As the July No Spend Challenge comes to a close, how did you do? How many points did you accumulate? How much money did you save? Were there any other goals you accomplished?
Thank you to Tiffanie Kellog, who asked on the Facebook page: "I was pondering a question for the podcast based on the no-spend challenge... what about a discussion on how to classify a NEED versus a WANT when it comes to spending $$$?"
Today's episode is a discussion of, when it comes to finances and spending habits, what is a need versus a want? How do you identify a need v. want and how do you differentiate the two? Thanks Tiffanie for a great question!
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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com, or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach
To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.
How much credit card debt do you have? At what interest rate?
What happens if you can't communicate with your significant other?
How do you protect money you inherit from a partner who spends?
This week Shawn & George tackle these topics on the show, giving their takes on questions and headlines such as:
What do you think? Do you talk to others about your money or your debt?
Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!
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To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach
To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.
There's been a bit of news lately on President Biden's plan to cancel student loan debt, especially after the United States Supreme Court ruled that the President has no authority to cancel the debt without Congressional action.
What are your thoughts? Are you in favor of cancelling debt? Against it?
Recently, the New York Times came under fire for suggesting that "death" is a way to cancel student debt. Unfortunately, they are correct. Note that neither the article, nor Shawn & George are suggesting that people hurt themselves in any way to avoid paying back student loan. From a legal and contractual perspective, if a student loan borrower (any borrower really) passes and there is no co-signor on the debt, then the debt is eliminated - subject to the borrower's estate having no money.
What are some of the other ways the New York Times suggests cancelling student loan debt:
Interstingly, the LA Times followed up that article by suggesting that student loan borrowers could move back in with mom & dad, or skip meals to save money ...
One other way to tackle student loan debt is to save money for college, and also explore scholarships. You can listen to an old Crushing Debt Podcast episode about that if you follow this link: https://yesnerlawpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-77-the-scholarship-system
The two articles Shawn & George discuss can be found with the following links:
Remember, we're now two full weeks into the Crushing Debt No Spend Challenge. How are you doing? How many points have you earned? What have you learned about yourself, and about your spending habits?
You can find a link to the challenge here: Crushing Debt Spending Challenge | Facebook
Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!
Or, you can support the show by visiting our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt
To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach
To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.
The Fourth of July was a few days ago! How did you celebrate?
How did you say "thank you" to those that protect us and our freedoms?
This week's guest on the Crushing Debt Podcast is C. David Cain, CEO and Chief Hero Evangelist of Heroes Home Advantage. He has 24 years' experience as a top-producing Loan Officer, and is on a mission to create brand awareness for the largest hero rebate program in the country when buying or selling real estate!
George, Shawn & David talk about:
You can reach David at David@HeroesHomeAdvantage.com or connect with them at www.HeroesHomeAdvantage.com. You can also connect with David on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!
Or, you can support the show by visiting our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/crushingDebt
Remember, our No Spend Challenge for July is officially underway! Join the group here.
To contact George Curbelo, you can email him at GCFinancialCoach21@gmail.com or follow his Tiktok channel - https://www.tiktok.com/@curbelofinancialcoach
To contact Shawn Yesner, you can email him at Shawn@Yesnerlaw.com or visit www.YesnerLaw.com.