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This week we are talking about budget elements! We learn how you can budget discretionary money to pay for fun expenses, like Halloween costumes.

We discuss the Netflix series The Watcher and the things you should consider when thinking about getting a security system to keep your family and home safe. We discuss cost and budget options.

We discuss subscription services and use the rise and fall of Peloton as an example case! We discuss Peloton's business model and why it was so attractive to consumers. We also cover how to manage subscriptions.

We kick off Season 2 of the podcast by focusing on retirement! We are talking about how Fidelity Investments, Vanguard Group, and Alight Solutions are teaming up to reconnect workers with savings left behind at old employers. We also break down some common types of retirement accounts.

It is the Season One Finale of Money On Our Mind! In this episode, we discuss what you can do if you find yourself in too much debt. We use the Evergrande Group as an example. The company is in trouble, they have a mountain of debt. Evergrande is one of China's largest real estate developers but has also invested in many other types of businesses in China - like electric vehicles, sports teams, and theme parks. Evergrande kept borrowing more money to fund these projects and now can’t pa...

In this episode, we discuss the steps you can take to protect yourself if your sensitive information is lost in a data breach. On December 18, 2020, hackers gained access to St. Joseph’s/Candler hospital system. The hackers maintained access until the middle of the night on June 17, 2021, when they deployed a ransomware attack on the hospital system. The protected heath information of 1,400,000 patients was potentially compromised in the ransomware attack. With ransomware att...