College is not getting any cheaper.
By some estimates, the cost of college is rising at a rate of 8% per year. To combat this rising cost of hiring education, parents and teens need to look to college scholarships.
This is what Kristina Ellis did when she was in high school. Through hard work, dedication, and creating some systems that kept the process easy, Kristina earned $500,000 in college scholarships!
Kristina shares the details of how she got it done and dispels some myths about scholarships as well.
RESOURCES:
Tello: Cell phone bill too high? Find a plan with Tello for around $10 per month on the T-Mobile Network!
Firstly: Smart budgeting tools and real-life advice to get you on the path to family financial wellness. Learn more today!
MKM Instagram: Connect with me on social media and say hello!
MKM Voicemail: Got a question? Leave me a voicemail.
After visiting friends in their beautiful updated homes lately, Nicole and I are feeling a little discontentment. We are a bit envious of their awesome abodes.
But is that natural? Is contentment something we can talk about but never fully become?
In this "BEST OF BREAD & WINE" episode from December 2020, Nicole and I explore this topic together and see what we can do about this situation.
RESOURCES:
Firstly: Smart budgeting tools and real-life advice to get you on the path to family financial wellness. Learn more today!
MKM Instagram: Connect with us on social media and say hello!
MKM Voicemail: Got a question or topic? Leave us a voicemail.
Caitlin wants to know if she should invest or buy a house.
This is a tough decision that a lot of people grapple with especially as they become debt-free.
Marcus Garrett, Financial Expert and Author of D.E.B.T. Free or Die Trying, shares some advice for Caitlin and why this decision doesn't have to be one or the other.
Also, we're back with our Mortgage Free segment! Brendan Dale, from Cape Town, South Africa, shares how he paid off his mortgage in less than 5 years and what that means for him and his husband.
RESOURCES:
Tello: Cell phone bill too high? Find a plan with Tello for around $10 per month on the T-Mobile Network!
Firstly: Smart budgeting tools and real-life advice to get you on the path to family financial wellness. Learn more today!
MKM Instagram: Connect with me on social media and say hello!
MKM Voicemail: Got a question? Leave me a voicemail.
After reading "Die With Zero" by Bill Perkins, I feel like a changed man. I've gone from super saver for the last decade of my life to now maximize my life experiences as much as possible.
Nicole and I discuss why I enjoyed the book so much and how she feels about the ideas in Die with Zero. The time for us to maximize our life experiences is upon us ... don't worry my inner saver will keep us in check.
RESOURCES
Firstly: http://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/firstly
Die With Zero: https://amzn.to/39njLeR
Instagram (MKM): http://www.instagram.com/andyhillmkm
How’s your “Digital Wellness” these days?
As a parent, this is something I’m working on constantly. But as someone who is quite often "connected", it's difficult to find a balance that works for me as a father, husband, and small business owner.
Author Mark Ostach joins me today to share how we can live with phones, laptops, and all of our other devices and still be present with those we love.
SHOW RESOURCES
Tello: http://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/tello
Firstly: http://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/firstly
Courage to Connect: https://amzn.to/3E13evt
Mark Ostach: http://www.markostach.com
If you get advice from your financial advisor and you don't agree, should you follow it anyway? After all, they probably have more education and experience than you.
But in the end, aren't your motivations and goals more important?
Nicole and I explore this topic after receiving a note from a listener about them disagreeing with the advice they received from their financial advisor.
RESOURCES
*Sponsor* Firstly: http://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/firstly
MKM Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/andyhillmkm
Our family has reached Coast FIRE!
After saving and investing over $500,000 before our 40th birthdays, we are pumping the breaks on investing for retirement and focusing on other goals in our lives.
Find out how we did it and what those goals are in today's episode.
Also, for our Be the Change segment, Ed Grocholski from Junior Achievement shares why it's important to teach kids financial and entrepreneurial skills ... especially after the pandemic.
Lastly, we have another money quiz with my daughter Zoey and we'll read the review of the month!
RESOURCES
Tello: http://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/tello
Firstly: http://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/firstly
Wallet Burst Coast FIRE Calculator: https://walletburst.com/tools/coast-fire-calc/
Compound Interest Calculator: https://www.investor.gov/financial-tools-calculators/calculators/compound-interest-calculator
Junior Achievement: https://jausa.ja.org/
Are you feeling like you're simply reacting to the moment right in front of your face?
Yeah, we've been there (and still catch ourselves doing it). It's in our nature evidently.
But how can we get out of reaction mode and into planning mode?
Nicole and I explore how we've improved as parents and what we're doing to continue that improvement by thinking more than one step ahead.
SHOW RESOURCES
Firstly: http://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/firstly
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting: https://amzn.to/3jFKxFk