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Aug 2023
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111. Debunking the Worst Money Advice We...

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There is a plethora of bad money advice out there –– from finance Chad’s telling you to dump your life savings into crypto to some of the biggest names in personal finance who continue to give outdated, shaming, and downright harmful information to their followers. In today’s episode, we collected some of common money myths and half-truths from our listeners and debunked the worst of them, including whether or not you actually need a credit score, why deprivation is not the way to go, and why so many people think investing is just gambling.


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