Smart Money Podcast
Latest episode
Using Your Financial Anxiety to Make Better Decisions
Nerds Sean Pyles and Kim Palmer speak with Farnoosh Torabi, author of the new book, “A Healthy State of Panic.” She explains how we can use our fears as a superpower to make better decisions when it comes to finances, career and life. Read more.
Special Series: Optimizing Your Open Enrollment Benefits
Maximizing Your Benefits: A Guide to Employer-Provided Perks
Understand employer-provided benefits, from dental and vision coverage to more unique perks like legal assistance. Read more.
Choosing the Right Insurance Policy to Protect Your Income: Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, and More
Explore coverage options to protect your income in worst-case scenarios, such as life insurance and disability insurance. Read more.
Choosing a Healthcare Plan via Open Enrollment (HMO, PPO, FSA, HSA, HDHP and More)
Expert Nerds talk through the complexities of open enrollment, starting with ways to assess healthcare plans and costs. Read more.
Previous episodes
Using Your Financial Anxiety to Make Better Decisions
Uncover the true cost of making financial decisions (and financial indecision) and get tips for shopping for a new bank. Read more.
Plan Your Black Friday Shopping Strategy and Should You Wait to Buy a Home?
Craft your holiday shopping plan with Black Friday insights, then understand options for buying a home in today’s market. Read more.
Your Guide to Budgeting, Credit and Debt Management Strategies
Learn tactics to make and manage a budget, understand credit scores, and manage debt to improve your financial health. Read more
Maximizing Your Benefits: A Guide to Employer-Provided Perks
Understand employer-provided benefits, from dental and vision coverage to more unique perks like legal assistance. Read more.
Choosing the Right Insurance Policy to Protect Your Income: Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, and More
Explore coverage options to protect your income in worst-case scenarios, such as life insurance and disability insurance. Read more.
2 Ways to Improve Your Credit Score, Budgeting Tips, and Investing in 403b and 529 Plans
Learn about two quick credit score tips, 403b and 529 plans, delinquencies on old loans, and budgeting when paid once a month.Read more.
Options for Paying Off Credit Card Debt: Hardship Programs, Balance Transfer Cards, Loans and More
Hear Nerds’ “financial horror stories” and explore solutions for paying credit card debt, from 401k loans to bankruptcy. Read more.
Choosing a Healthcare Plan via Open Enrollment (HMO, PPO, FSA, HSA, HDHP and More)
Expert Nerds talk through the complexities of open enrollment, starting with ways to assess healthcare plans and costs. Read more.
Money Saving Tips On Car & Home Insurance, plus Budgeting for Conventions and Hobbies at Comic Con
Get budgeting tips for conventions and cosplay straight from New York Comic Con, then learn about car and home insurance. Read more
HIV Prevention and Gender-Affirming Care: Costs, Solutions and Legalities of LGBTQ+ Health Care
Understand the financial and legal challenges in LGBTQ+ health care, including HIV treatment and gender-affirming surgery. Read more
Your Guide to Reproductive Health Care Costs, Options and Economic Implications
Understand recent and upcoming changes in costs and access to reproductive care, as well as resources to manage them. Read more
Behind the Rising Health Care Costs of Bodily Autonomy
Take a deep dive into what's behind rising health care prices at the intersection of law, policy and personal health decisions. Read more
If You’re Traveling for the Holidays, Start Planning Now
Learn why it’s a good time to check your credit card interest rates, and you should start planning your holiday travel now. Read more
Understand Your Options for Buying and Selling Cars
Find out how to avoid “dark patterns” companies use to trick you, then learn the advantages and disadvantages of leasing versus buying a car. Read more
International Budget Travel, and Firing Financial Advisors
Explore how to travel abroad on a budget, and how to part ways with a financial advisor whose services are unsatisfactory. Read more
Important Job Interview Questions and Travel Insurance Tips
Ace your next job interview with questions you may not have considered asking, then learn how travel insurance works. Read more
How to Approach Wedding Costs and Gift-Giving Budgets
Learn methods for planning a wedding that makes sense for your budget, then hear how the Nerds think about gift-giving etiquette. Read more
