To Sell or Not to Sell - Episode 452
Crushing Debt Podcast
What happens if you are in a situation where you need to sell your house? You're in foreclosure? Or you've filed a bankruptcy? How can you avoid predators and scams if you're in a situation where you're forced to sell your home, or if you're in financial distress? This week's guest on the Crushing Debt Podcast is Sandra Cantu, who brings over 25 years of real estate expertise and a deeply personal understanding of homeowner challenges. Her journey from facing foreclosure as a single mom to becoming a trusted cash home buyer across New York, Arizona, and Florida has fueled my passion for...
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Money Lies We Tell Ourselves - Episode 451
Crushing Debt Podcast
What are some comfort lies you tell yourself about money? What are some future lies you tell yourself about money? What are some identity lies you tell yourself about money? In this week's episode Shawn & George talk about the money lies we tell ourselves. Things like: I deserve it. I'll start saving when I make more money. Everyone has debt, it's normal. I'll work forever, so I don't need to save for retirement. Investing is too risky; I'll just keep cash. I'll make it up later. I'm just not good with money. More money will solve my problems. I have plenty of time to figure it out....
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What Is Your Relationship With Money - Episode 450
Crushing Debt Podcast
What are the five money personas? What are the four "F's" of money (nots this is not an explicit] episode). How do dopamine, endorphins, oxytocin and seratonin factor in to your attitudes about money? On this week's episode of The Crushing Debt Podcast, Shawn & George talk to Gino Barbaro of the Jake & Gino Show to talk about your attitudes towards and relationship with money. Gino is a published author, Wheelbarrow Profits, The Honey Bee, Family Food and the Friars, and his latest book Happy Money, Happy Family, Happy Legacy. Gino is also a real estate investor, having...
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Use Your Tax Refund to File Bankruptcy - Episode 449
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Do you get a tax refund every year? Is that a good thing? If you're in financial distress, what can you do with your tax refund? On this week's episode of the Crushing Debt podcast, Shawn & George talk about tax refunds, how tax refunds are treated in Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy, what to do so that your refund is less but your take-home pay is more, and other topics related to bankruptcy. For example, did you know that Child Support and Alimony are not dischargeable in a bankruptcy? What about Homeowner Association and Condo Association liens? What happens to a debt in bankruptcy when...
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Unveiling Time Management - Episode 448
Crushing Debt Podcast
Do you want an extra hour each day for yourself? For your employees? Do you know the purpose of work meetings? Who spends more time working on priority activities? How is AI changing productivity? The three areas of life that people tend to focus on the most: (1) body image, (2) time management and (3) financial management. On this week's episode of the Crushing Debt Podcast, Shawn & George spend a very efficient amount of time talking to productivity expert Mark Ellwood. Mark is the president of Pace Productivity Inc., and the author of A Complete Waste of Time, Cut the Glut of...
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Economic Policy and Personal Finance - Episode 447
Crushing Debt Podcast
What will Monday, January 20, mean for you? What political party has a majority in the Federal House of Representatives and Senate? What political party has a majority in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate? In your home state? And what will that all mean for you, your family, your wallet? Back in Episode 440, Financial Literacy and Politics, Shawn and George discussed similar issues following the results of the 2024 Presidential Elections. As a result of that show, we met Jamie Miller, this week's guest. Jamie is the former Executive Director of the Republican...
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Crushing Debt Resolutions - Episode 446
Crushing Debt Podcast
Happy New Year! What Resolutions did you set for yourself this year? What is it about the New Year that makes us want to set Resolutions? How can you ensure that your resolutions don't drift away after a few weeks or months? On this week's episode of the Crushing Debt Podcast, the first of 2025, George and Shawn talk about mindset, momentum and motivation, celebrating small victories, learning from setbacks and measuring yourself after where you started rather than your goal. How much do you need in emergency funds? Check out this site: What are some of your New Year's...
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Money Lessons from Holiday Movies - Episode 445
Crushing Debt Podcast
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays from all of us at The Crushing Debt Podcast. We hope you had a great holiday season. This is our last episode of 2024, but we'll be back next week with all new episodes and some great content for 2025. The holiday season brings a lot of things - family, presents, food, songs, and especially movies! There are some great holiday movies - Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, Elf, Scrooged, The Grinch, It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, Jingle All the Way, Polar Express, The Santa Clause, and others. What money lessons do we get from...
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Financial Goals - Episode 444
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What goals did you accomplish in 2024? What financial accomplishments did you achieve in 2024? What were your financial wins? What goals will you set for 2025? In our second to last episode for 2024, Shawn & George talk about their own personal and business financial goals, for themselves, their families, their companies, and for the podcast! What do you want to see from our show in 2025 (and beyond)? Let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends! Please also visit our sponsors: Magic Mind - . There's still time to get 20% off any stocking...
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How to Avoid Self Sabotage - Episode 443
Crushing Debt Podcast
What is it like to rebuild after a foreclosure, after a bankruptcy? What is the real cause of foreclosure, bankruptcy and financial distress? While we have talked about these topics before, this week's guest overcame all of it to form a non-profit that helps people who find themselves in this situation. This week, Shawn & George interview Michael Russell, with Hope 4 Harship, and also the President/Owner of Century 21 Signature Properties, one of the original CENTURY 21 franchises in the country. Hear Micheal's story about divorce, foreclosures, short sales, bankruptcies, and how he...
info_outlineWhat happens if you are in a situation where you need to sell your house? You're in foreclosure? Or you've filed a bankruptcy?
How can you avoid predators and scams if you're in a situation where you're forced to sell your home, or if you're in financial distress?
This week's guest on the Crushing Debt Podcast is Sandra Cantu, who brings over 25 years of real estate expertise and a deeply personal understanding of homeowner challenges. Her journey from facing foreclosure as a single mom to becoming a trusted cash home buyer across New York, Arizona, and Florida has fueled my passion for helping homeowners in distress.
You can reach Sandy at [email protected] or [email protected].
Please let us know if you enjoy this episode and, if so, please share it with your friends!
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