Family Financial Feuds
Family Financial Feuds covers financial topics you may have disagreements within your family, whether that's credit scores, money personalities or setting goals. We cover timely topics to help you discuss your own stance on your family financial feud.

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In this episode, Personal Finance expert Kathy Sweedler, Extension Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Camaya Wallace Bechard, and Financial Planning Education Consultant at eMoney Sasha Grabenstetter wrap up the Family Financial Feuds podcast series.
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Find peace of mind during financial changes

In this episode, Personal Finance expert Kathy Sweedler, Extension Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Camaya Wallace Bechard, and Financial Planning Education Consultant at eMoney Sasha Grabenstetter wrap up the Family Financial Feuds podcast series. They explore recent...

Decluttering Your Life

In this episode, personal finance expert Kathy Sweedler and Chelsey Byers, Illinois Extension family life educator, discuss decluttering, disadvantages of letting clutter accumulate, and common issues encountered when decluttering, and they provide tips on how to stay motivated and tackle all of...

Cottage Food & Second Gigs

In this episode, Personal Finance expert Kathy Sweedler and Jenna Smith, MPH, RD, Nutrition and Wellness Educator, Illinois Extension, discuss Illinois cottage food law, how this type of self-employment can benefit the cottage food producer, how cottage food benefits the consumer and local economy...

Inclusive Financial Education and Practices

In this episode, Extension Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Camaya Wallace Bechard and Personal Finance expert Kathy Sweedler discuss what it means to have inclusive practices in financial education, inclusive leadership, and working with individuals with disabilities...

Managing Credit when Prices are Rising

In this episode, Extension Educator Camaya Wallace Bechard and Kathy Sweedler discuss managing credit during times of inflation, common credit score myths, rising interest rates, and provide strategies and resources to help you increase your purchasing power and save money. Resources we discussed...

Fraud: More Than The Dollars

In this episode, Extension Educator Camaya Wallace Bechard and Kathy Sweedler discuss the impact of financial exploitation on your financial well-being, common types of scams, warning signs to look out for, and provide strategies to help you protect yourself, as well as resources for reporting...

Fighting to Save Money

In this episode, Extension Educator Camaya Wallace Bechard and Kathy Sweedler discuss barriers associated with short-term and long-term savings goals, and provide some strategies and resources to help address those barriers and start saving more. Resources we discussed during the Podcast:...

Happy Travels

In this episode, Extension Educator Camaya Wallace Bechard and Kathy Sweedler discuss travel, look back on their own travel experiences, and explore how to save money while traveling, top motivations and benefits associated with traveling, and current research on travel trends in America....

Teens And Money: No failure to launch

In this episode, Extension Educator Camaya Wallace Bechard and Kathy Sweedler discuss the topic of teens and money, and explore some tricks and tips for talking to your teen about money, how we can support money management in teens, as well as current research on the socialization of teens...

Weathering The Storm: Earthquakes, Tornados, and Ice Storms, Oh My! /REPLAY

REPLAY - In this episode, Camaya Wallace Bechard, Kathy Sweedler, and Sasha Grabenstetter, discuss the financial implications of natural disasters and large financial emergencies. From their experiences growing up to now, living in Illinois. We also talk about why it's important to update your...

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