The Payoff

We're taking a couple weeks off, but first here's a preview of what's coming later this summer! Next episode we're going to save someone's financial life, and THEN we're going to solve all your money mysteries in the areas of housing, freelancing and credit cards. If you have questions or confusion about any of those topics, email us at payoffpod@mic.com and we'll solve your problem on an upcoming episode!

With more ways than ever to buy the things you want and need, shopping can seem overwhelming, but we’ve got the inside scoop on how to start SAVING money when you SPEND money. First up, we have the results of a blind taste test party conducted by special guest Bianca Giaever, who found out all the ways you should never pay more for less taste again. Then we talk to to the co-founders of the world’s #1 couponing website, TheKrazyCouponLady.com, who explain how you should never pay full-price for anything ever again. Finally, we answer listener questions about shopping and deals, including a story of how writing a letter can get you a free case of potato chips.

Most millennials have some mistrust of the stock market due to the 2008 financial crisis. But in this episode it’s time for all of us to GET OVER that fear.First though we get the results of our recent “OH NO!” listener survey, plus Antonia and Chris talk through WHY they are confused/fearful of investing and stocks.Then we get some expert help decoding the world of investing from Scott Gamm, who lives in that world every day as a correspondent for TheStreet.com and TheStreetTV.Finally we launch a new segment where we’re answering YOUR questions about money and investment. If you have a question you want answered in a future episode, write to us at PayoffPod@mic.com.

If you think a company has wronged you, what do you do? We've got five great tips on how to make your voice heard and help you fight for YOUR money! Then we've got the godfather of consumer rights on the show, co-author of the Dodd-Frank consumer protection bill, Congressman Barney Frank. Finally we get the low-down on how Congressman Frank's creation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was able to stop a student loan scam that was costing recent grads real money, and would likely have gone unnoticed if not for the CFPB and Dodd-Frank.

We're back with an update on Antonia's tax mystery, and Chris has pro tips for making travel a breeze. Then we get the complete inside scoop on navigating frustrating money mazes from Lauren Lyons Cole of the Consumer Reports Money Team. Finally, we have a story of how almost 12,000 Americans were being harassed over medical debt they didn't even owe.

It’s a very special tax-time Payoff, and co-host Antonia Cereijido has her own tax MYSTERY she’s trying to solve. Also we talk to certified public accountant David A. Isaacs and get his answers to ALL the tax questions you may have been afraid to ask. Finally, we get the low-down on President Donald Trump’s proposed tax reforms and find out whether you might end up paying more or less in taxes NEXT year.

We're all about understanding student loans in this episode! We confront our own loan confusion and get expert advice from Heather Jarvis, a lawyer and student loan consultant who who offers student debt training and advice. Then we hear how the federal government thinks about student debt from former Department of Education Undersecretary Ted Mitchell, who oversaw the ENTIRETY of federal student aid from 2014 to 2017. And to cap it off, we learn how Navient, the biggest student loan servicer around, was fined millions of dollars for shady methods around handling student loans. Do you have ideas for money or finance topics we should cover? Send us an email at payoffpod@mic.com.

You asked, and we answered! The #1 most-requested topic since the start of this show has been budgets: how to make a good one and how to stick to it. In this episode, we talk about our own budget successes and failures, then we get the real deal from an expert – Erin Lowry, a budgeting guru also known online and in print as the Broke Millennial. Then to cap it off, we learn about a very different budget currently being put together: President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget. Do you have ideas for money or finance topics we should cover? Send us an email at payoffpod@mic.com.

We dive VERY deep into personal finance this week, as our hosts Chris and Antonia let your hear how money works in their love lives, plus we find out what it takes to convince banks you're attractive by upping your credit score. We also talk with comedian, author and podcaster Maeve Higgins about how money plays a role in her love life and what it’s been like to work in the U.S. since she immigrated to America from Ireland. Finally we wade into the water of "financial infidelity" to find out why millions of Americans are keeping money secrets from their significant others. Do you have ideas for money topics we should cover? Send us an email at payoffpod@mic.com.

Our second episode is all about work, jobs and getting the paycheck you deserve! We help demystify salary negotiation and talk through the importance of the Labor Department's monthly jobs report. Plus, we chat about the meaning of company culture and the value of loving what you do with Alex Cavoulacos, co-founder of millennial career site The Muse. Our second episode is all about careers, jobs and getting the paycheck you deserve! We help demystify salary negotiation, talk through the importance of the Labor Department's monthly jobs report, and discuss industries with promising future hiring growth. Plus, we chat about the meaning of company culture — and the value of loving what you do — with Alex Cavoulacos, co-founder of millennial career site The Muse.

Welcome to The Payoff, a brand-new podcast from Mic! We're here to help you learn about the world of money, so you can earn, save and just HAVE more of it. This episode we answer the question "What does it actually mean to invest?" and get tips from financial planner and LearnVest CEO Alexa von Tobel. Also, we explain how the repeal of the Affordable Care Act could directly affect your bank account.

Coming soon from Mic - The Payoff podcast. Each episode we’re going to explore the best way for you to learn more about money, plus get better at saving it, keeping it, and earning more of it. Full episodes every other week, starting January 26th.