Category Archives for "Financial"
May 17, 2023
- in Education , Family , Financial , Professional , WYE Podcast
Pest Control – Lost Cousin of the First Responders?
MC has had one hell of a week, gang. First a hot water pipe in his garage bursts, on his birthday no less, costing a few hundred bucks. Then Rory, the eldest of the MC dogs, starts having leg issues on a weekend so needs to be seen at the urgent care. There goes even […]
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August 17, 2022
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OFFICE HOURS – August 2022
Warning: Explicit Content Also Warning: We talk movies and actors and completely forget Elijah Woods’ name. Many years ago, when we were recording our previous show which was laden with expletives, innuendo and clergy molestation humor, Mrs MC mentioned that our off the mic conversations were more interesting than our on the mic conversations and […]
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June 1, 2022
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WYE Special Concert Edition: Steve Poltz at Strawberry
They say to never meet your heroes because you’ll feel let down.I’m here to tell you that ain’t always true. After beating back Covid, MC and the family were able to make it to their favorite event of the year: The Strawberry Music Festival.While waiting in line to have one of his favorite artists sign […]
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May 25, 2022
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How to Combat Overwhelm
Both MC and HM got the ‘Rona last week (thus the absence…apologies). At any rate, this week sees the boys feeling loads better and at the Strawberry Music Festival. Consequently, no new episode. Instead, however, you’ll get a bonus episode that is from MC’s Badges & Budgets podcast! When you face a significant task with […]
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January 26, 2022
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Introducing MC’s New Podcast Project
On the heels of (finally!) announcing his retirement, MC wants to give you a sneak peak at his latest podcast project: Badges and Budgets. The first episode is a doozy, too. MC comes out swinging and makes the claim that “most cops aren’t great with money.” Interesting tactic of a marketing genius? Copy-writing savant? Bear-poking? […]
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April 28, 2021
- in Financial , Recovery , WYE Podcast
6 Steps to Financially Prepare for Retirement
You might think this is a show about the end of your career, but we’ve got advice for you new people. As you may or may not know your co-host Jason is a family financial expert and has lived all of the advice we’re giving this week. And your other co-host Justin has followed many […]
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March 3, 2021
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The Intersection of Faith and Finances with Johnny McWilliams
Faith and Finances. Two topics people love to talk about, right? Hello? Is this thing on? Not to worry, friends. In this episode, you can simply listen and not be required to tell us your life story surrounding these taboo topics because MC has a great discussion with fellow financial coach, Johnny McWilliams, about these […]
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April 8, 2020
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First Responder Tax Relief – What does it all mean?
Each year the guys bring in Kim Schorr, owner of KMSTaxPrep to offer guidance and answer questions about filing taxes as a first responder. Do we get certain write-offs, benefits or access to any programs that can help us? Usually these questions are straight forward and the answers equally so. But as you are well […]
Read More...Building Financial Strength and Supercharging Investing with Nick Daugherty
Fresh off episode 008 about budgeting, the guys address another emergency many first responders and military face: Investing. In a sea of confusing numbers like 401k, 457, and 403, we reach out to financial expert Nick Daugherty, @FinancialCop, to guide us! A semi-retired law enforcement officer (yes, we find out what that means) Nick teaches […]
Read More...The Importance of Budgeting
One of the most important things first responders need to understand is what to do with their income. Too many get overwhelmed with debt needing so much overtime to cover the bills they never see their families. Budgeting isn’t as insane as you think it is and can be the single biggest impact you can […]
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