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...
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...
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...
A Bad Tax Plan Is More Costly than a Bad Investment Plan ft. Rick Ferri, CFA
OMFG, THE STOCK MARKET IS DOWN!!! OMG, THE STOCK MARKET IS UP!!! I’m just covering all my bases so this post will be relevant no matter when you read it. If you already read my review of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Irrational Exuberance, or The Intelligent...
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...
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...
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 Create a Financial Independence Plan, A Step-By-Step Guide
This page may contain affiliate links. Please read our Advertiser Disclosure for more info. There is a growing interest in financial independence. But, where do you start? How do you define your retirement number? And, how do you actually reach your financial goals...
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...
What Happens to Your Debt After Death?
Seventy three percent of student loan borrowers don’t know what happens to their debt if they die. In the best of times talking about debt and personal finances is hard even with your own parents (How to Talk About Money and Debt with Your Parents When The...
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...
Why A Self-Directed 401k Is a Great Money Move for Entrepreneurs and Contractors
This week’s AskPB was submitted on Twitter. You can view all our AskPB responses by clicking here. Lawrence Gonzalez is an accountant who developed his own personal finance system that allowed him to pay off over $116,000 in debt in 4 years. Like many of our personal...
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...
Should I Buy My First Home if I Have A Bad Credit Score?
The following #AskPB listener question has been lightly edited to maintain anonymity. I’m trying to buy a house so I called a lender to just pull my credit and tell me what they think. One credit report is significantly lower than the other two. My score...
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!...
How Leah Marie Collins Paid Off $40,000 in Debt and Launched Her Own Business in Only 18 Months
This page may contain affiliate links. Please read our Advertiser Disclosure for more info. To be exact, Leah Marie Collins paid off $40,000 in debt, increased her credit score to over 800, purchased a rental property, and launched her own business to help other women...
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,...
This Accountant Shares How He Taught Himself to Pay Off $116,000 in Debt
Welcome to our latest Personal Finance Spotlight where we share relatable stories from people like you–the reading audience–who discovered life after debt instead of paycheck-to-paycheck til debt do us part. This week we introduce you to Lawrence Gonzalez....
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...
How to Talk About Money and Debt with Your Parents When The Family Isn’t Wealthy
The following AskPB question has been lightly edited to maintain the submitter’s anonymity. However, we thought a wider audience would benefit from both the question and Cameron Huddleston, author of Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential...
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...
This Couple Paid Off Six Figures in Debt in 23 Months with the Debt Snowball
Money doesn’t solve all our problems, but money does solve our money problems. That’s one of the many theories behind Jhanilka and Anthony Hartzog debt free success story. The two millennials joined financial forces to pay off their $114,151 debt. Next, they have...
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...
This Couple Paid Off $78,000 in Less than Three Years
Fo Alexander is the Personal Finance Coach and Business Systems Strategist behind the Girl Talk with Fo podcast and blog. She specializes in teaching millennial women how to dump debt and build bank. As part of her journey, she and her husband paid off $78,000 in debt...
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...
Personal Finance Spotlight: The Godmother of Financial Coaching
Saundra Davis, MS, APFC® Saundra Davis is the self-described Godmother of Financial Coaching, and I believe it. When we met for the second time–at FinCon Expo: Where Money and Media Meet–Saundra dropped a quote on me so powerfully insightful that I had to...
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...
Self-Made Millionaire Blogger Credits Three Key Steps
This page may contain affiliate links. Please read our Advertiser Disclosure for more info. Pictured: Michelle Schroeder-Gardner Related: I Made My First Million, and I’m Still Broke We’re all busy people. Maybe you’re one of those people who came here to make money,...
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...
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...
The Student Loan Doctor Has Helped Thousands Save Millions
We met Sonia Lewis, aka The Student Loan Doctor, in sunny Florida while attending FinCon18. For someone with 38,000 followers (and counting) on the Gram and a resume including accolades from the Steve Harvey Morning Show, The Shade Room, BET, The Ricky Smiley Show and...
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...
From $130,000 in Debt to $100,000 in Net Worth ft. Pennies to Wealth
We all have to start from somewhere on our financial journey. We all have to look for the best Credit Cards for No Credit when first applying for cards because we’ve not had a chance to grow your financial history yet. From there, every choice you make can...
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...
Make a Successful Career Change with These Five Steps
The next industry Millennials “destroy” is ourselves and the burnout will be televised. According to an annual Deloitte Survey, almost half of Millennials are unhappy at their current job and plan to quit/switch to nontraditional work within their career....
Turn Your Paychecks Into Long-Term Wealth with These 4 Changes
I joined Pure Financial’s Your Money, Your Wealth with Alan Clopine, CPA, AIF and Andi Last, Media Manager, to discuss 4 Simple Ways to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions using strategies that helped me break down my financial goals into manageable pieces as I achieved...
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...
My Wife Spent $45,000 From Our Savings Account Without Telling Me
In our humble opinions, we joined Mandi Woodroof (PB46: Magnify Your Money ft. Mandi Woodruff) and Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche (From $300,000 in Debt to The Live Richer Academy ft. The Budgetnista – PB102) for the greatest podcast crossover of the...
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...
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...
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...
CBSN: Eye on Money ft. Paychecks and Balances (Video)
Marcus joins CBS News host Tanya Rivero to discuss his book, Debt Free or Die Trying, and how to rebuild your credit for CBSN ‘Eye on Money’ series. Check out the video below or click here. References Mentioned by Marcus on This Show 4-Step Plan for...
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...
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...
Color Full Lives with Angela Yee and Aminatou Sow ft. Paychecks and Balances
Color Full Lives is hosted by Angela Yee (@angelayee of The Breakfast Club and Lip Service) and Aminatou Sow (@aminatou of Call Your Girlfriend). The show is sponsored by State Farm® and Loud Speakers Network. The hosts’ real talk on personal finance and candid...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I’m Struggling to Pay Bills and Fix My Credit Score of 460
The following question has been edited into a Q&A format and some details may have been changed to keep our listener’s information anonymous. Share your support or feedback in the comments. If you have your own question, use the ASK P&B button! This...
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,...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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...