Are credit cards really all bad? The fact of the matter is that with a little planning, you can get the most out of your credit cards. View your credit cards as a tool, and you might be surprised at what you can accomplish.

David Rubenstein from Credit Shout joins us to talk about strategies to make the most out of your credit cards. Our panelists also get in on the action by sharing their own tips and tricks for getting more from credit cards.

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• Are credit cards really evil?
• A look at how credit cards can actually be financial tools.
• Strategies for getting the most out of your credit cards.
• Real life ideas for hacking your credit card rewards for best effect.
• How to use your credit cards without getting in over your head in debt.
• Tips for staying on top of your finances as you get the most out of your credit cards.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Special guest: David Rubenstein | Credit Shout
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

Is it really possible to create your dream lifestyle? With planning and determination, our guest Jason Vitug, the founder of Phroogal, traded in his corporate job for a dream lifestyle.

Now he travels the country teaching others how to do the same. Some of our own panelists are also creating their preferred lifestyles. Find out how to figure out what you want your dream lifestyle to look like, and how you can take charge of your finances to make it happen.

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• Is it possible to truly live your dream lifestyle?
• How do you decide what you want your life to look like?
• Do you really have to follow a set path to success?
• What are some of the things you need to do if you want to change your life?
• Tips for taking the right risks as you create your dream lifestyle.
• Reasons to rethink your path, and how you can create a lifestyle that works for you.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Special guest: Jason Vitug | Phroogal
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

What does it mean to be wealthy?

The truth is that we all have different ideas about what wealth is, and what it means to be rich.

Join the hosts of the Money Mastermind Show as they discuss what wealth means to them, and as they consider what it takes to be truly wealthy. You might be surprised to discover that wealth is a state of mind, and not so much a number you’re supposed to reach.

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• What is true wealth?
• How do you decide what wealth means to you?
• Can wealth mean different things to different people?
• What’s the difference between being wealthy and being rich?
• The ways looking rich is different from actually being rich.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

Are you hoping to increase your income? The good news is that you can always make more money. With the help of side hustles, you can increase your income and work toward your most important money and life goals.

David Carlson, the author of Hustle Away Debt joins us to talk about the side hustles you can start today to boost the amount of money in your life. You’ll learn how to turn wasted time into profits, and what it really takes to be successful if you want to make money outside your 9-to-5.

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• What are side hustles?
• How can you use side hustles to boost your income?
• What are some of the reasons it makes sense to start at least one side hustle?
• Tips for making time to work on your side hustle.
• How to make your side hustles work with your traditional 9-to-5 job.

Panelists In This Episode:

• David Carlson | Young Adult Money | Hustle Away Debt
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

Are you drowning in debt? Do you wish you could get rid of it as soon as possible? Our guest Deacon Hayes from the Well Kept Wallet paid off $50,000 of debt in 18 months. Do you have what it takes for rapid debt reduction?

Even if you aren’t interested in being that extreme with your debt repayment, this episode can still help you figure out the best way to pay down your debt, change your spending habits, and take back your financial life.

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• Can you really pay off $50,000 in debt in 18 months?
• What are the keys to rapid debt reduction?
• Practical tips for creating a debt reduction plan.
• Ways you can tweak your spending habits to reflect your values and pay off debt.
• How getting rid of debt can help you take control of your financial life.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Deacon Hayes | Well Kept Wallet
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

Are you looking to save money over time? You might be surprised at how much you can save with the right meal planning.

You don't have to spend a lot of time putting together a meal plan, either. You may not even have to clip coupons. Erin Chase from $5 Dinners joins us to share her strategies for saving money and eating healthy with the help of meal planning.

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• Do you have to clip coupons to save money on food?
• Simple strategies for meal planning.
• How to coordinate your schedule to work with saving money on meal planning.
• Ways to plan way ahead, including creating freezer meals.
• Tips for finding simple meals that your whole family will love.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Erin Chase | $5 Dinners
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

A lot has been said about millennials and how they handle money. In this episode, the crew talks about what millennials need to know about money today.

Drawing from some of our own mistakes with money, we talk about ways that the following generation can avoid falling into the same traps.

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• What are some of the money millennial trends?
• Are there some general mistakes that millennials are making with their money?
• Mistakes we made when we were younger.
• How millennials can change their habits to make a difference in their long-term finances.
• The good and bad of millennials with money.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

Are you concerned about getting started as an investor?

You know that you need to invest if you want to build wealth over time. But do you have the tools you need to start investing?

Stuart Ritter, VP of T. Rowe Price Investment Services, talks to us about how simple it can be to start investing, and what you can do to begin building wealth today.

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• What does it mean to be an entrepreneur?
• What makes someone a serial entrepreneur?
• Tips that can help you start a business.
• Sacrifices that come when you start businesses.
• Strategies for making your businesses work in a family setting.
• How to take the step from being a business owner to becoming a serial entrepreneur.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Stuart Ritter | VP of T. Rowe Price Investment Services
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

Do you dream of being your own boss?

In theory, it sounds like a great idea. Creating multiple businesses, growing your wealth and living the dream, might even be more attractive. 

But is everyone meant to be a business owner? Even if you have a business, do you have what it takes to be a serial entrepreneur?

You might be surprised to discover how much work and sacrifice it takes to start a business, and then start another, and another. Jim Wang, a serial entrepreneur and millionaire, joins us to talk about what it takes to be your own boss.

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• What does it mean to be an entrepreneur?
• What makes someone a serial entrepreneur?
• Tips that can help you start a business.
• Sacrifices that come when you start businesses.
• Strategies for making your businesses work in a family setting.
• How to take the step from being a business owner to becoming a serial entrepreneur.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Jim Wang | Wallet Hacks
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

Are you looking for new insights and ideas about money? Pick up a book!

We discuss our favorite personal finance books and some of the ways they influenced the way we manage money. Add new books to your reading library and learn something new about money and money mindset.

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• How to find personal finance books that help you reach your goals.
• Suggestions for reading to learn more about money.
• Choosing books that speak to you where you are.
• The best ways to begin building a personal finance library.
• How to sift out the poor or inapplicable advice.

• The Millionaire Next Door
• The Wealthy Barber
• The Millionaire Fastlane
• More Money for Beer and Textbooks
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad
• Total Money Makeover
• The Millionaire Teacher
• Oblivious Investing
• Little Book of Common Sense Investing
• Bogleheads Guide to Investing
• Richest Man in Babylon
• Your Money or Your Life
• The Intelligent Investor
• One Up On Wall Street
• Four Pillars of Investing
• Wealthing Like Rabbits
• Automatic Millionaire
• The E-Myth
• The Four-Hour Work Week
• How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?
• One Page Financial Plan
• Liar’s Poker
• Making Money
• Make Sure It’s Deductible
• The First Tycoon
• Stop Overthinking Your Money
• The Value of Simple

Panelists In This Episode:

• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney

This isn't your mom's extreme couponing. 

Join us as we talk to Kyle Taylor from The Penny Hoarder about deal stacking and how it can be used to save money on almost everything you buy. This isn't about clipping coupons. It's about using credit rewards and stacking them with online rebates and making other moves to avoid paying full price on everything from travel to household appliances to clothing.

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• You don’t have to use extreme couponing to save big bucks.
• How you can use credit cards to earn rewards points to reduce what you pay for travel.
• Strategies for stacking rewards, loyalty programs, and rebates to get more for every dollar you spend.
• Tips for figuring out which programs are best for you, depending on your priorities and preferences.
• Ways to buy almost anything without paying full price.

Panelists In This Episode:

• Special Guest: Kyle Taylor | The Penny Hoarder
• Glen Craig | Free From Broke
• Kyle Prevost | Young and Thrifty
• Miranda Marquit | Planting Money Seeds
• Peter Anderson | Bible Money Matters
• Tom Drake | MapleMoney