#economy

Oct 8, 2019

New Episode: Career Turning Points and How the National Debt Affects You

On this episode of MYDM, Ben & Malcolm explore unlikely career turning points to help you think critically about your next career move.

Sep 16, 2019

New Episode: The Customer Lifetime Value Score and the "End" of Shareholder Primacy

We’re all familiar with the concept of a credit score and what it intends to project about your ability to make payments toward your debts a

Jul 17, 2019

New Episode: Millennials and the Economics of Renting in America

The single greatest expense we all face is the cost of keeping a roof over our heads. Be it a basement apartment or the basement of your...

Jun 16, 2019

New Episode: Part 2 - The Policies Being Put Forth as Solutions to Economic Inequality

America and the world at large is coming to a broad, widely held conclusion -- economic inequality is becoming a problem. With the...

Jun 12, 2019

New Episode: Part 1 - Understanding Economic Inequality and the Policies Being Put Forth as Solution

America and the world at large is coming to a broad, widely held conclusion -- economic inequality is becoming a problem. With the...

Jan 1, 2019

How Federal Interest Rate Hikes Will Impact You and the Fascinating World of Credit Card Churning

Most of us know the important basics of how to effectively select a credit card. But what about picking a credit card based on rewards...

Dec 14, 2018

Amazon Lands in DC and the City Offering $10,000 for You to Move There

Manage Your Damn Money returns from its Fall 2018 break to discuss the news of trillion dollar company Amazon coming to further gentrify...

Oct 7, 2018

New Episode: Is It Time for a New Kind of Capitalism?

A booming economy and record low unemployment numbers are our current reality in 2018. But how can an economy be booming at the same time...

Sep 9, 2018

New Episode: Is Bitcoin B.S.? A Cryptocurrency Enthusiast Debates MYDM

It's new. It's digital. It's all the rage... and very hard to explain or even understand. Cryptocurrency has become a hot topic over the...

Aug 26, 2018

New Episode: Understanding the Costs of Healthcare and Millennials Are Too Poor to Run for Office

Whether it’s a common cold or serious health condition, we all get sick and sometimes, getting sick costs money. On this episode of...

Aug 11, 2018

New Episode: Major Financial Hurdles Facing Millennials and How to Overcome Them

Those born in the 1980s and on are facing some unique financial challenges – student loans, income inequality, and the question of social...

Jul 30, 2018

Classically Bad Financial Advice and Why Papa Johns Wants to Get Rid of Papa Johns

What's the worst financial advice you've ever been given? Who gave it to you? Was it your crazy Uncle Larry? Or wine-glass-always-in-hand...

Jul 23, 2018

New Episode: The Great Recession of 2008 and a Game Show That Pays Off Student Loans

The result of an over inflated housing market, bad loans and good old American greed, we take a look back at the causes, aftermath and...

May 20, 2018

New Episode: Springtime Headlines to Follow and Several Reasons to Avoid Weddings

It's springtime and Summer 2018 is right around the corner. In this episode of #MYDM, we take a look at recent money-related headlines...

Nov 27, 2016

Standing Rock, Native American Ancestral Lands... And Capitalism

Here in lies an incredible problem. On one side, we have an institution (in some cases) ready to provide monetary compensation for the viola

Sep 29, 2015

Travel Diary: The Unique & Unfamiliar Economy of the United Arab Emirates

Last Christmas, myself and hundreds of millennials snagged incredibly cheap flights to Abu Dhabi, an “emirate” (or city) of the United...