7 Money podcasts worth your investment
Seven podcasts to bank on.
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1. Bad With Money
"I am bad with money... it's not my fault. I grew up in a hippy dippy household!" — Gaby Dunn on her finances.
A Los Angeles comedian examines her bad spending and saving habits by confronting her dad.
2. Question of the Day
"Can you be happy and poor? Absolutely. Can a bunch of money help alleviate a lot of stressors to make you more consistently happy? Absolutely, yes." — Stephen Dubner on money and happiness.
A best-selling author, a successful entrepreneur and a prominent podcaster delve into whether having more money can seriously solve all of our problems.
3. Kind World
"I asked him, 'Do you even know how much a million dollars is?' He's like, 'It's half a Bugatti!'" — Debra Siegel on her son's fundraising goal.
When his best friend was struck with liver disease, 6-year-old Dylan decided to help by writing a book and selling chocolates. After reaching $5,000, Dylan decided to move his target to a drastically bigger goal.
4. Us & Them
"Should you give them something? And if you do, are you helping them or hurting them? It seems like everyone has a theory about what panhandlers are up to." — Trey Kay on whether panhandlers deserve a handout.
Do panhandlers really need help? Opinions run deep as a Peabody Award-winning producer tries to separate the facts from the ideology.
5. Her Money
"It was like a punch in the gut for me. I felt like I had totally undervalued myself." — Meredith Rollins on the gender wage gap.
The editor-in-chief of Redbook shares how to close the gender pay gap. First step: talk openly about how much you make.
6. Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids
"Let me remind you that in essence, I paid to work for you." — Emmett reads an old letter addressed to his ex-employer.
After running up a $800 phone bill, an entitled 18-year-old sends a response to his old employer to demand more payment.
7. Planet Money
"They had criers, and everyone wrote poems. And now we have a guy with a bunch of ping pong balls and a vacuum machine?" — Stacey Vanek Smith on early lotteries.
Revisit the first documented lottery, the Queen Elizabeth's lottery which originated in 1567. Sadly... it didn't go so well.
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