Luke discusses college savings options among other things.

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Luke talks about payday lenders.  Why and how to avoid them. 

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Avoid feeling like a caged monkey when budgeting.

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Luke narrates articles about earned income tax credit (EITC) and managing retirement investments during this bear market. 

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Luke narrates articles written about steps that can be taken in both good times and bad to bolster your finances.

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Luke narrates an article written for the Rexburg Standard Journal on how to use sound financial tips during good times, and how they will get us through the bad times. 

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Luke narrates articles by himself and Karen Richel of Latah County.  How to feel better about your finances when things get tough, and how to avoid letting Neil Diamond and money worries come between your marriage.

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Luke narrates articles written by colleagues Audrey Liddil of Pocatello, and Marilyn Bischoff of Boise.  Audreys' article discusses 9 ways to save money, and Marilyn focuses on tactics and mindframes needed to weather our current financial storm. 

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This is a narration of my Guarding Against ID Theft slides.  Listen while you scroll through the power point slides. Almost as good as the real thing!

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In this issue, Luke narrates the articles written for the August 2008 electronic newsletter of Idaho's Two Cent Tips, personal finance advice.  This is a special Health and Wealth Edition designed to get you thinking about how you health can affect your wallet.  To subscribe to this newsletter write Erickson@uidaho.edu. 

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Luke and Lyle talk more about the gas crunch and things to keep in mind for reducing your travel expenses.  There are also a few other vaguely related personal finance meanderings included in this one.  Enjoy!

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In this episode of Idaho's Two Cent Tips, Luke and Lyle, University of Idaho Extension educators discuss personal finance and compare it to learning to ride a bike.  At first it's difficult and you'll probably even crash a few times.  But the more you stick with it and learn, the more the "right thing" will be second nature to you. 

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University of Idaho extension educators Luke and Lyle discuss issues dealing with car expenses.  Personal Finance.

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Luke and Lyle discuss 529 college plans with an anonymous listener, who we call Cindy-Loo.

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Luke shares articles written for the Upper Valley Standard Journal on paying off your home and leaving a legacy. 

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Personal Finance, money, kids, retirement

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In this episode of ITCT, Luke and Lyle talk try to get over their post superbowl blues by planning for their futures as NFL financial consultants.  They also talk about how to avoid raising spoiled brats for kids, and how to learn and teach about money so that you will be remembered as a wise financial guru, just as Luke and Lyle are.

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Idaho's Two Cent Tips with Luke and Lyle.  In this episode Luke shares an article he wrote for his local newspaper on becoming debt free. 

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In this episode of Idaho's Two Cent Tips, Luke and Lyle talk about the ins and outs or being a 1st time homebuyer.  Do your homework, and make sure you address the first five steps of financial freedom before worrying about buying a home. 

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Luke and Lyle share personal finance tips on how to make financial goals for the new year.  All this and more on this episode of Idaho's Two Cent Tips.

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Luke & Lyle, once again, discuss personal finance issues on this episode of Idaho's Two Cent Tips podcast.  This time around we tackle the issue of overspending for the holidays.  How to avoid it, and avoid nasty debt that cling sto you throughout the rest of the year.  Sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

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In this episode of ITCT Luke & Lyle discuss saving for vacations and hunting for bargains that will make more vacations possible. 

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Luke and Lyle discuss issues surrounding the electronic use of checks, debit and credit cards and how to avoid overspending while using these tools.  Personal finance.  Visit extension.ag.uidaho.edu/madison to learn more.

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Luke and Lyle discuss issues surrounding the electronic use of checks, debit and credit cards and how to avoid overspending while using these tools.  Personal finance.  Visit extension.ag.uidaho.edu/madison to learn more.

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Luke and Lyle discuss issues surrounding the electronic use of checks, debit and credit cards and how to avoid overspending while using these tools.  Personal finance.  Visit extension.ag.uidaho.edu/madison to learn more. 

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For the week of September 5, 2007, this is episode 5 of the personal finance podcast, Idaho's Two Cent Tips.  In this episode we discuss retirement planning and emphasize the importance of taking advantage of employer matching in your 401(k). 

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This is episode 4, our first episode via google phone.  Lyle was in Jerome and Luke was in Rexburg.  We talk about buying used cars, teaching Kids about money, and drive by shootings in St. Louis, not necessarily in that order. 

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 This is part II of "On the Road with NEFE."  We radically changed topics and so we decided to make it a separate episode.  But the white noise you hear in the background was because we recorded the show in the car on our way home from Boise. 

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Luke and Lyle share their two cents on family finance topics. 

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