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P$y-Fi is the podcast where psychology and finances collide.
Host Olivia Pierce, M.S., LPC, AFC® — a licensed professional counselor, Accredited Financial Counselor® and financial readiness program manager at Redstone Arsenal — explores the mental and emotional patterns behind how we earn, spend, save, give and grieve money. Episodes range from multi-part deep dives on financial intimacy in marriages, financial wounds and money as a weapon, compulsive spending and the mental health toll of debt — to interviews with attorneys, clinicians and financial planners who speak honestly into the messier corners of life: estate planning, raising financially literate kids, distress tolerance and the quiet decisions that compound over a career.
Built for federal employees, military families and anyone tired of hearing personal finance reduced to a budgeting app. No clickbait. No get-rich-quick. Just the unglamorous, deeply human work of changing how you think about money.
Views shared on P$y-Fi are Olivia's own and do not represent the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.
New episodes drop every other week. Subscribe wherever you listen, and if an episode helps you breathe a little easier, leave a rating. It's how more people stuck in the same rut find their way here.
*The information provided in this podcast does not constitute a formal endorsement of any company, its products, or services by the military. Specifically, the appearance or use of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the military of the linked websites, or the information, products, or services contained therein. The military does not exercise any editorial control over the content you may find in these resources. The intent is to provide informative material to assist Soldiers and their families in identifying or exploring multiple options.
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Finfluencers, Lawfluencers, and AI: Are You Consumer Aware? Part 2
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Finfluencers, Lawfluencers, and AI: Are You Consumer Aware? Part 1
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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The Rise of Problem Gambling: When Play Becomes Pain, Part 2
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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The Rise of Problem Gambling: When Play Becomes Pain, Part 1
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Savoring What You Have
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Grave Consequences – Handling Debt After Death
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Till Debt Do Us Part
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May 21, 2026 |
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Abundance Mindset: How Gratitude Rewires Your Brain
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May 07, 2026 |
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Shape the Brain, Reshape Your Finances
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Fraud Pathology: Why Smart, Capable People Still Fall for Scams
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Addressing Chronic Financial Pain, Part 6
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Addressing Chronic Financial Pain, Part 5
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Addressing Chronic Financial Pain, Part 4
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Addressing Chronic Financial Pain, Part 3
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Addressing Chronic Financial Pain, Part 2
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Addressing Chronic Financial Pain, Part 1
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 23: Money Talks: Building Financial Intimacy, Part 3
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 22 Money Talks: Building Financial Intimacy, Part 2
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 21: Money Talks: Building Financial Intimacy, Part 1
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 20: Timeless Tools for a Timely Crisis
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 19: Financial Wounds: When Money Becomes a Weapon, Part 3
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 18: Financial Wounds: When Money Becomes a Weapon, Part 2
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 17: Financial Wounds: When Money Becomes a Weapon, Part 1
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 16: Debt and Distress: The Growing Mental Health Epidemic, Part 2
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 15: Debt and Distress: The Growing Mental Health Epidemic, Part 1
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 14: Digital Estate Planning, Part 3
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 13: Digital Estate Planning, Part 2
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 12: Digital Estate Planning, Part 1
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 11: Navigating Financial Uncertainty
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 10: 6 Areas of Exploration in Financial Planning
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 9: Personal Finance for Teens 101 Book Review, Part 2
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 8: Personal Finance for Teens 101 Book Review, Part 1
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May 27, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 7: Happy Money Book Review, Part 3
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May 09, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 6: Happy Money Book Review, Part 2
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 5: Happy Money Book Review, Part 1
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 4: Your Money, Your Defense: Outsmarting Financial Threats
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 3: Financial Literacy Training: Meeting Financial Developmental Milestones
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Season 4, Episode 2: Financial Skill-Building: Interpersonal Effectiveness
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Seasone 4, Episode 1: Financial Skill-Building: Emotion Regulation
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Episode 18: Financial Skill-Building: Distress Tolerance
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Episode 17: Financial Skill-Building: Mindfulness
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Episode 16: Compulsive Spending: Unpacking What You’re Really Trying to Buy
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 15: $hifting Your Financial Mind$et: 4 Habits to Align Who You Are with What You Want
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 14: Elephants, Couples, and Finance
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Episode 13: Investing Beyond Your 401(k). Not Just for the Rich! Part 2
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Episode 12: Investing Beyond Your 401(k). Not Just for the Rich! Part 1
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Episode 11: Caregiver Support – Financial and Psychological Considerations
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Episode 10: Are thinking errors holding you back? Financial Cognitive Distortions, Part 3
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Episode 9: Are thinking errors holding you back? Financial Cognitive Distortions, Part 2
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 8: Are thinking errors holding you back? Financial Cognitive Distortions, Part 1
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May 17, 2024 |
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Episode 7: Preparing for a F.A.B. Retirement, with The New Retirementality book review, PART 3
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May 03, 2024 |
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Episode 6: Preparing for a F.A.B. Retirement, with The New Retirementality book review, PART 2
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 5: Preparing for a F.A.B. Retirement, with The New Retirementality book review, PART 1
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 4: Mapping Out Your Happiness for Today and Tomorrow
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Episode 3: Preparing for Divorce
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 2: Class Review on Cover Your 6: Six Things to Know about Debt, Credit, Consolidation, and Settlement
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Episode1: Thrifting with Olivia
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Episode 22: Preparing for a Financial Revolution
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 21: Holiday $urvival Guide
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 20: A Dietician and Financial Counselor’s Perspectives on Meal Planning
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Episode 19: A Tad Bit More on Financial Wellbeing
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Episode 18: A Research Review of Financial Wellbeing, Part 2
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 17: A Research Review of Financial Wellbeing, Part 1
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 16: Try Before You Buy: HOME
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Episode 15: Book Review: “The Talk (about money),” Part 2
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Episode 14: Book Review: “The Talk (about money),” Part 1
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode 13: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Teenage Employment
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Episode 12: From Cash Flow to Cash Go
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Episode 11: Financially Strong Kids
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Episode 10: Delegating Financial Burnout
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 9: Financial EmPOWerment
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Episode 8, part 2: Catching F.I.R.E.: Financial Independence, Retire Early
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Episode 7, part 1: Catching F.I.R.E.: Financial Independence, Retire Early
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Future Financial Self: How to access a glimpse of what you really want
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Affective Forecasting: Why we’re horrible at predicting how money will make us feel
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Financial Goals: Tie them to a “fresh start” to increase success
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Episode 3: Money Scripts® Part 2
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Episode 2: Money Scripts® Part 1
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Research Findings on Digital vs. In-person Financial Classes
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Examining Overspending, part 2
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Examining Overspending, part 1
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Money & Children
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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A Burden-Free Christmas
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Credit Report Makeover
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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The Confused Car Market
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Financial Relationship Checkup, Part 2
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Financial Relationship Checkup, Part 1
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Estate Planning: Approach Your Financial Worries
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Focusing on What You Can Control In Times of Financial Stress
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Retirement: Your Rx for Financial Longevity
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Breaking the Cycle of $tress: Spend Plan Tips
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Unveiling your Financial Personality
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Jul 06, 2022 |