Marriage, Kids And Money

If you’ve been married and working full-time for a while, you know the importance of quality time spent with your spouse. This is a chance to catch up, talk about fun memories, and make new ones together. Unfortunately, our busy careers can make these quality get-togethers really difficult most days. There are late nights at work, deadlines, and out-of-town trips.  What if you woke up on Monday morning and you didn’t have to go into the office? What if there were no more business trips and no more work-related deadlines? How would that enhance your relationship with your spouse? To answer these questions, I’ve invited Tanja Hester and Mark Bunge on the show today. After 10 years of marriage and 6 years of diligent savings, this young couple decided to retire from their busy careers in late 2017 and give more time to their marriage. At 38 and 41, Tanja and Mark have regained the best years of their lives. As early retirees, they are pursuing their passion for the outdoors, travel, and spending more quality

Popularized by extreme frugality rock stars like Mr. Money Mustache, the Mad Fientist, and Jacob from Early Retirement Extreme, the Financial Independence or FIRE community has grown in popularity over the past 5-10 years. This is a subset of the personal finance world that encourages earning a solid income early in your life, saving a … Continue reading "10 Pillars of Financial Independence with Jonathan Mendonsa" The post 10 Pillars of Financial Independence with Jonathan Mendonsa appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Without the right discipline, credit cards can cripple our ability to build our cash savings, our retirement savings and our overall wealth. It’s so easy to swipe that little piece of plastic without even thinking twice about how much money we actually have in our checking account. My guest today, Whitney Hansen, has developed a … Continue reading "How to Build Your Credit Without a Credit Card" The post How to Build Your Credit Without a Credit Card appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s question comes from Michelle in response to an article I wrote about paying off our mortgage early: MICHELLE: Hi Andy, I find myself in a unique position. I understand the steps you’ve outlined in your mortgage pay off article.  I’ve read a few books on that process by Dave Ramsey.  What advice would … Continue reading "Is Debt Freedom Impossible in a High Cost of Living Area?" The post Is Debt Freedom Impossible in a High Cost of Living Area? appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a lot of parents out there who would love to spend more time with their children, but they are stuck at the office all day. By the time they fight through traffic and get home, they’re exhausted. On the opposite end of that coin, there are a lot of stay-at-home parents … Continue reading "How This Young Mother of Twins Earns Six-Figures Working from Home" The post How This Young Mother of Twins Earns Six-Figures Working from Home appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Complete debt freedom can allow you to do amazing things. You can pursue your passions, you can craft the direction of your day and spend more time with the ones you love. Our guest today, Vincent Pugliese is the walking, talking proof of what complete debt freedom can do for your life. Vincent is a … Continue reading "66 | How Debt Freedom and Side Hustling Provides You More Family Time" The post 66 | How Debt Freedom and Side Hustling Provides You More Family Time appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to building your business, a lot of gurus out there are promoting the importance of building your personal brand. Guy Kawasaki isn’t buying it. This Silicon Valley investor, author and brand evangelist for companies like Apple, Mercedes-Benz and Canva would much rather have you spend your precious time providing the best service … Continue reading "65 | Why Entrepreneurs Should NOT Focus on Building A Personal Brand feat. Guy Kawasaki" The post 65 | Why Entrepreneurs Should NOT Focus on Building A Personal Brand feat. Guy Kawasaki appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who hates student loan debt, but loves sex? Yeah, me too! Before my interview with Shannon McNay and Erin Wiley, I didn’t realize how these two topics were so intertwined. Erin is a Marriage & Family Therapist and Shannon is a student loan expert from Student Loan Hero.  These two professionals conducted a new research study … Continue reading "64 | How Your Sex Life and Student Loan Debt Are Connected" The post 64 | How Your Sex Life and Student Loan Debt Are Connected appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recently, I received an email from Chris who was interested in my opinion on taking out a 401k loan to pay off his student debt. “Hi Andy, Did you ever consider leveraging your 401k to try to clobber debt faster?" I do not mean withdrawing funds from the 401k and incurring the penalty and tax … Continue reading "63 | Should I Take Out a 401k Loan to Pay Off Debt?" The post 63 | Should I Take Out a 401k Loan to Pay Off Debt? appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s nothing wrong with having things, liking things and wanting things. Especially when you’re a kid. From our own personal experience though, we’ve found most of our joy in life has been derived from experiences – memorable, fun and rewarding experiences. In my never-ending quest to give my kids the best life possible, I reached … Continue reading "62 | Teaching Your Kids How to Set Financial Goals" The post 62 | Teaching Your Kids How to Set Financial Goals appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that Nicole and I are mortgage free, we’re moving onto our next big financial challenge: Buy-and-Hold Rental Real Estate. Over the past year, I’ve been doing my best to educate myself in real estate by reading books and blogs and listening to podcasts on my daily commute. One of the podcasts I’ve been enjoying … Continue reading "61 | Financial Independence through Real Estate with Paula Pant" The post 61 | Financial Independence through Real Estate with Paula Pant appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Abby Chao is the Co-Founder of CollegeBacker. She and her company are on a mission to make saving for college easy with the magical 529 account.  Abby and I met at dinner in Dallas in October. Her enthusiasm for combating the $1.4 trillion student loan crisis in our country was inspiring. I had to … Continue reading "60 | 529 Account – Your Kid’s Ticket to Student Debt Freedom" The post 60 | 529 Account – Your Kid’s Ticket to Student Debt Freedom appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last month, we paid off our $400,000 home in just under 4 years. It took a lot of diligence, patience and teamwork between my lovely bride and I, but we’re proud to check this important family milestone off our list at 35 years old. We spent some time celebrating this fun moment in our lives … Continue reading "59 | How Do I Get My Spouse On Board With Budgeting?" The post 59 | How Do I Get My Spouse On Board With Budgeting? appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last month at a dinner in Dallas, I met Jeremy Hallett who is the founder of Quotacy. We chatted about his new company being a hassle-free resource for life insurance. He let me know that their big goal is to protect 1,000,000 families by getting them set up with affordable term life insurance. Evidently, there … Continue reading "58 | Protect Your Family With Hassle-Free Term Life Insurance" The post 58 | Protect Your Family With Hassle-Free Term Life Insurance appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week, I caught up with Julie Berninger. This 28-year-old working professional / entrepreneur sets huge goals for herself and crushes them. J was dealing with around $100,000 in debt from student loans, credit cards and a new car. Through creating multiple sources of income for herself, she was able to … Continue reading "57 | Creating Multiple Income Streams to Eliminate $100k of Debt" The post 57 | Creating Multiple Income Streams to Eliminate $100k of Debt appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a train to downtown Dallas for FinCon17, I randomly caught up with the Founder of Tiller, Peter Polson.  Tiller is a customizable money management tool that harnesses the power of Google Sheets. Peter and I had an inspiring chat about family, business and how his company is helping people control their money and, in turn, … Continue reading "56 | Control Your Money. Control Your Life." The post 56 | Control Your Money. Control Your Life. appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, Nicole and I made a really FUN phone call. We reached out to our mortgage company and said that we’re ready to pay off our 15-year loan. It was awesome! I honestly can’t believe we’re here! After 4 years of extra payments and me repeatedly telling my patient wife the monthly balance … … Continue reading "55 | Money Plans After the Mortgage is Paid Off?" The post 55 | Money Plans After the Mortgage is Paid Off? appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the expo floor of FinCon17, I’m speaking with Award Winning Personal Finance Author Erin Lowry about her new book Broke Millennial. Her goal is to help young adults to stop acting rich and get their financial life together. One of the major topics in the book is getting financially naked with your partner before … Continue reading "54 | Getting Financially Naked Before Marriage" The post 54 | Getting Financially Naked Before Marriage appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Increasing your savings, making more money and amassing wealth can have a huge impact on your personal finances. Your wealth can allow you to buy things that bring you joy, experience incredible vacations and create more free time for yourself. For some people, building wealth isn’t just about personal enjoyment. It is about leaving a … Continue reading "52 | Planning Your Family’s Financial Legacy" The post 52 | Planning Your Family’s Financial Legacy appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Distraction can come in all different forms. It can be from unnecessary chit-chat with your colleagues at work, smart phone notifications or even being the “always on” parent.  The constant challenge of blocking out the “noise” and focusing on the most important task can sometimes feel impossible. Today, we’re going to conquer distraction together. The … Continue reading "51 | Conquer Distraction at Work and at Home" The post 51 | Conquer Distraction at Work and at Home appeared first on Marriage, Kids and Money. RESOURCES **Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices