Smart Money Podcast

In each episode, NerdWallet experts answer real-world financial questions, so you can work toward your goals faster and manage your money smarter.

Latest episodes

How to Choose Between Paying Debt and Investing After a Windfall

Learn from others’ missteps in our new segment, “My Favorite Financial Mistake.” Plus: balancing paying debt vs. saving. Read more

Elevate Your Family & Group Getaways: Get Travel Deals with Smart Planning and Points

Get expert tips on affordable group and family air travel, from maximizing points and rewards to booking the best flights and maximizing airline perks. Read more

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Special Series: Your Money in 2024

How to Navigate Home Buying and Selling in 2024: Real Estate Prices, Interest Rates and More

Understand your options for buying or selling a home in the rapidly evolving 2024 housing market — and how to time it, or not. Read more

Investment Strategies for Financial Success

Gain 2024 investment insights and get answers to questions on long-term strategies, stock market volatility, real estate investments trusts and more. Read more.

How to Manage Credit and Debt for Financial Wellness in 2024

Prepare for financial health in 2024 with expert strategies for managing your credit and getting and staying out of debt. Read more.

Previous episodes

How to Navigate Home Buying and Selling in 2024: Real Estate Prices, Interest Rates and More

Understand your options for buying or selling a home in the rapidly evolving 2024 housing market — and how to time it, or not. Read more

Tips to Save on Groceries and Navigate Tax Season

Learn about savvy grocery saving and expert tax filing tips to bolster your budget and ease tax season stress. Read more

Revitalize Your Budget with a 30-Day Money Cleanse

Discover how to revamp your finances with a 30-day money cleanse that aligns your spending with joy and personal values. Read more

Unlock the Benefits of 529 Plans to Save for College Tuition and Education Expenses

Learn how to utilize a tax advantaged 529 plan to help your or a friend’s children save for future education expenses. Read more

Success in Self-Employment: How to Choose a Business Structure to Navigate Liability and Taxes

Learn how to choose the right business structure for financial success and legal protection as a self-employed entrepreneur with answers to common questions. Read more

Wealth Building Strategies- Investing and Tax Tips for Financial Success

Learn investment and tax strategies to help you achieve financial security and prepare for a prosperous retirement. Read more

Saving for Retirement When You’re Self-Employed: SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs and Other Plans

Learn retirement savings strategies tailored for self-employed individuals to secure a financially stable future. Read more.

How to Have Difficult Money Conversations with Friends and Partners featuring Nicole Lapin

Apply lessons from physical fitness to improve your financial fitness. Plus: how to manage money in your relationships. Read more.

Taxes for the Self-Employed - Avoid Common Tax Mistakes and Navigate Freelancer Finances

Master self-employment taxes and avoid common tax mistakes with expert strategies for managing your finances year-round. Read more.

How to Freeze and Monitor Your Credit to Help Prevent Identity Theft

Learn about navigating retirement joyfully and how to defend against identity theft with credit freezing and monitoring. Read more.

Is Self-Employment for You? A Financial Guide for Entrepreneurs

Master your self-employment finances with answers to questions about budgeting, planning and separating funds.

Saving Money with Credit Card Rewards Points: Travel, Cash Back and More

Get answers to common questions that will allow you to maximize your credit card rewards points and avoid common point planning pitfalls with our Nerdy expert tips. Read more