurai joins us for this episode to discuss his popular blog post about a couple struggling in a big city on yes, $500,000. The Financial Samurai (Sam Dogen) got his...
From Money Dates to Money Moves ft. Elle Martinez of Couple Money – PB93
This page may contain affiliate links. Please read our Advertiser Disclosure for more info. Elle Martinez started Couple Money in 2009 after writing about personal finances for more than 7 years. Couple Money’s purpose is to help couples build their finances...
The Art of Winning – PB92
It’s 6-months into the year. Do you know where your finances are? Well, we declared our positive affirmations and #FinGoals for 2018 on PB80: It’s Never Too Late to Get Started. For your benefit and ours, we’re going back to the future with a much needed...
It’s Time to Raise That Credit Score!
This week we’re back with a replay of one of our favorite episodes! Liz Weston shares the truth about credit. Liz is a Columnist and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) whose goal is to help us get smarter about money. She’s the author of five books including the...
From $47,000 in Debt to Financial Independence ft. Candice Marie – PB91
Today Candice Marie has a positive net worth, savings, investments and paid off over $47,000 in debt! This wasn’t the case just six years ago when she didn’t want to check her net worth because she knew it was in the negatives. While some of us worry about...
The Three Levels to Financial Freedom – PB90
There’s levels to adulting and someone lost the instruction book, but we got you! This week Rich and I talk about the steps we followed in pursuit of financial independence. You’ll hear how even simple changes in your day-to-day routine can lead to huge...
How to Make a Career Change ft. Jeff Johnson – PB89
Jeff Johnson has been seen covering red carpets and press junkets for various outlets including NBC News and The YBF. Jeff also hosts the “NonStopCulture Show.” A podcast and YouTube show discussing the latest in pop culture and digital media. He is also an...
Investing Made Easy ft. Tela Holcomb – PB88
This page may contain affiliate links. Please read our Advertiser Disclosure for more info. In our final week of Financial Literacy Month, Tela Holcomb joins us to discuss the stock market in plain English (Yes, we asked her about Bitcoin!). View Tela Holcomb’s...
PB87: Your Money Mindset Matters ft. J.D. Roth
Our National Financial Literacy Month guest interviews continue! This week we welcome back former P&B guest J.D. Roth (ICYMI – PB34: Become a Money Boss ft. J.D. Roth). J.D. is a recognized personal finance expert who has written for Forbes and recently returned...
PB86: Banish the Balance ft. Tonya Rapley
Continuing our guest interviews for National Financial Literacy Month April 2018, we welcome back Tonya Rapley (ICYMI – PB29: My Fab Finance ft. Tonya Rapley). Since the last time she was on our show, Mrs. Rapley has secured several bags. For the newly...
PB85: Afford Anything ft. Paula Pant
Kicking off National Financial Literacy Month 2018 right, we’re joined by Paula Pant of the Afford Anything website and podcast. When Paula graduated from college she did what society expected: she got a regular schmegular job. But, like many of us, she soon...
PB84: Automate Your Way to Saving 1x Your Income
On this week’s P&B Money Minute we discuss how to save 1x your income by age 30 and 3x by age 40 using a few automated tools we recommend. Marcus reveals why he finally logged back into his retirement accounts after a 12-month hiatus and the three step...
PB83: Stay Ready
Rich brings back the This Week in Work segment, covering the importance of staying ready in life and at work. Our discussion covers: What to do when your company is downsizing or you might be facing a potential layoff Why you may want to consider having TWO...
PB82: Financial Independence ft The Early Retirement Dude
This week we welcome, The Dude. No, not The Big Lebowski but of equal reverence, The Early Retirement Dude. ER Dude shares the secrets behind how he retired 12-years ago at the age of 36 and never looked back. Mastering financial independence isn’t easy, but...
PB81: Don’t Leave Money on the Table ft. Jeanie Ahn
This week we’re joined by Jeanie Ahn of @YahooFinance. Some of you will remember Jeanie from our feature on CBS New’s “Your Money Matters” panel. Jeanie is a reporter & senior producer who specializes in making personal finance and career guidance fun...
PB80: It’s Never Too Late to Get Started
A goal without a plan will remain a dream without a reality. On this week’s show, we talk about the importance of clearly defining your goals and the small differences that define why some people succeed while others procrastinate. Using a variety of practices,...
PB79: Debitize – Credit Card Perks without Credit Card Debt ft Liran Amrany
We got 99 problems but a credit ain’t one. We originally met Liran Amrany at FinCon2017, where we learned he is the co-founder and CEO of Debitize, a personal finance application that helps consumers use credit cards responsibly. How does it work? Debitize...
PB78: Her Money Matters with Jen Hemphill
Now that you’re recovering from the holidays and financial binging, we’ve got just the spend-over relief you need with our first episode of 2018. We’re joined by Jen Hemphill of the Her Money Matters podcast. Jen is a military spouse & bilingual...
PB77: Why Millennials Face the Scariest Financial Future Since the Great Depression ft. Michael Hobbes
Paychecks & Balances is joined by Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark), author of that viral story you should have already read but just in case you didn’t now you can listen to us talk about it, Millennials Are Screwed: Why millennials are facing the scariest...
PB76: 5 Tips to Get Your Work & Money Up in 2018
This Week in Work segment returns! This is the segment of PB where we help you crack the professional code and discuss stories and topics relevant to the workplace. This week we’re talking about five things you can do in 2018 to get both your work and money up. We...
PB75: Paychecks on a Plane ft. Brian Fontenot of Driftr Travels
This week we’re joined by Brian L. Fontenot. Brian is a well-known tech entrepreneur in the Austin, Texas area. He is also a philanthropist, public speaker, world traveler, and illustrious member of the AΦA organization. We were happy to have Brian on the show...
PB74: Personal Finance in Moderation and Shots of History ft. Cody Wheat
Had too much to think? We recommend you do all things in moderation, including adulting. To help you navigate the balance-side of the work, life, balance equation, we’re joined by guest Cody Wheat of the Shots of History podcast to discuss all things alcohol and...
PB73: Mastering Financial Independence and Student Loans with Robert Farrington
It’s LIT! Thanks to this week’s FIRE guest, Robert Farrington, America’s Millennial Money and Student Loan Debt Expert. He is also the founder of TheCollegeInvestor.com, which is the #1 resource for helping millennials get out of student loan debt and...
PB72: The 9-to-5 Training Ground ft. Lynnette Khalfani-Cox
We’re joined this week by guest Lynnette Khalfani-Cox aka “The Money Coach.” Lynette is a personal finance expert, television and radio personality, and the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate...
PB71: Financial Residency ft. Ryan Inman
This week we’re joined by Ryan Inman of Physicianwealthservices.com and the Financial Residency podcast. Ryan got even more passionate about the field of personal finance when his wife was in residency and she began to pass along information that she received...
PB70: Make Money Moves
Staying employed at the same company for over two years, on average, can make you earn 50% less over the life of your career according to a recent Forbes analysis. On this week’s show, Rich and I discuss the pros and cons of maximizing your money moves and...
PB69: Seek Wisdom and Find Wealth with Patrice Washington
Patrice Washington is most well known as the personal finance voice of the top-rated and nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Radio Show where she hosts her own weekly segment, Real Money Answers with Patrice Washington. She is also the best-selling author of...
PB68: Don’t Cost Yourself $600K!
There are two truths we all hold self-evident in our careers: 1) it’s always Happy Hour somewhere or 2) performance review season. With these facts of career life in mind, the best time to start your self-evaluation was yesterday and the next best time is...
PB67: Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover (A Millennial Review)
It’s our first PB BOGO: this week’s Money Minute segment show covers lessons learned from Dave Ramsey’s and you get a full review on the PB blog: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness! Our discussion includes: Are The Total...
PB66: How to Quicken Your Savings, Reach Financial Independence, and Retire Early
The Millennials are at it again. Our generation discovered in 20-years what other generations took 40-years to figure out: working your entire life away so maybe you can retire (if you’re lucky) is a recipe for suc-sucks! On this episode, we explore #lifehacks...
PB65: The Billionaire Mindset with Tyrone Jackson
Join us for another LIVE recording session from Podcast Movement 2017 at the FinCon booth with Tyrone Jackson, The Wealthy Investor. Tyrone details the story of how he went from a single parent household that struggled with finances growing up to become a trusted...
PB64: Taking the Stage & Telling Your Story
Thank God for granting us this moment of clarity, this moment of honesty, but today the world will feel our truth! We took a little time off for #selfcare and personal perspective but we’re back with more greatness with a LIVE recording from Podcast Movement...
PB63: Am I Overqualified and How Do I Fix This?
We turned this week’s listener question into a minisode! Let us know what you think in the comments below, or if you have your own question, use the ASK P&B button. Justin left a voicemail to ask “when do you know if you’re overqualified”...
PB62: Financial Tidbits ft. Donna Freedman
You may remember Donna from our previous episode PB31: Save Where You Can ft. Donna Freedman. Donna’s back with a new book, Your Playbook For Tough Times Vol. 2, some great personal finance advice and much more! For those of you who are new here, Donna has been...
PB61: Let’s Talk About Money ft. Damon Young of VSB (Part 2)
We’re back with the podcast you need: Part 2 with Damon Young of Very Smart Brothas (VSB). If you haven’t already, don’t forget to listen to Part 1: PB60: “Overnight Success” ft. Damon Young of Very Smart Brothas. This episode is equally colorful but...
PB60: “Overnight Success” ft. Damon Young of Very Smart Brothas (Part 1)
This week we’re joined by Damon Young of VSB for the first of a 2-part discussion. Damon is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of the black culture cornerstone, VerySmartBrothas.com. He has had his work featured on places like Slate, The Root, Ebony, Essence,...
PB59: Kids Cost What?!
The Money Minute A @PayBalances follower asks, “how would you change your budget if you had children?” We found that as of 2017, it costs up to $233,610 to raise a child from ages 0 to 17! We discuss how we would proactively adjust our personal finances...
PB58: Wait ‘Til I Get My Money Right
A new Money Minute inspired listener question and our drive to get our and your money right so we can stunt — responsibly and within our budgets, of course — on the haters! A This Week in Work update finds Rich delving even further into the seedy...
PB57: Should I Stay At My Job Until Debt Free + Credit Cards ft. Matt Schulz
This week we tackle another listener question from our ASKPB queue: Hey guys! The question I have is if I should stay in a job that I don’t like until I pay off all my debt. I’m in my late 20’s, and I’ll make 70k this year and I have 28k in...
PB56: The Truth About Credit ft. Liz Weston
This week we’re joined by Liz Weston to discuss the truth about credit. Liz is a Columnist and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) whose goal is to help us get smarter about money. She’s the author of five books including the best-selling “Your Credit Score:...
PB55: My Co-Workers Are Dating And It Sucks!
Have a career advice or debt free question? Click the ASKPB button! This week’s question was so good we couldn’t help but dedicate a full show to our response. Apparently, the DMs aren’t the only place it goes down. A few snippets: I always thought they...
PB54: A Thousand Debits + Getting Promoted
While some folks are of the opinion that Millennial’s affinity for avocados is the only thing keeping us from owning homes, we here at Paychecks & Balances offer opinions you can actually use. Opinions based on math and common sense when common sense is as...
PB53: Broke Millennial ft. Erin Lowry
Ready to get your financial life together (#GYFLT)? Erin Lowry, creator of BrokeMillennial.com and author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together is here to help! Broke Millennial, the book, is a step-by-step guide on how to go from...
PB52: I Ain’t Too Proud to Budget (The 50/30/20 Edition)
While the Fyre Festival proves you can’t buy common sense, but you can put a price on ignorance, Rich and Marcus use this week in viral events to try to figure out how a few Instagram models and an admittedly well-produced marketing video scammed hundreds of...
PB51: $500K Revisited ft. Financial Samurai
Time to re-up and recycle the flow. What does that even mean? Well, this week we re-visit our fastest downloaded podcast ever, PB47: Barely Making It on $500K! As an added bonus, we feature half-man, half-legend and guest, the Financial Samurai himself! Financial...
PB50: Rising at Work + Office Friendships ft. Tiffany Southerland
We’re back this week discussing all things paychecks and office with esteemed guest Tiffany Southerland. Tiff is a Career Coach, purveyor of empowerment, speaker, 3-time Degree champion, lawyer and the host of the How Does She Do It podcast. We had a great time...
PB49: Back to Budgeting Basics + The Backdoor Reference
We get back to basics on this week’s Money Minute with simple tips you can use to create a budget you’ll actually stick to. Yes, we here at PB already admitted that budgeting sucks, but is it a necessary evil we just have to follow? Some would argue no,...
PB48: Renting vs. Buying with Kirk Chisholm
The rent is too damn high! But, what happens when the mortgage is too high, also? Among many other quarter-to-midlife items on the must have crisis checklist, the “you need to buy a home” struggle is real. Whether we like it or not, many of us still see...
PB47: Barely Making It on $500K?!
Is it possible to live paycheck-to-paycheck on $500,000? This 30-year old couple thinks so. Join us this week as we review the budget read around the world and try to figure out how a couple making $500,000 before taxes can only have $7,300 in annual take-home...
PB46: Magnify Your Money ft. Mandi Woodruff
Back to the finances! Ok, I originally thought this was a clever reference, but I realized while typing it that Back to the Future came out in 1985. While we reflect on our lives as older Millennials, you can enjoy another great guest episode featuring Mandi Woodruff!...
PB45: The Anniversary Episode
Do you know what today is? It’s our anniversary, made for you and me! That’s right PB fans, this week we celebrate our first 12-months at Paychecks and Balances. Of course, we have to start by saying THANK YOU to the fans and listeners for the love and...
PB44: Are We That Entitled?
We go to college to get our “dream jobs,” then we are unable to pursue our dreams because we need the income from the job to pay off the debt incurred from going to college. What a time to be alive! “Simon Sinek (age 43) spoke to The Independent about how...
PB43: How Much Will It Take?
“Days go slow. Years go fast.” – Marcus realizes in this week’s Money Minute and This Week in Work hybrid. Rich and Marcus realize that “life comes at you fast” is more than a catchy insurance commercial quote. On this episode, we...
PB42: The Millennial-Boomer Divide ft. Marc Miller
This week’s guest is Marc Miller. Marc runs the website CareerPivot.com and blog. His career included 22 years at IBM, thriving tech startups, and a stint as a high school math teacher. After thirty years of wandering the proverbial career desert, Marc learned...
PB41: Know Your Role + The Internal Crisis
In this week’s Money Minute, Marcus shares a helpful tool that he has used over the years to research career fields and options from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Thinking of making a job change? Not sure what other professions are related to your current...
PB40: Think Like a Recruiter (LinkedIn Edition)
Are you on LinkedIn? Are you using it right? Well, this week Rich leads a discussion on pro tips and life hacks to make sure you’re maximizing your LinkedIn profile. Our discussion covers the following ways to improve your LinkedIn: How to make your LinkedIn...
PB39: Adaptable Adulting ft. Donovan Frost
We thought we’d give you a break from the old country for old men podcast with a guest feature with Donovan Frost, whom we had the pleasure of meeting at FinCon16. Donovan is a 25 year old Millennial and the one-man voice behind TheAdaptableAdult.com. Marcus...
PB38: Just the Tip
Rich and Marcus return this week with a Money Minute tip and This Week in Work. This is a classic Paychecks and Balances episode. Help us, help you make your money great again! On this show we discuss: Budgeting Sucks: Here’s how “just the tip” or...
PB37: His & Her Money ft. Tai & Talaat McNeely
We welcome in 2017 with the awesome couple behind HisAndHerMoney.com, Tai and Talaat McNeely. His and Her Money is a journey of how two high school sweethearts fell in love, got married, but were total opposites when it came to handling their finances. Between being...
PB36: Wrapping Up 2016 + Survey Results
Tis the season for Paychecks & Balances annual wrap-up! This has been an awesome year for us but it’s all thanks to you! In 2016, we had our highest downloads, were recognized in the Black Voices in Business category of iTunes, attended FinCon2016 and in...
PB35: The Money Speakeasy ft. Wilson Muscadin
“It was all a dream. We used to read Word Up! Magazine…” Technically, none of that applies here since we actually met Wilson at FinCon2016, but it was a dream! After a great master mind conversation with Wilson and other like-minded individuals on...
PB34: Become a Money Boss ft. J.D. Roth
This week we’re humbled and happy to be joined by J.D. Roth, formerly of Get Rich Slowly, and now the mastermind behind MoneyBoss! JD is a true renaissance man — a description I didn’t quite make up but I feel doesn’t get used enough so here we...
PB33: Millennial Work & Money ft. LaTisha Styles
We’re joined by Latisha Styles of LatishaStyles.com and YoungFinances.com. Latisha specializes in helping Millennial entrepreneurs focus their goals so they can maximize their returns. Latisha doesn’t just talk-the-talk, she walks the walk by relying on...
PB32: Cutting Cable to Save Money ft. Dennis Restauro
On this week’s show, we chat with Dennis Restauro, the man behind GroundedReason.com and the Grounded Reason podcast, about cord-cutting aka cutting cable to save money. We explore cable alternatives along with other internet-related things, including sketchy...
PB31: Save Where You Can ft. Donna Freedman
Donna Freedman’s motto: “I save where I can so I can spend where I want.” This week she teaches us how she does it. Donna is the author of Your Playbook For Tough Times: Living Large On Small Change, For The Short Term Or The Long Haul and she has over 20 years...
PB30: Surrender Or Triumph ft. Kofi Ofori-Ansah
We’re trying something new this week folks: Paychecks & Body. When you’re caught up in the day-to-day, week-to-week, and year-to-year hustle, it’s real easy to forget about maintaining your mind, body, and spirit. That’s why on this week...
PB29: My Fab Finance ft. Tonya Rapley
We’re back at it with a new episode! This week we’re joined by Tonya Rapley. Tonya runs My Fab Finance, a website dedicated to helping readers and listeners like you break the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck so that you can live free and do more of...
PB28: Small Business Finance ft. Sylvia Inks
This week we’re joined by Personal Finance Coach and author of Small Business Finance for the Busy Entrepreneur, Sylvia Inks! Sylvia is an experienced business consultant that worked for one of the largest professional services firms in the world before turning...
PB27: Debthood ft. Aja McClanahan
This week we have another great guest on the show, Aja McClanahan! Good times and good information ensue as Aja discusses her Post-Traumatic Debt Disorder and how it was a family affair to pay off over $120,000 in debt! Aja shares how Dave Ramsey’s Total Money...
PB26: Behind the Brilliance ft. @LisaNicoleBell
On PB26, we chop it up with Lisa Nicole Bell, host of the Behind the Brilliance podcast and founder of the Inspired Life Media Group. We discuss entrepreneurship (she keeps it candid about being an entrepreneur), values, goals, time management and more. You better...
PB25: PhD, Work and Money Degree (Listener Spotlight)
We’re joined by Doctor Katisha, an all-around dope Paychecks & Balances listener. She emailed us in response to PB18, the Cash Only episode. Turns out she has a pretty robust bank account system that we thought would help our listeners go beyond the 15 minute...
PB24: Spent ft. Lindsay Goldwert
P&B Nation! We don’t think we’ve said that before, but we’ll go with it. On this episode, we’re joined by Lindsay Goldwert, host of the Spent podcast. We caught up with her at #FinCon16 and had a great conversation about money and...
QA12: Should I Stay?
After the initial excitement of a new job opportunity wears off, a listener begins to wonder if this move was the right move after she is confronted with an unfortunate reality check underneath the surface. It turns out things are a little bit different behind the...
PB23: Mo Money, Mo Work
Marcus has an epiphany: “You can spend less money than you make or make more money than you spend.” What does that even mean?!!? Well, in the game of Paychecks & Balances you can work harder or you can work smarter. In this week’s Money Minute...
PB22: Debt Free Or Die Trying
It’s hard to believe it. Marcus’ book — yes, the one he has been talking about for over 3 years — is finally available in stores in paperback and as an eBook. Visit paychecksandbalances.com/DebtFree to buy the book and learn more helpful tips...
PB21: The Negotiator ft. Kwame Christian
Negotiation is one of the most important skills you can learn. On this episode, we talk to Kwame Christian, the Managing Partner of the American Negotiation Institute. We chat with him about his decision to go to law school, how he got into negotiation as a...
QA11: I Want to Fix My Debt by My Birthday
We received two great debt-related questions this week. A listener recommends the “snowball” treatment, and another listener ask please help “fix my debt.” We’re always happy to answer the questions, you ask and we research! Excuse the...
QA10: Should I Ask for 30% More During Negotiation?
All cost of living aint equal. Don’t we know it! This week a listener runs into a familiar problem: It’s a great job opportunity, but it’s not located in my current city of residence. How do I adjust for the cost of living changes? Well, there...
PB20: Lifestyle Inflation + Millennials Winning!
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED! WIM was finally released from protective custody this week, and in a double secret probation reveal, he is un-trapped from the closet as he discusses his upcoming book and his government name, and that’s just the first five...
QA9: Should I Leave My Job?
It’s the question you hate to ask but may inevitably face: When Should I Leave My Job? This week, a listener wonder just that when a promising opportunity arises even though they weren’t even looking to leave their current job. I’ve currently been...
PB19: Make Yourself Indispensable
Optimist, Skeptics, and Cynics: which one are you? Fancy yourself a “Realist”? We discuss the three types and why it’s ok to occupy two of these groups, but not the third. This week’s motivational quote? “People who say it cannot be done should...
PB18: Cash Only
CASH ONLY! Are you living a cash only lifestyle? With help from MoneyQandA.com we discuss the pros and cons of leaving credit behind for the almighty dollar, dollar bill, yall. It’s not easy, but it can be done. But, is the cash only life for you? We talk about...
PB17: Gift Card Redemption + Unexpected Failure
On this week’s Paychecks And Balances ‘Money Minute’ we discover some easy ways to find money that’s literally laying around your house. The average American has $100 in unused gift cards. Are you one of them? Pretty sure you’ve spent all...
QA8: A New Budgeting App and Question
This week a Listener Recommendation for a new budgeting app and a question about retirement investments leads us to a lengthy discussion on budgeting wins and fails. Using free software and a free retirement checklist are obviously a good choice as it requires no...
PB16: Changing Careers Pt.2
This week we introduce a new segment: “The Money Minute.” On our first Money Minute we introduce NerdWallet’s 2015 AMERICAN HO– USEHOLD CREDIT CARD DEBT STUDY, which uses survey data to measure the average American’s household debt from...
PB15: Podcast Movement, a Money-Saving App, and the 5-Year Plan
This week, Rich recounts his experience and lessons from the most recent Podcast Movement 2016 in Chicago. It was a great opportunity for Rich to represent PayChecksAndBalances and connect with some listeners, followers, and talented content creators in the podcasting...
PB14: Money in Relationships
This week we’re reminded about priorities: life vs. work. Adulting comes at you fast. Are Millennials destined to choose between work and life? Is the “work/life balance” a figment of our generation’s imagination? We try to figure it all out on...
PB12: Changing Careers Pt. 1
http://rss.acast.com/paycheck/pb12-careerchangespt.1/media.mp3 This week a listener question leads to a thoughtful response from Rich and WIM on career choices and lessons learned. Thinking of a career change? This episode covers the advice we’ve used or heard...
QA7: Cover Letters & Info Interviews
http://rss.acast.com/paycheck/qa7-coverletters-infointerviews/media.mp3 We answered two listener questions this week. Have a question you’d like us to answer? Contact us! 1. Hey Rich and WIM! I love the show! It has been a wealth of information as I try to...
PB11: Credit Card Tips & Bad Money Habits
http://rss.acast.com/paycheck/pb11-creditcardtips-badmoneyhabits/media.mp3 This week we discuss why it’s important (and beneficial) to keep your income profile updated on your credit card(s). In the market for a new credit card? We also discuss the pros/cons and...
QA6: I Want to Change Teams
http://rss.acast.com/paycheck/qa6-iwanttochangeteams/media.mp3 Today’s question: You guys give great info and I just enjoy listening to you while at work. Please keep up the great work…young professionals need you. Now on to the question…I’m...
PB10: The Millennial Crisis
http://rss.acast.com/paycheck/pb10-themillennialcrisis/media.mp3 “The Millennials shall inherit the Earth.” – Ancient Internet Proverb In 2015, Millennials passed Baby Boomers as the largest generation. So, what now? Are we too young to start...
PB9: Confidence and Happiness at Work
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB9.mp3 This week we follow-up on a success story from a listener’s following of our advice form PB8: Credit Roulette. On the career management and job front we discuss the following quote: What do you think? Is it...
PB8: Credit Roulette
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB8.mp3 PAYMENTS? Credit card, PAYMENTS? WE TALKING CREDIT CARDS PAYMENTS??? That’s right friends. We talking credit card payments. This week we also address two listener questions from our Twitter account:...
PB7: Career Moves in Your 20s and 30s
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB7.mp3 On a quick note, Rich discusses the benefits of keeping your credit card information up-to-date (income, address, etc.). However, this week’s main topics? Career moves you can make in your 20s to win in your...
QA5: My Boss is Blatantly Discriminating!
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/QA5.mp3 We got some great feedback and some great questions this week! Check them out below. Have a question of your own? You ask the questions. We find the answers. Email us: info@paychecksandbalances.com My boss is...
PB6: How Much Can You Save?
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB6.mp3 A listener comments, “I wish they’d mentioned earning more $$$!” Ask and ye shall receive! We’ve got good news and bad news. You can definitely make more money, but it’ll take a...
PB5: Watch Out for These Interview Questions
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB5.mp3 This week on Paychecks and Balances we discuss interview questions you should always be prepared to answer when you’re looking to secure that next paycheck. Topics include: how to prepare for an interview;...
QA4: Should I Take This $28K Pay Increase?
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PBQA4.mp3 This week in PaychecksAndBalances Q&A: What’s up fellas, congrats on the new pod. You guys have helped me make some great moves in advancing my career. So thank you for that. I am currently working in...
PB4: Size Doesn’t Matter
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB4.mp3 Size doesn’t matter! Well, when it comes to your personal finances anyway. Do you have at least $2,000 in debt or more? Simply adding $10 extra dollars to your minimum payment can save you thousands...
QA3: 65% of Income on Rent?!
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PBQA3.mp3 This week, Paychecks & Balances is happy to introduce “Ask a Professional.” We’ve realized that we don’t know everything, but we do know people who know a lot of answers to those...
PB3: Work Habits That Hold You Back Pt. 2
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB3.mp3 Don’t call it a comeback! We’re back this week with Part 2 of Office Habits That Hold You Back. Picking up where we left off last week, we talk about how introverts can overcome the “why are you...
Q&A: Applying to Multiple Jobs & Office Politics
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/QA2.mp3 Welcome to Paychecks & Balances Question and Answer. This week we answer the following: How do you handle a situation where someone that does not report to you isn’t doing their job but it is impacting...
PB2: Work Habits That Hold You Back Pt. 1
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB2.mp3 On this week’s Paycheck & Balances we discuss tips for getting ahead at work and how the simple wording of an email might be holding you back. Do you find yourself apologizing too much for missing...
Q&A: We Talkin’ Work!
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PBQA.mp3 Welcome to Paychecks & Balances first Question and Answer session. This week we tackle two listener questions: In the middle of a job search (looking for more money & more responsibility) and just found...
PB1: The Paycheck Plateau
http://traffic.libsyn.com/paychecksandbalances/PB1.mp3 Welcome to the first episode of Paychecks & Balances. We know time is money, so we didn’t waste any time tackling our first show topic: “Paycheck Plateaus.” What’s a Paycheck Plateau?...