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Money Plan SOS

The no-debt approach to living a full life in a country addicted to credit cards, car loans, and an unrealized bondage to “building a good credit score”.

This show will make you think differently about the way we handle money - while also encouraging you to save and spend wisely.

This feed offers the 200 public releases of the Money Plan SOS podcast, plus bonus recordings never heard before on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google.

Enjoy! And pay attention - not interest!

The Money Plan SOS podcast was retired in December 2015, the month Steve and his wife paid off their mortgage!

Dec 28, 2012

#90: Putting money into a 401k is a smart tax-saving money move. The Government allows us to sock away up to $17,000 of our hard-earned pay and not pay income tax on it (up to $17,500 in 2013).

The money in the account grows without making you pay taxes like a regular investment-type account would, you [...]

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Dec 21, 2012

#89: Certified Financial Planner and IRS Enrolled Agent, Jim Blankenship, is the owner and author of FinancialDucksInARow.com, a blog that focuses on taxes, retirement planning, and Social Security.

He saw the savings rates as being too low to enable Americans to retire when they wanted to or that they didn't have...


Dec 14, 2012

#88: ONLY 38 MONTHS LEFT ON OUR MORTGAGE!

What happens when I throw a little bit extra every month towards the principal?

The scales tip towards our debt free date, that's what!

UPDATE: We paid off our house in December 2015.

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Dec 5, 2012

#87: What is the best thing to do with a Christmas Bonus?

It depends on your current financial situation.

There are only three things you can do with money: Spend it, save it or give it - and we need to do a little of all three.

In this episode, I use the example of a $10,000 bonus check.

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