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/bidenomics-impact-on-election-2024/ Today’s topics included: ? Worried about getting out of the current negative cycle: spending less, businesses lay off people, who spend less… how does it stop? ? Discover/CapitalOne merger. Will thi ..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/term-vs-whole-life-insurance/ Today’s topics included: ? Insurance: do I need disability insurance? What about term life insurance if I have kids? ? My parents have a sizeable portfolio. Is a management fee worth it or continue to mana ..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/how-do-roth-iras-work/ Today’s topics included: ? Private equity firms are investing in accounting firms - why? ? How can I calculate if a pension is worth staying at my job for vs earning a higher salary and investing for myself elsewhe ..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/is-commercial-real-estate-in-trouble/ Today’s topics included: ? Should you rollover your old 401ks? ? Any long term risks of buying a house in this market? ? I used Mint for years for tracking spending, budgeting - any free program to use g ..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/antitrust-laws-soft-landings-and-savings-rates/⁠⁠ Today’s topics included: ? JetBlue / Spirit merger: do you think they will try for approval again under a different administration? ? How to understand all this talk of a soft landing vs no sof ..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: ? 2023 market recap and what to look for in 2024 ? If 2% is Fed’s inflation target, do they have a target interest rate to reach it? ? How much has inflation collectively impacted grocery budgets in last few years? ? Government budget debate, dead ..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/economy-2024-and-how-to-prepare-for-a-job-loss/ Today’s topics included: ? My job announced layoffs in Q1 2024. What should I do to prepare? ? I read some finance headline the Fed will lower rate five times - is that just Clickbait? it seems off ? 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. For full show notes, visit https://familyfinancemom.com/teaching-kids-the-value-of-money/ Today’s topics included: ? What’s your favorite spreadsheet to start a budget? ? Can you recommend a personal finance and investing book for a young couple? ? What is the most important thing you feel today’s children n ..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/rising-interest-rates/ Today’s topics included: ? Why “nonfarm payrolls” when discussing employment data? ? Do you recommend closing credit cards to curb spending in the current economy? ? Thoughts on using “velocity bankin ..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. Today’s topics included: ? Do you think we still have a chance for a Q4 rally? ? How can the federal deficit be 3x what was predicted? Like how can it be a surprise? ? Is there ANY hope to fix the national debt and deficit issue at this point? Feels completely out of control ? Should a family max out HSA contributio ..read more