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Jul 2021
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FIRE: Choose Your Own Adventure #380

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Financial caregiving is coming for you, whether you like it or not. Rich or poor. Married or single. Famous or anonymous. At some point, someone we love is likely to need us to step in and help care for them. And taking them to a doctor’s appointment is just the tip of the iceber ... Show More
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Ask HTM - Affordable Bathroom Reno, Forging Family $ Values, and Trump Account Scam? #1192
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 ... Show More
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Friday Flight - 529 Hacking, Hollowed-Out Home Ec, & Sucky Stock Pickers #1191
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 g ... Show More
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