The Financial Flipside Podcast, Episode 30B: Resignation-gate, part 2
The Financial Flipside Podcast
Photo via on Pexels Although , the Great Resignation is still going strong: as of the beginning of June 2022, Americans , and data from the a global survey by Price Waterhouse Coopers found that up to . Further, the Great Resignation is , which have long been believed to be more stable (however far that belief is from the reality of most of the sector’s workers). With all that in mind, we are back with the second half of our Great Resignation episode. This time around we’re talking about factors that influence quitting, lying flat, labor costs, worker-management relations,...
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 30
The Financial Flipside Podcast
Odds are, you know someone who has moved on from their job recently, whether a co-worker, family member, or friend. Maybe you’ve made a similar transition yourself. If so, you may be part of the Great Resignation, a socio-cultural phenomenon that is baffling researchers and reporters, and which is causing no small degree of anxiety among employers. As we explore in this episode, the reasons that people are leaving their jobs are complex and really get to the heart of why we work in the first place. Also in this episode: life updates, an inside view of what happens when accountants fire...
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 29
The Financial Flipside Podcast
This episode, we’re talking about the tax gap, that is the yawning void between how much tax is owed and how much tax gets paid to the IRS. Where does the tax gap come from (hint: not always where you think)? Why are some people so reluctant to pay their fair share, despite having more than enough money to do so? We also take a detour into dynastic wealth, moral millionaires, and what money does to our brains.
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 28
The Financial Flipside Podcast
Infrastructure touches every aspect of our lives, from the roads we drive on to the water we drink to the electricity powering the laptop I’m using to type these show notes. If part of our country’s (or city’s or state’s) infrastructure falls apart, we often end up paying for it in ways both big and small. Infrastructure projects are also really expensive, making them sites of debate about who pays and what's worth paying for.
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 27
The Financial Flipside Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, we’re talking about scarcity, both the economic concept and how it plays out in our daily lives. Along the way, we’ll discuss sneaker drops, free markets, living wages, human nature, and moments when instinct takes over. We also dedicate our Flipping the News segment to examining the financial aftermath of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 26
The Financial Flipside Podcast
A quick note: This episode was recorded on October 31, 2020, before Election Day or any of the subsequent events surrounding the results or the transition process.
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 25
The Financial Flipside Podcast
Your hosts take look at the history of reparations in the US, examine some of the past and present barriers to reparations for slavery, and discuss what a national reparations program might look like in our current moment.
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 24
The Financial Flipside Podcast
We’re back, and we’ve come bearing gifts in the form of retooled format (including a new segment!). Join us as we recap a weird tax season, take a look at the storylines that emerged after the Treasury Department finally released data about who received PPP loans, and wrap up our discussion of economic indicators with a deep dive into the stock market.
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 23
The Financial Flipside Podcast
Though it may be hard to believe, the US economy isn't officially in a recession. In this episode we talk about why that is, what economic indicators tell us about the economy, and what they sometimes leave out. Plus, we discuss some tips for weathering an economic downturn, recession declaration or no.
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The Financial Flipside Podcast Episode 22
The Financial Flipside Podcast
After some time off, a move (L), and a partial pivot to video (J), the Financial Flipside Podcast is back! For our first episode of 2020, we thought it would be a good idea to talk about a goal that heads up so many of our lists of New Year’s resolutions: getting organized. Specifically, we’re talking about business systems, those combinations of processes, workflows, and tools that we use to do everything from monitoring cash flow to training employees to literally keeping the lights on.
info_outlineAs of May 2019, the average price of a new house in the US was $377,200, a price that will buy you, on average, an apartment’s worth of space for every member of your household. Alongside expanding house sizes and the proliferation of luxury condos is a stark reality: the United States, like many other places in the world, is in the throes of a housing crisis. While there is plenty of physical housing to be had, very little of it is affordable , especially when one takes into account that most people’s wages have remained relatively flat. For example, as of June 2019, there is not a single place in the US or Puerto Rico where a minimum wage job would allow a person to afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment.
Despite what looks like a bleak housing picture, people, especially in the United States, remain invested in home ownership, even if staying in their homes means stretching their salaries or spending hours commuting each week. Why are Americans obsessed with home ownership? Does the idea of one’s house as a source of wealth hold up? Is HGTV ruining the way we think about real estate? What are the ways out of our current mess? We take on these questions and more in this episode.
How HGTV has changed the way we view real estate and our own homes: 1, 2
Millennial homeowners get real about how they were able to afford a home.
In which the Brookings Institution decides that everything is (mostly) fine as far as (middle-class) housing goes.
Charting the rise of housing costs in the US
Views from the Six: Nearly 40% of Toronto’s homes aren’t occupied by the people who live in them, instead serving as rental properties, investments, or second homes.
HUD explains the cost-burden index, or why we use 30% as a benchmark when budgeting for housing.
Explaining the housing crisis. If visuals work better for you, here’s a breakdown in three handy graphics.
How zoning laws have come to define what makes a family
What is gentrification, anyway? How is it different from a neighborhood revitalization plan?
Speaking of gentrification, can it be slowed by the presence of historic landmarks?
What do we mean by the financialization of housing?
From Dissent Magazine: a three-part series on the past, present, and possible (de-financialized) future of housing.
Why many Americans are abandoning the dream of home ownership.
Give people houses (and adequate social support)! It worked in Finland.