The FrugalPod

David Podley and clinical psychologist Dr. Joe Dilley discuss economic survivor’s guilt. Survivor’s guilt is a natural response for people who see others struggling and realize that “it could have been me.” As we see those around us struggling, try to make yourself available to the people who may be struggling, but don’t try to make sense [...]

David Podley and Noble Acuff talk about why this recession feels different than other recessions of the past. First, this recession may be the first many people have been through. People who graduated after the tech bust of 2001 may not have seen a real People tend to have a short-term memory about other recessions. First, when [...]

David interviews Ramit Sethi, author of the newly released personal finance book I Will Teach You To Be Rich and blogger at the website that shares the same name (IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com). Although the title Ramit chose for his website and book sounds like a scam, his book is full of practical advice on getting ahead and living [...]

David Podley interviews Dr. Joe Dilley about emotions that come up when dealing with tough financial times. Dr. Dilley is a clinical psychologist based in South Pasadena, California. It’s dangerous to invest ourselves too much into straightening out our finances because we can end up dwelling on either our personal finances or the finances of our [...]

A standard financial plan will help you know where your finances are now, where you want (0r need) to be in the future, and how to get there. Financial plans come in a few varieties. First, there is the traditional financial planning model where you go in and visit with a financial planner who will work to [...]

If you are facing a layoff, you need to go through your budget with a fine-tooth comb. Know where your money is going and think about whether you really need something. Focus your efforts on things that can both cut expenses as well as bring in more money. Sometimes you aren’t going to save a whole [...]

It is easy to get confused about retirement planning, but it’s important to get started, especially if your company offers a 401(k) matching program. The differences between retirement plans: 401(k) and 403(b) are both employer-sponsored retirement accounts. The 401(k) is offered by companies that are for-profit and the 403(b) is offered by educational institutions and some non-profits. [...]

Episode 5 of the FrugalPod podcast is online and ready for download. You can also subscribe to the podcast via its RSS feed or through iTunes. As always, we encourage you to post your comments, questions, and suggestions for future episodes in the comments section on the blog. Thanks for listening and we hope you [...]

Episode 4 of the FrugalPod podcast is online and ready for download. You can also subscribe to the podcast via its RSS feed or through iTunes. As always, we encourage you to post your comments, questions, and suggestions for future episodes in the comments section on the blog. Thanks for listening and we hope you [...]

Episode 3 of the FrugalPod podcast is online and ready for download. You can also subscribe to the podcast via its RSS feed or through iTunes. As always, we encourage you to post your comments, questions, and suggestions for future episodes in the comments section on the blog. Thanks for listening and we hope you [...]

Episode 2 of the FrugalPod Podcast is available for download. You can also subscribe to the show via it’s RSS feed, or through iTunes. We encourage you to leave comments, questions, suggestions for future episodes, etc. in the comments. Thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy the show. Episode 2 Show Notes David and Noble discuss [...]

Show notes for The Frugal Pod Podcast - Episode #1