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Taking turns chasing your dreams: A tale of two entrepreneurs

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Small business owners Karen and Mike Bankowski both have an entrepreneurial spirit, but raising two kids while building their businesses requires balance (and money).

Taking stock on money, happiness, and dying regrets

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The value of compound experiences, the continuum of YOLO (“you only live once”) versus deferred gratification, and the fallacy of enough — Dr. Jordan Grumet has learned a lot from his dying patients about money, happiness, and end-of-life regrets.

Regardless of market conditions, should we just keep buying?

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Regardless of the volatile and uncertain state of the markets right now, should we just keep buying?

How We Money: The messy middle

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Most of what Erika and Tyler Tordsen know about money, they taught themselves. Now — with two careers, two kids, and two dogs — these college sweethearts are learning how to navigate life in the messy middle.

How to have "the talk" with your parents

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Your parents might be approaching the age when you need to have “the talk” with them.

How to change your money destiny and reduce financial stress for good

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Money is the #1 stressor for 63% of Americans. But, what if it didn’t have to be? On the latest episode of Common Cents on the Prairie™, I sat down with Dr.

4 strategies for navigating a market downturn

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At the beginning of this year, the markets were at all-time highs. Now we’re experiencing a market downturn, inflation is at its highest in 40 years, and interest rates are rising.

Raising financially successful kids

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When it comes to kids and money, you can’t count on a high school personal finance class to teach them everything they need to know.

Your money questions answered

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Do you have questions about tackling student loan debt, funding your child’s college education, or paying off your mortgage early? So do a lot of other people!

Catching up with the Joneses (ft. Rachel Cruze)

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Has social media made comparison culture worse? Are we actually just trying to keep up with broke people? On the first ever episode of Common Cents on the Prairie™, we talked about keeping up with the Joneses.
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