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Best friends Joel and Matt are the co-hosts of How to Money which is all about providing the knowledge & tools that normal folks need to thrive in areas like debt payoff, DIY investing, and crucial money tricks that will provide continuous help along your journey. We believe that access to unbiased and jargon-free personal finance guidance is more necessary than ever before. When you handle your money in a purposeful, thoughtful way that works for your lifestyle, you can really start living a rich life.

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Best friends Joel and Matt are the co-hosts of How to Money which is all about providing the knowledge & tools that normal folks need to thrive in areas like debt payoff, DIY investing, and crucial money tricks that will provide continuous help along your journey. We believe that access to unbiased and jargon-free personal finance guidance is more necessary than ever before. When you handle your money in a purposeful, thoughtful way that works for your lifestyle, you can really start living a rich life.

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Spending Life Wisely: Vicki Robin on Money, Meaning, and Time #1085

1/7/2026
“The quality of your life pretty much exists outside of the realm of money.” That’s a quote from today’s guest and we’re going to spend a good amount of time talking about everything BUT money! Personal finance and handling your money effectively is important of course, but don’t confuse the means to the end, with the end itself. Money is simply a tool, and like the adage about dying with ‘the most toys,’ it’s easy to see how taking the approach of maximizing your wealth accumulation would leave you wanting. Vicki Robin is all about helping folks change their relationship to money. She unknowingly sparked the FIRE movement back in 1992 with her co-author Joe Domniguez when they released the book Your Money or Your Life. We discuss of number of topics in this episode including: Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Vicki:Coming of AgingYour Money or Your LifeCredit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:58:33

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Your Smart Money Guide for 2026 #1084

1/5/2026
New year, new outlook, and a fresh strategy for your wallet. Welcome to 2026! In this episode, we’re setting the table for the year ahead. After the unique challenges and "did that really just happen?" moments of 2025, it’s time to stop reacting and start orchestrating your own financial future. We’re stripping away the jargon to talk about what actually matters: building wealth slowly, steadily, and with a craft-beer-level appreciation for the process. To give you a taste of what we’re diving into: The Money Gears:Frugality vs. Deprivation:The K-Shaped Reality: Whether you’re looking to get your time back, ditch the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, or finally understand where your money is actually going, this episode is your roadmap for the new year. Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Credit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor During this episode we enjoyed an If Only To Be Thoughtless Once More by Burial! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:57:03

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The High Cost of Crappy Credit (Bestie Ep) #1083

1/2/2026
Think back to the last time you lost power at your place. I’m sure it was an inconvenience- it was likely annoying to find yourself walking into a room and reflexively reaching for the light switch, even though the power was out. But the real problem with an outage are the downstream effects it has: food in the fridge spoils, traffic is a nightmare if the stoplights are out, folks even die due to extreme heat or cold. We’re less worried about a power outage and more worried about the mayhem that ensues. And in a similar way we’re less worried about silly credit scores and more worried about the negative impact that a crappy score can have on much of your personal finances. Listen as we discuss our stance on taking out loans, the high cost of neglecting your credit, and steps that you can immediately take in order to mitigate the knock-on effects of crappy credit. Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Credit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor During this episode we enjoyed a Grapefruit Radler by Halfway Crooks Beer! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:56

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Time > Money w/ Ben Miller (Bestie Ep) #1082

12/31/2025
Time is easily our most precious resource, but rarely do we pay much attention to what it is that we’re going to spend our minutes and hours, which inevitably turn into weeks and years. And if you completely fail to do this, you end up as the proverbial careerist, looking back at the wasted decades, wishing you would’ve done something differently. And our guest today, Ben Miller, actually did shake things up- he traded a position on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs for a fulfilling life out in Colorado. He chose meaning over money, and he’s on a quest to help others to discover what a fulfilling life is for them with the app he’s developed: ChroniFI. We discuss nerdy board games, what caused Ben to make the pivot out west, finding work/life balance as an entrepreneur, why earning a ton of money is only one half of the equation, how to figure out what to spend your money on, determining whether to spend on ‘convenience’, and plenty more! Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: ChroniFi - ChroniFi.com/HowToMoneyCredit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor During this episode we enjoyed a Apri-Guav Tastee by The Veil! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:33

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Ask HTM - Work Provided Life Insurance, Compounding Returns with a 401k True-Up, & Selling a Home to an iBuyer (Bestie Ep) #1081

12/29/2025
We’re kicking off the week by answering your listener questions! And if you have a question that you’d like for us to answer on the show, we’d love for you to submit your own via HowToMoney.com/ask , send us your voice memo. Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it! 1 - Home sale: should I sell my house to an iBuyer? 2 - Life insurance: is my work provided life insurance enough or should I go ahead and get an affordable policy while I’m young? 3 - Retirement: my 401k has a ‘true-up’ feature but does investing just once, at the end of the year, stymie compounding returns? 4 - Investment property: does it make sense to build a brand new house and then rent it out as an investment property? 5 - Pod talk: how can I grow my podcast- how did y’all grow your podcast audience?! Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Credit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor During this episode we enjoyed a Chubby Unicorn by Common Space! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:58:35

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Holiday Special: 2025 Lessons, Risky Bets, and an Alaska Surprise (BONUS EP)

12/27/2025
A big thanks to our friend Joe Saul-Sehy for inviting us to join an episode of Stacking Benjamins – we had a blast, and we think you'll enjoy this convo as well! – It's the most wonderful time of the year in the basement, and we're kicking off the holiday season with our biggest, most packed episode yet. Joe Saul-Sehy, OG, and Neighbor Doug welcome Joel Larsgaard and Matt Altmix from the How to Money podcast for a year-end celebration of everything that mattered in money during 2025. Think of this as the holiday parade of personal finance episodes. There's a lot happening, it's all connected, and you'll want to stick around for the whole thing. First up, Joel and Matt join the crew for their Top 5 Lessons from the Events of 2025. From AI's real impact on everyday work to market surprises nobody saw coming, this segment unpacks the money moments that actually changed how we think about our finances. These aren't just headlines rehashed. They're the insights that'll help you make smarter moves in 2026. Then the show shifts to a fascinating trend everyone's noticing but nobody's quite figured out yet. Why is everyone suddenly betting on everything? Prediction markets are exploding, retail investors are taking bigger risks, and the line between investing and gambling feels blurrier than ever. Joe, OG, Joel, and Matt dig into what's driving this shift, whether it's brilliant or reckless, and how to think about risk when it seems like the whole world just discovered the casino. But wait, there's more. Nick from Alaska calls in with a real-world budgeting challenge that proves even the most prepared Stackers face seasonal money surprises. His situation sparks the kind of practical, helpful conversation this show does best. And because this is a holiday kickoff episode, we're wrapping with big news about the Stacking Benjamins Vault, the new tool designed to help you organize and protect your most important financial documents without the headache. – Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Credit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:28:27

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Who Wants to *Literally* Be a Millionaire? (Bestie Ep) #1080

12/26/2025
Sherlock Holmes is a literary character we’re all familiar with who has the uncanny ability to solve any mystery he comes across. And one of the things that sets the British detective apart from others is his use of inductive reasoning to solve his cases. He begins with observations which then propel him in his search for the truth. Deductive reasoning, on the other hand, begins with a hypothesis and then uses the facts in order to confirm a theory. And so as we’re trying to figure out how wealthy we need to be, we think that taking the Holmsian approach is most helpful. Rather than picking a nice round number out of thin air like $1 million, we’re doing some observing and we’re asking some questions! Because regardless of how much money you already have set aside for retirement, you could be missing the mark if you’re only reading the headline numbers reported by the ‘experts’. Today’s episode should help you to realize you probably don’t need as much money as you think, you’ll gain a healthier view of work vs retirement, and we’ll go over some practical calculations to help you decide how much money you’ll *literally* need. Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Credit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor During this episode we enjoyed a Double Clutch Nitro Oatmeal Stout by Gruner Brothers- thanks for donating this one to the show Katie! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:39

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Families Fly Free w/ Lyn Mettler (Bestie Ep) #1079

12/24/2025
Traveling for free sounds like a lofty goal for most folks. Sure if you’re single or if you’re a DINK couple- but there’s no way you can pull that off with an entire family in tow! Well, it’s actually easier than you think and our guest, Lyn Mettler, is here to explain how. Lyn is a long-time travel journalist who has been featured on the Today Show and US News & World Report. And she practices what she preaches as she and her family travel and fly, for free, about six times every single year! We cover her simple approach, what three credit cards to focus on in order to give you the most bang for your buck, a smart approach to the Southwest Companion Pass, getting into Disney on the cheap, how to use points to erase travel expenses, and plenty more travel tips on today’s episode. Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Lyn: Families Fly FreepodcastCredit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor During this episode we enjoyed a Che Si Dice by Halfway Crooks! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:56:39

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Ask HTM - Caring for Parents, Dreaming of Partial Retirement, and Paying Extra on the Mortgage #1078

12/22/2025
Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it! 1 - Caring for parents: how do I financially prepare to take care of my parents as they enter their later years? 2 - Partial retirement: would contributing to a Roth or traditional IRA allow me to pay less taxes and retire earlier? 3 - Charitable giving: can I use a donor advised fund to strategically give to my local church, even if they don’t accept electronic payments? 4 - Extra mortgage payments: should I stop making extra payments on our house and instead invest those dollars? 5 - Old 401k: what should I do with my old 401k after accepting a new job? Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Credit card perks:favorite credit cardsMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyNewsletter:HTM newsletterOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group! During this episode we enjoyed a Polotmavý by von Trapp Brewing! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:58

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Friday Flight - Deceptive Dollar Stores, Frustrated Flippers, & Betting Your Credit Card Balance #1077

12/19/2025
Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s best financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and helpful stories like: Deceptive dollar storesWhen it pays to go cheapWarrior dividendsLess great target date fundsModerate millionairesThe wealth effectUnderperforming financial advisorsTime to update those beneficiariesWanna be real estate mogulsFrustrated flippersDon’t gambleRobinhood pushing prop betsBetting your credit card balanceDebit card cashback Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Credit card perks: our favorite credit cardsOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group!Newsletter:HTM newsletterMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyMG7:HowToMoney.com/Advisor And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:35:36

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Becoming a Rational Investor w/ Ben Felix #1076

12/17/2025
Tall fellas UNITE! Joel has to contend with talking with someone who is taller than him for a change, but that’s mostly besides the point (unless tall guys actually invest differently than the rest of the population!?). We’re joined by Ben Felix – one of the clearest voices in finance and investing who is co-host of the Rational Reminder podcast and also runs a killer YouTube channel full of thoughtful, evidence-based investing advice. Ben is a CFA, CFP, the Chief Investment Officer at PWL Capital and more importantly, he helps regular folks understand the why behind their investing decisions. We discuss topics like: Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Ben’s podcast over on Youtubehelpful channel where he posts on investingStart here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group!cell phone bill And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:35

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Ask HTM – Double Dipping Expense Ratios, Wealth Building with High Deductibles, and when 50 Year Mortgages Make Sense #1075

12/15/2025
Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it! 1 - Target date fund: is my brokerage double dipping expense ratios if my target date fund has other funds as well? 2 - High deductible healthcare plan: help me to determine whether or not my HDHP makes sense! 3 - Promissory note: did I make a massive mistake in selling my house with a promissory note? 4 - Pro bono: what certifications should I get if I’d like to help others with their finances for free? 5 - 50 year mortgage: “change my mind” that a 50 year mortgage isn’t a great option for folks to build wealth with homeownership! Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Start here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group.cell phone bill During this episode we enjoyed a Contrast, which is a collaboration between Burial and Allagash! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:40

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Friday Flight - Political $ Planning, Free Electricity, & Cash is Cringe (plus Instacart Iniquity, Advent Calendars, more...) #1074

12/12/2025
Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s best financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and helpful stories like: Fancy, frugal, or cheap advent calendarsPolitical money planningWild “FI Number” GuessesFree electricityAI replacing jobsAnd the jobs it CAN’T replaceCash is cringeTime for the kids to pay rentOwning nothing and renting it allInstacart iniquity- how much more convenience is costing you Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Credit card perks: our favorite credit cardsMoney Gears:what to do with your moneyNewsletter:HTM newsletterOther money nerds:HTM Facebook group! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:35:49

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Jade Warshaw on Escaping the Debt Trap and Rewriting Your Story #1073

12/10/2025
In Greek mythology, Atlas holds the heavens on his shoulders as a punishment from Zeus. And every time you see an image of Atlas, remember the hundreds of millions of Americans who are perpetually burdened by debt. To many of those consumers, the weight of credit cards, personal loans, and car loans feels like an eternal struggle… the new normal with no end in sight. But like our guest today, you can reject that fate and rewrite your story. Jade Warshaw paid off almost half a million dollars in consumer debt over the better half of a decade. Now she uses her hard-earned knowledge to teach others how to do the same. She’s a Ramsey personality and is the author of the new book ‘What No One Tells You About Money’ which explores the emotional side of personal finances. We dive into that and also cover: Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: What No One Tells You About MoneyInstagramTikTokFacebookXStart here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group!cell phone bill And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:40

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Ask HTM – Newlywed Downpayment Debate, Good Car Loans, and Failing to Max Retirement Account #1072

12/8/2025
Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it! 1 - Downpayment debate: should we put down more than 20% if we have extra money in our investment accounts? 2 - Car loan: is it worth signing up for a car loan with the dealership if it means I snag a four-figure discount? 3 - Special needs: how do I support my son with Down Syndrome while also preparing for retirement some day? 4 - Annuities: are annuities the ticket as a safe alternative investment? 5 - Maxing accounts: how discouraged should I be that I’m no longer able to max my HSA and Roth IRA? Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: how to pay as little as possible for your new carStart here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group.cell phone bill During this episode we enjoyed A Measured Procession of Veracity by Burial! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:26

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Friday Flight - AI Toys, Homeowners Held Hostage, & Impoverished Americans

12/5/2025
Time for a Friday Flight- our little sampling of the week’s financial news and what it means for your personal finances. There are a lot of headlines out there, but we boil them down to specific takeaways that will allow you to kick off the weekend informed and help you to get ahead with your money. In this episode we explain some relevant and helpful stories like: Cyber Monday malaiseGen Z paring backAI toysReluctant retailer returnsGift cards galoresite that allows you to donate gift cards for goodTrump accounts(little) dudes getting a Dell!Homeowners held hostageMore affordable apartmentsImpoverished AmericansGeographic arbitrageReal ID fees Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Start here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group.cell phone bill And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money. Have an awesome weekend! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:37:30

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Gen Z vs. The Old Money Rules w/ Lillian Zhang #1070

12/3/2025
Let’s talk about money and “the youths” today! While a lot of personal finance advice is evergreen and helpful to folks of all ages, it’s also important to reach people where they are and in the way they like to consume information. As middle-aged dads, we hope to stay relevant, but we don’t have the same street cred as our guest today. We’re joined by Lillian Zhang who, as a first generation immigrant, carved her own path by figuring out the job search, learning how money works, and building wealth from scratch. She earned a degree from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and now works in Silicon Valley by day while writing and publishing her book: The New Money Rules. Today we discuss: Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: The New Money RulesInstaTikTokLinkedInYouTubeStart here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group!cell phone bill And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:53:49

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Ask HTM – Mortgage Payoff Loophole, DAFs to Maximize Tax Deductions, and Legally Evading a Medical Bill #1069

12/1/2025
Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question you’d like us to answer, toss your voice memo our way. It only takes about 90 seconds to record and you can find a step by step guide over at HowToMoney.com/ask . Regardless of how random or bizarre you might think it is, we want to hear it! 1 - Accelerated Mortgage Payoff - is velocity banking a smart way to quickly pay off my mortgage? 2 - Donor Advised Funds - do I get to deduct more from my taxes if my donor advised contribution grows after investing? 3 - Retirement Investing - am I better off contributing to my Roth IRA or my employee sponsored 457b? 4 - Medical Bills - should I take an offer for a medical bill discount by paying before the end of the year, or is there a better option? 5 - Life Insurance - I already have rental properties and a 401k that my baby could inherit so do I also need life insurance? Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Donor Advised FundsJoel’s review of Daffy.Move To ImproveStart here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group.cell phone bill During this episode we enjoyed an Automatic IPA by Creature Comforts! And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:56

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Friday Flight: Leftover Turkey Edition! #1068

11/28/2025
We’re taking a moment to slow down and reflect on what HTM listeners are truly grateful for during this busy holiday season. And yes… doing this on Black Friday is intentional. Instead of swapping stories about the hottest deals, we’re choosing to hit pause on consumption and appreciate what we already have. We also want to connect the dots between the financial sacrifices and smart money moves you’ve made and the deeper parts of life they impact, like family, time, peace, and purpose. Money matters, but what matters more is what it makes possible. So ask yourself: These are the reflections we hope you’ll sit with today! Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Start here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group.cell phone bill And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money. Have an awesome weekend! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:33

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The World Is Getting Better w/ Marian Tupy #1067

11/26/2025
Though it seems like the world is in shambles, humanity has progressed quite impressively when you look at virtually any length of history. Our modern society has produced a slew of nice things that would have been hard to fathom 50 years ago, much less 250 years ago- smartphones, duct tape, GPS. They’ve all, to greater or lesser degrees, made our lives better and that’s simply looking at consumer goods. Think of other clear markers like infant mortality, literacy rates, longer lifespans and how they all point to incredible progress. But how did those innovations and that abundance come about? Why does 2025 look so radically different in the developed world than 1825? Marian Tupy’s book Superabundance explains it all and demonstrates how far we’ve come in easy-to-understand language. Marian Tupy is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He’s also the founder and editor of HumanProgress.org, a site that seeks to evidence these dramatic improvements. Listen as we cover how: Want more How To Money in your life? Here are some additional ways to get ahead with your personal finances: Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful PlanetHumanProgress.orgStart here.HTM newsletterHTM Facebook group!cell phone bill And please help us to spread the word by letting friends and family know about How to Money! Hit the share button, subscribe if you’re not already a regular listener, and give us a quick review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us to change the conversation around personal finance and get more people doing smart things with their money! Best friends out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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