California just passed legislation that will require gig economy companies like Uber, Lyft, and Amazon to classify workers instead of contractors. This is a big deal outside California, even outside the US.Check out our transcript and full sho

The $30 Spooky Health Plan You Probably Don’t Want

Oct 31st, 2018 16m 47s

Just in time for halloween, we have an episode about some of the spookiest health insurance plans of all – “junk” health insurance plans, or “short-term” health insurance plans. The President must’ve heard that we’re talking about health insur

How to choose a health insurance plan during open enrollment

Oct 17th, 2018 23m 11s

Today we look at how to choose a health insurance plan – should you get a PPO, an HMO, or a HDHP? What is an HSA? And what do those acronyms mean anyway? What if you get free money from work?Open Enrollment is starting for many people! This is

How to care about money when nothing is okay

Jun 5th, 2020 29m 56s

How the heck do you pick financial goals when 1 in 4 people are unemployed, there are murder hornets, police are battering people in the streets for having the audacity to say that black men shouldn't die at the hands of cops, and everything fe

Can they take back your unemployment check and what to do with $1,200?

Apr 14th, 2020 16m 24s

Three questions that didn't make the livestream this week: what to do with your $1,200 if your job is stable right now, can they take back your unemployment overpayment, and how to get your stimulus bill if you don't have a bank account. I answ

Freelancers and Gig Workers Can Get Unemployment Now + It Pays

Apr 8th, 2020 24m 56s

Freelancers and gig workers (and musicians and more) can file for unemployment now for the first time ever. And for the moment, it actually pays enough to pay your bills - possibly even more than your job did. If you have a question about your

How get health insurance when you lose your job + those $1,200 checks

Apr 1st, 2020 28m 33s

How do you get health insurance if you lost your job? Are we all really getting 1,200 extra free dollars from the government? what is the catch If you have a question about your financial life, or if you just want to share what it is like in yo

How to Meal Plan

Mar 27th, 2020 23m 36s

This is episode touches on everything you need to know to get started meal planning. If you have a question for the Special Financial Chaos episodes coming out, or if you just want to share what it is like in your part of the world, please emai

Track your time to enjoy life more ft. Laura Vanderkam

Mar 13th, 2020 33m 35s

Time is money! But many of us know exactly where our money goes, but have no idea where our time goes. Once you know where the time goes, you can make changes that will help you spend more time on the things you value and less where you don’t (

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The March of Time Challenge and The Flu

Feb 28th, 2020 3m 28s

We're off this week due to mysterious flu-like illnesses BUT never fear, we have cool OMD things coming up this week. Tomorrow (leap day, Saturday, February 29th) - we have a livestream at 5PM Pacific. Subscribe on youtube to anomalily to be no

Job-hopping isn't bad & how to beat the job-stealing robots ft. Nicolle Merrill

Feb 14th, 2020 48m 35s

We all know careers aren't the same as they once were. Nicolle Merrill joins us to discuss why job-hopping is actually an advantage, how to "network" when you're an introvert, and what the first thing people might ask you to do in different cit

Listen Before You File: US Taxes 101

Feb 7th, 2020 48m 9s

Lillian is joined by Nina, who asks questions about taxes and we cover what you need to know about witholding, saver's credit, and more. Check out the transcript and the full show notes at ohmydollar.com Plus Check our 20 in 2020 challenges on

How much should you put in an emergency fund

Jan 31st, 2020 31m 5s

Lillian talks about how much you really need in your emergency funds in response to a listener question from Ken, and she tries to get Chase, our engineer, to stop spending all his money. Check out the transcript and the full show notes at ohmy

Why You're Failing at Your Budget + Getting Rid of the Financial Shame

Jan 24th, 2020 38m 9s

Sometimes it's hard to stick to a budget. But that shouldn't make you feel ashamed. How to get over feelings of shame and deprivation when things are hard and your financial goals aren't working? Here's some money therapy. Check out the transcr

Great Work Benefits You Might Actually Use

Jan 17th, 2020 30m 41s

What work benefits might you actually want to use and negotiate for? We asked the Oh My Dollar! community for the work benefits they actually used - and the ones that were just useless lip service. Check out the transcript and the full show not

What is worth doing yourself vs paying someone else?

Jan 10th, 2020 18m 13s

What is worth paying someone else to do and what is a waste of money? I asked people what they outsource due to health, disability, time, quality, and more - and what they DIY themselves.Check out the transcript, and the full show notes at ohm

When to Give up on Goals this Year

Jan 3rd, 2020 24m 42s

How do you know when to quit a project, a goal, or something similar? And how does a to-do-list role playing game teach you about financial goals? Check out the video, the transcript, and the full show notes at ohmydollar.com Plus Check our 20

All that money you didn't save: Opportunity Costs

Dec 14th, 2019 25m 9s

What's the real cost of choosing one path vs another? What happens when you could've bought a house instead of spending your money on scented candles and fancy rollerblades? What about when you choose to stay home rather than not going out? Wha

How to Balance Being a Human and an Employee

Dec 6th, 2019 12m 45s

When you're an employee, you're also an employee with health needs. How do you balance both? We talk with Mac Prichard about how to bring up health care in the job process, and how to negotiate for sick leave without "outing" yourself. Plus, wh

What the heck is a co-pay vs co-insurance?

Oct 11th, 2019 22m 8s

Untangling the difference between a co-pay vs co-insurance and which kind of health care plan is better. Plus, depressing health care headlines. This is the first ever OMD episode with a video version. Check out the video, the transcript, and t

What you can pay for with Health Savings Accounts, ft Jean Chatzky

Oct 3rd, 2019 22m 42s

It's health care month on OMD for the third time and we're kicking it off with Jean Chatzky and talk about why Health Savings Accounts are rad super special triple-tax free accounts. Check out our full show notes and transcript at ohmydollar.co

The Real Cost of Will's Cross-Country Move

Sep 25th, 2019 23m 26s

It's Will's final Oh My Dollar! episode and we talk about how much it cost for him to move cross-country - and also about our halloween themed budget challenge, Budgetober! Join budgetober at http://www.ohmydollar.com/budgetober/ Check out full

A recession is coming, how can you be ready?

Sep 12th, 2019 26m 58s

A recession is coming, what should you do to be ready? Can you really prepare for a recession? Check out our transcript and full shows note at ohmydollar.com - transcripts are provided by our patrons in the Purrsonal Finance Society (who make

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See you next week!

Sep 4th, 2019 1m 16s

Hey folks, we're off this week due to Lillian mostly losing her voice. Back next week at the usual time!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Managing Money as a College Student

Aug 28th, 2019 30m 8s

What are some tips for managing your personal finances as a college or university student? What do we wish we had known about money when we started out in school? Check out our transcript and full show note at ohmydollar.com - transcripts are