Martinis and Your Money Podcast (general)

Podcasting is a labor of love for many, but no one can have any success in podcasting without a support network of listeners, friends and family. I am taking the momentous occasion of achieving 100 episodes to thank the people who helped me get this far. Gratitude truly is the best attitude and I show my appreciation in this episode.

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On this episode, Shannon talks to Elle Martinez from the Couple Money podcast about money dates, what they entail and how they can be successful.

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In this episode, Shannon and the Happy Hour ladies talk about when it makes sense to spend money and when the spend money and don't feel guilty about it.

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In this episode, Shannon and the Happy Hour Ladies discuss some of the more foolish money moves they have made over time and play a game of whether or not it's foolish. 

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In this episode, Shannon talks to Erin Chase about how she creates five dollar dinners and saves money on food.

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In this episode, Shannon talks to Holly from Club Thrifty about how to maximize credit cards to travel the world for next to nothing out of pocket.

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In this episode, Shannon talks to Tiffany Aliche aka The Budgetnista about her Live Richer Challenge and how she's helping tens of thousands of people live a better life financially.

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In this episode, Shannon and the Happy Hour Ladies talk about how they struggle with the comparison game and what they do when they feel confronted by jealousy.

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In this episode, Shannon answers a reader's question with the help of Matt Reiner and Eddie Goepp from Wela about preparing for retirement while also preparing for the possibility of a zombie apocalypse.

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This episode originially aired in November 2014. Shannon sat down with Mr. and Mrs. Frugalwoods, the anonymous bloggers responsible for the Frugalwoods website to talk about their frugal journey toward financial independence by the age of 33. 

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In this episode, Shannon talks to Kali Hawlk about 5 smart money tips that Millennials should follow to have financial success. 

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In this episode, Shannon talks to Mel who decided to not pursue a teaching career but rather follow her theater passion to the cruise ship life and beyond. 

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Shannon talks to former financial advisor Joe Saul-Sehy about his experience of helping men and women invest to determine if there are differents and if stereotypes are correct.

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In this episode, Shannon talks to her sister Megan about the ups and downs she's experienced in her career from living on Shannon's sofa to getting her dream job at her dream company.

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In this episode, Shannon talks to Catherine Alford about the ups and downs of being a working mom.

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In this episode, Shannon explains the difference between mutual funds and ETFs and what investors should look for when investing in them.

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In this episode, Shannon talks to Erin Chase, otherwise known as the 5 Dollar Dinner Mom about how she saves money and they discuss great tools and strategies to save money on your food spending.

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In this episode, Shannon talks to LeeAnn Maxwell, the founder of Vixen Vodka about starting a vodka company and brand after turning 50.

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Shannon talks to blogger and credit card churner, Holly Johnson about how you can travel for free by using credit card rewards.

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In this episode the Happy Hour crew discusses whether certain behaviors are frugal or cheap.

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In this episode, Shannon talks to financial motivational speaker and stand up comedian, Colin Ryan about his career and how he helps people have a better relationship with money through humor. 

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In this episode, Shannon speaks with financial planner and blogger, Shannon Ryan about the basics of life insurance, who needs it, how much do you need, what type and how much will it cost.

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Shannon talks to Philip Taylor, of PT Money and FinCon success about his experience as a landlord and learns what advice he has for others. 

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In this episode, the Happy Hour crew gets together to talk about when you are being cheap vs. frugal. 

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Shannon talks to her friend Jenn about her experience working as a temp which led to a full-time position. 

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Shannon talks to Paula Pant about her life experiences of traveling the world, working for herself, investing in real estate and becoming an Airbnb host.

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In this episode, Shannon chats with Lauren Bowling from LB and the Money Tree about the recent debt trouble she has gotten into and how she plans to get out of it.

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In this monthly series, Shannon is joined for happy hour with some of her favorite personal finance bloggers to discuss various topics in personal finance.

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Shannon talks to entrepreneur and artist, Stephanie Halligan, about her debt repayment journey and her latest passion project, Art to Self. 

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Shannon talks to a 23-year-old listener, Claire who wants to know how she should invest her savings.

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Shannon talks to solopreneur, freelance writer, blog owner and mom of 9 month old twins, Cat Alford, about her transition from type A overachiever to working mom trying to balance making money and taking care of her family.

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Shannon talks to new Author, Stefanie O'Connell about her book, The Broke and Beautiful Life. Stefanie is a professional actress and personal finance expert who writes about how to live a big life on a small budget.

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In this episode, Shannon shares her thoughts on what you can do to plan for 2015 and she gets support from some of her blog buddies.

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In this podcast, Shannon talks to her 8 year old son, Will, about the money lessons he has learned and asks for his advice to help parents and kids manage their money well.

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Shannon discusses common investing questions with Shannon Ryan, CFP and financial advisor.

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In this episode, Shannon talks to Tonya from Budget at the Beach on how she handles setbacks in her freelancing business and how she has prepared herself to weather these tough times. 

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In this episode, Shannon talks to JD Roth, the founder of Get Rich Slowly about his pursuit of happiness.

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In this episode, Shannon speaks with Joe Saul-Sehy from Stacking Benjamins about investing mistakes people make all the time.

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In this episode, Shannon talks with Mr. and Mrs. Frugalwoods over a frugal-tini about how they plan to reach financial independence by the age of 33. 

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In this episode, Shannon talks with Kassandra Dasent about getting into more than $50,000 worth of consumer debt and how she paid off the debt while also dating her now husband.

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Shannon chats with J. Money of the personal finance sites Budgets Are Sexy and Rockstar Finance about his new project Challenge Everything. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss blogging, side hustling, money habits and what makes J. cry. 

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In this episode, Shannon chats with her husband of 11 years about some of their money struggles in the past and they both share what they did to overcome those challenges and work together as a team to get their finances in order. 

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In this podcast we speak to Melanie Lockhert of Dear Debt about her debt repayment journey. As of the recording, Melanie had paid down $46,000 of her $81,000 in student loan debt and most of it while earning pretty meager salaries. She was able to accomplish this goal by side hustling and working hard and she shares some of her side hustle stories as well. 

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In this podcast we discuss common credit myths and what you really should do to improve your credit score. We discuss the steps you should take to build or repair your credit as well as usual websites. Finally, we talk about how to prevent banks from charging you too much money. 

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In this podcast, I share a little bit about myself and why I decided to start a podcast. I also discuss what to expect from Martinis and Your Money.

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