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Lost Files from 2018: Recommitting to Financial Success in 2019

Feb 17, 2019

Lost Files from 2018: Recommitting to Financial Success in 2019

Whether its committing to a savings plans, researching your town’s first time home buyer program or FINALLY figuring out what an investment for the future would mean to you, a New Year is a great chance to start fresh, setting new and aggressive goals. On this previously lost episode of MYDM, Ben & Malcolm cover what we’ve learned in 2018 and how it will help us to prepare for financial success in the New Year. Pick your platform. Listen to this episode now! Hosts: @mydm1 and

How Federal Interest Rate Hikes Will Impact You and the Fascinating World of Credit Card Churning

Jan 1, 2019

How Federal Interest Rate Hikes Will Impact You and the Fascinating World of Credit Card Churning

Most of us know the important basics of how to effectively select a credit card. But what about picking a credit card based on rewards and then doing that over and over again for points, travel credits and other perks? #MYDM explores the risky but fascinating world of credit card churning. Ben & Malcolm also cover how recent federal interest rate increases will impact your pockets and shake their fists at the stupidity of Black Friday. Pick your platform. Listen to this episo

Amazon Lands in DC and the City Offering $10,000 for You to Move There

Dec 14, 2018

Amazon Lands in DC and the City Offering $10,000 for You to Move There

Manage Your Damn Money returns from its Fall 2018 break to discuss the news of trillion dollar company Amazon coming to further gentrify the Washington, DC metro area, and Malcolm explains why he's big mad about it. The co-hosts also share life updates including Ben's official entrance into fatherhood of triplet girls and Malcolm's continued expectation that Ben will soon be driving a minivan. Pick your platform. Listen to this episode now! Hosts: @mydm1 and @malcolmonmoney

The Cost of Raising Kids in America and MYDM Enters Parenthood... with Triplets 😳

Sep 16, 2018

The Cost of Raising Kids in America and MYDM Enters Parenthood... with Triplets 😳

The cat is out of the bag. Manage Your Damn Money is entering the most long-term, most daunting and most expensive endeavor ANYONE can undertake. #Parenthood. How much will it cost for childcare? What about clothes? How about a simple (and cheap?) trip to your favorite fast food joint? Ben & Malcolm explore all the financial difficulties of raising children in America. And did we mention one of them is having triplets? 👶🏽👶🏽👶🏽 Pick your platform. Listen to this episode n

New Episode: The Unfamiliar and Unknown Costs of Buying and Owning a Home

Aug 22, 2018

New Episode: The Unfamiliar and Unknown Costs of Buying and Owning a Home

Embarking upon the journey of homeownership is full of hurdles, financial yellow lights and stop signs. But what if there were more intersections than you originally planned for? On this episode of #MYDM, we go beyond the mortgage payments and take a look at the hidden costs associated with buying and owning a home. Ben & Malcolm also welcome title insurance professional Adam Holmwood to the show to explain what title insurance is and to share more about the lesser known cost

From Homeownership, To Hotel Management

Feb 26, 2015

From Homeownership, To Hotel Management

Written by Ben Carter Damon Lawrence is a 27-year-old Southern California native who is chasing dreams of hotel, real-estate and boutique hotel management. Damon purchased a home nearby his college town of Baltimore, Maryland at the youthful age of 22. At 26, Damon moved back home to California and began renting out his home, becoming a manager of what became his first investment property. Having worked in the hotel management business for over five years, Damon is turning hi

Oct 21, 2014

90s TV Commercials That Always Seem to Remind Me of Insurance Policies

Written by Ben Carter Growing up in different regions of the country can expose you to things that you come think of as "normal". Born and raised in Pasadena, California, there are a number of things I struggled with when I first came to live on the East Coast. For starters, there is no In & Out Burger, Jack in the Box or Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles restaurants. I don't think Jack In the Box makes it any further west than Texas. Then there is the fact that I can never rememb

California Will Give You $1500 for Your Old @** Car

May 2, 2014

California Will Give You $1500 for Your Old @** Car

Written by Ben Carter This is a love letter. On Wednesday, my mother sent my sister, my fiance, my dad and I a text. The text read “HEEEEY!! Um on my way now. Gotta plan a memorial service for Theresa!!! Sniff, Sniff!!!” You might be alarmed or saddened because my mother mentioned the need for a memorial service. You might also want to know who Theresa is and why she is special enough to warrant a text about the need to have a memorial service for her. Do not shed tears for m

Detroit Real Estate on Sale for $1000

Apr 17, 2014

Detroit Real Estate on Sale for $1000

CNNMoney’s Les Christie wrote an interesting article about what the City of Detroit is doing to address it’s widespread problem of abandoned and often times unlivable homes. The city’s woes, financially and otherwise, have been well documented. But we found it interesting what the story mentioned as being the city’s latest effort to revive itself, in part, through an effort to improve housing. BuildingDetroit.org is an auction website planning to auction off a hanful of vacan