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For Better and Worth
Chris Young and Ericka Young
For Better and Worth is a personal finance and relationship podcast hosted by married couple Chris Young and Ericka Young, who believe the strongest partnerships are built on love, communication, and a solid financial foundation. Each episode, they bring their own money journey into honest conversation, covering…
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Student Loan Repayment Is Changing: What You Need to Know (Ep 189)
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Encore Episode: Bank of Mom and Dad (Ep 188)
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Encore Episode: To Credit or Not to Credit (Ep 187)
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Why Being Too Optimistic Can Hurt Your Finances and Relationships (Ep 186)
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The Trap of Spending Money to Impress Others (Ep 185)
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The Real Cost of Chasing More Money (Ep 184)
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How Many Accounts Do You Really Need? (Ep 183)
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Five Signs You’re Killing It Financially (Ep 182)
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Why Earning Six Figures Doesn't Feel Like Enough Anymore (Ep 181)
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Disagreeing Without Disaster: Techniques for Healthy Communication in Relationships (Ep 180)
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What Happens When You Spend $2200 Without Talking to Your Spouse? (Ep 179)
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Should You Marry for Money or Mindset? The Truth About Marrying Rich (Ep 178)
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Is Your Shoe Collection Worth the Investment? (Ep 177)
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Home Payoff Blueprint: How We Paid Off Our House Early and How You Can Do It Too (Ep 176)
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We had $210,000 of Growth Proving the Rule of 72 Works! (Ep 175)
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From Parenting to Partnership: How Marriage Changes with an Empty Nest (Ep 174)
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We Finally Paid Off Our Mortgage!!! Our Strategy for Paying Off Our Home Early (Ep 173)
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Why You Shouldn't Panic Sell During Market Mayhem (Ep 172)
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Balancing Time and Money: The True Cost of Modern Convenience (Ep 171)
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It Happens to All of Us: How to Plug Those Small Financial Leaks (Ep 170)
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Understand the Power of Your Net Worth (Ep 169)
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Ready to Launch? A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Get Ready Financially to Leave the Nest (Ep 168)
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Does Money Get in the Way of a Healthy Relationship? (Ep 167)
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Secrets to Buying a Home When You Can't Afford It Alone (Ep 166)
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What is True Good Fortune? (Ep 165)
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Beyond the Box of Chocolates (Ep 164)
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When Peer Pressure Paid Off (Ep 163)
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Are You Too Proud to Be Rich? (Ep 162)
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No Pennies for Your Thoughts (Ep 161)
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Why the New 401k Catch Up Rules Are Your Secret Weapon (Ep 160)
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Strategize Like a Business (Ep 159)
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End the Year Strong, then Start the New Year Stronger (Ep 158)
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Redefining Christmas (Ep 157)
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The 50-Year Mortgage Trap (Ep 156)
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Raising Financially Savvy Kids (Ep 155)
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Would YOU Survive a Government Shutdown? (Ep 154)
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Thanksgiving Past and Present (Ep 153)
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4 Net Worth Milestones That Change Everything (Ep 152)
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Win with Money this Holiday Season (Ep 151)
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Don't Just Spend It: Level Up Your Life with Extra Income (Ep 150)
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The Ups and Downs of an "Almost" Empty Nest (Ep 149)
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Does Investing Need to Be Sexy to Work? (Ep 148)
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How Many Accounts Do You Really Need? (Ep 147)
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A Financial Advisor Helped Us Uncover Our Own Financial Blind Spots (Ep 146)
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When Fundraising is Both Awkward and Exhilarating (Ep 145)
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Our Top 3 Money Mistakes People Make and How to Diffuse Them (Ep 144)
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The Experience Economy: Why Younger Generations Choose Moments Over Material (Ep 143)
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From Apprehension to Embracing the New Milestone of 50 (Ep 142)
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Managing Costs After Kids Leave Home (Ep 141)
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We Survived the Renovation! (Ep 140)
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What We've Learned About Building a Love That Lasts 27 Years (Ep 139)
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The Surprising Ways AI Is Already Shaping Your Money Management (Ep 138)
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The Hidden Costs of Homeownership (Ep 137)
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Did You Succumb to Amazon Prime Day? (Ep 136)
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Retire Ready: Smart Money Moves During Mid-Career (Ep 135)
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Ep 134: Summer Fun Without Breaking the Bank
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Ep 133: What To Do When You Need a Financial Reset
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Ep 132: Build Wealth That Lasts For Generations
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Ep 131: Is Car Debt Really Debt?
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Ep 130: Love in Transit: Juggling Work Travel and Relationships
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Ep 129: Did We Succumb to the Beyonce Effect?
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EP 128: Do We Renovate or Wait?
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Ep 127: What "Got to Get Out" Taught Us About Beating Debt
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Ep 126: To Swipe or Not Swipe: The Credit Card Dilemma
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Ep 125: We went to South Africa!
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Ep 124: Financial Support; Are You Helping or Hurting Your Adult Children?
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Ep 123: The Beyoncé Effect: How to Balance YOLO and Financial Responsibility
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Ep 122: Faith Meets Finances
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Ep 121: Navigating Uncertainty with Financial Confidence
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Ep 120: Tackling Tax Time
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Ep 119: Credit Report Shake-Up 2025
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Ep 118: We Got Off Track!
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Ep 117: Game Changer - Inside the NIL Hustle
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Ep 116: Building a Relationship Worth Investing In
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Ep 115: Why You Need a "No Spend Challenge"
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Ep 114: Are Subscriptions Secretly Stealing From Your Goals?
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Ep 113: Is a Long-Term Happy Marriage Possible?
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Ep 112: Don't Be Part of the 33%—Stick to Your New Year's Resolutions
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Ep 111: How to Navigate Financial Uncertainty with a New Administration
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Ep 110: Unlocking the Power of Your 401(k)
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Ep 109: Invest Today, Thrive Tomorrow
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Ep 108: Budgeting Hacks to Stay on Track
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Ep 107: Sacrifice: What are you willing to give up?
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Ep 106: Teamwork Over Tension: How Couples Can Manage Finances as a Team
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Ep 105: How to Become a Millionaire Couple (Even If You Disagree Financially)
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Ep 104: Teamwork Pays Off; A Couple's Guide to Crushing 2025 Goals
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Ep 103: But It's For a Good Cause!
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Ep 102: Betting, Gambling, and Other Risky Financial Behaviors
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Ep 101: Prepping for the Holidays Without Losing Focus
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Ep 100: Cheers to 100 Episodes and Two Years of Money Conversations
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Ep 99: The Unspoken Truth About Final Expenses
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EP 98: Emergency Funds for All; Because Life Doesn't Send Warnings Before the Plot Twist!
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EP 97: Yep We're Money Nerds!
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Ep 96: Financial Health for the Entire Family with PSECU
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Ep 95: The Holidays are Coming
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Ep 94: What If You Lost It All?
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Ep 93: What if you won the lottery?
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Ep 92: Keep the Relationship Alive
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Ep 91: Is $1M Enough?
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Ep 90: In Sickness and In Health
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Ep 89: How to Thrive in the Sandwich Generation
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Ep 88: Is a Recession on the Horizon?
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Ep 87: Celebrating 26 Years of Marriage: The Highs, Lows, and Everything In-Between
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Ep 86: Can Giving Propel You Out of Debt?
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EP 85: Your Kid is NOT an Olympian!
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Ep 84: Don't be a Financial Knucklehead
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Ep 83: Tik Tok made me buy it
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Ep 82: Being Sick is EXPENSIVE!
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Ep 81: Is it Time to Upgrade your Ride?
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Ep 80: Revitalize Your Financial Goals and Finish the Year Strong
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Ep 79: Why Estate Planning Matters More Than You Think
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Ep 78: What are you saving for?
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Ep 77: Has Tipping Culture Gone Overboard?
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Ep 76: We took our DREAM vacation!
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Ep 75: You Have Not Because You Ask Not!
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Ep 74: Does the Empty Nest Mean an Empty Bank Account?
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Ep 73: Is Financial Contentment Possible?
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Ep 72: The Bank of Mom and Dad
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Ep 71 The Great Debate: To Credit or Not to Credit?
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Ep 70: Do You Fall for the Amazon Trap?
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Ep 69: Are Your Student Loans Forgiven?
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Ep 68: I Got Scammed
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Ep 67: Turn up the Volume on Loud Budgeting
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Ep 66: Whose Money is it Anyway? The Quandary of Yours, Mine and Ours
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Ep 65: How to Overcome Budget Fatigue
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Ep 64: Are You a Financial Optimist or Pessimist?
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Ep 63: Money Dates: How to Make Talking About Money Fun
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Ep 62: I Spent $150 on 50 Cent
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Ep 61: Unpacking How Love Languages Impact Your Finances
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Ep 60: Love Beyond Valentine's Day; Cultivating Year-Round Relationship Goals
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Ep 59: Unmet financial expectations and other things couples don't say out loud...
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Ep 58: The Illusion of Money: Why More Money May Not Be the Answer
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Ep 57: Start Now to Avoid the Holiday Hangover This Year
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Ep 56: Milestone birthdays are a good time for reflection and planning
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Ep 55: Is Risk Taking an Essential Strategy to Your Financial Success?
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Ep 54: Goal Setting; It's Not Just a New Year Thing
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Ep 53: Two Peas one PODcast: For Better and Worth + Modern Husbands
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Ep 52: Saying Goodbye to Mint but NOT Goodbye to Tracking Your Money
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Ep 51: Navigating Gift-Giving with Shared Finances
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Ep 50: The Golden Age - Lessons We Didn't Learn from the Golden Bachelor
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Ep 49: Break the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle
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Ep 48: "Trap" Friday - Enjoy Thanksgiving and Don't Break the Bank!
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Ep 47: Can Your Relationship Survive a Home Renovation?
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Ep 46: How To Talk About Your Credit Scores With Your Partner (Without Stressing Out!)
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Ep 45: Finding Your People: Our Experience at FinCon23 in New Orleans
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Ep 44: NIL Deals: Financial Touchdown or Fumble? – The Impact and Importance of Financial Education for College Athletes
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Ep 43: The Paradox of More Money: How It Can Create More Financial Problems
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Ep 42: Is Your Self Worth Tied to Your Net Worth?
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Ep 41: It's Me or the Dog
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Ep 40: Growing Up in a Single-Parent Household Has Its Advantages
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Ep 39: It Takes Courage to Have Meaningful Money Conversations
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Ep 38: What is the Cost of Doing Nothing With Your Finances?
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Ep 37: How to Plug the Money Leaks
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Ep 36: You Don't Always Have to See Eye to Eye - The Visionary and Realist Can Co-Exist
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Ep 35: How to Get Through an Argument Without Ruining Your Relationship
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Ep 34: You Don't Need All the Answers to Teach Your Kids About Money
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Ep 33: It's the 25th Anniversary Edition!
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Ep 32: You Can Learn Money Lessons From Any Generation
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Ep 31: Financial Lessons from a Millennial
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Ep 30: Do Good but Not Too Good
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Ep 29: Is Being in Debt a Moral Issue?
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Ep 28: Do You Have Non-Negotiables?
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Ep 27: I'm Throwing Caution to the Wind: Forget the Budget!
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Ep 26: How Much is Enough?
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EP: 25 Does Iron Sharpen Iron... Financially?
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Ep: 24 Friends Take'em or Leave'em on the Financial Freedom Journey?
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Ep: 23 Have You Heard of the 10 Year Twitch?
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Ep: 22 Go From Surviving a Layoff to Thriving During a Layoff
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Ep 21: How Do You Enjoy The Journey?
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Ep 20: Your Money is My Money AND My Money is My Money!
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Ep 19: Real Estate Mishaps and What We Wish We Knew Back Then
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Ep 18: Our 1st Guest on the Podcast! Ryan Armstrong, Founder of Guac
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Ep 17: Our 1st EconoMe!
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Ep 16: The Lies We Believe About Marriage
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Ep 15: What is Your Definition of Wealth?
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Ep. 14: I'm In My Bag, Just Not That One!
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Ep. 13: Could we have gotten out of debt faster?
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Ep. 12: King Kong Ain't Got Nothing on Me! - Who's Really in Control?
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Ep. 11: Needs vs. Wants and the Battle to Keep up with the Kardashians
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EP. 10: How to Make Financial Decisions When You Don't See Eye to Eye
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Ep. 9: Let's Put a Dent in that Wealth Gap
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Ep. 8: It's time to get Naked… with your Money and your Honey that is!
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Ep 7: Kids are expensive! Should you wait to have kids until you are "financially prepared?"
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Ep 6: Don't talk about the numbers first! Your money past could be holding you back.
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Ep 5: How We Did it: Our Get out of Debt Story
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Ep 4: We did what they told us to do... and then the debt and some regret followed.
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Ep 3: Was it love at first sight? And would it last after pre-marital counseling?
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Ep 2: Meet the Youngs! We are recovering debtors, married 25 years, and still like each other!
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Ep. 1 Get all the details about the For Better and Worth Podcast launch!
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