Money can be like a cold shower, cooling off the hottest relationships. Who pays for dates? Who pays the rent? Corinne Fisher & Krystyna Hutchinson, comedians and hosts of the fantastic podcast "Guys We F*****d," weigh in on what it's like to make money for the first time ever and how being the earner in a relationship can cause big headaches.
Comedian Mike Lemme is taking a big risk. He's rented out a theater in New York City for 15 nights, performing an hour of comedy with musical guests. The cost? $7,000 on his credit card. Mike and I talk about creativity and credit, debt and why and when to take financial risks in hopes of making our dreams a reality.
It's less than a month 'til Election Day and I am SPENT. Amid all the talk about harassment, Wikileaks and emails, I'm still hung up on something. What's the deal with Trump's taxes? Has he really not paid any in years? If so, how is that even possible? Scott Reing, an NYC tax attorney, returns to the show to explain what we know about what Trump owes -- and if voters can take advantage of the same loopholes.
Whether you commuted to school or lived in a dorm, ate nothing but cereal or studied abroad -- the fact is 70 perfect of you are carrying student loans. A 2016 graduate will begin his or her adult life owing over $37,000 How can so many of us have so much college debt with no plan to pay it off? How did we get here? How can we get out of it without, as one listener wondered, faking our deaths? Today on SPENT, Max Spiegel, the COO of Student Loan Hero, tells me all about how we can dig ourselves out and start planning for our futures.