Drunken Money

The long awaited conclusion to the Drunken Money Mortgage Series is finally here. On today's episode, we interview a real-life millennial to understand the pros and cons about buying your first home. What does it really mean to make the biggest purchase of your life, and what will it mean moving forward? Is it right for you? What does Bobby Nichols have to say?

On part 2 of our Mortgage Series, John and I interview Jon Sanders, Mortgage Loan Officer at Stock Yards Bank & Trust. Jon takes time to answer our questions about how millennials can buy their first home, and what they should be thinking about when making the biggest purchase of their lives! From credit scores, to tax returns, Jon has the secrets to help you buy your first home.

In this episode, we talk about: What is a 1040? The forms you need to file your taxes K-1's vs. Schedule C's When you should file your own taxes vs. paying a tax preparer How you should choose a tax preparer Student loan interest Deductions vs. credits Our take on refunds Visit drunkenmoney.com for show notes.

After a lot of interviews and a little bit of wine, we finally introduce to you Part 1 of our Mortgage Series: Get Real with your Realtor. On today's episode, we interview Kyle Elmore, of White Picket Real Estate, and we get to the bottom of what you should know about a realtor, and what you NEED to know about buying your first house.

On today's episode, we interview Grayson Bell, who just made his way out of over $75,000 in consumer debt. He discusses how easy it is to fall in so deep of debt, but also, how, with a bit of hard work, it's possible to get out of it.

In this episode, we talk about: -Warren Buffett's secret to getting ultra-wealthy -How a penny doubled every day for 30 days is better than $1 million -How choosing not to invest when you're young will drastically decrease your money at retirement -How small fees on your investments will greatly decrease your money at retirement -The Rule of 72 Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.drunkenmoney.com/podcast.

Health Insurance keeps getting more and more confusing by the day. For most millennials, it's tough to keep up and it's even tougher to try to stay healthy AND wealthy. This episode navigates the basics of health care by just scraping the surface of the health world. Enjoy.

Know how much you're spending each month? Know how much you SHOULD be spending each month? Well, it clearly helps to have a budget. It's good to know how much you're spending and on what, but where do you get started? It helps to have an idea of how much you should be spending each month on drinks with friends or how much you're saving for retirement. On today's episode, I try to tackle an easy way to think about budgeting. The 50-30-20 rule.

Joining a new community can be tough. Fortunately, there's an easy way to get involved by also helping others: joining boards. This is the millennials' guide to making that happen.

How can you save money, lose weight, and feel better? Start riding a bike more.

Everyone knows Dave Ramsey, and therefore, everyone knows his seven baby steps. But heck, we're millennials, and this is what we think about his easy steps that "everyone" should be using. Is financial advice really "one size fits all" when it comes to millennials?

How Much Should Millennials Save? John explores why the conventional wisdom of xx% of your current earnings is a bad philosophy.

Entering the work force or hoping to get new business? Learn how to network. LIKE A BOSS.

How to invest. From $1 to $10,000. How to have fun if you have just a few dollars to put in the stock market.

Our intro episode.