Lillian tackles your money overwhelm with practical, approachable financial advice (with a dash of glitter.) This is budgeting advice from someone that doesn't assume you're straight with a salary, retirement account, 2.5 kids, or a white picket fence. You'll get helpful advice for folks left out by… read more
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How the heck do you pick financial goals when 1 in 4 people are unemployed, there are murder hornets, police are battering people in the streets for …
Three questions that didn't make the livestream this week: what to do with your $1,200 if your job is stable right now, can they take back your …
Freelancers and gig workers (and musicians and more) can file for unemployment now for the first time ever. And for the moment, it actually pays enough to pay your bills - possibly even more than your job did. If you …
How do you get health insurance if you lost your job? Are we all really getting 1,200 extra free dollars from the government? what is the catch If …
This is episode touches on everything you need to know to get started meal planning. If you have a question for the Special Financial Chaos episodes coming out, or if you just want to share what it is like in your part …
Time is money! But many of us know exactly where our money goes, but have no idea where our time goes. Once you know where the time goes, you can make changes that will help you spend more time on the things you value …
We're off this week due to mysterious flu-like illnesses BUT never fear, we have cool OMD things coming up this week. Tomorrow (leap day, Saturday, …
We all know careers aren't the same as they once were. Nicolle Merrill joins us to discuss why job-hopping is actually an advantage, how to "network" …
Lillian is joined by Nina, who asks questions about taxes and we cover what you need to know about witholding, saver's credit, and more. Check out …
Lillian talks about how much you really need in your emergency funds in response to a listener question from Ken, and she tries to get Chase, our engineer, to stop spending all his money. Check out the transcript and the
Sometimes it's hard to stick to a budget. But that shouldn't make you feel ashamed. How to get over feelings of shame and deprivation when things are …
What work benefits might you actually want to use and negotiate for? We asked the Oh My Dollar! community for the work benefits they actually used - …
What is worth paying someone else to do and what is a waste of money? I asked people what they outsource due to health, disability, time, quality, and more - and what they DIY themselves.
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How do you know when to quit a project, a goal, or something similar? And how does a to-do-list role playing game teach you about financial goals? …
What's the real cost of choosing one path vs another? What happens when you could've bought a house instead of spending your money on scented candles …
When you're an employee, you're also an employee with health needs. How do you balance both? We talk with Mac Prichard about how to bring up health care in the job process, and how to negotiate for sick leave without …
Untangling the difference between a co-pay vs co-insurance and which kind of health care plan is better. Plus, depressing health care headlines. This …
It's health care month on OMD for the third time and we're kicking it off with Jean Chatzky and talk about why Health Savings Accounts are rad super …
It's Will's final Oh My Dollar! episode and we talk about how much it cost for him to move cross-country - and also about our halloween themed budget …
California just passed legislation that will require gig economy companies like Uber, Lyft, and Amazon to classify workers instead of contractors. …
A recession is coming, what should you do to be ready? Can you really prepare for a recession? Check out our transcript and full shows note at …
Hey folks, we're off this week due to Lillian mostly losing her voice. Back next week at the usual time!
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What are some tips for managing your personal finances as a college or university student? What do we wish we had known about money when we started …
Splitting date expenses is hard, especially when you're queer. How do you split rent when one person makes a lot more money? Plus, what who should …
One of the biggest barriers to getting your money together can actually be other people - we talk about strategies for talking with your partner, roommate, or co-parent about money.
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Ohhhh the siren call of retail therapy. That “add to cart” button luring you in from the wild seas of despair. If you’re feeling down, feeling …
If you don't have the minimum for an investment in Vanguard, how do you get started with a Roth IRA? And what the heck is a settlement fund? What is an ETF? We help to stop you from freaking out.
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You’re an adult now! Congrats. Now you owe everyone money! Paying bills is part of adult life, unless you’ve manage to go completely off the grid. …
The alphabet soup of the GLBTQIA+ community includes one letter many people don't know about - "I" - which stands for "intersex", a term that refers to people that are born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that …
It's 4th of July (American Independence Day), so here's an episode about things that America does differently in personal finance. America America - …
Saving up that first emergency fund can be hard - especially if you don't make a lot of money, if murphy keeps knocking on your door and stealing from your savings, or if you have variable income. So we asked listeners …
WTF is a 529? Should you use one for saving for education or is it easier to just have a savings account. Abby Chao from CollegeBacker walks us …
It's pride month! And here at Oh My Dollar!, we're queer af, so we're here to talk all things under the rainbow. I thought in the midst of this …
You "should" do this [unpleasant money thing.] Sound familiar? I know many of you admit to financial procrastination, but often perfectionism is a …
Some hobbies are pricey, some hobbies actually save you money. The OMD community tunes in to share how much their hobbies cost them. Plus, Lillian shares the costs from her new figure skating hobby.
We talk about these …
Big announcement! Oh My Dollar’s cat-filled purrsonal finance book, A Cat's Guide to Money, is going into the second printing, and we need your help …
Figuring out car insurance can be an absolute hair-pulling nightmare. What is comp & collision? What does 50/100/50 mean? Do red cars really pay …
For our 100th Episode, we turned the mic on our listeners and asked: If I handed you $100 and you had to use it in the next 24 hours in a way it …
Are you thinking about taking the plunge into the world of e-bikes or cargo bikes? At $1,000 – $5,000, it can be hard to justify the expense. We hear from people about their own choice to get an ebike and why the …
How do you choose which things to spend more more money on - and what things can you cheap out on? Listeners write in with their best consumer investments and how these splurges improve their lives. People splurge on …
If you haven’t been following - and who can blame you - the law is an absolute mess - the Affordable Care Act, the law that provides health care …
This is rebroadcast of an episode from our archives. Back to new episodes next week! The episode originally aired on February 13, 2017.
Lillian answers all the questions you’ve been too scared to ask about investing for …
Alright, so you got a tax refund. Or some other fun chunk of money. How should you use it? Save, splurge, or...? Maybe cash it into twenty dollar …
There's so many options out there for small business retirement plans for employers! How do you choose one you can afford and that won't cause headaches to administer?
Marcel wrote in: I’m a small business owner, who has …
Lillian travels to 2-13 countries a year, and mostly flies and stays in hotels for free or cheap - through credit card travel hacking. She walks you through how to do it as a hobby- and why you might not want to. There …
Clothing - it can be a luxury item but it's also a necessity, if you live in polite society. How much should you spend on clothing in a year? How do …
Balancing your checkbook- is that an adulting skill you should have? What exactly is a checkbook? Do you still need to do this? What is the digital …
Are you tired of eating and drinking your money away? Lillian and Will (plus some helpful listeners) share their tips for spending less at …
Something we always say on this show is that money is highly personal. Well, one thing I’ve learned is there’s no specific “accomplishment” moment …
Do you have a profitable side hustle? Are you entirely self-employed? Do you send invoices to get paid rather than than get a paycheck with tax …
It’s the time of year where I just get MAD at one thing in my life: receipts. They just suck - they're crinkly, they pile up, but theoretically you need to save them for tax purposes for 7 years. And theoretically “scan …
Before 2018 closes out, we give you a list of a few things you should do wrap up your finances before the end of the year.
Here's a few things to try …
It can be hard to choose a financial goal when it feels like you need to be doing everything - Pay off debt! Get a new job! Get a side hustle! Save for a trip around the world! Travel hack! Clip Coupons! We talk about …
I’m really excited to have on reporter Dan Weissman to talk about his freshly-launched show, An Arm And a Leg podcast, which dives into the unique stories that come from the hellscape that is American health care. But …
Are you ready for a cute, heartwarming, and thought-provoking interview this week? I hope so, because after a month of American health care on this show, I’m ready for an uplifting story. John Schneider and David Auten …
We have two listener questions this week for health care month: Anna wants to know how to fix an accidental over-contribution to her HSA without getting a penalty (time stamp 01:34), and Allison wants to figure out how …
Just in time for halloween, we have an episode about some of the spookiest health insurance plans of all – “junk” health insurance plans, or “short-term” health insurance plans. The President must’ve heard that we’re …
Teeth can be expensive! Lillian breaks down some unexpected ways you can save on dental – from taking a trip to Hungary to opening a FSA account, and …
Today we look at how to choose a health insurance plan – should you get a PPO, an HMO, or a HDHP? What is an HSA? And what do those acronyms mean …
Even if you have poor or no credit, that doesn’t mean you’re stuck living in your parent’s basement forever. Here are some strategies for finding housing when you have poor credit, and also some strategies for …
In a short episode recorded from a Hilton hotel closet in Orlando, Lillian shares some of her tips for traveling to conferences on the cheap – from flights, alternative accommodation, to using Instacart to get food …
In a casual interview episode, I’m joined by Mike Merrill. Mike, or KMikeyM, has been doing one of the longest-running art project on capitalism as the world’s first publicly traded person, selling shares of himself to …
Does financial uncertainty make you more creative or does it break your creative muscles? Lillian and Will reflect on their plethora of jobs, and …
Today’s guest is not to be missed. Cathy Byrd from Fresh Art International reinvented herself as an artistic nomad after she got laid off in her mid-50’s while in debt. She paid off all her debt a few months after …
Kelly realized that she is doing “real investing” (picking individual stocks) and want to move into index funds instead (which is still investing!) But she’s not sure exactly how to do it. So we walk through how to …
Did you wake up one day and realize you’re accidentally a business owner? When you are a freelancer, you are the business. Danny Schuman accidentally ended up being an entrepreneur, and he figured out how to sustain …
Maddie asks how to pick a bank from all the different options: credit union, online bank, local bank, multi-national – how do you choose?!
Choosing a …
Lillian goes on a calm rant about the common refrain that you simply need to work on your “money mindset” to improve your financial outcome…while also talking about the value of it.
We’re a big fan of this episode’s …
Lillian and Will walk through the basics of the home office deduction – and how things have changed under the new tax plan for 2018! You don’t need to have an LLC or own your home to take the home office deduction, but …
Jessica asks if she should buy a house or keep renting in her cheap apartment longer, and more listeners share their experiences with homeownership.
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Lillian & Will share their own post-graduation money mistakes and give some tips for new college graduates on dealing with student loans, …
Variable Income. We’ve mentioned it a lot on this show because the more variable your income, the less traditional finance advice helps you. Today we talk about how to handle variable income when you’re anxious or …
Will and Lillian dive into a meta-episode about Oh My Dollar! at Outlet PDX for the launch of the Get Your Money Together book in front of a live …
Listener Eva asks a question about picking investments in her 401K – should she stick with just a stock index fund or also a bond index fund?
Here’s …
This bonus episode is probably one of my favorite dense episodes that’s a departure from our normal topic: Malcolm and Simone Collins are a married …
Author and illustrator Jason Porath, of the Rejected Princesses series, joins us to talk about some financially savvy women in history we might not know about, and talks about his experience making a living as a creator …
Lillian walks through a lot of the misconceptions about homeownership – including the idea that you haven’t “adulted” until you’ve insta-bragged …
A free form episode where Will & Lily talk about the Get Your Money Together book, when the right time is to follow up on an unpaid invoice, how …
Many people wonder how to figure out how to find a financial advisor without getting screwed over. Michael Dinich helps us untangle all different types of financial professionals out there.
You can find out more about …
Money mistakes. We’ve all made them. Those blunders or miscalculations that end up costing you money – and maybe upset a financial stability you’ve …
One of the wonderful things about modern society is that when I have have a material need, if I have some money, I can usually exchange money to help …
We answer two listener questions: How to figure out if you should be a non-profit, LLC, or become a corporation? and L asks how to set their patreon …
Allison writes in to ask about what to do with a “medium” inheritance, and Lillian helps explain how PHD students might not qualify to save in a Roth IRA.
Don’t forget, you can pre-order Get Your Money Together workbook …
Inspired by Jesse Horn at the Bond conference, Lillian and Will talk about why you shouldn’t feel bad about acquiring money, just because capitalism …
Eric Brotman from Brotman Financial Group joins us to talk about how to have the hard conversations about money with your parents, and help them plan for their own retirement.
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We bring back a new spin on an old topic from the archives: how to make a budget based in your own values – and how to talk about money with your …
We answer a potpourri of listener questions:
When you’re depressed, it can be hard to get off the couch, let alone worry about your budget. Lillian shares some tips for handling your personal …
Eva asks if she really has to adult-up and get disability insurance (yes!)
Rebecca wants to know if whole life insurance makes sense if someone can’t …
Early Retirement? I always thought that sounds like something only for silent velcro millionaires or tech bros – but it can be achievable without a windfall. We talk about the keys of starting with your values, …
We share tactics to curb impulse purchases and regrettable spending. Also, we learn that Will owns every Animorphs book and is a sucker for odd …
Lillian and Will talk about how to set non-boring money goals that won’t set you up for new year’s resolution failure. Save more money! Spend less …
Alicia McElhaney of the She Spends newsletter joins us to talk about one of the best ways to make more money in the new year: ASK FOR IT! We talk about tips & tricks for salary negotiation, and tell stories from our …
Listener Eva asks how she can maximize her retirement savings and minimize her taxes as a self-employed person; Lillian talks her through SEP IRAs …
Lauren asks how to build a realistic budget with “little wins” and Lillian asks her to figure out what her wins and necessities are. Sara asks how she deducts the cost of her health insurance as a self-employed person. …
Listener health insurance questions answered: Are Health Savings Accounts an evil republican tax loophole for rich people or actually useful? How do …
There’s so many confusing terms when you’re looking for health insurance: OOP, HMO, deductible, co-insurance, co-pays – how do you untangle them? How do you not go broke buying health insurance? Jack Hopper of Take …
We answer rapid fire questions: Should Alice liquidate a 401K to avoid credit card debt? Can Charlotte use her spouse’s income on a credit card …
We answer listener questions about budgeting. Tamás asks how to reduce his budget when he can’t figure out what’s too high, and Sara asks how to recognize emotional spending & help curb it.
(We’re back on a Monday …
Oregon is trying to start a retirement planning revolution- every single business in Oregon will be required to offer a retirement plan of some sort …
Listener Riah asks how much she should save up to have kids, and special guest Kim Dubois Harrison, discusses parenting choices about money, …
Journalist Alden Wicker, author of “Multilevel-marketing companies like LuLaRoe are forcing people into debt and psychological crisis” for Quartz.com …
We have a special guest Katie Bovitz from the Portland Housing Center to talk about considerations for buying & financing your first home. (Let …
A short episode just to say hello after Fall Break to give an update on Lillian’s travels. Oh My Dollar! is launching a cat-themed purr-sonal finance …
We’re back from our week break with an episode on Social Security featuring economist Jon Rork. Will it be around in 25 years? How does it work? …
Lillian walks through the three things you can do to improve a bad (or nonexistent) credit score, and why it might not matter.
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We talk about what to when you unexpectedly come into “extra” money – how to allocate it, and listener stories about how they used their windfalls.
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A live show from the Oh My Dollar! and XRAY in the morning crew, Lillian answers two listener questions: Alan wants to know how much to keep in his …
We discuss some great splurge ideas, and how to plan for them, include Lillian’s big trip from Dublin > Shanghai by train, and Will’s fantasy of …
It’s totally possible to get to retirement money early! Lillian walks you through the legal ways to get money without paying crazy penalties. Plus – …
What should you do about health care when you leave your job? Why does COBRA cost so much and why does it sound so scary? And how to figure out …
We talk about life insurance policies – and what the difference between term and whole life insurance policies are. And what being “self-insured” …
If you’re in your 20’s or 30’s, you’re might be getting invited to weddings. Possibly lots of them. Just attending a wedding, let alone standing up in one, costs money! How do you make a budget for that?
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Lillian walks you through two types of insurance most folks should have, but no one wants to think about: life and disability insurance! We also …
Will and Lillian break down a bunch of different insurance terms and tell you about what kind of insurance you need to get – and how it might actually help you out (did you know renter’s insurance might cover your …
Professional cage fighter, personal trainer, batch-cooking enthusiast and all-around badass Emily Corso joins us to discuss ways to make cooking …
Nicole Dieker from the wonderful website The Billfold joins us to talk about the most awesome way to reduce your stress and lower your grocery budget …
We dive into the legal differences between independent contractor + W2 (regular) employee – and how it affects your finances and your legal …
We give some tips on dealing with peer pressure from coworkers and friends about spending money when you’re on a budget – and how to figure out where to trim your budget (the fact is that you probably already know what …
Lillian goes on an educational rant about the concepts of “good debt and bad debt” and she answers the perplexing question of how you actually get money into a pre-tax IRA.
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How American expats can avoid paying US taxes (it’s not easy); what sort of benefits you should look for in a job offer;
And Kelsey calls in to …
Listener questions: What’s a Roth 401K and who should use it?… What should I financially prepare for if I want to go freelance?… When does it make …
You’ve got a tax refund! Now what should you do with it? Lillian & Will also cover strategies for reducing your taxes when your income comes in …
A water cooler episode where we discuss some tips on raising your credit score (if you need/want to) and how much money Lillian has saved by quitting …
Listener Lola asks about how to plan for her future when she has six figures of college debt she’ll never be able to pay off. Lillian asks her to …
Lillian compares compound interest to bunnies, explains how she saved for retirement even when making $800/month – and the wonders of the Saver’s Credit – which gives you money back to save for retirement!
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From the radio vaults, we bring you a short episode about the #1 most important thing in your budget: your values. You can’t avoid looking at your …
Budgeting- many people think budget is a scary word – that it implies extreme frugality, being broke, or some sort of deprivation. But most folks …
Sometimes the most frustrating part of money is that building wealth is a marathon, not a sprint. We talk about the “hard middle” of working towards a big goal- where you’re making progress but it seems slow, and the …
Many people think that if they’ve achieved a great credit score, they’re done, they have it all figured out and they’re financially well. That’s simply not true – a credit score is not a measure of financial well being. …
Special guest John Vergin joins us for an episode of what a 40-year career of hustle as a working performing artist looks like without getting …
Everything you need to know about saving for retirement in your 20’s and 30’s Lillian answers all the questions you’ve been too scared or too lazy to ask about investing for retirement. She covers 401ks & IRAs, …
You know those nagging little financial tasks? The ones you procrastinate on? We talk about conquering those tasks that cost you money (including Lillian’s current procrastination on her money) – and hear a bunch of …
A top money concern for many under the new administration is health insurance. Our special guest Ben Mcewan, helps answer your questions about health insurance in the Age of Trump: will the marketplace plans go away? …
Lillian talks about some New Year’s resolutions to set for your money, and how to make them easier PLUS she discusses how to choose a rewards credit …
Today we talk about those things that might be emergencies – but are expected emergencies – and how to prepare for them. And how you can avoid using your emergency fund (if you have one yet!) on things you can …
In our first episode of Oh My Dollar! Lillian talks about living off last month’s income and answers questions from from Lucy (Portland, OR) a comic …
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