What will our economy look like after the coronavirus quarantine has left us? Will we bounce back to how we were before, economy booming, most of us fully employed, taking trips and spending money, or will our economy be forever changed?
These are questions that I keep thinking about over and over and don't have the answers for yet. However, our guest in thi ... Show More
Jun 9
Build a Summer Spending Plan That Lets You Spend Without Regret
Summer has a way of making everyone a little looser with money. Dinners, trips, long weekends, weddings, beauty appointments, beach days, concerts, random Target runs, and that very dangerous sentence: “It’s summer, I’m just going to enjoy it.” And honestly? You should enjoy it. ... Show More
39m 22s
Jun 2
Why Your Budget Keeps Failing — And the Automatic System That Actually Works
Budgeting has a branding problem. For a lot of people, it feels restrictive, shame-filled, tedious, and honestly kind of like financial punishment. But what if the problem is not you? What if the problem is that what you’ve been calling budgeting is really just tracking where you ... Show More
33m 30s
Jul 2022
Macroeconomics 3: Booms, Busts & Us
Life has its ups and downs. Same for the economy. Today we ask, can the business cycle be tamed? Two stories of recession and techniques for moderating the ferocity of booms and busts. Plus, how bankruptcy is a secret weapon of the American economy. | Subscribe to Planet Money+ i ... Show More
32m 9s
Mar 2020
374: What Real Estate Investors NEED to Know About the Coronavirus, the Economy, and the Problems At Your Door
Rent's due... or is it?
From quarantines to eviction moratoriums to a plummeting stock market, COVID-19 has upended seemingly everything -- and today we talk through what it all means for real estate investors.
J Scott, author of Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing, and Scott T ... Show More
2h 8m