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How To Get The Government to Crush Your Debt - Episode 437

Release Date: 10/17/2024

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How To Get The Government to Crush Your Debt - Episode 437

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How can you get the government to give you money to pay rent, mortgages and utilities? Is grant money easy to get? Do you have to pay it back? This week's episode is one of the few that carry an "Explicit" tag, so if you don't like the occassional bad word, please skip today's episode and we'll talk to you again next week. This week's guest is Matthew Lesko, a renown expert in government grants and financial aid, known for helping individuals access funding opportunities. He has been studying grants for nearly 48 years, has been awared two New York Times Best Sellers, and has been a...

Financial Slang - Episode 436

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How can you get the government to give you money to pay rent, mortgages and utilities?

Is grant money easy to get? Do you have to pay it back?

This week's episode is one of the few that carry an "Explicit" tag, so if you don't like the occassional bad word, please skip today's episode and we'll talk to you again next week.

This week's guest is Matthew Lesko, a renown expert in government grants and financial aid, known for helping individuals access funding opportunities. He has been studying grants for nearly 48 years, has been awared two New York Times Best Sellers, and has been a syndicated columnist for The New York Times and Good Housekeeping Magazine.

Shawn & George talk to Matthew about government grants including how to get them, common misconceptions, and other useful websites and resources to get FREE MONEY!

Specifically, some of the sites mentioned:

There are TONS of resources out there to help you with starting a business, disaster funding, veteran's benefits, etc. You have to do some due diligence and research, but you can find sources that will grant you various amounts of money.

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