At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. Questions Answered... ? Why do people blame politics for their financial situation when they make enough to afford a good life? ? What do you think we can expect financially on a Federal stage in the nexy 4-years? Taxes? Tarriffs? ___________________ Follow Family Financ ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. Questions Answered... ? Are we doomed the next 4 years? What do you think will happen to the economy? ? Is real estate a better/safer/less volatile investment than the stock market? ? Inflation update Key Takeaways 00:00 Introduction 12:55 Understanding Inflation and Its I ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. Key Takeaways 00:00 Introduction to Family Finance Q&A 03:13 Market Reactions to Elections 06:56 Understanding Gold Prices and Economic Cycles 10:07 Goldman Sachs Predictions on S&P 500 Returns 13:53 Correlation Between Gold and Bonds 17:01 Economic Concerns Leading ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. Key Takeaways 00:00 Introduction to Family Finance Q&A 01:39 Understanding Labor Data and Its Sources 10:31 Analyzing Employment Trends and Seasonality 20:43 Impact of Natural Disasters on the Economy 30:49 Looking Ahead: Earnings Reports and Economic Insights ___________ ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. Share ⁠⁠⁠your finance stories here!⁠⁠⁠ For full show notes, visit https://familyfinancemom.com/budgeting-for-the-holidays/ Today’s topics included: Today’s topics included: ? When do you expect HELOC rates to go down? My payments have doubled ? Help with language to use this holiday season if our budget is ti ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. Key Takeaways 00:00 Introduction to Family Finance Q&A 02:24 Impact of Port Strikes on Grocery Prices 14:47 Geopolitical Conflicts and Inflation 16:37 Election Uncertainty Adds to Volatility 22:23 Labor Market Trends and Economic Indicators 29:39 Book Club Announcement: Why ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. For full show notes, visit Key Takeaways 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Inflation's Economic Disparities 13:20 Navigating Mini Retirements 17:46 The Impact of Inflation on Prices 20:40 Exploring High-Yield Savings Accounts 24:57 Housing Market Trends and Predictions __________________ ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. For full show notes, visit Key Takeaways The economy is the top concern for voters in the upcoming election. Both candidates' proposals are likely to increase the national debt. Harris's policies focus on wealth redistribution through tax increases. Trump's platform aims to reduce ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. For full show notes, visit https://familyfinancemom.com/failed-recession-indicators/ Today’s topics included: ? 3 failed recession indicators - why they failed this time and what it means for you ? Revised annual jobs numbers - would it have mattered if they came out sooner? ? Spending ..read more

At the request of Family Finance Mom followers, I am now posting LIVE Q&A replays as podcast episodes! To submit your question, be sure to follow me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FamilyFinanceMom on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Look for the question box in my stories ahead of LIVE Q&A every Wednesday at 9AM ET. For full show notes, visit ... Today’s topics included: ? Pros/cons of employee stock purchase plans? ? Is it better to have separate 529s for each child or only one? ? How to plan for large expected expenses during retirement? ? Latest inflation data points ? Impact of insurance on inf ..read more