Bad With Money With Gabe Dunn

An anonymous trust fund kid breaks down exactly how the money has or hasn't changed their life. (Juicy!) An army reservist details what the financial benefits were of joining the military. Gabe talks about the broken down homes in the LA area that are going for millions of dollars. 

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Original Air Date: Nov 16, 2022

Barbara Sloan, author of "Tipped The life changing guide to financial freedom for waitresses, bartenders, strippers, and all other service industry professionals," joins Gabe to talk about a topic we've wanted to cover for a while: tipping and working for tips. In the US, 3 million people work mainly for tips and yet financial advice never takes them into account or gives them practica...

Should you tip if someone just hands you food or drink from behind a counter? Next, what is up with car insurance? How do you know if you're getting taken advantage of? A listener shares their debt story after moving two times for different jobs. 

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Why does this keep happening?? Host of "This Keeps Happening" and marriage and family therapist Vienna Pharaon joins the show to talk about family systems and money, repeating patterns, and setting boundaries. Gabe and Vienna share their vulnerable family histories and what forms your fears and actions around finances. Plus, examples of how to practice boundaries with your friends and loved ones. 

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How fast or slow do you listen to Gabe talk? More on solo 401Ks, welcoming the new people on the Discord channel which is... poppin' off, and how many bank accounts should you have and for what? You all had a lot of feelings on the Julia Cook episode about kids and money. Do not normalize poor infrastructure. 

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In the wake of Amanda Bynes and Wendy Williams, Benazeer "Benny" Roshan joins the show to talk about conservatorships and guardianships. Who can petition the court to put someone into one? (I was shocked.) The funny thing about writing your will, who decides your fate under a conservatorship (a jury??), and the fear of women and women of color have around the court system getting involved in their mental breakdowns.

A listener named Lisa writes in about their complicated financial situations including motherhood, worrying about their younger self's financial decisions, and how hyperfocus affected her and her husband's joint bank account. Plus, an unexpected death in the family drains money through legal fees, and emotional bandwidth among everything else. How do you explain to your kid that they have a trust fund? And finally, top surg...

Inspired by Bad With Money, Dr. Stephanie Zepeda became a financial therapist for couples! (Have we really been on THAT long??) Now, she's come full circle as a guest on the show talking about what financial therapy can and can't teach you, how to "fight fair" about money, and what happens when a YOLO Person marries a Frugal MacDoogal. Plus, more therapy for Gabe's fear of intimacy and being known. We have fun h...

A short interview with Gabe and MedjetAssist's John Gobbels. They talk about travel insurance and what it costs when you get sick or severely injured far away from home.

Then a listener writes in about getting fired from a company that was supposed to specialize in helping autistic people. Another one shares how they got started on the "buy nothing" trend by having a suitcase stolen in a foreign country. CVS and Walg...

We're back with another movie about stealing! You're Wrong About's Sarah Marshall joins the podcast to talk about how she and Gabe started dating, the 1988 heist film A Fish Called Wanda, and Jamie Lee Curtis as femme fatale. What makes a good movie about thieves? 

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Content warning: racism

A museum veteran writes in to chat about working at toxic nonprofits, dealing with racism and classism, and obscured salary transparency. More horror stories from your jobs at nonprofits and charities. M is confused about whether or not they should invest in a CD to grow their savings. A billionaire donates enough for the medical students of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to never ha...

Actress and stand up comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub joins the pod for a frank, funny, and very personal conversation about her and Gabe's humble beginnings in Hollywood, the weirdness of both of their rises to somewhat fame, and how the money REALLY works in entertainment. This is such a fun one and a great primer on how both Gabe and Mary Lynn got to where they are today.

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Credit cards and budgets! Should Gabe use a Venmo or CashApp card? What's the deal with district attorney Fani Willis, of Trump's election interference trial, and the deep dive into her use of cash during the circus of her trial? Operating in cash when you travel. Haggling abroad. A flow chart of what to do if you get a windfall of money. An update on Gabe's movie.

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Content warning: bullying, alcoholism, death

Thank goodness for Gabe's parents. How do you explain jobs, credit cards, and inequality to your children? Legendary children's author Julia Cook joins the show to talk about writing about money from money's perspective. Gabe shares a lot of his own story, Julia feels her work is not political, and in the end, Gabe is a pretty okay grandson.

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A farmer writes in to talk about generational wealth in farming. This Discord shares a bunch of information about pensions, our Anne Lester retirement episode, and target date index funds. Should Gabe have a SEP or a solo 401K? A seed tester riles up Gabe by sharing the cost of watermelon seeds.

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Rodney Griffin, a financial advisor for Northwestern Mutual, tells us exactly how to do your taxes, what happens if you don't pay, and what documents you need and what they mean. What happens if you get audited? Welcome back to another soothing 101 episode, baby.

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Gray divorce needs no reason. A listener lists every single person Gabe knows. Another writes in to ask for advice for their brother who is about to move in with their partner with whom they don't have a good history of talking about money. Buy Nothing groups rule the day. Are those videos of people getting fired on TikTok actually real?? Have you ever done this??

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This one is a SHOCKER. Author Carrie Sun worked for years as the assistant to a billionaire optimizing every second of life, even rest. We talk about the reality and secrets of this kind of fast-paced, grinding in finance. It's giving The Devil Wears Prada but with men and worse and no one even has cool clothes. You're not going to want to miss this. (Plus, what show has a character based on Carrie?)

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Gabe debates ways to budget and save. C writes in to discuss switching careers after setting boundaries doesn't work. Another listener writes in about approaching HR at their job about pay inequality and the consequences they faced for doing so. At a non-profit. Jeff Bezos moves to Florida. 

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