Popcorn Finance

Latest Episodes:

299: Why Does Tax Season Always Stress Me Out? Apr 21, 2022

Show notes

Do you find yourself feeling stressed and overwhelmed when it comes to taxes?

Keila Hill-Trawick is back today to help calm our nerves so that we feel a little more empowered to take on next tax season with ease and confidence.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why so many of us find ourselves stressed out during tax season
Who truly needs the help of a tax preparer versus utilizing a self-service software
How to feel more comfortable and confident when it comes to prepping for tax season all year long

Links for today’s episode  Connect with Keila on Instagram Check out the Fish Food Podcast Visit littlefishaccounting.com

Want to submit a question to the show?Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with meInstagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Come Join Me on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornFinance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

298: How to Prep for Tax Season All Year Long Apr 18, 2022

Show notes

Taxes are due every year around April 15th but that doesn’t mean you should be waiting until then to get ready. Keila Hill Trawick is the founder of Little Fish Accounting and she’s here to break down a few simple things that you can do all year long to make tax season less stressful.

Sponsors Today's bag of popcorn is brought to you by Auto Approve

 To find out how much you could save on your auto loan, get your free quote at autoapprove.com/popcorn

Links for today’s episode Connect with Keila on Instagram Check out the Fish Food Podcast

IRS Tax Withholding Estimator

Come Join Me on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/PopcornFinance

Want to submit a question to the show?Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with meInstagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/bright-life

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

297: Food is Worth the Money Apr 14, 2022

Show notes

How often do you ask yourself, was that food worth the money? In another special UnPopped Kernels episode I share a piece of my conversation with Justine Nelson that didn’t make it in to Episode 296 and discuss why building some flexibility in to your budget is so important.

Come Join Me on YouTube!

Every episode of UnPopped Kernels has a special video version on YouTube! Come join me at https://www.youtube.com/PopcornFinance

Links for today’s episode

Connect with Justine on Instagram

Check out Debt Free Millennials on Youtube

Want to submit a question to the show?

Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com

Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail

or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with me

Instagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast

Twitter - @PopcornFinance

Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

296: Let's Challenge Each Other to Spend Apr 11, 2022

Show notes

No spend challenges are a popular strategy when trying to stick to a budget, but have you ever heard of a spending challenge?

Justine Nelson, founder of Debt Free Millennials, joins me today to discuss her 30 day spending challenge, how it has helped her shift her mindset while she focuses on spending money on what matters to her, and refrains from frivolously spending on what doesn’t.

Sponsors Today's bag of popcorn is brought to you by Auto Approve and H&R Block.

 To find out how much you could save on your auto loan, get your free quote at autoapprove.com/popcorn

H&R Block is bringing you the help you need this tax season. Get started today at popcornfinance.com/hrblock for 20% off your online filing.

Links for today’s episode

Connect with Justine on Instagram Check out Debt Free Millennials on YouTube

Want to submit a question to the show?

Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with me

Instagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Come Join Me on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornFinance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/bright-life

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

295: UnPopped Kernels: How Will Rising Interest Rates Impact Me? Apr 07, 2022

Show notes

Fear over rising inflation has lead to the start of a series of interest rate increases. In another special UnPopped Kernels episode I break down how higher interest rates could affect your budget and your bank account.

Come Join Me on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/PopcornFinance

Links for today’s episode Connect with Amanda on Instagram Find out more about Invested Development

Want to submit a question to the show?Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with meInstagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

294: Is Hustle Culture Bad for Your Wallet? Apr 04, 2022

Show notes

I came across a controversial tweet that read, “If you’re getting 8 hours of sleep every night, you aren’t working hard enough.” This reminded me of another statement I recently heard: “If you aren’t earning 6 figures, you aren’t working hard enough.”

Each week I join Natalie Lizarraga on NBCLX to discuss the latest finance topics. In today’s episode you’ll hear our discussion on how hustle culture has us believing these false statements and how we can create our own definition of success that doesn’t revolve around what we earn.

Sponsors

Today's bag of popcorn is brought to you by Auto Approve and H&R Block.

To find out how much you could save on your auto loan, get your free quote at autoapprove.com/popcorn.

H&R Block is bringing you the help you need this tax season. Get started today at popcornfinance.com/hrblock for 20% off your online filing.

Links for today’s episode

Connect with Natalie on Instagram

Check out our latest segment on NBCLX

Want to submit a question to the show?

Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com

Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail

or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with me

Instagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast

Twitter - @PopcornFinance

Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Join Me on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/PopcornFinance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-boyle/bright-life

License code: SLTC9SJ1VUJJASIT

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

293: UnPopped Kernels: The Obsession with Individual Stocks Mar 31, 2022

Show notes

Amanda Holden is back today to talk about the obsession with individual stocks that we are seeing right now. We discuss the relationship between buying stocks and the “get rich quick” mentality, along with the confidence that can set people up for disappointment when choosing to invest in individual stocks.

Links for today’s episode Connect with Amanda on Instagram Find out more about Invested Development

Want to submit a question to the show?Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with meInstagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Come Join Me on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornFinance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

292: Should I Max Out My IRA Before Buying Individual Stocks? Mar 28, 2022

Show notes

Should you focus on maxing out your IRA before investing in stocks? The idea of investing is extremely popular right now, so when a listener wrote in with this question, I knew it was one I wanted to dive into.

Amanda Holden joins me to discuss how this question really isn’t an either/ or issue, and why we are hearing this question more often.

Sponsor Today's bag of popcorn is brought to you by Auto Approve. To find out how much you could save, get your free quote at autoapprove.com/popcorn.

Links for today’s episode Connect with Amanda on Instagram Find out more about Invested Development

Want to submit a question to the show?

Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with me

Instagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Come Join Me on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornFinance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

291: Money is Emotional Mar 21, 2022

Show notes

We tend to think of personal finance as a technical topic, but it is also highly emotional. How does the emotional impact of money affect the way we address our finances?

This week I’m joined by Paco de Leon, founder of The Hell Yeah Group, to discuss this. We talk about the shame and guilt that can surround our finances, how we can uncover where those feelings originated, and how to address and move past these issues.

Sponsor

Today's bag of popcorn is brought to you by the book Cashing Out: Winning the Wealth Game by Walking Away, by Julien and Kiersten Saunders. Pre Order a copy here!

Links for today’s episode

Connect with Paco on Instagram

Find out more about The Hell Yeah group

Grab Paco’s book, Finance for the People

Want to submit a question to the show?

Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with me

Instagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Come Join Me on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornFinance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

290: How is the Child Tax Credit Impacting Families? Mar 14, 2022

Show notes

On today’s episode, we are talking about the impact of the Child Tax Credit expansion by the Biden administration in 2021. This expansion expired at the end of December 2021, so today I want to talk about the impact this credit had on families, along with the loss of this credit.

To do that, I have Leigh Phillips joining me. Leigh is the CEO of Saverlife, a nonprofit that uses data and technology to help members save money, along with pushing for better policies and a more just economic system across the country. Leigh and I discuss how the Child Tax Credit provided stability for families, including creating stabilization of savings accounts. We also talk about how Saverlife is tracking what other impacts these monthly payments have had on families, along with the impact of losing this child credit, which they will continue tracking over the next several months.

Sponsor

Today’s episode is sponsored by my other podcast, This is Awkward, which I co host with Allison Baggerly. Each week, we help listeners through awkward money situations. Find the latest episode here!

Links for today’s episode

Find out more about Saverlife at saverlife.org

Want to submit a question to the show?

Send an email to questions@popcornfinance.com Send me a message at PopcornFinance.com/Voicemail or Call 707-200-8259

Connect with me

Instagram - @PopcornFinancePodcast Twitter - @PopcornFinance Facebook - Popcorn Finance

Come Join Me on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/c/PopcornFinance

Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you enjoyed it, I’d be grateful for your rating and review!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices