

Marriage Kids and Money: Personal Finance for Families
Andy Hill
The Marriage Kids and Money Podcast will strengthen your family tree and help you live financially free. We work to help you build the life of your dreams! Each week, award-winning Family Finance Coach Andy Hill shares wealth-building tips that help parents and couples to design their ideal lifestyle. Learn how to get on track with your finances, work toward financial freedom, and even build generational wealth. Knowing community makes for a happier future, Andy interviews millionaire parents, couples who have reached financial independence, or other money pros so listeners get a well-rounded perspective. With over 400 episodes and counting, you are sure to find an episode to help you. Show topics include strategies on becoming debt free, how to invest simply, setting your kids up for success, and living more generously. Don’t just take our word for it! Marriage Kids and Money has been hailed as a top podcast by US News and World Report. Join the family wealth-building conversation by listening to our top-rated personal finance podcast today!
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Jan 15, 2021 • 20min
Leave a Stable Career for Entrepreneurship? (Bread & Wine)
Is it worth it to leave a six-figure career to pursue entrepreneurship?That's what I asked my wife Nicole today. It's been one year since I left my job and we've been through a lot with the pandemic, virtual school and loss of income. We discuss the impact of this decision, if we'd do it all over again and advice for other couples considering this entrepreneurship leap. RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 2021 • 36min
Why You Need a Budget - with Jesse Mecham
Some people feel that budgets can be restricting or they reinforce a scarcity mindset.While others get a sense of freedom and control with their budget. So what's the right answer?Jesse Mecham, Founder of You Need a Budget (YNAB), joins me to discuss this debate and how people can find their individual path with budgeting. RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 8, 2021 • 22min
Should We Get Separate Bank Accounts? (Bread & Wine)
Can you be happily married and have separate bank accounts?Nicole and I dive deep into the subject and analyze if this is something we could do in our relationship after 10 years of having one joint account.Knowing how personal this topic can be, Nicole and I share three takeaways for couples to decide if this is right for them. What do you think? Could you see having yours, mine and ours account in your relationship?Let us know on Instagram!RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 4, 2021 • 40min
My Husband Wants Separate Accounts (But I Don't). What Do I Do? - with Rachel Cruze
Rachel Cruze joins me to answer a question from anonymous: "My husband wants separate bank accounts and I don't. What should I do?"We discuss the options available to our anonymous friend including the importance of clear communication and even asking for support from a marriage counselor.Rachel and I also discuss her thoughts on the Enneagram Test, how she differs in opinions from her Dad, Dave Ramsey and what she thinks of the FIRE Community. During the second part of the episode, I throw out another MKM Challenge to reflect on 2020 and fight our instincts toward negativity.Lastly, Zoey joins me for our very first "Money Quiz"!RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 1, 2021 • 12min
Buckets (Bread & Wine)
What's money for if you can't enjoy it?Sometimes when it's all lumped into one account that can be hard. Nicole and I talk about the benefits of breaking your money into buckets to allow yourself to have some more fun. Do you break your money into buckets? Let us know on Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/marriagekidsandmoneyRESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 28, 2020 • 22min
How We Decreased Our Expenses By $20k and Increased Our Fun by $10k (BEST OF MKM)
Lowering our annual expenses can allow us to achieve debt freedom and financial independence a lot sooner. But spending less can also mean not having as much fun. And who wants that? Not our family!That's why we went on a quest to decrease our UN-Fun expenses by $20,000 while increasing our FUN expenses by $10,000. Who's ready to have more fun for less money?I share all the details of how our family made this financial change up and how you can too. RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 26, 2020 • 20min
Differences (Bread & Wine)
Have you ever been passionate about something and your spouse doesn't share the same passion?These differences can affect your relationship ...sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. Nicole and Andy Hill discuss how these types of conflicts have affected their relationship in the past and how they have dealt with them. RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 21, 2020 • 1h
Track Your Net Worth and Become a Young Millionaire - w/ J. Money (BEST OF MKM)
Do you want to become a young millionaire?So did J. Money from "Budget Are Sexy" fame over 10 years ago.He started tracking his net worth each month and eventually, he hit his millionaire milestone. J. Money shares what your net worth is, how you can easily track it and ways for you to grow your net worth to a million and beyond. Listen to today's first-ever BEST OF MKM episode featuring J. Money!RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 19, 2020 • 15min
Christmas Presents (Bread & Wine)
Nicole and Andy chat about buying presents for the kids for Christmas. How many are too many?How little is too little?We're not sure we have the answers, but we sure enjoyed our drinks while we're discovering it. Thanks for joining us for another Bread & Wine episode!RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 2020 • 34min
How to Keep Your Personal Information Safe Online - with Eric Cole
In order to keep our personal information safe online, we need to remain vigilant and aware of how cyberattacks happen. Dr. Eric Cole shares practical steps we can take to protect ourselves from malicious cyber crimes like phishing scams, hacks and data breaches. This is serious business as families can lose so much of their hard-earned wealth. Listen to find out how the quick steps you can take to protect your wealth and your family. RESOURCES**Sponsor + Partners + Deals: https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices