Financial Side of Life

Financial Side of Life


Latest Episodes

Ep. 23 – WA529 Plans. The Best Decision You’ll Ever Make
April 18, 2019

Ep. 23 – WA529 Plans. The Best Decision You’ll Ever Make 529 plans in Washington State had a year full of growth and change. Today we talk to Luke Minor, new Program Director of the Washington College Savings Plans (which is both the original Guarantee...

Ep. 22 – Parent Plus Loans, Caveat Emptor with Travis Hornsby of StudentLoanPlanner.com
March 28, 2019

Parent Plus Loans, Caveat Emptor with Travis Hornsby of StudentLoanPlanner.com Hey parents.  If you’ve ever needed a healthy dose of reality when considering borrowing large amounts of money for college, you’ve got to listen to today’s episode with Tra...

Ep. 21 – The Millionaire Next Door in You With Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw of DataPoints
March 07, 2019

The Millionaire Next Door in You With Dr. Sarah Stanley Fallaw of DataPoints Are you the kind of person who never wins things like contests or drawings?  Well, I’m not.  Amazingly, I win a lot of times.  Nothing super big, like a car or vacation.

Ep. 20 – From the Flip of a Coin With Red Mountain Vintner, Shae Frichette, Frichette Winery
February 14, 2019

Ep. 20 – From the Flip of a Coin With Red Mountain Vintner, Shae Frichette, Frichette Winery Red Mountain AVA is alive with entrepreneurial and community-minded folks like Shae and Greg Frichette of Frichette Winery.

Ep. 19 – Ever Forward, Never Backward With Brigadier General Joy Curriera Part 2
January 24, 2019

  Ep. 19 – Ever Forward, Never Backward with Brigadier General Joy Curriera, Part 2 Welcome back to the second part of our conversation with my high school friend and Army Brigadier General, Joy Curriera. If you didn’t listen to the first half,

Ep. 18 – Ever Forward, Never Backward With Brigadier General Joy Curriera Part 1
January 03, 2019

  Ep. 18 – Ever Forward, Never Backward With Brigadier General Joy Curriera, Part 1 When you think about that girl in high school that everybody knew, liked and respected (at a small town, American high school) or the athlete that played year-round spo...

Ep. 17 – FAFSA and CSS Profile – Differences and Highlights
December 13, 2018

In this special podcast episode on the FAFSA and the CSS Profile hosted by the planners of the Facebook group “Ask The Experts About Paying For College,” we talk about how you can be smarter about them. Today I am meeting with my colleagues from XY pla...

Ep. 16 – The New Tax System With Nathan Burt
November 22, 2018

The New Tax System for 2018 with Nathan Burt Year-end means tax planning and today we are talking taxes with our guest, Nathan Burt, Certified Public Accountant and owner of Burt Tax and Accounting in Southeastern Washington. Nathan’s dad, Ron Burt,

Ep. 15 – Women’s Circle With Mary Ballin and Kelly Shikany
November 01, 2018

Women’s Circle My guests today are Kelly Shikany and Mary Ballin, two women I met in Seattle back in 2014 at my very first encounter with circle training. Our program was led by Elizabeth Jetton and Eleanor Blayney,

Ep. 14 – Becoming Financially Independent With Chris Reining
October 11, 2018

Becoming Financially Independent with Chris Reining Our guest on this episode is Chris Reining. He is a young man who has managed to become financially independent at a nearly unprecedented age. He is retired and got there through his own work. Today,