ME and Money Podcast

ME and Money Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 27: Financial Would You Rather? (Part 2)
July 01, 2025

We had so much fun doing this last week, we had to do it again! In this episode, Matt and Elliott debate: Would you rather never compare your finances to someone else, or know youre always beating th

Episode 26: Financial Would You Rather? (Part 1)
June 17, 2025

Were kicking off a little experiment, which started with an interesting conversation we had a couple weeks back off the air. For the next few weeks, were going to play a financial version of the cla

Episode 25: Is It Possible To Consistently Time The Market?
June 03, 2025

With all the tariff-related market fluctuations, Matt and Elliott take some time this week to discuss market-timing. Is it possible to time the market, consistently? How do you know when to get out? M

Episode 24: Why Use A Brokerage Account?
May 20, 2025

Building off of the technical information from last week, Matt and Elliott discuss more about some of their favorite use cases for a Brokerage Account, and who may find them to be a valuable tool. Whi

Episode 23: What Is A Brokerage Account?
May 06, 2025

Brokerage Account, what the heck is that? In this episode, Matt and Elliott discuss one of the most confusing accounts in the savings worlds, Brokerage Accounts. These can sometimes just be called

Episode 22: Roth vs. Traditional for retirement, is there a clear “best”?
April 22, 2025

In a follow-up to our last episode, we went even deeper into the Roth versus Traditional debate for IRAs and 401ks. We hope you enjoy this nuanced discussion around saving for retirement, and why the

Episode 21: Understanding IRAs, 401(k)s, and 403(b)s
April 08, 2025

Were here to talk retirement plan options today! Many times when working with their clients, Matt and Elliott take the approach that many of these accounts are functionally the same thing, but they c

Episode 20: Are Health Sharing Plans, Insurance?
March 25, 2025

Picking up where we left off last time, were here to talk about Health Sharing Plans, which are sometimes used as a replacement for traditional health insurance. In this episode, we talk a bit more a

Episode 19: HMOs, PPOs, HDHPs, HSAs… The Alphabet Soup Of Health Plans
March 11, 2025

Healthcare is undoubtedly one of the greatest financial concerns for the majority of Americans. With health-related expenses being the #1 cause of bankruptcy, its really important to understand what

Episode 18: Understanding Credit Scores
February 25, 2025

Credit Scores and their importance are one of the most written about topics when it comes to personal finance, yet there is still a great deal of confusion on how they work, what they mean, and what y