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Ep. 500: It’s kinda episode 850, but whatever Jun 20, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Dame, Pete, and Kristen celebrate their 500th episode. There are special guests, special moments, and of course technical difficulties.

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Ep. 499: Do 401k loans ever make sense? Jun 13, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not a 401k is ever justified.

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Ep. 498: Why renters are giving up on homeownership Jun 06, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete discuss why 66% of renters have given-up on the idea of home ownership. Do their reasons align with reality?

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Ep. 497: These are the financial metrics we dislike May 30, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete debate financial metrics. Which ones are helpful and insightful? And which ones can you lead you astray.

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Ep. 496: The popular expenses we just don’t get May 16, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete take a look at the popular expense categories which just don’t make any sense to them. Summary – Kristen thinks she’s insulting Dame and Pete. She didn’t. Dame insults Kristen. And Pete insults and Kristen and Dame. So yeah, it was a fun conversation.

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Ep. 495: Evaluating homeownership standards May 09, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Kristen and Pete take a look at home income, downpayment, and other factors impact your ability to buy a home.

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Ep. 494: Is your benefits package any good? May 02, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame and Pete discuss what makes a good benefits package. And yes, we talk about hybrid work.

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Ep. 493: Wait, Apple’s a bank now? Apr 25, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not Apple’s foray into banking will be a success or not.

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Ep. 492: The dynamics of 1 and 2 income households Apr 18, 2023

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In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame and Pete discuss the dynamics of having two working incomes versus one, in a two person household. Despite our earnestness, it’s still a very touchy topic.

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