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Crushing Debt Podcast

The Crushing Debt Podcast is for people who want to eliminate the financial bullies in their lives. It is for listeners who want more money at the end of the month, rather than more month at the end of the money. The podcast provides answers around such topics as real estate litigation, partition, quiet title, chapter 7 liquidation, chapter 13 reorganization, and Chapter 11 business bankruptcies, short sales, loan modifications, creditor harassment and other related topics.
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Now displaying: July, 2025
Jul 31, 2025

Are kids today financially soft?

Or are they navigating a nightmare economy with style?

In today's episode, in addition to yelling "Get Off My Lawn!" Shawn & George talk about who had it tougher - their generation, previous generations, or the younger generations.

  • Boomers vs. Zoomers: Who Had It Tougher?
  • Social Media Pressure and Lifestyle Creep
  • Financial Education: Still Optional, Still a Problem
  • Side Hustle Culture: Modern Solution or Masking a Broken System?
  • Debt: Old Struggles, New Packaging

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 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.  

Jul 24, 2025

Why did George become a financial coach?  What is his "Why?"

What lessons has George learned in his 48 years on Planet Earth?

Revenge is sweet!

Episode 351 was George interviewing Shawn about his birthday, what he's learned in his years, why he became an attorney and how he formed Yesner Law.

Today's episode is Shawn's revenge on George's birthday (July 20, 1977).

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 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.  

Jul 17, 2025

What is Revenge Saving?

What is Revenge Spending?

Why is any of this important and how do you use it to your advantage?

In this week's episode Shawn & George define Revenge Saving - basically a mindset to save regardless of your personal financial condition.  Instead of spending without regard to your budget (Revense Spending), you save without regard to your budget.  

How do you know if you're Revenge Saving?

  • Take Your Money Temperature
  • Use Reverse Budgeting
  • Create Separate Accounts for Different Savings Goals or Anticipated Expenses
  • Adjust Your Savings Rate.

If you want more information, you can read these articles:

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 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.  

Jul 10, 2025

Do you doomscroll?

Do you watch the news?

Are you excited or nervous about the economy?

Despite sensational news headlines and social media panic, most households aren't experiencing a collapse, and many financial indicators remain strong.  On this week's episode, Shawn & George talk about terrifying headlines, the actual economic indicators (not what social media wants you to believe), personal economic indicators, and how to doomscroll detox!

Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

Please also visit our sponsor Sam Cohen of Attorneys First Insurance for Attorneys and Title Companies looking to get a quote on Errors & Ommissions (malpractice) Insurance coverage. www.AttorneysFirst.com.  

Or, you can support the show by visiting our 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

Jul 3, 2025

Often people burdened with debt feel bullied, hopeless and that there's no way out. But what would you do if you were in a near fatal accident and had to re-learn how to walk, talk or eat?

How do you deal with trauma in your life?

At 14, Nick Prefontaine suffered a traumatic, life-threatening snowboarding accident and was put in a coma. His parents were told he wouldn't ever walk, talk, or eat on his own again. He did and set a personal goal of not walking, but running out of the hospital. Nick does a lot of speaking work to help those suffering from brain injuries.

Today, Nick is a 7-figure business owner, Rhode Island-based real estate investor, speaker, and Partner of Smart Real Estate Coach.

Shawn, George & Nick talk about the S.T.E.P. system - Support, Trust, Energy and Persistence.  You can download Nick's S.T.E.P. system at www.nickprefontaine.com/step and you can check out Nick's Real Estate Coaching website at www.SmartRealEstateCoach.com

Plus, we talk about the costs of hospital bills and the need for medical insurance prior to a major catastrophic event, and how Nick paid off the debt he used to start his business within three years!

Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!

Please also visit our sponsor Sam Cohen of Attorneys First Insurance for Attorneys and Title Companies looking to get a quote on Errors & Ommissions (malpractice) Insurance coverage. www.AttorneysFirst.com.  

Or, you can support the show by visiting our 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

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